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· Middle English
smel
2 English words descend from Middle English
smel
, most common first.
smell
A sensation, pleasant or unpleasant, detected by inhaling air (or, the case of water-breathing animals, water) carrying airborne molecules of a substance.
Smillie
A surname from Middle English.