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An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Noah Webster

Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)

Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865

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  1. Smōl'der-ing-ness or Smōul'der-ing-ness, n.p. 1248The state of smoldering or smothered burning.
  2. Smōlt, n.p. 1248(Ichth.) A salmon of from four to six inches long, and a little more than a year old, that has acquired its silver scales. Simmonds.
  3. Smōoch, v. t.p. 1248See SMUTCH.
  4. Smōōr, v. t.p. 1248To suffocate or smother. [Written also smore.] [Obs.]
  5. Smōōth, a.p. 1248Having an even surface, or a surface so even that no roughness or points are perceptible to the touch; not rough; as, smooth glass; smooth porcelain. The outlines must be smooth, imperceptible to the…
  6. Smo͞oth, n.p. 1248That which is smooth; the smooth part of any thing. Gen. xxvii. 16. 2. A meadow, or grass field. [U. S.] Bartlett.
  7. Smo͞oth, v. t.p. 1248To 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; hence, (a.) To free from obstruction; to make easy. Thou, Abelard, the last…
  8. Smo͞oth, v. i.p. 1248To act the flatterer; to use blandishment. Because I can not flatter and look fair, Smile in men's faces, smooth, deceive, and coy. Shak.
  9. Smo͞oth'-chĭnned, a.p. 1248Having a smooth chin; beardless.
  10. Smooth'en, v. t.p. 1248To make smooth. [Obs.]
  11. Smooth'er, n.p. 1248One who smooths.
  12. Smōōth'ing-ī'ron, n.p. 1248An iron instrument with a polished face, for smoothing clothes; a sad-iron.
  13. Smooth'ing-plāne, n.p. 1248A small, fine plane, used for smoothing and finishing work. Gavit.
  14. Smooth'ly, adv.p. 1248In a smooth manner; evenly; unobstructedly; blandly; flatteringly.
  15. Smooth'ness, n.p. 1248The quality or condition of being smooth; evenness of surface; freedom from roughness or asperity; as, the smoothness of a floor; smoothness of the skin; smoothness of the water; softness or mildness…
  16. Smooth'-spōk'en, a.p. 1248Speaking smoothly; plausible; flattering; smooth-tongued.
  17. Smōōth'-tōngued, a.p. 1248Having a smooth tongue; plausible; flattering.
  18. Smōre, v. t.p. 1248To smother. See SMOOR. [Obs.] Some dying vomit blood, and some were smored. Du Bartas. 2. To smear or dirty. Halliwell.
  19. Smōr-zān'do, p. a.p. 1248(Mus.) Growing gradually fainter and softer; dying away.
  20. Smōr-zā'to, a.p. 1248(Mus.) The same as SMORZANDO.
  21. Smōte, imp.p. 1248of smite. See SMITE.
  22. Smōth’er, v. t.p. 1248To destroy the life of by suffocation; to deprive of the air necessary for life; to overwhelm so as to prevent breathing; as, to smother a child. 2. To affect as by suffocation; to stifle; to deprive…
  23. Smŏth'er, v. i.p. 1248To be suffocated or stifled. 2. To be suppressed or concealed. 3. To burn slowly, without sufficient air and smoke; to smolder. Bacon.
  24. Smōth'er, n.p. 1248Smoke; thick dust. 2. A state of suppression. [Obs.] Bacon.
  25. Smōth'er-i-ness, n.p. 1248The state of being smothery.
  26. Smóth'er-ing-ly, adv.p. 1248In a smothering manner; suffocatingly.
  27. Smóth'er-y, a.p. 1248Tending to smother; stifling.
  28. Smouch, v. t.p. 1248To salute; to kiss. [Obs.] Stubbes. 2. To smutch; to soil; as, to smouch the face.
  29. Smouch, n.p. 1248A black soil or stain.
  30. Smōul'der, v. i.p. 1248See SMOLDER.
  31. Smŭdge, n.p. 1248A suffocating smoke. [Prov. Eng.] Grose. 2. A heap of damp combustibles partially ignited and burning slowly, placed on the windward side of a house, tent, or the like, in order, by the thick smoke…
  32. Smūdge, v. t.p. 1248To stifle; to smother. Halliwell. 2. To smear; to smutch; to soil. Halliwell.
