smoothe

See also: Smoothe

English

Verb

smoothe (third-person singular simple present smoothes, present participle smoothing, simple past and past participle smoothed)

1. (now less common and sometimes proscribed) Alternative form of smooth
   • 1851, Herman Melville, Moby-Dick:

     And I suppose thou can’t smoothe almost any seams and dents; never mind how hard the metal, blacksmith?

   • 1902, Louisiana. Supreme Court, Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of Louisiana, page 518:

     […] smoothe the lower or bottom surface. We are informed that usually a moulding machine has four heads or cylinders, one in front and another at the tale end, as just mentioned, and one on each side. […]

   • 2012 May 28, Jennie Lindon, What does it mean to be three?: A practical guide to child development in the Early Years Foundation Stage, Andrews UK Limited, →ISBN:

     […] smoothe the mixture with her fingers.

Further reading

• Colour Oxford English Dictionary (2011, Sara Hawker), page 659: "smooth verb (also smoothe)"
• A Dictionary of Modern English Usage (1994, Henry Watson Fowler), page 544: "smooth(e(n). The adjective is now always smooth. For the verb, smooth is recommended in preference to smoothe, but the latter still exists"
• A Concise Etymological Dictionary of the English Language (1900, Walter William Skeat), page 446: "Smooth, adj. […] Der. smoothe, verb."

Adjective

smoothe (comparative more smoothe, superlative most smoothe)

1. Archaic form of smooth.
   • 1890, E.S. Richman, Jeremiah Wilson Sanborn, Time of Watering Horses: Whole Versus Ground Grain for Horses, page 5:

     Garden peas are divided into three clases, the wrinkled, the smoothe and the sugar peas or those with edible pods. The wrinkled sorts are conceded to be sweeter and better flavored than the smoothe ones, but the smoothe varieties are considered hardier and therefore better for extra early planting.

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