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fingermark

/ ˈfɪŋɡəˌmɑːk /

noun

  1. a mark left by dirty or greasy fingers on paintwork, walls, etc

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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“When, for example, a person touches an object, a fingermark will be left behind,” he explained, via email.

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But even then, a fingermark gives no investigative lead whatsoever if the suspect is not on the fingerprint database.

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“The English suffer from phobias. If something happens to Russians, they immediately seek Russian fingermarks,” he told Interfax.

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It looked like a long fingermark laid on his forehead.

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I look down and see red fingermarks on the back a her legs.

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