finger mark

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

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anchorite

First recorded in 1830–40

fin·ger-marked, adjective

Here and there the busy spirit of the age had left a finger-mark; no more.
Jan Vedder's Wife|Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
Henri drank to the finger-mark set, and then Fabian lifted the flask to his lips.
The Lane That Had No Turning, Complete|Gilbert Parker
And if your finger-mark is a tree 250 feet high, there will be no great difficulty in finding the place.
A Breeze from the Woods, 2nd Ed.|William Chauncey Bartlett
She moved like a kind of primitive Una through the virtuous rout, and never got a finger-mark on her freshness.
The Long Run|Edith Wharton

He had feared lest a finger-mark, a blot, or a spark might betray his acquaintance with the deed.
Cousin Henry|Anthony Trollope