Smack, n. [OE. smak, AS. ssmc taste, savor; akin to D. smaak, G. ge schmack, OHG. smac; cf. Lith. smagus pleasant. Cf. Smack, v. i.]
1. Taste or flavor, esp. a slight taste or flavor; savor; tincture; as a smack of bitter in the medicine. Also used figuratively.
"So quickly they have taken a smack in covetousness." Robynson (More’s Utopia).
"They felt the smack of this world." Latimer.
2. A small quantity; a taste. Dryden.
3. A loud kiss; a buss. "A clamorous smack." Shak.
4. A quick, sharp noise, as of the lips when suddenly separated, or of a whip.
5. A quick, smart blow; a slap. Johnson.
Smack, adv. As if with a smack or slap. [Colloq.]
Smack, v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Smacked p. pr. & vb. n. Smacking.] [OE. smaken to taste, have a taste, — from the noun; cf. AS. smecan taste; akin to D. smaken, G. schmecken, OHG. smechen to taste, smachn to have a taste (and, derived from the same source, G. schmatzen to smack the lips, to kiss with a sharp noise, MHG. smatzen, smackzeen), Icel smakka to taste, Sw. smaka, Dan. smage. See 2d Smack, n. ]
1. To have a smack; to be tinctured with any particular taste.
2. To have or exhibit indications of the presence of any character or quality.
" All sects, all ages, smack of this vice." Shak.
3. To kiss with a close compression of the lips, so as to make a sound when they separate; to kiss with a sharp noise; to buss.
4. To make a noise by the separation of the lips after tasting anything.
Smacking
Smack´ing, a. Making a sharp, brisk sound; hence, brisk; as a smacking breeze.
Small (smal), a. [ Compar. Smaller superl. Smallest.] [OE. small, AS. smael; akin to D. smal narrow, OS. & OHG. smal small, G. schmal narrow, Dan. & Sw. smal, Goth. smals small, Icel. smali smal cattle, sheep, or goats; cf. Gr. mh^lon a sheep or goat.]
1. Having little size, compared with other things of the same kind; little in quantity or degree; diminutive; not large or extended in dimension; not great; not much; inconsiderable; as a small man; a small river.
"To compare
Great things with small." Milton.
2. Being of slight consequence; feeble in influence or importance; unimportant; trivial; insignificant; as a small fault; a small business.
3. Envincing little worth or ability; not large-minded; — sometimes, in reproach, paltry; mean.
"A true delineation of the smallest man is capable of interesting the greatest man." Carlyle.
4. Not prolonged in duration; not extended in time; short; as after a small space. Shak.
5. Weak; slender; fine; gentle; soft; not loud. "A still, small voice." 1 Kings xix. 12.Great and small,of all ranks or degrees; — used especially of persons. "His quests, great and small." Chaucer. — Small arms, muskets, rifles, pistols, etc., in distinction from cannon. - - Small beer. See under Beer. — Small coal. (a) Little coals of wood formerly used to light fires. Gay. (b) Coal about the size of a hazelnut, separated from the coarser parts by screening. — Small craft (Naut.), a vessel, or vessels in general, of a small size. — Small fruits. See under Fruit. — Small hand, a certain size of paper. See under Paper. — Small hours. See under Hour. — Small letter. (Print.), a lower-case letter. See Lower-case, and Capital letter, under Capital, a. — Small piece, a Scotch coin worth about 2¼d. sterling, or about 4½cents. — Small register. See the Note under 1st Register, 7. — Small stuff (Naut.), spun yarn, marline, and the smallest kinds of rope. R. H. Dana, Jr. — Small talk, light or trifling conversation; chitchat. — Small wares (Com.), various small textile articles, as tapes, braid, tringe, and the like. M•Culloch.
Small, n.
1. The small or slender part of a thing; as the small of the leg or of the back.
2. pl. Smallclothes. [Colloq.] Hood. Dickens.
3. pl. Same as Little go. See under Little, a.
Smallage
Small´age, n. [ Small + F. ache smallage. See Ach parsley.] (Bot.) A biennial umbelliferous plant ( Apium graveolens) native of the seacoats of Europe and Asia. When deprived of its acrid and even poisonous properties by cultivation, it becomes celery.
