smagliare

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Italian

Etymology 1

From s- +‎ maglia +‎ -are.

Verb

smagliàre (first-person singular present smàglio, first-person singular past historic smagliài, past participle smagliàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to unravel (a knitted garment, e.g. socks, stockings)
  2. to unlink (a chain, chain mail, etc.)
  3. (medicine) to cause stretch marks in (skin)
  4. (figurative, literary) to frighten, to dismay
  5. (archaic) to untie (bales, crates, and other tied-up items)
  6. (archaic) to break, to smash
  7. (fishing) to remove (fish) from the mesh of a fishing net
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Probably borrowed from Old French esmailler (to enamel; to decorate with bright colors); compare French émailler.[1]

Verb

smagliàre (first-person singular present smàglio, first-person singular past historic smagliài, past participle smagliàto, auxiliary avére) (intransitive, archaic or rare)

  1. to shine, to sparkle, to glitter (of lights and bright colors)
Conjugation

References

  1. ^ smagliare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana.

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