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smelled like a tart's handkerchief

smelled like a tart's handkerchief is the simple past and past participle of smell like a tart's handkerchief.

Meaning of smell like a tart's handkerchief

Verb

smell like a tart's handkerchief (third-person singular simple present smells like a tart's handkerchief, present participle smelling like a tart's handkerchief, simple past and past participle smelt like a tart's handkerchief or smelled like a tart's handkerchief)

  1. Synonym of smell like a tart's handbag.

Questions about smelled like a tart's handkerchief

What is smelled like a tart's handkerchief the simple past and past participle of?
Smelled like a tart's handkerchief is the simple past and past participle of smell like a tart's handkerchief.

Words near smelled like a tart's handkerchief in the dictionary

  1. smelled blood
  2. smelled like a rose
  3. smelled like a tart's bedroom
  4. smelled like a tart's boudoir
  5. smelled like a tart's handbag
  6. smelled like a tart's handkerchief
  7. smelled of the lamp
  8. smelled of the shop
  9. smelled out
  10. smelled the barn
  11. smelled the coffee

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