Smudge Definition
smŭj
smudged, smudges, smudging
verb
smudged, smudges, smudging
To protect (an orchard, etc.) with smudge.
Webster's New World
To make dirty; soil; smutch.
Webster's New World
To blur or smear.
Webster's New World
To fill (an orchard or an inhabited area) with dense smoke from a smudge pot in order to prevent damage from frost or to repel insects.
American Heritage
To become smudged.
Webster's New World
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noun
smudges
A stain, blur, or smear; dirty spot.
Webster's New World
A blurry or indistinct part or image.
A smudge on the photocopy.
American Heritage
A fire made to produce dense smoke.
Webster's New World
Such smoke produced by burning a material in containers (smudge pots), esp. for driving away insects or protecting plants from frost.
Webster's New World
(US) A heap of damp combustibles partially ignited and burning slowly, placed on the windward side of a house, tent, etc. to keep off mosquitoes or other insects.
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Noun
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smudgesOrigin of Smudge
From Middle English smogen.
From Wiktionary
Middle English smogen
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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