smoothern.

Brit.

/ˈsmuːðə/, U.S.

/ˈsmuðər/

Etymology: < smooth v.

†1. One who uses smooth or flattering language; a flatterer. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > flattery or flattering > [noun] > flatterer

fickler?c1225

losenger1303

glothererc1325

flatterera1340

blander1340

flatter1340

glozera1420

fleecherc1425

fager1435

soother1553

smooth-boots1599

sleekstonea1610

blandisher1611

cogger1611

over-prizer1611

smoother1611

colloguer1631

dauber1642

pargetera1656

flattercap1681

whillywhaa1682

sweetener1728

proneur1809

carney1818

soft-soaper1839

soft-solderer1851

smooth-sayer1872

incenser1873

soft-mouth1881

blarneyer1882

flannel-mouth1882

oiler1883

jollier1896

smoodger1898

plámáser1919

sweet-talker1946

smarmy1957

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Blandisseur, a blandisher,..smoother, flattering sycophant, or claw-backe.

1693 T. Urquhart & P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais 3rd Bk. Wks. iii. 38 My Claw backs, my Smoothers, my Parasites.]

a. One who or that which smooths in some respect; a refiner, mollifier, pacifier, etc. Also with down.Frequently in newspaper use at the turn of the century, as in quot. 1902.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > flatness or levelness > smoothness > [noun] > making smooth > one who

smoother1611

society > society and the community > dissent > absence of dissension or peace > bringing about concord or peace > [noun] > appeasing, pacifying, or propitiating > one who appeases

pacifier1533

conciliatorc1575

smoother1611

placater1894

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Polisseur, a polisher..; sleeker, smoother.

1640 in S. Lennard tr. P. Charron Wisdome (new ed.) iii. xvii. 473 [Honesty] preserveth the Magistrate free from..bribes, which is the plague, and smoother of truth.

1724 J. Swift Let. to People of Ireland 12 A seasonable Report of some Invasion.., which is a great Smoother of Rubs in Publick Proceedings.

1767 T. Percy Ess. Anc. Minstrels in Reliques (ed. 2) I. p. xx A word which denotes ‘Smoothers and Polishers of language’.

1872 W. Black Strange Adventures Phaeton xix. 265 A sunset is a wonderful smoother-down of these artificial features in a landscape.

1902 Westm. Gaz. 2 July 2/2 Last March Mr. Lehmann..was very angry with the ‘smoothers’, as he was pleased to call the peacemakers in the Liberal Party.

b. A worker employed in smoothing linen; a calenderer or ironer.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > manufacture of textile fabric > treating or processing textile fabric > [noun] > smoothing or calendering > one who

calenderer1495

calender1513

battlera1661

smoother1776

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > washing clothes and textile articles > [noun] > pressing or ironing > one who irons

ironer1771

finery ironer1884

smoother1898

finery machinist1915

1776 A. Smith Inq. Wealth of Nations I. i. i. 8 The bleachers and smoothers of the linen.

1898 Daily News 12 July 6/6 Maggie Atkinson, a smoother in Castlereagh Laundry.

3. An implement, tool, or machine for smoothing (see quots.).

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > shaping tools or equipment > [noun] > smoothing

planer1413

calender1688

smoother1688

surfacer1775

rib1825

boss1860

smooth1879

Decoudun1889

1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. 352/1 The third..is termed a Smoother, with which all their Leather is slickened, as they call it.

1738 E. Chambers Cycl. at Bookbinding The book, being put in the press,..is scraped with a knife called a scraper; and after that with another called a smoother.