  33. Smŭg, a.p. 1248Studiously neat or nice; spruce; affectedly nice. “The smug and scanty draperies of his style.” De Quincey. A young, smug, handsome holiness has no fellow. Beau. & Fl. Judgment falls asleep upon the…
  34. Smŭg, v. t.p. 1248To make spruce; to dress with affected neatness. [Obs.] Thus said, he smugged his beard, and stroked up fair. Drayton.
  35. Smūg'gle, v. t.p. 1248To import or export secretly, contrary to the law; or secretly to import or export without paying the duties imposed by law; to run; as, to smuggle lace. 2. To convey, or introduce, clandestinely.
  36. Smŭg'gler, n.p. 1248One who smuggles, or imports or exports goods privately and contrary to law, either contraband goods or dutiable goods, without paying the customs. 2. A vessel employed in smuggling.
  37. Smŭg'ly, adv.p. 1248In a smug manner; neatly; sprucely. [Rare.] Gay.
  38. Smūg'ness, n.p. 1248The state or quality of being smug; studied neatness; affected elegance. [R.] Sherwood.
  39. Smū'ly, a.p. 1248Looking smoothly; demure. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
  40. Smūt, n.p. 1248Foul matter, like soot or coal-dust, or the spot or soil which this makes. 2. (Mining.) Bad, soft coal, containing much earthy matter, found in the immediate locality of faults. 3. (Bot.) A parasitic…
  41. Smūt, v. t.p. 1248To 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 tarnish.
  42. Smūt, v. i.p. 1248To gather smut; to be converted into smut. Mortimer. 2. To give off smut; to crock.
  43. Smūtch, v. t.p. 1248To blacken with smoke, soot, or coal. [Written also smooch.] B. Jonson.
  44. Smūtch, n.p. 1248Stain; dirty spot. B. Jonson.
  45. Smŭtch'in, n.p. 1248Snuff. [Obs. or rare.] Howell.
  46. Smūt'-mĭll, n.p. 1248A machine for cleansing grain from smut.
  47. Smút'ti-ly, adv.p. 1248In a smutty manner; smokily; foully. 2. With obscene language; obscenely.
  48. Smŭt'ti-ness, n.p. 1248The quality or condition of being smutty; soil from smoke, soot, coal, or smut. 2. Obsceneness of language; indecency in speaking or writing.
  49. Smŭt'ty, a.p. 1249Soiled with smut, coal, soot, or the like. 2. Tainted with mildew; as, smutty corn. 3. Obscene; not modest or pure. “The smutty joke, ridiculously lewd.” Smollett.
  50. Smȳ'r'ní-ot, a.p. 1249(Geog.) Of, or pertaining to, Smyrna.
  51. Smȳr'nĭ-ot, n.p. 1249(Geog.) A native or inhabitant of Smyrna.
  52. Snăck, n.p. 1249A share; an equal part or portion; — obsolete, except in the colloquial phrase, go snacks. 2. A slight, hasty repast. To go snacks, to share; to take part. At last he whispers, “Do, and we go…
  53. Snăck'et, n.p. 1249The hasp of a casement. [Written also snecket.] [Prov. Eng.]
  54. Snāe'ot, n.p. 1249(Ichth.) A certain fish; the gar-pike; the sea-needle. Ainsworth.
  55. Snāf'fle, n.p. 1249A bridle consisting of a slender bit-mouth, without branches. 2. A snaffle-bit. Herbert.
  56. Snăf'fle, v. t.p. 1249To bridle; to hold or manage with a bridle.
  57. Snäf'fle-bĭt, n.p. 1249A kind of slender bit, having a joint in the part to be placed in the mouth.
  58. Snăg, n.p. 1249A short branch, or a sharp or rough branch; a shoot; a knot. The coat of arms Now on a naked snag in triumph borne. Dryden. 2. A tooth, in contempt; or a tooth projecting beyond the rest. Prior. 3.…
  59. Snag-boatp. 1249a steamboat fitted with an apparatus for removing snags, or other obstructions to navigation, in rivers. Simmonds.
  60. Snăg, v. t.p. 1249To cut the snags or branches from, as the stem of a tree; to hew roughly. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. 2. To injure or destroy by or upon a snag, or projecting part of a sunken tree; as to snag a…