CIGARETTE

cigarette, cigaret, coffin nail, butt, fag

(noun) finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

cigarette (plural cigarettes)

Tobacco or other substances, in a thin roll wrapped with paper, intended to be smoked.

Synonyms

• See cigarette

Verb

cigarette (third-person singular simple present cigarettes, present participle cigaretting, simple past and past participle cigaretted)

(slang, rare) To give someone a cigarette, and/or to light one for them.

Source: Wiktionary


Cig`a*rette", n. Etym: [F. cigarette.]

Definition: A little cigar; a little fine tobacco rolled in paper for smoking.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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