Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - smudge
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smudge
1. n. & v. --n. 1 a blurred or smeared line or mark; a blot; a smear of dirt. 2 a stain or blot on a person's character etc. --v. 1 tr. make a smudge on. 2 intr. become smeared or blurred (smudges easily). 3 tr. smear or blur the lines of (writing, drawing, etc.) (smudge the outline). 4 tr. defile, sully, stain, or disgrace (a person's name, character, etc.). Derivatives smudgeless adj. Etymology: ME: orig. unkn. 2. n. US an outdoor fire with dense smoke made to keep off insects, protect plants against frost, etc. Phrases and idioms smudge-pot a container holding burning material that produces a smudge. Etymology: smudge (v.) cure (herring) by smoking (16th c.: orig. unkn.)
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I. verb (~d; smudging) Etymology: Middle English smogen Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. to make a ~ on, to soil as if by smudging, 2. to rub, daub, or wipe in a smeary manner, to make indistinct ; blur , to smoke or protect by means of a ~, intransitive verb to make a ~, to become ~d, II. noun Date: circa 1774 1. a blurry spot or streak, an immaterial stain , an indistinct mass ; blur, a smoldering mass placed on the windward side (as to protect from frost), a bid of four in pitch that if made wins the game, smudgily adverb smudginess noun smudgy adjective ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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