Smallclothes
Small´clothes, n. pl. A man’s garment for the hips and thighs; breeches. See Breeches.
Smallness
Small´ness, n. The quality or state of being small.
Smalls, n. pl. See Small, n. , 2, 3.
Smally
Smal´ly, adv. In a small quantity or degree; with minuteness. [R.] Ascham.
Smalt, n. [It. smalto, LL. smaltum; of Teutonic origin; cf. OHG. smalz grease, butter, G. schmalz grease, OHG. smelzan to melt, G. schmelzen. See Smelt, v. t., and cf. Amel, Enamel.] A deep blue pigment or coloring material used in various arts. It is a vitreous substance made of cobalt, potash, and calcined quartz fused, and reduced to a powder.
Smalt-blue
Smalt´-blue, a. Deep blue, like smalt. { Smalt´ine, Smalt´ite } n. [See Smalt.] (Min.) A tin- white or gray mineral of metallic luster. It is an arsenide of cobalt, nickel, and iron. Called also speiskobalt.
Smaragd
Smar´agd, n. [L. smaragdus. See Emerald.] The emerald. [Obs.] Bale.
Smaragdite
Sma•rag´dite, n. [Cf. F. smaragdite; — so called from its emerald-green color. See Smaragd.] (Min.) A green foliated kind of amphibole, observed in eclogite and some varietis of gabbro.
Smart, v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Smarted; p. pr. & vb. n. Smarting.] [OE. smarten, AS. smeortan; akin to D. smarten, smerten, G. schmerzen, OHG. smerzan, Dan. smerte, SW. smärta, D. smart, smert, a pain, G. schmerz, Ohg. smerzo, and probably to L. mordere to bite; cf. Gr.,, terrible, fearful, Skr. md to rub, crush. Cf. Morsel.]
1. To feel a lively, pungent local pain; — said of some part of the body as the seat of irritation; as my finger smarts; these wounds smart. Chaucer. Shak.
2. To feel a pungent pain of mind; to feel sharp pain or grief; to suffer; to feel the sting of evil.
"No creature smarts so little as a fool." Pope.
"He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it." Prov. xi. 15.
Smart, v. t. To cause a smart in. "A goad that … smarts the flesh." T. Adams.
Smart, n. [OE. smerte. See Smart, v. i.]
1. Quick, pungent, lively pain; a pricking local pain, as the pain from puncture by nettles. "In pain’s smart." Chaucer.
2. Severe, pungent pain of mind; pungent grief; as the smart of affliction.
"To stand ’twixt us and our deserved smart." Milton.
"Counsel mitigates the greatest smart." Spenser.
3. A fellow who affects smartness, briskness, and vivacity; a dandy. [Slang] Fielding.
4. Smart money (see below). [Canf]
Smart, a. [ Compar. Smarter superl. Smartest.] [OE. smerte. See Smart, v. i.]
1. Causing a smart; pungent; pricking; as a smart stroke or taste.
"How smart lash that speech doth give my conscience." Shak.
2. Keen; severe; poignant; as smart pain.
3. Vigorous; sharp; severe. "Smart skirmishes, in which many fell." Clarendon.
4. Accomplishing, or able to accomplish, results quickly; active; sharp; clever. [Colloq.]
5. Efficient; vigorous; brilliant. "The stars shine smarter." Dryden.
6. Marked by acuteness or shrewdness; quick in suggestion or reply; vivacious; witty; as a smart reply; a smart saying.
"Who, for the poor renown of being smart
Would leave a sting within a brother’s heart?" Young.
"A sentence or two, … which I thought very smart." Addison.
7. Pretentious; showy; spruce; as a smart gown.
8. Brisk; fresh; as a smart breeze. Smart money. (a) Money paid by a person to buy himself off from some unpleasant engagement or some painful situation. (b) (Mil.) Money allowed to soldiers or sailors, in the English service, for wounds and injures received; also a sum paid by a recruit, previous to being sworn in, to procure his release from service. (c) (Law) Vindictive or exemplary damages; damages beyond a full compensation for the actual injury done. Burrill. Greenleaf. — Smart ticket, a certificate given to wounded seamen, entitling them to smart money. [Eng.] Brande & C.
