smudge1
v.
make or become blurred or smeared.
n.
a smudged mark or image.
Derivative
- smudgily adv.
- smudginess n.
- smudgy adj.
Etymology
ME: of unknown origin.
smudge2
n.
N. Amer. a smoky outdoor fire lit to keep off insects or protect plants against frost.
Etymology
C18 (in the sense ‘suffocating smoke’): rel. to obs. smudge ‘to smoke a herring’, of obscure origin.
