smoothed : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: smoothed	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for smoothed
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
smoothed adj made smooth by ironing Synonym(s): smoothed, smoothened
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Smooth \Smooth\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Smoothed} (sm[oomac]thd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Smoothing}.] [OE. smothen, smethen, AS. sm[emac][edh]ian; cf. LG. sm[94]den. See {Smooth}, a.] To make smooth; to make even on the surface by any means; as, to smooth a board with a plane; to smooth cloth with an iron. Specifically: (a) To free from obstruction; to make easy. Thou, Abelard! the last sad office pay, And smooth my passage to the realms of day. --Pope. (b) To free from harshness; to make flowing. In their motions harmony divine So smooths her charming tones that God's own ear Listens delighted. --Milton. (c) To palliate; to gloze; as, to smooth over a fault. (d) To give a smooth or calm appearance to. Each perturbation smoothed with outward calm. --Milton. (e) To ease; to regulate. --Dryden.