Syn. — Pungent; poignant; sharp; tart; acute; quick; lively; brisk; witty; clever; keen; dashy; showy. — Smart, Clever. Smart has been much used in New England to describe a person who is intelligent, vigorous, and active; as a smart young fellow; a smart workman, etc., conciding very nearly with the English sense of clever. The nearest approach to this in England is in such expressions as he was smart (pungent or witty) in his reply, etc.; but smart and smartness, when applied to persons, more commonly refer to dress; as a smart appearance; a smart gown, etc.
Smartness
Smart´ness, n. The quality or state of being smart.
Smash (smash), v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Smashed (smasht); p. pr. & vb. n. Smashing.] [Cf. Sw. smisk a blow, stroke, smiska to strike, dial. Sw. smaske to kiss with a noise, and E. smack a loud kiss, a slap.] To break in pieces by violence; to dash to pieces; to crush.
"Here everything is broken and smashed to pieces." Burke.
Smash, v. i. To break up, or to pieces suddenly, as the result of collision or pressure.
Smatch, n. [OE. smach, smak. See Smack taste.] Taste; tincture; smack. [Obs.]
"Thy life hath had some smatch of honor in it." Shak.
Smatterer
Smat´ter•er, n. One who has only a slight, superficial knowledge; a sciolist.
Smear (smer), v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Smeared (smerd); p. pr. & vb. n. Smearing.] [OE. smeren, smerien, AS. smierwan, smyrwan, fr. smeoru fat, grease; akin to D. smeren, OHG. smirwen, G. schmieren, Icel. smyrja to anoint. See Smear, n. ]
1. To overspread with anything unctuous, viscous, or adhesive; to daub; as to smear anything with oil. "Smear the sleepy grooms with blood." Shak.
2. To soil in any way; to contaminate; to pollute; to stain morally; as to be smeared with infamy. Shak.
Smear, n. [OE. smere,. smeoru fat, grease; akin to D. smeer, G. schmeer, OHG. smero, Icel. smjör, Sw. & Dan. smör butter, Goth. smaírþr fatness, smarna dung; cf. Lith. smarsas fat. Cf. Smirch.]
1. A fat, oily substance; oinment. Johnson.
2. Hence, a spot made by, or as by, an unctuous or adhesive substance; a blot or blotch; a daub; a stain.
"Slow broke the morn,
All damp and rolling vapor, with no sun,
But in its place a moving smear of light." Alexander Smith.
Smear dab
Smear" dab" (Zoöl.) The sand fluke (b). [Prov. Eng.]
Smeary
Smear´y, a. Tending to smear or soil; adhesive; viscous. Rowe.
Smee, n. [Cf. Smew.] (Zoöl.) (a) The pintail duck. (b) The widgeon. (c) The poachard. (d) The smew. [Prov. Eng.]
Smeeth, v. t. [Etymol. uncertain.] To smoke; to blacken with smoke; to rub with soot. [Obs.]
Smeeth, v. t. [OE. smeen, AS. smian. See Smooth.] To smooth. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
Smegmatic
Smeg•mat´ic, a. Being of the nature of soap; soapy; cleansing; detersive.
Smeir, n. A salt glaze on pottery, made by adding common salt to an earthenware glaze.
Smell, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Smelled, Smelt ; p. pr. & vb. n. Smelling.] [OE. smellen, smillen, smullen; cf. LG. smellen, smelen, smölen, schmelen, to smoke, to reek, D. smeulen to smolder, and E. smolder. Cf. Smell, n. ]
1. To perceive by the olfactory nerves, or organs of smell; to have a sensation of, excited through the nasal organs when affected by the appropriate materials or qualities; to obtain the scent of; as to smell a rose; to smell perfumes.
2. To detect or perceive, as if by the sense of smell; to scent out; — often with out. "I smell a device." Shak.
"Can you smell him out by that?" Shak.
3. To give heed to. [Obs.]
"From that time forward I began to smellthe Word of God, and forsook the school doctors." Latimer. To smell a rat, to have a sense of something wrong, not clearly evident; to have reason for suspicion. [Colloq.] — To smell out, to find out by sagacity. [Colloq.]