1854 A. E. Baker Gloss. Northants. Words II. 255 Smoother, a smoothing iron.

1885 Trans. Lancs. & Cheshire Antiquarian Soc. 3 256 These [glass] mullers or smoothers were in use for centuries.

1890 W. J. Gordon Foundry 154 They [sc. pieces of wood] then pass on to the ‘smoother’, a fixed knife, against which they are driven.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	smoother
释义	smoothern. Brit. /ˈsmuːðə/, U.S. /ˈsmuðər/ Etymology: < smooth v. †1. One who uses smooth or flattering language; a flatterer. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > flattery or flattering > [noun] > flatterer fickler?c1225 losenger1303 glothererc1325 flatterera1340 blander1340 flatter1340 glozera1420 fleecherc1425 fager1435 soother1553 smooth-boots1599 sleekstonea1610 blandisher1611 cogger1611 over-prizer1611 smoother1611 colloguer1631 dauber1642 pargetera1656 flattercap1681 whillywhaa1682 sweetener1728 proneur1809 carney1818 soft-soaper1839 soft-solderer1851 smooth-sayer1872 incenser1873 soft-mouth1881 blarneyer1882 flannel-mouth1882 oiler1883 jollier1896 smoodger1898 plámáser1919 sweet-talker1946 smarmy1957 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Blandisseur, a blandisher,..smoother, flattering sycophant, or claw-backe. 1693 T. Urquhart & P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais 3rd Bk. Wks. iii. 38 My Claw backs, my Smoothers, my Parasites.] 2. a. One who or that which smooths in some respect; a refiner, mollifier, pacifier, etc. Also with down.Frequently in newspaper use at the turn of the century, as in quot. 1902. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > flatness or levelness > smoothness > [noun] > making smooth > one who smoother1611 society > society and the community > dissent > absence of dissension or peace > bringing about concord or peace > [noun] > appeasing, pacifying, or propitiating > one who appeases pacifier1533 conciliatorc1575 smoother1611 placater1894 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Polisseur, a polisher..; sleeker, smoother. 1640 in S. Lennard tr. P. Charron Wisdome (new ed.) iii. xvii. 473 [Honesty] preserveth the Magistrate free from..bribes, which is the plague, and smoother of truth. 1724 J. Swift Let. to People of Ireland 12 A seasonable Report of some Invasion.., which is a great Smoother of Rubs in Publick Proceedings. 1767 T. Percy Ess. Anc. Minstrels in Reliques (ed. 2) I. p. xx A word which denotes ‘Smoothers and Polishers of language’. 1872 W. Black Strange Adventures Phaeton xix. 265 A sunset is a wonderful smoother-down of these artificial features in a landscape. 1902 Westm. Gaz. 2 July 2/2 Last March Mr. Lehmann..was very angry with the ‘smoothers’, as he was pleased to call the peacemakers in the Liberal Party. b. A worker employed in smoothing linen; a calenderer or ironer. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > manufacture of textile fabric > treating or processing textile fabric > [noun] > smoothing or calendering > one who calenderer1495 calender1513 battlera1661 smoother1776 the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > washing clothes and textile articles > [noun] > pressing or ironing > one who irons ironer1771 finery ironer1884 smoother1898 finery machinist1915 1776 A. Smith Inq. Wealth of Nations I. i. i. 8 The bleachers and smoothers of the linen. View more context for this quotation 1898 Daily News 12 July 6/6 Maggie Atkinson, a smoother in Castlereagh Laundry. 3. An implement, tool, or machine for smoothing (see quots.). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > shaping tools or equipment > [noun] > smoothing planer1413 calender1688 smoother1688 surfacer1775 rib1825 boss1860 smooth1879 Decoudun1889 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. 352/1 The third..is termed a Smoother, with which all their Leather is slickened, as they call it. 1738 E. Chambers Cycl. at Bookbinding The book, being put in the press,..is scraped with a knife called a scraper; and after that with another called a smoother. 1854 A. E. Baker Gloss. Northants. Words II. 255 Smoother, a smoothing iron. 1885 Trans. Lancs. & Cheshire Antiquarian Soc. 3 256 These [glass] mullers or smoothers were in use for centuries. 1890 W. J. Gordon Foundry 154 They [sc. pieces of wood] then pass on to the ‘smoother’, a fixed knife, against which they are driven. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1611
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