smack (1)

i. [SMACK (1), s.] ticular taste. 1. To have a taste; to be tinctured with any par 2. To have a tincture or quality infused; to show or exhibit the presence or influence of any character, quality, or the like. (Followed by of .) "All sects, all ages smack of this vice." Shakesp .: Measure for Measure , ii. 2. smăck (2), verb t . & i . [Of imitative origin: cf. Sw.smack a =to smack; Sw.dial.smakka= to throw down noisily; smäkk =a light, quick blow with the hand; smäkka =to hit smartly; Danish smække to slam, to bang; smæka smack, a rap; Low Ger. smakken to smack the lips; O. Dut. smacken , Dut. smakken to cast on the ground, to fling; Dutch smak a loud noise; German schmatzen =to smack. Smack (1) and smack (2) are quite distinct, though they have often been confused.) ( Skeat .) IMG:content-1614.png:[blocks in formation] ""God ble thee, mouse,' the bridegroom said, And smakt her on the lips." Warner: Albion's England , pt. ii., ch. iv. B. In trans.: To make a sharp noise by the sudden separation of the lips. "In vain I taste, and sip and smack." Lloyd: Familiar Epistle to a Friend. To smack at : To relish, as shown by snacking the lips. smăck (1), *smacke, *smak, s . (A. S. smæc= taste; smecgan , smæccan =to taste; cogn. with Old Dut.smaeck=taste, smack, or flavor; smaecken =to savor; Dut.smaken to taste; Danish smag =taste; smage =to taste; Sw.smak =taste; smaka to taste; Ger. geschmack =taste; schmecken to taste; Low Ger. smekken =to taste.] *1. Taste, flavor. "The tast or smacke of saverie ing."-P. Holland: Pliny, bk. xix., ch. xii. small Naut.: A one-masted ve el resembling a sloop or a cutter, as the case may be, used in the coasting trade. "The smack is a ve el that is rigged like a cutter, and it is not nece ary that a ve el should be a fishing boat in order to be called a smack."-London Daily Telegraph. smăck, adv. [SMACK (2), v.] In a sudden and direct manner, as with a smack or slap. smack-smooth, adv . Openly; without obstruction or impediment; smoothly level. smăck-er, s. [Eng. smack , v.; -er.] 1. One who snacks. 2. A smack; a loud ki . *smăck-er-ing, s . [SMACK (1), 8.] A smattering. ( Ward : Sermons , p. 83.) smăck-Ing, pr. par. & a. [SMACK (2), v.] A. As pr. par .: (See the verb.) B. As adj .: Making a sharp, brisk sound; hence, brisk. *smăck-lỹ, adv. [Eng.smack (2), v.; -ly .] With a smack or smacking sound. smāik, subst. [Icel. smeykr, smeykinn = mean spirited, timid.] A silly fellow, a puny fellow, a paltry rogue. (Scotch.) ""O, I have heard of that smaik , " said the Scotch mer. chant, interrupting him."- Scott : Rob Roy , xxiii. smäir-dock, s. [Scotch smair =smear, and Eng. dock (1).] Bot.: Rumex obtusifolius ( Prior ). Named from having been formerly used in making healing ointment. (Jamie son.) *smal-ach, 8. [SMALLAGE.] Smăl-kal-dic, a. [See def.] Of or pertaining to Smalkald, a town of Germany, in the province of Fulda, eleven miles north of Me in in gen. Smalkaldic Articles, s. pl . Hist.: Articles of guarantee drawn up by Luther, at Wittenberg, in 1536, and subscribed by the theologians present at a meeting of the League in 1537. It was a summary of the religious principles of the League, designed to be presented to the Council proclaimed by Pope Paul III. Smalkaldic League, s . Hist.: A defensive alliance, formed in 1531, between the whole of Northern Germany, Denmark, Saxony, and Würtemburg, with portions of Bavaria and Switzerland, for the defense of the Protestant religion and the political freedom of its adherents against Charles V. and the Catholic Powers. The struggle known as the War of Smalkald commenced in 1546, and was carried on with varying fortune on both sides [INTERIM], till the objects of the League were attained in 1552, when Maurice, Elector of Saxony, compelled the Emperor to grant the treaty of Pa au, which was ratified in 1555. small, *smal, *smale, a . & s. [A.S.smœl=small, thin; cogn. with Dut., Dan., & Sw.smal = narrow, is hote and bit thin; Goth. smals =small; Ger. schmal = narrow. thin, slim.] IMG:content-1615.png:[blocks in formation] 4. A flavor, a savor, a slight taste or experience. "If good Madam Squintum my work should abuse, May I venture to give her a smack of my muse." Anstey: New Bath Guide. *5. A small quantity, a taste. "H' e ays the wimble, often draws it back, And deals to thirsty servants but a smack ." Dryden: Persius , sat. iv. *6. A slight or superficial knowledge; a smatter ing. "He hath a smack of all neighboring languages." Shakesp.: All's Well that Ends Well , iv. 1. smăck (2), s . [SMACK (2), v.] 1. A quick, smart blow, as with the flat of the hand; a slap. 2. A quick, sharp noise, as after a relished taste, or a hearty ki ; a similar noise made by cracking a whip. IMG:content-1616.png:[blocks in formation] A. As adjective . 1. Little in size: not large, not great; of little dimensions; not big; diminutive. 2. Little in degree, quantity, amount, or number. ( Acts xix. 23.) 3. Little in duration; short. "After some small space." Skakesp .: As You Like It , iv. 3. 4. Being of little moment, weight, or importance; trifling, inconsiderable, petty. "So small a fault." Shakesp.: Two Gentlemen of Verona, iv. 1. 5. Of little genius, talent, worth, or ability; petty, poor. "Knowing by fame, small poets, small musicians, Small painters, and still smaller politicians. Harte. 6. Of little strength; of poor quality; weak; as, small beer. 7. As applied to the voice: *(1) Fine; of a clear and high sound. "Thy small pipe Is, as the maiden's organ, shrill and sound." Shakesp.: Twelfth Night , i. 4. (2) Gentle, soft; not loud. "After the fire a still small voice."-1 Kings xix. 12. 8. Characterized by littlene of mind or charac ter; indicating little worth; narrow-minded, selfish, ungenerous, mean, petty. IMG:content-1617.png:[blocks in formation] "Wear a negative coat and positive smalls ." Hood: Mi Kilmansegg . marine; gō, pot, pine, pit, sire, sir, 3. ( Pl .): The Little-go or previous examination, a term once in use in Oxford (England) University. Now called Responsions. Small of an anchor : 3729 serous infiltrations, called vesicles, with their characteristic central depre ion, changing to pustules, which invade the deeper ti ue under the skin and leave cicatrices in the form of pitting. After tracting in the center, and ultimately falling off, when in favorable cases, recovery takes place; but often sloughing, præmia, pneumonia, laryngitis, ., supervene, and increase the danger to life. Naut.: The part of the shank immediately under the pustules have formed, a crust is produced, con the stock. small-arms, subst. pl. A general term including muskets, rifles, carbines, pistols, ., as dist in guished from cannon.