smearingn.

/ˈsmɪərɪŋ/

Etymology: < smear v. + -ing suffix¹.

1. The action or process of anointing, daubing, etc., with some unctuous substance; a substance used for this purpose; a layer of ointment, paint, etc., smeared on.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > treatment by topical applications > [noun] > salving or anointing

smearingc1000

salvinga1300

anointing1357

the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > coating or covering with a layer > [noun] > smearing or spreading with a substance

daubing1393

laying1496

gumming1580

slubbering1582

spreading1601

smearing1611

circumlition1656

oblimation1656

delinition1664

c1000 in Assmann Ags. Hom. xvi. 36 Ænig þing..on smyrunge oððe on wyrtum..þæt ðu myhtest myne wunde myd gehælan.

c1000 Sax. Leechd. II. 174 Balzaman smiring wiþ eallum untrumnessum.

1340 Ayenbite (1866) 148 He ssel þerto do þe smeringes and þe plastres of zuete warningges.

1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (Bodl.) v. xxvi Þe cure is resting and smering by somme vnguementes.

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Linition, a smearing, annointing,..rubbing.

1668 Bp. J. Wilkins Ess. Real Char. 247 Smearing, daubing.

?1790 J. Imison Curious & Misc. Articles (new ed.) 54 in School of Arts (ed. 2) Lay a piece of clean paper upon it, to prevent smearing.

1805 R. W. Dickson Pract. Agric. II. 1154 They are collected together,..in order to undergo the operation of smearing or salving.

1853 E. K. Kane U.S. Grinnell Exped. xxxvi. 326 A smear ing of red sealing-wax.

1893 Handbk. Brit. Pottery & Porcelain (Mus. Pract. Geol.) 58 Smearing..is produced by the evaporation, or volatilisation, of certain glazes in closed saggers.

1893 R. Blennerhassett & L. Sleeman Adventures Mashonaland 32 We had heard..that ‘daghering’ and ‘smearing’ would be essential parts of our work.

1948 E. Rosenthal Afr. Switzerland: Basutoland iii. 34 Smearing..is a Basuto custom. You may have noticed that all the native huts are covered on the outside with a layer of mud, and this again is worked into all kinds of pretty and complicated patterns. That is smearing.

attributive.1814 W. Scott Waverley II. xxii. 337 The hovel..seemed to be intended for what is called, in the pastoral counties of Scotland, a smearing-house . 1844 H. Stephens Bk. of Farm III. 1117 The sheep should be laid on the smearing-stool.1875 Encycl. Brit. I. 397 The smearing material is a salve composed of tar and butter.1940 G. Seldes Witch Hunt p. xiii But surely there ought to be some resort to the American spirit of fair play in combating underhanded smearing campaigns.

2. In Jazz, the production of a smear or glissando.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > piece of music > section of piece of music > ornament > [noun] > glissando > use of

smearing1934

1934 S. R. Nelson All about Jazz ii. 61 The subtle slurring and smearing of to-day would have astonished some of the early players.

1952 B. Ulanov Hist. Jazz in Amer. vi. 66 Filhe..contrasted his low-register looping and smearing with Bab Frank.

Draft additions June 2015

Rock Climbing and Mountaineering. In the absence of a secure foothold, the action or technique of using friction to gain purchase on a rock by pushing the sole of the climbing shoe directly against the rock surface. Cf. smear v. Additions.

ΚΠ

1977 R. Bridge Climbing 384 Smearing is a friction technique used on steep, scooped holds, where the sole is squashed into the hold to gain maximum adherence.

1994 Vancouver Sun (Nexis) 4 Feb. b4 Stacy shows us smearing and stemming, edging and camming. Then she traverses the wall as a demonstration.

2013 Observer (Nexis) 1 Dec. 22 Progress on the hardest section is made by smearing—a technique in which the climber must rely on friction to keep the feet from sliding off.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

smearingadj.

/ˈsmɪərɪŋ/

Etymology: < smear v. + -ing suffix².

1. Jazz. Pertaining to a smear or slurring effect.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > piece of music > section of piece of music > ornament > [adjective] > glissando

smearing1958

1958 P. Gammond Decca Bk. Jazz iv. 57 The smearing, broad glissandi of Christian's trombone.

2. Slanderous.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > damage to reputation > sullying or staining of reputation > [adjective]

staininga1616

sullying1629

stainful1765

smearinga1974

a1974 R. Crossman Diaries (1976) II. 627 We also have to overcome something else—the stream of anti-government propaganda, smearing, snarky, derisive, which comes out of Fleet Street.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2018).

