SMALLED

Verb

smalled

simple past tense and past participle of small

Source: Wiktionary

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SMALL

Small, a. [Compar. Smaller; superl. Smallest.] Etym: [OE. small, AS. sm$l; akin to D. smal narrow, OS. & OHG. smal small, G. schmal narrow, Dan. & Sw. smal, Goth. smals small, Icel. smali smal cattle, sheep, or goats; cf. Gr.

1. Having little size, compared with other things of the same kind; little in quantity or degree; diminutive; not large or extended in dimension; not great; not much; inconsiderable; as, a small man; a small river. To compare Great things with small. Milton.

2. Being of slight consequence; feeble in influence or importance; unimportant; trivial; insignificant; as, a small fault; a small business.

3. Envincing little worth or ability; not large-minded; -- sometimes, in reproach, paltry; mean. A true delineation of the smallest man is capable of interesting the reatest man. Carlyle.

4. Not prolonged in duration; not extended in time; short; as, after a small space. Shak.

5. Weak; slender; fine; gentle; soft; not loud. "A still, small voice." 1 Kings xix. 12. Great and small,of all ranks or degrees; -- used especially of persons. "His quests, great and small." Chaucer.

– Small arms, muskets, rifles, pistols, etc., in distinction from cannon.

– Small beer. See under Beer.

– Small coal. (a) Little coals of wood formerly used to light fires. Gay. (b) Coal about the size of a hazelnut, separated from the coarser parts by screening.

– Small craft (Naut.), a vessel, or vessels in general, of a small size.

– Small fruits. See under Fruit.

– Small hand, a certain size of paper. See under Paper.

– Small hours. See under Hour.

– Small letter. (Print.), a lower-case letter. See Lower-case, and Capital letter, under Capital, a.

– Small piece, a Scotch coin worth about 2 -- Small register. See the Note under 1st Register, 7.

– Small stuff (Naut.), spun yarn, marline, and the smallest kinds of rope. R. H. Dana, Jr.

– Small talk, light or trifling conversation; chitchat.

– Small wares (Com.), various small textile articles, as tapes, braid, tringe, and the like. M`Culloch.

Small, adv.

1. In or to small extent, quantity, or degree; little; slightly. [Obs.] "I wept but small." Chaucer. "It small avails my mood." Shak.

2. Not loudly; faintly; timidly. [Obs. or Humorous] You may speak as small as you will. Shak.

Small, n.

1. The small or slender part of a thing; as, the small of the leg or of the back.

2. pl.

Definition: Smallclothes. [Colloq.] Hood. Dickens.

3. pl.

Definition: Same as Little go. See under Little, a.

Small, v. t.

Definition: To make little or less. [Obs.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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