smagliare

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Italian

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Etymology 1

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From s- +‎ maglia +‎ -are.

Verb

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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
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Etymology 2

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

Verb

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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)
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References

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

Anagrams

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