smoking cap

A light ornamental cap resembling a fez, used by smokers and others for indoor war. smoky smōk-, *smoak-ie, a. [Eng. smok (e); -y.] I. Ordinary Language: 1. Emitting smoke, especially in quantity. 2. Filled with smoke, or with an atmosphere resembling smoke. 3. Subject or liable to be filled with smoke, as from a chimney or fire-place. 4. Failing to carry off the smoke properly; as, a smoky chimney. 5. Foul or tarnished with smoke; noisome with smoke. 6. Having the appearance or nature of smoke; dark, obscure. "If blast septentrional with brushing wings Sweep up the smoky mists, and vapors damp, Then woe to mortals!" Philips: Cider, bk. i. *7. Suspicious. "He seems a little smoaky ."- Cibber : Provoked Husband, ii. II. Bot.: Gray, changing to brown. smoky mastiff-bat, s. Zool.: Molo us nasutus , from South America and the West Indian Islands. It is about six inches long, and has fur of a smoky-brown color. Sometimes called Monk-bat (q. v.).