finger mark

Or finger·mark

noun

1. a mark, especially a smudge or stain, made by a finger.

Other Word Forms

• finger-marked adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of finger mark¹

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

Gaines was cited in early October after being accused of causing “finger mark bruising” on the arm of his girlfriend’s 5-year-old son.

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Chief Deputy Sarpy County Sheriff Greg London says Gaines is accused of causing “finger mark bruising” on the boy’s arm.

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"That is why it is unnecessary for Mr Sardar to have left his own finger mark on the bomb which killed Sgt Johnson," he said.

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There's glass knobs on all the doors as will show every finger mark, and will keep me busy wiping from dawn to dark.

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When the old lady’s keen eyes, reinforced by her strongest glasses, were unable to discern so much as a finger mark upon anything, Iris knew that it was clean, and not before.

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