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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
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Quotation dates: 1587
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(Smothnes,) Smuithnes, n. [ME smoþenesse (Chaucer), e.m.E. smothnesse (1495), smoothnesse (1586); Smoth adj.] Smoothness. —1587 Carmichael Etym. 7.
Lævor, smuithnes