单词	smearing
释义	smearingn. /ˈsmɪərɪŋ/ Etymology: < smear v. + -ing suffix¹. 1. The action or process of anointing, daubing, etc., with some unctuous substance; a substance used for this purpose; a layer of ointment, paint, etc., smeared on. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > treatment by topical applications > [noun] > salving or anointing smearingc1000 salvinga1300 anointing1357 the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > coating or covering with a layer > [noun] > smearing or spreading with a substance daubing1393 laying1496 gumming1580 slubbering1582 spreading1601 smearing1611 circumlition1656 oblimation1656 delinition1664 c1000 in Assmann Ags. Hom. xvi. 36 Ænig þing..on smyrunge oððe on wyrtum..þæt ðu myhtest myne wunde myd gehælan. c1000 Sax. Leechd. II. 174 Balzaman smiring wiþ eallum untrumnessum. 1340 Ayenbite (1866) 148 He ssel þerto do þe smeringes and þe plastres of zuete warningges. 1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (Bodl.) v. xxvi Þe cure is resting and smering by somme vnguementes. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Linition, a smearing, annointing,..rubbing. 1668 Bp. J. Wilkins Ess. Real Char. 247 Smearing, daubing. ?1790 J. Imison Curious & Misc. Articles (new ed.) 54 in School of Arts (ed. 2) Lay a piece of clean paper upon it, to prevent smearing. 1805 R. W. Dickson Pract. Agric. II. 1154 They are collected together,..in order to undergo the operation of smearing or salving. 1853 E. K. Kane U.S. Grinnell Exped. xxxvi. 326 A smear ing of red sealing-wax. 1893 Handbk. Brit. Pottery & Porcelain (Mus. Pract. Geol.) 58 Smearing..is produced by the evaporation, or volatilisation, of certain glazes in closed saggers. 1893 R. Blennerhassett & L. Sleeman Adventures Mashonaland 32 We had heard..that ‘daghering’ and ‘smearing’ would be essential parts of our work. 1948 E. Rosenthal Afr. Switzerland: Basutoland iii. 34 Smearing..is a Basuto custom. You may have noticed that all the native huts are covered on the outside with a layer of mud, and this again is worked into all kinds of pretty and complicated patterns. That is smearing. attributive.1814 W. Scott Waverley II. xxii. 337 The hovel..seemed to be intended for what is called, in the pastoral counties of Scotland, a smearing-house . View more context for this quotation1844 H. Stephens Bk. of Farm III. 1117 The sheep should be laid on the smearing-stool.1875 Encycl. Brit. I. 397 The smearing material is a salve composed of tar and butter.1940 G. Seldes Witch Hunt p. xiii But surely there ought to be some resort to the American spirit of fair play in combating underhanded smearing campaigns. 2. In Jazz, the production of a smear or glissando. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > piece of music > section of piece of music > ornament > [noun] > glissando > use of smearing1934 1934 S. R. Nelson All about Jazz ii. 61 The subtle slurring and smearing of to-day would have astonished some of the early players. 1952 B. Ulanov Hist. Jazz in Amer. vi. 66 Filhe..contrasted his low-register looping and smearing with Bab Frank. Draft additions June 2015 Rock Climbing and Mountaineering. In the absence of a secure foothold, the action or technique of using friction to gain purchase on a rock by pushing the sole of the climbing shoe directly against the rock surface. Cf. smear v. Additions. ΚΠ 1977 R. Bridge Climbing 384 Smearing is a friction technique used on steep, scooped holds, where the sole is squashed into the hold to gain maximum adherence. 1994 Vancouver Sun (Nexis) 4 Feb. b4 Stacy shows us smearing and stemming, edging and camming. Then she traverses the wall as a demonstration. 2013 Observer (Nexis) 1 Dec. 22 Progress on the hardest section is made by smearing—a technique in which the climber must rely on friction to keep the feet from sliding off. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online December 2021). smearingadj. /ˈsmɪərɪŋ/ Etymology: < smear v. + -ing suffix². 1. Jazz. Pertaining to a smear or slurring effect. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > piece of music > section of piece of music > ornament > [adjective] > glissando smearing1958 1958 P. Gammond Decca Bk. Jazz iv. 57 The smearing, broad glissandi of Christian's trombone. 2. Slanderous. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > damage to reputation > sullying or staining of reputation > [adjective] staininga1616 sullying1629 stainful1765 smearinga1974 a1974 R. Crossman Diaries (1976) II. 627 We also have to overcome something else—the stream of anti-government propaganda, smearing, snarky, derisive, which comes out of Fleet Street. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < n.c1000adj.1958
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