Smell, n. [OE. smel, smil, smul, smeol. See Smell, v. t.] (Physiol.)
1. The sense or faculty by which certain qualities of bodies are perceived through the instrumentally of the olfactory nerves. See Sense.
2. The quality of any thing or substance, or emanation therefrom, which affects the olfactory organs; odor; scent; fragrance; perfume; as the smell of mint.
"Breathing the smell of field and grove." Milton.
"That which, above all others, yields the sweetest smell in the air, is the violent." Bacon.
Syn. — Scent; odor; perfume; fragrance.
Smelt, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Smelted; p. pr. & vb. n. Smelting.] [Of foreign origin; cf. Sw. smälta, D. smelten, Dan. smelte, Icel. smelta, G. schmelzen OHG. smelzan, smelzen; probably akin to Gr. . Cf. Enamel, Melt, Mute, v. i., Smalt.] (Metal.) To melt or fuse, as ore, for the purpose of separating and refining the metal; hence, to reduce; to refine; to flux or scorify; as to smelt tin.
Smelting
Smelt´ing, a. & n. from Smelt. Smelting furnace (Metal.), a furnace in which ores are smelted or reduced.
Smerk, n. & v. See Smirk. { Smerk, Smerk´y } a. Smart; jaunty; spruce. See Smirk, a. [Obs.]
"So smerk, so smooth, his pricked ears." Spenser.
Smicker
Smick´er, v. i. [Akin to Sw. smickra to flatter, Dan. smigre, and perhaps to G. schmeicheln, and E. smile. Cf. Smicker, a. ] To look amorously or wantonly; to smirk.
Smicker
Smick´er, a. [AS. smicere tasteful, trim. See Smicker, v. ] Amorous; wanton; gay; spruce. [Obs.]
Smicket
Smick´et, n. [Dim. of smock.] A woman’s under-garment; a smock. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Johnson.
Smiddy
Smid´dy, n. [See Smithy.] A smithy. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
Smift, n. A match for firing a charge of powder, as in blasting; a fuse.
Smilacin
Smil´a•cin, n. [Cf. F. similacine. See Smilax.] (Chem.) See Parrilin.
Smile (smil), v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Smiled (smild); p. pr. & vb. n. Smiling.] [OE. smilen; akin to Dan. smile, Sw. smila, MHG. smielen, smieren, L. mirari to wonder at, Skr. smi to smile; and probably to E. smicker. rad.173. Cf. Admire, Marvel, Smirk.]
1. To express amusement, pleasure, moderate joy, or love and kindness, by the features of the face; to laugh silently.
"He doth nothing but frown… . He hears merry tales and smiles not." Shak.
"She smiled to see the doughty hero slain." Pope.
"When last I saw thy young blue eyes, they smiled." Byron.
2. To express slight contempt by a look implying sarcasm or pity; to sneer.
"’T was what I said to Craggs and Child,
Who praised my modesty, and smiled." Pope.
3. To look gay and joyous; to have an appearance suited to excite joy; as smiling spring; smiling plenty.
"The desert smiled,
And paradise was opened in the wild." Pope.
4. To be propitious or favorable; to favor; to countenance; — often with on; as to smile on one’s labors.
Smile, n. [CF. Dan. smiil, Sw. smil. See Smile, v. i.]
1. The act of smiling; a peculiar change or brightening of the face, which expresses pleasure, moderate joy, mirth, approbation, or kindness; — opposed to frown.
"Sweet intercourse
Of looks and smiles: for smiles from reason flow." Milton.
2. A somewhat similar expression of countenance, indicative of satisfaction combined with malevolent feelings, as contempt, scorn, etc; as a scornful smile.
3. Favor; countenance; propitiousness; as the smiles of Providence. "The smile of heaven." Shak.
4. Gay or joyous appearance; as the smiles of spring.
"The brightness of their [the flowers’] smile was gone." Bryant.
Smilet
Smil´et, n. A little smile. [R.]
"Those happy smilets
That played on her ripe lip." Shak.
Smilodon
Smi´lo•don, n. [Gr. a carving knife +,, tooth.] (Paleon.) An extinct genus of saber-toothed tigers. See Machrodus.
