finger mark
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of finger mark
First recorded in 1830–40
Example Sentences
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She said that the person was trying to erase God's finger mark upon the human soul who would prevent anybody, man or woman, from following natural bent and ability in any avocation.
From History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II by Stanton, Elizabeth Cady
Some varieties, as McIntosh, show almost every finger mark and literally require handling with gloves.
From Apple Growing by Burritt, M. C.
It was written in great agitation and almost illegible, and at the bottom of the paper there was a dirty smudge that might have been a tear stain or a finger mark.
From Fortitude by Walpole, Hugh, Sir
There's glass knobs on all the doors as will show every finger mark, and will keep me busy wiping from dawn to dark.
From Susan Clegg and Her Love Affairs by Warner, Anne
Where he presses, the finger mark remains, filling up sluggishly.
From Pardners by Beach, Rex Ellingwood
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