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单词 smirtle
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smirtlen.

Etymology: < smirtle v.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈsmirtle.
Scottish.
A smirk.
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the world > action or operation > behaviour > affected behaviour or affectation > [noun] > affectation in looks or gestures > smiling affectedly > an affected smile
smirk?1570
simper1606
smirtle1801
1801 W. Beattie Fruits of Time Parings 8 Ilka face a smirtle put on.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

smirtlev.

Forms: Also 1600s smirtell, 1700s–1800s smurtle.
Etymology: variant of smirkle v.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈsmirtle.
Scottish.
intransitive. To smirk or smile. Also transferred.
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the mind > emotion > pleasure > smiling > smile [verb (intransitive)] > simper or smirk
smirkc888
simper1546
smirkle?c1590
smirtlea1650
smicker1802
the world > action or operation > behaviour > affected behaviour or affectation > be affected or act affectedly [verb (intransitive)] > use affected posture or gesture > expression > smile
smirkc888
simper1546
smirkle?c1590
smirtlea1650
smilesmirk1922
a1650 D. Calderwood Hist. Kirk Scotl. (1843) II. 240 Lethington smirtelled, and rounded in her eare.
1722 W. Hamilton Life of Sir William Wallace i. iii Then Wallace did revive, And leugh, and smirtl'd at them in his sleeve.
1768 A. Ross Fortunate Shepherdess 144 Now I think I may be cocky, Since fortune has smurtl'd on me.
1806 R. Jamieson Pop. Ballads I. 296 ‘Hech!’ quo' Will,..And smurtled at Dory Maclean.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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