2. Verb. (third-person singular of smooth) ¹
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Definition of Smooths
1. smooth [v] - See also: smooth
Lexicographical Neighbors of Smooths
Literary usage of Smooths
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Edinburgh Review by Sydney Smith (1869)
"... but there was a lack of that personal energetic supervision which in such
cases smooths difficulties away, and brings provisions and army together. ..."
2. Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology: Including Many of the Principal by James Mark Baldwin (1901)
"... who smooths over difficulties as skilfully as Vaihinger, in his commentary,
emphasizes or even magnifies them. ..."
3. The Chief American Poets: Selected Poems by Bryant, Poe, Emerson, Longfellow by Curtis Hidden Page (1905)
"... The early evening with her misty dyes 200 smooths off the ravelled edges of
the Relieves the distant with her cooler sky, And tones the landscape down, ..."
4. Great Truths by Great Authors (1856)
"It smooths distinction, sweetens conversation, and makes every one in the company
pleased with himself. It produces Good Nature and mutual benevolence, ..."
5. Chambers's Cyclopædia of English Literature: A History, Critical and by Robert Chambers (1876)
"Though for a while with easy air She smooths the rugged brow of care, And laps
the mind in flowery dreams, With Fancy's transitory gleams ; Fond of the ..."
6. Life of Antonio Rosmini Serbati, founder of the Institute of charity by Gabriel Stuart MacWalter (1883)
"... flowers—Providence beckons him to Milan—What hastens his departure—How he
smooths down a domestic trouble—Prepares for the journey—How it affects his ..."
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