Smec"tite (?), n. [G. smectit, fr. Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?;&?; a kind of
fuller's earth, fr. &?;&?;&?;&?;&?; to wipe off.] (Min.) A hydrous
silicate of alumina, of a greenish color, which, in certain states of
humidity, appears transparent and almost gelatinous.
Smee (?), n. [Cf. Smew.] (Zoöl.) (a) The pintail duck. (b) The widgeon.
(c) The poachard. (d) The smew. [Prov. Eng.]
Smeeth (?), v. t. [Etymol. uncertain.] To smoke; to blacken with smoke;
to rub with soot. [Obs.]
Smeeth (?), v. t. [OE. sme&?;en, AS. sm&?;&?;ian. See Smooth.] To
smooth. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
Smeg"ma (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?; soap, fr. &?;&?;&?;&?;&?; to
wash off.] (Physiol.) The matter secreted by any of the sebaceous
glands. Specifically: (a) The soapy substance covering the skin of
newborn infants. (b) The cheesy, sebaceous matter which collects
between the glans penis and the foreskin.
Smeg*mat"ic (?), a. Being of the nature of soap; soapy; cleansing;
detersive.
Smeir (?), n. A salt glaze on pottery, made by adding common salt to an
earthenware glaze.
Smell (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Smelled (?), Smelt (&?;); p. pr. & vb.
n. Smelling.] [OE. smellen, smillen, smullen; cf. LG. smellen, smelen,
smölen, schmelen, to smoke, to reek, D. smeulen to smolder, and E.
smolder. Cf. Smell, n.] 1. To perceive by the olfactory nerves, or
organs of smell; to have a sensation of, excited through the nasal
organs when affected by the appropriate materials or qualities; to
obtain the scent of; as, to smell a rose; to smell perfumes.
2. To detect or perceive, as if by the sense of smell; to scent out; --
often with out. "I smell a device." Shak.
Can you smell him out by that?
Shak.