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smoking(1) (iou)



smoking noun. M16.
[from SMOKE verb + -ING1.]
The action of SMOKE verb; spec. the action of inhaling and exhaling smoke from a cigarette, cigar, etc. M16.
passive smoking: see PASSIVE adjective.
A train compartment, section of a restaurant, etc., in which smoking is allowed. Usu. attrib. M16.
In full smoking-jacket. A jacket of velvet or other rich cloth, usu. trimmed with braid, formerly worn by men when smoking. Also, a dinner jacket. L19.
Comb.: smoking concert: at which smoking is allowed; smoking jacket: see sense 3 above; smoking point, smoking temperature = smoke point (a) s.v. SMOKE noun; smoking-room a room in a house, hotel, club, etc., set aside for smoking in; smoking stand an ashtray on a low pedestal.