resmoothv.
/ˌriːˈsmuːð/, U.S. /riˈsmuð/ transitive. To smooth again.
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the world > space > shape > flatness or levelness > smoothness > make smooth [verb (transitive)] > again
resmooth1824
1824 Encycl. Brit. Suppl. II. 580/1 The common gardener's roller, with which land is re-smoothed after having been dug up for sowing.
1830 E. Bulwer-Lytton Paul Clifford I. iii. 42 The treasury of Mrs. Lobkins re-smoothed, as it were, the irritated bristles of his mind.
1894 S. M. H. Gardner Quaker Idyls (1970) 182 With dripping hands she smoothed and resmoothed her curls.
1924 Geogr. Rev. 14 220/2 The face has been resmoothed after recutting.
1998 New Eng. Rev. 19 160 Mrs. Cashman re-smoothed the napkin in her lap.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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