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a smattering

  • 1 odōror

        odōror ātus, ārī, dep.    [odor], to smell at, smell out, scent: cibum, H.—Fig., to aspire to, aim at: hunc decemviratum, to be snuffing after.—To search out, trace out, investigate: pecuniam: tu velim ex Fabio odorere: odorabantur omnia et pervestigabant: quid futurum sit: Polypus an cubet hircus, H.— To get a smattering of: philosophiam, Ta.
    * * *
    odorari, odoratus sum V DEP
    smell out, scent; get a smattering (of)

    Latin-English dictionary > odōror

  • 2 labrum

        labrum ī, n    [1 LAB-], a lip: apes, in labris Platonis consedisse: discidit labrum, T.: superius, the upper lip, Cs.: (poculis) labra admovere, V.: labra incana situ, O.: Compressis labris, H.—Prov.: primis labris gustasse physiologiam, to have got a smattering of.—An edge, margin, brim: summae fossae labra, Cs.: interiore labro (fossae) murum obiecit, L.
    * * *
    I
    lip (of person/vessel/ditch/river), rim, edge
    II
    bowl; large basin/vat; tub/bathing place; teazel (prickly plant/genus Dipsacus)

    Latin-English dictionary > labrum

  • 3 odoror

    ŏdōror, ātus, 1, v. dep. [id.], to smell at, examine by smelling (cf. olfacio).
    I.
    Lit.:

    pallam,

    Plaut. Men. 1, 2, 55.—
    B.
    Transf., to smell out, detect by the scent; to scent:

    ibo odorans, quasi canis venaticus,

    Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 113:

    cibum,

    Hor. Epod. 6, 10:

    hominem,

    Col. 6, 2:

    vultures sagacius odorantur,

    Plin. 10, 69, 88, § 191:

    bellum,

    Vulg. Job, 39, 25.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    To aspire to, aim at a thing, in a contemptuous sense; to snuff, as a dog:

    quos odorari hunc decemviratum suspicamini,

    Cic. Agr. 2, 24, 65.—
    B.
    To search out, trace out, investigate:

    odorabantur omnia et pervestigabant,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 13, § 31:

    quid sentiant,

    id. de Or. 2, 44, 186:

    quid futurum sit,

    id. Att. 14, 22, 1:

    soles enim tu haec festive odorari,

    id. ib. 4, 14, 2:

    pecuniam,

    id. Clu. 30, 82:

    tu velim ex Fabio odorere,

    id. Att. 4, 8, 4:

    sagacius,

    id. ib. 6, 4, 3:

    odorandi vias occultas sagax,

    Amm. 14, 5, 6.—
    C.
    To get an inkling or smattering of any thing:

    odoratus philosophiam,

    Tac. Or. 19, 3:

    veritatem leviter,

    Lact. 7, 1, 11.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > odoror

  • 4 scientiola

    scĭentĭŏla, ae, f. dim. [scientia], a little knowledge, a smattering, Aug. Civ. Dei, 11, 31:

    parvas concinnavit scientiolas artium,

    Arn. 2, 56.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > scientiola

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  • smattering — [n] small amount basics, bit, elements, little, modicum, rudiments, smidge*, smidgen*, soupçon, tad*; concept 831 …   New thesaurus

  • smattering — (also smatter) ► NOUN 1) a small amount. 2) a slight knowledge of a language or subject. ORIGIN from smatter «talk ignorantly» (now only Scots), of unknown origin …   English terms dictionary

  • smattering — [smat′əriŋ] n. [ SMATTER + ING] 1. slight or superficial knowledge 2. a small number …   English World dictionary

  • smattering — n. to acquire, pick up a smattering of (they have picked up a smattering of the language) * * * [ smæt(ə)rɪŋ] pick up a smattering of (they have picked up a smattering of the language) to acquire …   Combinatory dictionary

  • smattering — smat|ter|ing [ˈsmætərıŋ] n [singular] [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: smatter to splash, talk with little knowledge (15 19 centuries)] 1.) a small number or amount of something smattering of ▪ a smattering of applause 2.) have a smattering of sth to… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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  • smattering — Synonyms and related words: a little learning, amateurism, cast, coquetry, dabbling, dalliance, dallying, dash, dilettantism, dilettantship, few, fiddling, flirtation, fooling, fooling around, gleam, glimmering, glimpse, half learning, handful,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • smattering — [[t]smæ̱tərɪŋ[/t]] N SING: usu a N of n A smattering of something is a very small amount of it. I had acquired a pretty competent knowledge of Latin and a smattering of Greek grammar. Syn: modicum …   English dictionary

  • smattering — noun (countable + of) 1 a small number or amount of something: a smattering of rain 2 have a smattering of (not in progressive) to have a small amount of knowledge about a subject, especially a foreign language …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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