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SMALL, a.

1. Slender; thin; fine; of little diameter; hence in general, litte in size or quantity; not great; as a small house; a small horse; a small farm; a small body; small particles.

2. Minute; slender; fine; as a small voice.

3. Little in degree; as small improvement; small acquirements; the trouble is small. Ther arose no small stir about that way. Acts 9.

4. Being of little moment, weight or importance; as, it is a small matter or thing; a small subject.

5. Of little genius or ability; petty; as a small poet or musician.

6. Short; containing little; as a small essay.

7. Little in amount; as a small sum; a small price.

8. Containing little of the principal quality, or little strenghth; weak; as small beer.

9. Gentle; soft; not loud. I Kings 19.

10. Mean; base; unworthy.

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

SMALL, v.t. To make little or less. [Not in use.]



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SMALL, a.

1. Slender; thin; fine; of little diameter; hence in general, litte in size or quantity; not great; as a small house; a small horse; a small farm; a small body; small particles.

2. Minute; slender; fine; as a small voice.

3. Little in degree; as small improvement; small acquirements; the trouble is small. Ther arose no small stir about that way. Acts 9.

4. Being of little moment, weight or importance; as, it is a small matter or thing; a small subject.

5. Of little genius or ability; petty; as a small poet or musician.

6. Short; containing little; as a small essay.

7. Little in amount; as a small sum; a small price.

8. Containing little of the principal quality, or little strenghth; weak; as small beer.

9. Gentle; soft; not loud. I Kings 19.

10. Mean; base; unworthy.

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

SMALL, v.t. To make little or less. [Not in use.]


SMALL, a. [Sax. smæl, smal, thin, slender, little; G. schmal, D. smal, narrow; Dan. smal, narrow, strait; smaler, to narrow, to diminish; Sw. smal; Russ. malo, small, little, few; malyu and umaliayu, to diminish; Slav. to abase; W. mal, small, trivial, light, vain, like, similar; malu, to grind, and malau, to make similar; Gr. ὁμαλος. See Mill, Mold, Meal.]

  1. Slender; thin; fine; of little diameter; hence in general, little in size or quantity; not great; as, a small house; a small horse; a small farm; a small body; small particles.
  2. Minute; slender; fine; as, a small voice.
  3. Little in degree; as, small improvement; small acquirements; the trouble is small. There arose no small stir about that way. – Acts ix.
  4. Being of little moment, weight or importance; as, it is a small matter or thing; a small subject.
  5. Of little genius or ability; petty; as, a small poet or musician. 6, Short; containing little; as, a small essay.
  6. Little in amount; as, a small sum; a small price.
  7. Containing little of the principal quality, or little strength; weak; as, small beer.
  8. Gentle; soft; not loud. – 1 Kings xix.
  9. Mean; base; unworthy. [Colloquial.]

SMALL, n.

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


SMALL, v.t.

To make little or less. [Not in use.]


Small
  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. In or to small extent, quantity, or degree; little; slightly.

    [Obs.] "I wept but small." Chaucer. "It small avails my mood." Shak.
  3. The small or slender part of a thing; as, the small of the leg or of the back.
  4. To make little or less.

    [Obs.]
  5. Being of slight consequence; feeble in influence or importance; unimportant; trivial; insignificant; as, a small fault; a small business.
  6. Not loudly; faintly; timidly.

    [Obs. or Humorous]

    You may speak as small as you will. Shak.

  7. Smallclothes.

    [Colloq.] Hood. Dickens.
  8. 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 greatest man. Carlyle.

  9. Same as Little go. See under Little, a.
  10. Not prolonged in duration; not extended in time; short; as, after a small space.

    Shak.
  11. 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 2¼d. sterling, or about 4½cents. -- 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.

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SMALL, adjective

1. Slender; thin; fine; of little diameter; hence in general, litte in size or quantity; not great; as a small house; a small horse; a small farm; a small body; small particles.

2. Minute; slender; fine; as a small voice.

3. Little in degree; as small improvement; small acquirements; the trouble is small Ther arose no small stir about that way. Acts 9:1.

4. Being of little moment, weight or importance; as, it is a small matter or thing; a small subject.

5. Of little genius or ability; petty; as a small poet or musician.

6. Short; containing little; as a small essay.

7. Little in amount; as a small sum; a small price.

8. Containing little of the principal quality, or little strenghth; weak; as small beer.

9. Gentle; soft; not loud. I Kings 19.

10. Mean; base; unworthy.

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

SMALL, verb transitive To make little or less. [Not in use.]

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