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What does "smoky" mean?

Smoky: Having the appearance or nature of smoke; as, a smoky fog. "Unlustrous as the smoky light." Shak.

Additional senses

  1. 2.Filled with smoke, or with a vapor resembling smoke; thick; as, a smoky atmosphere.
  2. 3.Subject to be filled with smoke from chimneys or fireplace; as, a smoky house.
  3. 4.Tarnished with smoke; noisome with smoke; as, smoky rafters; smoky cells.
  4. 5.Suspicious; open to suspicion. [Obs.] Foote. Smoky quartz (Min.), a variety of quartz crystal of a pale to dark smoky-brown color. See Quartz.

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