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Definition of Smouldry
1. a. See Smoldry.
Definition of Smouldry
1. Adjective. (alternative form of smoldry) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Smouldry
1. inclined to burn slowly [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Smouldry
Literary usage of Smouldry
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including the Series by Alexander Chalmers, Samuel Johnson (1810)
"A human show'r With smouldry smoke enroll'd and wrapt in fire, To cover Earth
with desolation drear! ..."
2. A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary, and Expositor of the English Language ...by John Walker by John Walker (1810)
"... s. one who melts ore I ing and smoking without \ent melt ore so as to extract
the metal ¡smouldry, ..."
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