Smerlin to Smoke
Smerlin
(Smer"lin) n. (Zoöl.) A small loach.
Smew
(Smew) n. [Perhaps for ice- mew.] (Zoöl.) (a) small European merganser (Mergus albellus)
which has a white crest; — called also smee, smee duck, white merganser, and white nun. (b) The
hooded merganser. [Local, U.S.]
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.]
Smickering
(Smick"er*ing), n. Amorous glance or inclination. [Obs.] "A smickering to our young lady."
Dryden.
Smicket
(Smick"et) n. [Dim. of smock.] A woman's under-garment; a smock. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
Johnson.
Smickly
(Smick"ly), adv. Smugly; finically. [Obs.] Ford.
Smiddy
(Smid"dy) n. [See Smithy.] A smithy. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
Smift
(Smift) n. A match for firing a charge of powder, as in blasting; a fuse.
Smight
(Smight) v. t. To smite. [Obs.] Spenser.
Smilacin
(Smil"a*cin) n. [Cf. F. similacine. See Smilax.] (Chem.) See Parrilin.
Smilax
(Smi"lax) n. [L., bindweed, Gr. .] (Bot.) (a) A genus of perennial climbing plants, usually with
a prickly woody stem; green brier, or cat brier. The rootstocks of certain species are the source of the
medicine called sarsaparilla. (b) A delicate trailing plant (Myrsiphyllum asparagoides) much used for
decoration. It is a native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Smile
(Smile) 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. &radic173. 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
(Smile), v. t.
