v. t.
n. [ OE. smere, . smeoru fat, grease; akin to D. smeer, G. schmeer, OHG. smero, Icel. smjör, Sw. & Dan. smör butter, Goth. smaírþr fatness, smarna dung; cf. Lith. smarsas fat. Cf. Smirch. ]
Slow broke the morn,
All damp and rolling vapor, with no sun,
But in its place a moving smear of light. Alexander Smith. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ G. schmierkäse; schmier grease (or schmieren to smear) + käse cheese. ] Cottage cheese. [ Local, U. S. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
(Zool.) The sand fluke
a. (Zool.) Having the color mark ings ill defined, as if rubbed;
a. Tending to smear or soil; adhesive; viscous. Rowe. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Zool.) The smew. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ G. smectit, fr. Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_; a kind of fuller's earth, fr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_; to wipe off. ] (Min.) A hydrous silicate of alumina, of a greenish color, which, in certain states of humidity, appears transparent and almost gelatinous. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. Smew. ] (Zool.)
v. t. [ Etymol. uncertain. ] To smoke; to blacken with smoke; to rub with soot. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]