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- noun Plural form of
smut .
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Examples
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It is superfluous to urge the unnecessary "smuts," which are sometimes not in the least amusing.
A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1 From the Beginning to 1800 George Saintsbury 1889
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Tough and relentless, smuts from some horrible material, they are up with the sun and the world is theirs.
Commonplace 2010
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Tough and relentless, smuts from some horrible material, they are up with the sun and the world is theirs.
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Tough and relentless, smuts from some horrible material, they are up with the sun and the world is theirs.
A Different Stripe: 2009
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I soon learnt to culture simple things, like moulds, smuts, rusts, and fungi.
Mosquitoes and Eggs 2008
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The crowd parted as the engines rumbled into life and lined up for the grand parade, while owners set about last-minute buffing of gleaming metal and wiped smuts from otherwise immaculate liveries.
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Oil smuts could be a problem so women wore flat hats tied on with large, thick veils.
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She gets to her feet and smooths the skirt of her gown as if to brush away smuts from the fire, or to sweep away ill fortune.
The Red Queen Philippa Gregory 2010
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Her cheeks were streaked with grime, and there were sooty smuts on her nose and chin.
Worldshaker Richard Harland 2009
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Her cheeks were streaked with grime, and there were sooty smuts on her nose and chin.
Worldshaker Richard Harland 2009
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