Sminthurid
Smin•thu´rid, n. [Gr. a mouse + tail.] (Zoöl.) Any one of numerous small species of springtails, of the family Sminthuridae, — usually found on flowers. See Illust. under Collembola.
Smirk, v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Smirked p. pr. & vb. n. Smirking.] [OE. smirken, ASS. smercian, smearcian; cf. MHG. smieren, smielen, to smile. See Smile, v. i.] To smile in an affected or conceited manner; to smile with affected complaisance; to simper.
Smirk, a. Nice,; smart; spruce; affected; simpering. "So smirk, so smooth." Spenser.
Smit, rare imp. & p. p. of Smite. Spenser.
"Smit with the beauty of so fair a scene." Cowper.
Smit, obs. 3d. pers. sing. pres. of Smite. Chaucer.
Smite (smit), v. t. [ imp. Smote (smot), rarely Smit (smit); p. p. Smitten (smit"t’n), rarely Smit, or Smote; p. pr. & vb. n. Smiting (smit"ing).] [AS. smitan to smite, to soil, pollute; akin to OFries. smita to smite, LG. smiten, D. smijten, G. schmeissen, OHG. smizan to smear, stroke, OSw. & dial. Sw. smita to smite, Dan. smide to throw, Goth. bi smeitan, to anoint, besmear; cf. Skr. med to be fat. The original sense seems to have been, to daub on, to smear. Cf. Smut.]
1. To strike; to inflict a blow upon with the hand, or with any instrument held in the hand, or with a missile thrown by the hand; as to smite with the fist, with a rod, sword, spear, or stone.
"Whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also." Matt. v. 39.
"And David … took thence a stone, and slang it, and smote the Philistine in his forehead." 1 Sam. xvii. 49.
2. To cause to strike; to use as an instrument in striking or hurling.
"Prophesy, and smite thine hands together." Ezek. xxi. 14.
"Saul … smote the javelin into the wall." 1 Sam. xix. 10.
3. To destroy the life of by beating, or by weapons of any kind; to slay by a blow; to kill; as to smite one with the sword, or with an arrow or other instrument.
4. To put to rout in battle; to overthrow by war.
5. To blast; to destroy the life or vigor of, as by a stroke or by some visitation.
"The flax and the barly was smitten." Ex. ix. 31.
6. To afflict; to chasten; to punish.
"Let us not mistake God’s goodness, nor imagine, because he smites us, that we are forsaken by him." Wake.
7. To strike or affect with passion, as love or fear.
"The charms that smite the simple heart." Pope.
"Smit with the love of sister arts we came." Pope. To smite off, to cut off. — To smite out, to knock out, as a tooth. Exod. xxi. 27. — To smite with the tongue, to reproach or upbraid; to revile. [Obs.] Jer. xviii. 18.
Smiter
Smit´er (smit"er), n. One who smites.
"I give my back to the smiters." Isa. l. 6.
Smith, v. t. [AS. smiðian. See Smith, n. ] To beat into shape; to forge. [Obs.] Chaucer.
"What smith that any [weapon] smitheth." Piers Plowman.
Smithcraft
Smith´craft (-kraft•), n. The art or occupation of a smith; smithing. [R.] Sir W. Raleigh.
Smithereens
Smith•er•eens´ (smith•er•enz"), n. pl. Fragments; atoms; smithers. [Colloq.] W. Black.
Smithsonite
Smith´son•ite, n. [See Smithsonian.] (Min.) Native zinc carbonate. It generally occurs in stalactitic, reniform, or botryoidal shapes, of a white to gray, green, or brown color. See Note under Calamine.
Smithy
Smith´y (-y), n. [AS. smiððe, fr. smið; akin to D. smidse, smids, OHG. smitta, G. schmiede, Icel. smiðja. See Smith, n. ] The workshop of a smith, esp. a blacksmith; a smithery; a stithy. [Written also smiddy.]
"Under a spreading chestnut tree
The village smithy stands." Longfellow.
Smitt (smit), n. [CF. G. schmitz a stain, schmitzen besmear. See Smite, v. t.] Fine clay or ocher made up into balls, used for marking sheep. [Eng.] Woodward.
