Emily Dickinson Lexicon

SMOOTH'ER, n.

One who smooths.

SMOOTH'-FAC-ED, a.

Having a mild, soft look; as, smooth-faced wooers. – Shak.

SMOOTH'ING, ppr.

Making smooth.

SMOOTH'LY, adv.

1. Evenly; not roughly or harshly.
2. With even flow or motion; as, to flow or glide smoothly.
3. Without obstruction or difficulty; readily; easily. – Hooker.
4. With soft, bland, insinuating language.

SMOOTH'NESS, n.

1. Evenness of surface; freedom from roughness or asperity; as, the smoothness of a floor or wall; smoothness of the skin; smoothness of the water.
2. Softness or mildness to the palate; as, the smoothness of wine.
3. Softness and sweetness of numbers; easy flow of words. Virgil, though smooth where smoothness is required, is far from affecting it. – Dryden.
4. Mildness or gentleness of speech; blandness of address. – Shak.

SMOOTH'PAC-ED, a.

Having a smooth pace. – Scott.

SMOTE, v. [pret. of Smite.]

SMOTH-ER, n.

1. Smoke; thick dust. – Shak. Dryden.
2. A state of suppression. [Not in use.] – Bacon.

SMOTH-ER, v.i.

1. To be suffocated.
2. To be suppressed or concealed.
3. To smoke without vent. – Bacon.

SMOTH-ER, v.t. [allied perhaps to Ir. smuid, smoke; Sax. methgian, to smoke.]

1. To suffocate or extinguish life by causing smoke or dust to enter the lungs; to stifle.
2. To suffocate or extinguish by closely covering, and by the exclusion of air; as, to smother a child in bed.
3. To suppress; to stifle; as, to smother the light of the understanding. – Hooker.

SMOTH-ER-ED, pp.

Suffocated; stilled; suppressed.

SMOTH-ER-I-NESS, n.

State of being smothery.

SMOTH'ER-ING, n.

Act of smothering. – More.

SMOTH-ER-ING, ppr.

Suffocating; suppressing.

SMOTH'ER-ING-LY, adv.

Suffocatingly; suppressingly.

SMOTH-ER-Y, a.

Tending to smother.

SMOUCH, v.t.

To salute. [Not in use.] – Stubbes.

SMOUL-DER-ING, or SMOUL-DRY, a. [a word formed from mold, molder, and therefore it ought to be written smoldering. Perhaps we have the word directly from the Dan. smuler, smuller, Sw. smola, smula, to crumble or fall to dust; Dan. smull, dust; which is from the same root as mold, meal, &c.]

Burning and smoking without vent. – Dryden.

SMUDGE, n.

A suffocating smoke. – Grose.

SMUG, a. [Dan. smuk, neat, fine; G. smuck; Sax. smicere.]

Nice; neat; affectedly nice in dress. [Not in use or local.] – Preston.

SMUG, v.t.

To make spruce; to dress with affected neatness. [Not in use.] – Chaucer.

SMUG'GLE, v.t. [Sw. smyga; D. smokkelen, which seems to be allied to smuig, under hand; smuigen, to eat in secret; G. schmuggeln; Dan. smug, clandestinely. We probably have the root mug, in hugger mugger.]

1. To import or export secretly goods which are forbidden by the government to be imported or exported; or secretly to import or export dutiable goods without paying the duties imposed by law; to run.
2. To convey clandestinely.

SMUG'GLED, pp.

Imported or exported clandestinely and contrary to law.

SMUG'GLER, n.

1. One that imports or exports goods privately and contrary to law, either contraband goods or dutiable goods, without paying the customs.
2. A vessel employed in running goods.

SMUG'GLING, n.

The offense of importing or exporting prohibited goods, or other goods without paying the customs. – Blackstone.