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Webster 1913 Edition
Smoothing
Smooth′ing
,Adj.
& Noun.
fr.
Smooth
, Verb.
Smoothing iron
, an iron instrument with a polished face, for smoothing clothes; a sadiron; a flatiron.
– Smoothing plane
, a short, finely set plane, for smoothing and finishing work.
Definition 2024
smoothing
smoothing
English
Verb
smoothing
- present participle of smooth
Noun
smoothing (plural smoothings)
- The act by which something is made smooth.
- 1859, Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities
- For, as I draw closer and closer to the end, I travel in the circle, nearer and nearer to the beginning. It seems to be one of the kind smoothings and preparings of the way.
- 1859, Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities