SMALL
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Small (sm&asuml_;l), a. [Compar. Smaller (?); superl. Smallest.] [OE. small, AS. smæl; akin to D. smal narrow, OS. & OHG. smal small, G. schmal narrow, Dan. & Sw. smal, Goth. smals small, Icel. smali smal cattle, sheep, or goats; cf. Gr. mh^lon a sheep or goat.] 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.
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To compare
Great things with small.
Milton.
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2. Being of slight consequence; feeble in influence or importance; unimportant; trivial; insignificant; as, a small fault; a small business.
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3. Envincing little worth or ability; not large-minded; -- sometimes, in reproach, paltry; mean.
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A true delineation of the smallest man is capable of interesting the greatest man.
Carlyle.
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4. Not prolonged in duration; not extended in time; short; as, after a small space. Shak.
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5. Weak; slender; fine; gentle; soft; not loud. “A still, small voice.” 1 Kings xix. 12.
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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 21/4d. sterling, or about 41/2cents. -- 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, adv. 1. In or to small extent, quantity, or degree; little; slightly. [Obs.] “I wept but small.” Chaucer. “It small avails my mood.” Shak.
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2. Not loudly; faintly; timidly. [Obs. or Humorous]
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You may speak as small as you will.
Shak.
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Small, n. 1. The small or slender part of a thing; as, the small of the leg or of the back.
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2. pl. Smallclothes. [Colloq.] Hood. Dickens.
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3. pl. Same as Little go. See under Little, a.
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Small, v. t. To make little or less. [Obs.]
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