smutch

Example Sentences

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She hadn’t done anything to me, and the smutch of the mud against her blue gown — the prettiest dress I ever saw.

From "Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village" by Laura Amy Schlitz

Snuff them as you see there is need; but touch not their snuff with your white fingers; a little smutch on YOU will be seen a great way.

From Works of John Bunyan — Volume 03 by Bunyan, John

She was minus the dust-cap and the ruffled apron, but she had a dab of flour on the left cheek, and a smutch of crock on her forehead.

From Miss Billy — Married by Porter, Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman)

They were alert, well-muscled; their faces were streaked with paleness and a black smutch like dancers made up for a masquerade.

From Tramping on Life An Autobiographical Narrative by Kemp, Harry

“I wager you feel all cinders and smutch after such a long ride in the cars.”

From Nan Sherwood at Lakeview Hall Or the Mystery of the Haunted Boathouse by Carr, Annie Roe