Smittle
Smit´tle (-t’l), v. t. [Freq. fr. OE. smitten to befoul. See Smite, v. t.] To infect. [Prov. Eng.]
Smock (smok), n. [AS. smocc; akin to OHG. smocho, Icel. smokkr, and from the root of AS. smugan to creep, akin to G. schmiegen to cling to, press close, MHG. smiegen, Icel. smjuga to creep through, to put on a garment which has a hole to put the head through; cf. Lith. smukti to glide. Cf. Smug, Smuggle.]
1. A woman’s under- garment; a shift; a chemise.
"In her smock, with head and foot all bare." Chaucer.
2. A blouse; a smoock frock. Carlyle.
Smock, v. t. To provide with, or clothe in, a smock or a smock frock. Tennyson.
Smokable
Smok´a•ble, a. Capable of being smoked; suitable or ready to be smoked; as smokable tobacco.
Smoke, v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Smoked p. pr. & vb n. Smoking.] [AS. smocian; akin to D. smoken, G. schmauchen, Dan. smöge. See Smoke, n. ]
1. To emit smoke; to throw off volatile matter in the form of vapor or exhalation; to reek.
"Hard by a cottage chimney smokes." Milton.
2. Hence, to burn; to be kindled; to rage.
"The anger of the Lord and his jealousy shall smoke agains. that man." Deut. xxix. 20.
3. To raise a dust or smoke by rapid motion.
"Proud of his steeds, he smokes along the field." Dryden.
4. To draw into the mouth the smoke of tobacco burning in a pipe or in the form of a cigar, cigarette, etc.; to habitually use tobacco in this manner.
5. To suffer severely; to be punished.
"Some of you shall smoke for it in Rome." Shak.
Smokehouse
Smoke´house, n. A building where meat or fish is cured by subjecting it to a dense smoke.
Smokeless
Smoke´less, a. Making or having no smoke. "Smokeless towers." Pope.
Smokiness
Smok´i•ness, n. The quality or state of being smoky.
Smoking
Smok´ing, a. & n. from Smoke. Smoking bean (Bot.), the long pod of the catalpa, or Indian-bean tree, often smoked by boys as a substitute for cigars. — Smoking car, a railway car carriage reserved for the use of passengers who smoke tobacco.
Smoky
Smok´y, a. [ Compar. Smokier superl. Smokiest.]
1. Emitting smoke, esp. in large quantities or in an offensive manner; fumid; as smoky fires.
2. Having the appearance or nature of smoke; as a smoky fog. "Unlustrous as the smoky light." Shak.
3. Filled with smoke, or with a vapor resembling smoke; thick; as a smoky atmosphere.
4. Subject to be filled with smoke from chimneys or fireplace; as a smoky house.
5. Tarnished with smoke; noisome with smoke; as smoky rafters; smoky cells.
6. Suspicious; open to suspicion. [Obs.] Foote. Smoky quartz (Min.), a variety of quartz crystal of a pale to dark smoky-brown color. See Quartz. { Smol´der, Smoul´der }, v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Smoldered or Smouldered; p. pr. & vb. n. Smoldering or Smouldering.] [OE. smolderen; cf. Prov. G. smölen, smelen, D. smeulen. Cf. Smell.]
1. To burn and smoke without flame; to waste away by a slow and supressed combustion.
"The smoldering dust did round about him smoke." Spenser.
2. To exist in a state of suppressed or smothered activity; to burn inwardly; as a smoldering feud. { Smol´der, Smoul´der } v. t. To smother; to suffocate; to choke. [Obs.] Holinshed. Palsgrave. { Smol´der, Smoul´der } n. Smoke; smother. [Obs.]
"The smolder stops our nose with stench." Gascoigne. { Smol´der•ing, Smoul´der•ing } a. Being in a state of suppressed activity; quiet but not dead.
"Some evil chance
Will make the smoldering scandal break and blaze." Tennyson. { Smol´der•ing•ness, Smoul´der•ing•ness }, n. The state of smoldering. { Smol´dry, Smoul´dry }, a. Smoldering; suffocating; smothery. [Obs.]
"A flaming fire ymixt with smoldry smoke." Spenser.
Smolt, n. (Zoöl.) A young salmon two or three years old, when it has acquired its silvery color.
