v. t.
n. [ OE. smere, . smeoru fat, grease; akin to D. smeer, G. schmeer, OHG. smero, Icel. smjör, Sw. & Dan. smör butter, Goth. smaírþr fatness, smarna dung; cf. Lith. smarsas fat. Cf. Smirch. ]
Slow broke the morn,
All damp and rolling vapor, with no sun,
But in its place a moving smear of light. Alexander Smith. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ G. schmierkäse; schmier grease (or schmieren to smear) + käse cheese. ] Cottage cheese. [ Local, U. S. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
(Zool.) The sand fluke
a. (Zool.) Having the color mark ings ill defined, as if rubbed;
a. Tending to smear or soil; adhesive; viscous. Rowe. [ 1913 Webster ]