Smut: English to English |
Smut (v. i.) To gather smut; to be converted into smut; to become smutted. |
Smut (v. i.) To give off smut; to crock. |
Smut (v. t.) An affection of cereal grains producing a swelling which is at length resolved into a powdery sooty mass. It is caused by parasitic fungi of the genus Ustilago. Ustilago segetum, or U. Carbo, is the commonest kind; that of Indian corn is Ustilago maydis. |
Smut (v. t.) Bad, soft coal, containing much earthy matter, found in the immediate locality of faults. |
Smut (v. t.) Foul matter, like soot or coal dust; also, a spot or soil made by such matter. |
Smut (v. t.) Obscene language; ribaldry; obscenity. |
Smut (v. t.) To blacken; to sully or taint; to tarnish. |
Smut (v. t.) To clear of smut; as, to smut grain for the mill. |
Smut (v. t.) To stain or mark with smut; to blacken with coal, soot, or other dirty substance. |
Smut (v. t.) To taint with mildew, as grain. |