Smut

smut, n. a spot of dirt, soot, .: foul matter, as soot: Bunt , sometimes also Dust-brand , the popular name of certain small fungi which infest flowering land-plants, esp. the gra es, the name derived from the appearance of the spores, which are nearly black and very numerous: obscene language.— v.t. to soil with smut: to blacken or tarnish.— v.i. to gather smut: to be turned into smut:— pr.p. smut′ting; pa.t. and pa.p. smut′ted. — n. Smut′-ball , a fungus of genus Tilletia : a puff-ball.— adj. Smut′tied , made smutty.— adv. Smut′tily .— n. Smut′tine .— adj. Smut′ty , stained with smut: affected with smut or mildew: obscene, filthy. [Scand., Sw. smuts ; Ger. schmutz , prob. from root of smite .]