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Mothered
(gcide) | Mothered \Moth"ered\, a.
Thick, like mother; viscid.
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They oint their naked limbs with mothered oil.
--Dryden.
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Mothered
(gcide) | Mother \Moth"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mothered; p. pr. & vb.
n. Mothering.]
To adopt as a son or daughter; to perform the duties of a
mother to.
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The queen, to have put lady Elizabeth besides the
crown, would have mothered another body's child.
--Howell.
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smothered
(encz) | smothered, adj: |
Smothered
(gcide) | Smother \Smoth"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Smothered; p. pr. &
vb. n. Smothering.] [OE. smotheren; akin to E. smoor. See
Smoor.]
1. To destroy the life of by suffocation; to deprive of the
air necessary for life; to cover up closely so as to
prevent breathing; to suffocate; as, to smother a child.
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2. To affect as by suffocation; to stife; to deprive of air
by a thick covering, as of ashes, of smoke, or the like;
as, to smother a fire.
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3. Hence, to repress the action of; to cover from public
view; to suppress; to conceal; as, to smother one's
displeasure.
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Smothered mate
(gcide) | Smothered mate \Smoth"ered mate\ (Chess)
Checkmate given when movement of the king is completely
obstructed by his own men. This can only occur when an
opponent moves a knight into a position to give a check to
the king.
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Unmothered
(gcide) | Unmothered \Un*moth"ered\, [1st pref. un- + mother.]
Deprived of a mother; motherless.
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smothered
(wn) | smothered
adj 1: held in check with difficulty; "a smothered cough"; "a
stifled yawn"; "a strangled scream"; "suppressed
laughter" [syn: smothered, stifled, strangled,
suppressed]
2: completely covered; "bonnets smothered with flowers";
"smothered chicken is chicken cooked in a seasoned gravy" |
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