Smoor, v. t. [AS. smorian; akin to D. & LG. smoren, G. schmoren to stew. Cf. Smother.] To suffocate or smother. [Written also smore.] [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.] Sir T. More. Burns.
Smooth (smooth), a. [ Compar. Smoother (-er); superl. Smoothest.] [OE. smothe, smethe, AS. smeðe, smœðe, where e, œ, come from an older o; cf. LG. smöde, smöe, smödig; of uncertain origin.]
1. Having an even surface, or a surface so even that no roughness or points can be perceived by the touch; not rough; as smooth glass; smooth porcelain. Chaucer.
"The outlines must be smooth, imperceptible to the touch, and even, without eminence or cavities." Dryden.
2. Evenly spread or arranged; sleek; as smooth hair.
3. Gently flowing; moving equably; not ruffled or obstructed; as a smooth stream.
4. Flowing or uttered without check, obstruction, or hesitation; not harsh; voluble; even; fluent.
"The only smooth poet of those times." Milton.
"Waller was smooth; but Dryden taught to join
The varying verse, the full-resounding line." Pope.
"When sage Minerva rose,
From her sweet lips smooth elocution flows." Gay.
5. Bland; mild; smoothing; fattering.
"This smooth discourse and mild behavior oft
Conceal a traitor." Addison.
6. (Mech. & Physics) Causing no resistance to a body sliding along its surface; frictionless. Smooth is often used in the formation of selfexplaining compounds; as smooth-bodied, smooth- browed, smooth-combed, smooth-faced, smooth- finished, smooth-gliding, smooth-grained, smooth- leaved, smooth-sliding, smooth-speaking, smooth- woven, and the like.
Syn. — Even; plain; level; flat; polished; glossy; sleek; soft; bland; mild; soothing; voluble; flattering; adulatory; deceptive.
Smooth, adv. Smoothly. Chaucer.
"Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep." Shak.
Smooth, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Smoothed (smoothd); p. pr. & vb. n. Smoothing.] [OE. smothen, smethen, AS. smeðian; cf. LG. smöden. See Smooth, a. ] To make smooth; to make even on the surface by any means; as to smooth a board with a plane; to smooth cloth with an iron. Specifically: — (a) To free from obstruction; to make easy.
"Thou, Abelard! the last sad office pay,
And smooth my passage to the realms of day." Pope. (b) To free from harshness; to make flowing.
"In their motions harmony divine
So smooths her charming tones that God’s own ear
Listens delighted." Milton. (c) To palliate; to gloze; as to smooth over a fault. (d) To give a smooth or calm appearance to.
"Each perturbation smoothed with outward calm." Milton. (e) To ease; to regulate. Dryden.
Smooth-chinned
Smooth´-chinned, a. Having a smooth chin; beardless. Drayton.
Smoothing
Smooth´ing, a. & n. fr. Smooth, v. Smoothing iron, an iron instrument with a polished face, for smoothing clothes; a sadiron; a flatiron. — Smoothing plane, a short, finely set plane, for smoothing and finishing work.
Smooth-spoken
Smooth´-spo•ken, a. Speaking smoothly; plausible; flattering; smooth-tongued.
Smooth-tongued
Smooth´-tongued, a. Having a smooth tongue; plausible; flattering.
Smore, v. t. To smother. See Smoor. [Obs.]
"Some dying vomit blood, and some were smored." Du Bartas. { Smor•zan´do, Smor•sa´to } a. [It.] (Mus.) Growing gradually fainter and softer; dying away; morendo.
Smoterlich
Smo´ter•lich, a. [CF. Smut.] Dirty; foul. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Smother
Smoth´er, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Smothered p. pr. & vb. n. Smothering.] [OE. smotheren; akin to E. smoor. See Smoor.]
1. To destroy the life of by suffocation; to deprive of the air necessary for life; to cover up closely so as to prevent breathing; to suffocate; as to smother a child.
2. To affect as by suffocation; to stife; to deprive of air by a thick covering, as of ashes, of smoke, or the like; as to smother a fire.
3. Hence, to repress the action of; to cover from public view; to suppress; to conceal; as to smother one’s displeasure.
Smother
Smoth´er, n. [OE. smorther. See Smother, v. t.]
