2. Noun. (plural of smutch) ¹
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Definition of Smutches
1. smutch [v] - See also: smutch
Lexicographical Neighbors of Smutches
Literary usage of Smutches
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1887)
"When they begin, there 's a great deal more squaring off with daubs and smutches,
and a sweep between. If you want to know how to do it — get the brush as ..."
2. Punch by Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, Shirley Brooks, Francis Cowley Burnand, Owen Seaman (1898)
"And, apropos, there are just now some certain smutches—pardon me—on your escutcheon,
unworthy of a gallant army and a great nation. ..."
3. The Edinburgh Review by Sydney Smith (1864)
"... I could favour you with sundry touches Of the paint-smutches with which the
Duchess Heightened the mellowness of her cheek's yellowness (To get on ..."
4. The Household Book of Poetry by Charles Anderson Dana (1882)
"And were I not, as a man may say, cautious How I trench, more than needs, on the
nauseous, I could favor you with sundry touches Of the paint-smutches with ..."
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