The d in this antiphon is at an angle and so diminutive that its bar makes the image smudged, although the figure is plain enough to be interpretable.
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The average clutch consists of three ovoid creamy eggs speckled with coarse smudges and blotches of reddish-brown, particularly on the larger end.
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In earlier decades, investigators would dust for fingerprints only to find smears and smudges caused by gloves.
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She realises her hands are smudged with blood and is disgusted.
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The markings, when present, may be in the form of uninterrupted spiral bands, spiral dotted lines, or small radial smudges.
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Laminating paper products, such as photographs, can prevent them from becoming creased, faded, water damaged, wrinkled, stained, smudged, abraded, or marked by grease or fingerprints.
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The grandmothers also lit smudging incense and prayed.
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Observing their smudges, smears, and imperfections, he sensed that he too was capable of such work, and decided to attend art school.
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You can almost picture a bewildered office boy, his face smudged with soot, wandering through the ruins and rescuing pages at random.
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However, they will last a long time and resist smudging, even on very oily skin.
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Sage and sweet grass are burned with the user inhaling and covering themselves in the smoke in a process known widely as smudging.
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Indistinct or poorly defined markings in these regions are often called neck or shoulder "smudges", "patches", or "shadows".
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Gel ink dries much more rapidly than liquid-ink, making it much more, but not completely, resistant to smudging.
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Fixative is used to prevent pencil and crayon marks from smudging.
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In counterfeit notes, the printed lines will be broken and there may also be ink smudges.
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