Smudge (?), n. [Cf. Dan. smuds
smut, E. smutch, or smoke.] 1. A
suffocating smoke. Grose.
2. A heap of damp combustibles partially
ignited and burning slowly, placed on the windward side of a house,
tent, or the like, in order, by the thick smoke, to keep off
mosquitoes or other insects. [U. S.] Bartlett.
3. That which is smeared upon anything; a
stain; a blot; a smutch; a smear.
Smudge, v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Smudged (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Smudging.] 1. To stifle or smother with
smoke; to smoke by means of a smudge.
2. To smear; to smutch; to soil; to blacken
with smoke.
Smudge (?), n. [Cf. Dan. smuds
smut, E. smutch, or smoke.] 1. A
suffocating smoke. Grose.
2. A heap of damp combustibles partially
ignited and burning slowly, placed on the windward side of a house,
tent, or the like, in order, by the thick smoke, to keep off
mosquitoes or other insects. [U. S.] Bartlett.
3. That which is smeared upon anything; a
stain; a blot; a smutch; a smear.
Smudge, v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Smudged (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Smudging.] 1. To stifle or smother with
smoke; to smoke by means of a smudge.
2. To smear; to smutch; to soil; to blacken
with smoke.
