Webster's Dictionary 1913

6400

Smock frock

Smock″ frock′ (?). A coarse frock, or shirt, worn over the other dress, as by farm laborers. Macaulay.

6401

Smock-faced

Smock″–faced′ (?), a. Having a feminine countenance or complexion; smooth-faced; girlish. Fenton.

6402

Smockless

Smock″less, a. Wanting a smock. Chaucer.

6403

Smokable

Smok″a‐ble (?), a. Capable of being smoked; suitable or ready to be smoked; as, smokable tobacco.

6404

Smoke

Smoke (?), n. [AS. smoca, fr. smeócan to smoke; akin to LG. & D. smook smoke, Dan. smög, G. schmauch, and perh. to Gr. ��� to burn in a smoldering fire; cf. Lith. smaugti to cho...

6405

Smoke (2)

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 ...

6406

Smoke (3)

Smoke, v. t. 1. To apply smoke to; to hang in smoke; to disinfect, to cure, etc., by smoke; as, to smoke or fumigate infected clothing; to smoke beef or hams for preservation.2....

6407

Smoke ball

Smoke ball. Same as Puffball.

6408

Smoke-dry

Smoke″–dry′ (?), v. t. To dry by or in smoke.

6409

Smokehouse

Smoke″house′ (?), n. A building where meat or fish is cured by subjecting it to a dense smoke.

6410

Smokejack

Smoke″jack′ (?), n. A contrivance for turning a spit by means of a fly or wheel moved by the current of ascending air in a chimney.

6411

Smokeless

Smoke″less, a. Making or having no smoke. “Smokeless towers.” Pope.

6412

Smokeless powder

Smoke″less pow″der. A high-explosive gunpowder whose explosion produces little, if any, smoke.

6413

Smoker

Smok″er (?), n. 1. One who dries or preserves by smoke.2. One who smokes tobacco or the like.3. A smoking car or compartment.

6414

Smoker (2)

Smok″er (?), n. A gathering for smoking and social intercourse.That evening A Company had a “smoker” in one of the disused huts of Shorncliffe Camp. Strand Mag.

6415

Smokestack

Smoke″stack′ (?), n. A chimney; esp., a pipe serving as a chimney, as the pipe which carries off the smoke of a locomotive, the funnel of a steam vessel, etc.

6416

Smokily

Smok″i‐ly (?), adv. In a smoky manner.

6417

Smokiness

Smok″i‐ness, n. The quality or state of being smoky.

6418

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 ...

6419

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 n...

6420

Smolder

{ 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. ...

6421

Smolder (2)

{ Smol″der, Smoul″der, } v. t. To smother; to suffocate; to choke. Holinshed. Palsgrave.

6422

Smolder (3)

{ Smol″der, Smoul″der, } n. Smoke; smother.The smolder stops our nose with stench. Gascoigne.

6423

Smoldering

{ Smol″der‐ing, Smoul″der‐ing, } a. Being in a state of suppressed activity; quiet but not dead.Some evil chanceWill make the smoldering scandal break and blaze. Tennyson.

6424

Smolderingness

{ Smol″der‐ing‐ness, Smoul″der‐ing‐ness } (?), n. The state of smoldering.

6425

Smoldry

{ Smol″dry, Smoul″dry } (?), a. Smoldering; suffocating; smothery.A flaming fire ymixt with smoldry smoke. Spenser.

6426

Smolt

Smolt (?), n.(Zoöl.) A young salmon two or three years old, when it has acquired its silvery color.