A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
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Quotation dates: 1499-1500
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Smirk, n. [e.m.E. smirk (c1560); Smirk v.] An (ingratiating) smile. —a1500 King Hart 855.
A crudge bak that cairfull cative bure … But smirk or smyle