a. [ OE. mikel, muchel, mochel, mukel, AS. micel, mycel; akin to OS. mikil, OHG. mihil, mihhil, Icel. mikill, mykill, Goth. mikils, L. magnus, Gr.
n.
a. & adv. Overmuch. [ Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. [ Akin to Sw. smickra to flatter, Dan. smigre, and perhaps to G. schmeicheln, and E. smile. Cf. Smicker, a. ] To look amorously or wantonly; to smirk. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ AS. smicere tasteful, trim. See Smicker, v. ] Amorous; wanton; gay; spruce. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Amorous glance or inclination. [ Obs. ] “A smickering to our young lady.” Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Dim. of smock. ] A woman's under-garment; a smock. [ Obs. or Prov. Eng. ] Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. Smugly; finically. [ Obs. ] Ford. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Zool.) The stonechat; -- called also