SMOTHER


Meaning of SMOTHER in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' sm ə - th ə r

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, alteration of smorther, from smoren to smother, from Old English smorian to suffocate; akin to Middle Dutch smoren to suffocate

Date: 13th century

1 a : thick stifling smoke or smudge b : a state of being stifled or suppressed

2 : a dense cloud (as of fog or dust)

3 : a confused multitude of things : WELTER

– smoth · ery \ ' sm ə - th ə -r ē , ' sm ə th -r ē \ adjective

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.