SMUDGE
ADJECTIVES
► SMUTCHY smudgy, smeary, dirty → 1579
NOUNS
► SCLATCH ► SKLATCH a large smudge, smear, or patch on a surface; a mass, clot, or daub of something wet or dirty → 1866 Sc.
► SMIRCH a dirty mark or smear; a stain; a smudge → 1688
► SMOOCH ► SMOOTCH a smudge, smear → 1825 Amer. dial.
► SMOUCH ► SMOUTCH a smudge, smear 1882 Amer. dial.
► SMUT a black mark or stain; a smudge → 1664
► SMUTCH a black or dirty mark; a stain; a smudge → 1530
VERBS
► MURK to blacken, to smudge, to besmirch; to make dark or obscure → 1425
► SMOOCH ► SMOOTCH to smudge, to smear → 1828 Amer. dial.
► SMOUCH ► SMOUTCH to smudge, to smear → 1844 Amer. dial.
► SMUTCH to blacken, to make dirty, to smudge → 1616
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