Smack, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Smacked (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Smacking.] [OE.
smaken to taste, have a taste, -- from the noun; cf. AS. smecan taste;
akin to D. smaken, G. schmecken, OHG. smechen to taste, smach&?;n to
have a taste (and, derived from the same source, G. schmatzen to smack
the lips, to kiss with a sharp noise, MHG. smatzen, smackzeen), Icel
smakka to taste, Sw. smaka, Dan. smage. See 2d Smack, n.] 1. To have a
smack; to be tinctured with any particular taste.
2. To have or exhibit indications of the presence of any character or
quality.
All sects, all ages, smack of this vice.
Shak.
3. To kiss with a close compression of the lips, so as to make a sound
when they separate; to kiss with a sharp noise; to buss.
4. To make a noise by the separation of the lips after tasting
anything.
Smack, v. t. 1. To kiss with a sharp noise; to buss.
2. To open, as the lips, with an inarticulate sound made by a quick
compression and separation of the parts of the mouth; to make a noise
with, as the lips, by separating them in the act of kissing or after
tasting.
Drinking off the cup, and smacking his lips with an air of
ineffable relish.
Sir W. Scott.
3. To make a sharp noise by striking; to crack; as, to smack a whip.
"She smacks the silken thong." Young.
Smack"ing, n. A sharp, quick noise; a smack.
Like the faint smacking of an after kiss.
Dryden.
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Smack"ing (?), a. Making a sharp, brisk sound; hence, brisk; as, a
smacking breeze.
Small (sml), a. [Compar. Smaller (?); superl. Smallest.] [OE. small,
AS. smæl; akin to D. smal narrow, OS. & OHG. smal small, G. schmal
narrow, Dan. & Sw. smal, Goth. smals small, Icel. smali smal cattle,
sheep, or goats; cf. Gr. mh^lon a sheep or goat.] 1. Having little
size, compared with other things of the same kind; little in quantity
or degree; diminutive; not large or extended in dimension; not great;
not much; inconsiderable; as, a small man; a small river.
To compare Great things with small.
Milton.
2. Being of slight consequence; feeble in influence or importance;
unimportant; trivial; insignificant; as, a small fault; a small
business.
3. Envincing little worth or ability; not large-minded; -- sometimes,
in reproach, paltry; mean.
A true delineation of the smallest man is capable of interesting
the greatest man.
Carlyle.
4. Not prolonged in duration; not extended in time; short; as, after a
small space. Shak.
5. Weak; slender; fine; gentle; soft; not loud. "A still, small voice."
1 Kings xix. 12.
Great and small,of all ranks or degrees; -- used especially of persons.
"His quests, great and small." Chaucer. -- Small arms, muskets, rifles,
pistols, etc., in distinction from cannon. - - Small beer. See under
Beer. -- Small coal. (a) Little coals of wood formerly used to light
fires. Gay. (b) Coal about the size of a hazelnut, separated from the
coarser parts by screening. -- Small craft (Naut.), a vessel, or
vessels in general, of a small size. -- Small fruits. See under Fruit.
-- Small hand, a certain size of paper. See under Paper. -- Small
hours. See under Hour. -- Small letter. (Print.), a lower-case letter.
See Lower-case, and Capital letter, under Capital, a. -- Small piece, a
Scotch coin worth about 2¼d. sterling, or about 4½cents. -- Small
register. See the Note under 1st Register, 7. -- Small stuff (Naut.),
spun yarn, marline, and the smallest kinds of rope. R. H. Dana, Jr. --
Small talk, light or trifling conversation; chitchat. -- Small wares
(Com.), various small textile articles, as tapes, braid, tringe, and
the like. M‘Culloch.
Small, adv. 1. In or to small extent, quantity, or degree; little;
slightly. [Obs.] "I wept but small." Chaucer. "It small avails my
mood." Shak.