1. Stifling smoke; thick dust. Shak.
2. A state of suppression. [Obs.]
"Not to keep their suspicions in smother." Bacon. Smother fly (Zoöl.), an aphid.
Smotheriness
Smoth´er•i•ness, n. The quality or state of being smothery.
Smouch, v. t. [Akin to smack.] To kiss closely. [Obs.] P. Stubbes.
Smouch, v. t. [See Smutch.] To smutch; to soil; as to smouch the face.
Smudge, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Smudged p. pr. & vb. n. Smudging.]
1. To stifle or smother with smoke; to smoke by means of a smudge.
2. To smear; to smutch; to soil; to blacken with smoke.
Smudginess
Smudg´i•ness, n. The quality or state of being smudged, soiled, or blurred. C. A. Young.
Smug, a. [Of. Scand. or Low German origin; cf. LG. smuck, G. schmuck, Dan. smuk, OSw. smuck, smöck, and E. smock, smuggle; cf. G. schmuck ornament. See Smock.] Studiously neat or nice, especially in dress; spruce; affectedly precise; smooth and prim.
"They be so smug and smooth." Robynson (More’s Utopia).
"The smug and scanty draperies of his style." De Quincey.
"A young, smug, handsome holiness has no fellow." Beau. & Fl.
Smug, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Smugged p. pr. & vb. n. Smugging.] To make smug, or spruce. [Obs.]
"Thus said, he smugged his beard, and stroked up fair." Dryton.
Smuggle
Smug´gle, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Smuggled p. pr. & vb. n. Smuggling ] [Of Low German or Scand. origin; cf. LG. smuggeln, D. smokkelen, G. schmuggeln, Dan. smugle, Sw. smyga to introduce or convey secretly, Dan. i smug secretly, D. smuigen to eat in secret, AS. smgan to creep. See Smock.]
1. To import or export secretly, contrary to the law; to import or export without paying the duties imposed by law; as to smuggle lace.
2. Fig.: To convey or introduce clandestinely.
Smuggle
Smug´gle, v. i. To import or export in violation of the customs laws.
Smuggler
Smug´gler, n.
1. One who smuggles.
2. A vessel employed in smuggling.
Smut, n. [Akin to Sw. smuts, Dan. smuds, MHG. smuz, G. schmutz, D. smet a spot or stain, smoddig, smodsig, smodderig, dirty, smodderen to smut; and probably to E. smite. See Smite, v. t., and cf. Smitt, Smutch.]
1. Foul matter, like soot or coal dust; also a spot or soil made by such matter.
2. (Mining) Bad, soft coal, containing much earthy matter, found in the immediate locality of faults.
3. (Bot.) An affection of cereal grains producing a swelling which is at length resolved into a powdery sooty mass. It is caused by parasitic fungi of the genus Ustilago. Ustilago segetum, or U. Carbo, is the commonest kind; that of Indian corn is Ustilago maydis.
4. Obscene language; ribaldry; obscenity.
"He does not stand upon decency … but will talk smut, though a priest and his mother be in the room." Addison. Smut mill, a machine for cleansing grain from smut.
Smut, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Smutted; p. pr. & vb. n. Smutting.]
1. To stain or mark with smut; to blacken with coal, soot, or other dirty substance.
2. To taint with mildew, as grain. Bacon.
3. To blacken; to sully or taint; to tarnish.
4. To clear of smut; as to smut grain for the mill.
Smutch, n. [Prob. for smuts. See Smut, n. ] A stain; a dirty spot. B. Jonson.
Smutch, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Smutched p. pr. & vb. n. Smutching.] To blacken with smoke, soot, or coal. [Written also smooch.] B. Jonson.
Smutty
Smut´ty, a. [ Compar. Smuttier superl. Smuttiest.]
1. Soiled with smut; smutted.
2. Tainted with mildew; as smutty corn.
3. Obscene; not modest or pure; as a smutty saying.
"The smutty joke, ridiculously lewd." Smollett. — Smut´ti•ly (#), adv. — Smut´ti•ness, n.
Smyrniot
Smyr´ni•ot, a. Of or pertaining to Smyrna. — n. A native or inhabitant of Smyrna.