touching-up
Example Sentences
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Only routine touching-up has occurred during the reign of Elizabeth II, which began in 1952.
From BBC • Jun. 24, 2015
Lancome, which called the image of Roberts an "aspirational picture," acknowledged some touching-up but insisted that the work was not "directly relevant" to the ad.
From Salon • Jul. 28, 2011
She could describe the whole process of composing a novel, ffom the general directive issued by the Planning Committee down to the final touching-up by the Rewrite Squad.
From "1984" by George Orwell
"Wasn't that a touching-up the old Knight of Gwynne got?" said Dempsey, as, with his glass to his eye, he peered over her shoulder at the newspaper.
From The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II) by Lever, Charles James
He etched very neatly, so that his work came out of the aquafortis almost finished; and but little touching-up remained to be done with the graver, which he handled very well.
From Autobiography: Truth and Fiction Relating to My Life by Oxenford, John
