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smooth (sm<oomac/<th/), a. [Compar. Smoother (sm<oomac/<th/"<etil/r); superl. Smoothest
| smooth | (sm<oomac/<th/), a. [Compar. Smoother (sm<oomac/<th/"<etil/r); superl. Smoothest.] [OE. smothe, smethe, AS. sm<emac/<edh/e, sm<oe/<edh/e, where |
| smooth | , adv.
Smoothly. Chaucer.
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-Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep. Shak.
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| smooth | , n. 1.
The act of making smooth; a stroke which smooths. Thackeray.
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2.
That which is smooth; the smooth part of anything. The smooth of his neck. Gen. xxvii. 16.
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| smooth | , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Smoothed (sm<oomac/thd); p. pr. & vb. n. Smoothing.] [OE. smothen, smethen, AS. sm<emac/<edh/ian; cf. LG. smden. See Smooth, a.]
To 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. Specifically: --
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To free from obstruction; to make easy.
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-Thou, Abelard! the last sad office pay, |
| smooth | , v. i.
To flatter; to use blandishment.
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-Because I can not flatter and speak fair, |
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