Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Smirk (3)

Smirk, a. Nice,; smart; spruce; affected; simpering. “So smirk, so smooth.” Spenser.

6374

Smirkingly

Smirk″ing‐ly, adv. With smirking; with a smirk.

6375

Smirky

Smirk″y (?), a. Smirk; smirking.

6376

Smit

Smit (?), rareimp. & p. p. of Smite. Spenser.Smit with the beauty of so fair a scene. Cowper.

6377

Smit (2)

Smit, obs.3d. pers. sing. pres. of Smite. Chaucer.

6378

Smite

Smite (smīt), v. t. [imp.Smote (smōt), rarely Smit (smĭt); p. p.Smitten (smĭt″t'n), rarely Smit, or Smote; p. pr. & vb. n.Smiting (smīt″ĭng).] [AS. smītan to smite, to soil, pol...

6379

Smite (2)

Smite, v. i. To strike; to collide; to beat.The heart melteth, and the knees smite together. Nah. ii. 10.

6380

Smite (3)

Smite, n. The act of smiting; a blow.

6381

Smiter

Smit″er (smīt″ẽr), n. One who smites.I give my back to the smiters. Isa. l. 6.

6382

Smith

Smith (smĭth), n. [AS. smið; akin to D. smid, G. schmied, OHG. smid, Icel. smiðr, Dan. & Sw. smed, Goth. smiþa (in comp.); cf. Gr. σμίλη a sort of knife, σμινύη a hoe, mattock.]...

6383

Smith (2)

Smith, v. t. [AS. smiðian. See Smith, n.] To beat into shape; to forge. Chaucer.What smith that any smitheth. Piers Plowman.

6384

Smithcraft

Smith″craft′ (–krȧft′), n. The art or occupation of a smith; smithing. Sir W. Raleigh.

6385

Smither

Smith″er (smĭt͡h″ẽr), n. 1. Light, fine rain.2. pl. Fragments; atoms; finders.Smash the bottle to smithers. Tennyson.

6386

Smithereens

Smith′er‐eens″ (smĭt͡h′ẽr‐ēnz″), n. pl. Fragments; atoms; smithers. W. Black.

6387

Smithery

Smith″er‐y (smĭth″ẽr‐y̆), n.; pl.-ies (–ĭz). 1. The workshop of a smith; a smithy or stithy.2. Work done by a smith; smithing.The din of all his smithery may some time or other ...

6388

Smithing

Smith″ing, n. The act or art of working or forging metals, as iron, into any desired shape. Moxon.

6389

Smithsonian

Smith‐so″ni‐an (–sō″nĭ‐an), a. Of or pertaining to the Englishman J. L. M. Smithson, or to the national institution of learning which he endowed at Washington, D. C.; as, the Sm...

6390

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 co...

6391

Smithy

Smith″y (–y̆), 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;...

6392

Smitt

Smitt (smĭt), n. [CF. G. schmitz a stain, schmitzen besmear. See Smite, v. t.] Fine clay or ocher made up into balls, used for marking sheep. Woodward.

6393

Smitten

Smit″ten (smĭt″t'n), p. p. of Smite.

6394

Smittle

Smit″tle (–t'l), v. t. [Freq. fr. OE. smitten to befoul. See Smite, v. t.] To infect.

6395

Smittle (2)

Smit″tle, n. Infection. Wright.

6396

Smittle (3)

{ Smit″tle (smĭt″t'l), Smit″tlish (–tlĭsh), } a. Infectious; catching. H. Kingsley.

6397

Smock

Smock (smŏk), n. [AS. smocc; akin to OHG. smocho, Icel. smokkr, and from the root of AS. smūgan to creep, akin to G. schmiegen to cling to, press close, MHG. smiegen, Icel. smjū...

6398

Smock (2)

Smock (?), a. Of or pertaining to a smock; resembling a smock; hence, of or pertaining to a woman.Smock mill, a windmill of which only the cap turns round to meet the wind, in d...

6399

Smock (3)

Smock, v. t. To provide with, or clothe in, a smock or a smock frock. Tennyson.