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Smin*thu"rid (?), n. [Gr. &?;&?;&?; a mouse + &?;&?;&?; tail.] (Zoöl.) Any one of numerous small species of springtails, of the family Sminthuridæ, -- usually found on flowers. See Illust. under Collembola.

Smirch (?), v. t. [From the root of smear.] To smear with something which stains, or makes dirty; to smutch; to begrime; to soil; to sully.

I'll . . . with a kind of umber smirch my face.

Shak.

Smirch (?), n. A smutch; a dirty stain.

Smirk (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Smirked (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Smirking.] [OE. smirken, ASS. smercian, smearcian; cf. MHG. smieren, smielen, to smile. See Smile, v. i.] To smile in an affected or conceited manner; to smile with affected complaisance; to simper.

Smirk, n. A forced or affected smile; a simper.

The bride, all smirk and blush, had just entered.

Sir W. Scott.

Smirk, a. Nice,; smart; spruce; affected; simpering. "So smirk, so smooth." Spenser.

Smirk"ing*ly, adv. With smirking; with a smirk.

Smirk"y (?), a. Smirk; smirking.

Smit (?), rare imp. & p. p. of Smite. Spenser.

Smit with the beauty of so fair a scene.

Cowper.

Smit, obs. 3d. pers. sing. pres. of Smite. Chaucer.

Smite (smt), v. t. [imp. Smote (smt), rarely Smit (smt); p. p. Smitten (smt"t'n), rarely Smit, or Smote; p. pr. & vb. n. Smiting (smt"ng).] [AS. smtan to smite, to soil, pollute; akin to OFries. smta to smite, LG. smiten, D. smijten, G. schmeissen, OHG. smzan to smear, stroke, OSw. & dial. Sw. smita to smite, Dan. smide to throw, Goth. bismeitan, to anoint, besmear; cf. Skr. md to be fat. The original sense seems to have been, to daub on, to smear. Cf. Smut.] 1. To strike; to inflict a blow upon with the hand, or with any instrument held in the hand, or with a missile thrown by the hand; as, to smite with the fist, with a rod, sword, spear, or stone.

Whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.

Matt. v. 39.

And David . . . took thence a stone, and slang it, and smote the Philistine in his forehead.

1 Sam. xvii. 49.

2. To cause to strike; to use as an instrument in striking or hurling.

Prophesy, and smite thine hands together.

Ezek. xxi. 14.

Saul . . . smote the javelin into the wall.

1 Sam. xix. 10.

3. To destroy the life of by beating, or by weapons of any kind; to slay by a blow; to kill; as, to smite one with the sword, or with an arrow or other instrument.

4. To put to rout in battle; to overthrow by war.