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smelled of the lamp

smelled of the lamp is the simple past and past participle of smell of the lamp.

Meaning of smell of the lamp

Verb

smell of the lamp (third-person singular simple present smells of the lamp, present participle smelling of the lamp, simple past and past participle smelled of the lamp or smelt of the lamp)

  1. (archaic, idiomatic) To bear marks of great study and labor.

Questions about smelled of the lamp

What is smelled of the lamp the simple past and past participle of?
Smelled of the lamp is the simple past and past participle of smell of the lamp.

Words near smelled of the lamp in the dictionary

  1. smelled like a rose
  2. smelled like a tart's bedroom
  3. smelled like a tart's boudoir
  4. smelled like a tart's handbag
  5. smelled like a tart's handkerchief
  6. smelled of the lamp
  7. smelled of the shop
  8. smelled out
  9. smelled the barn
  10. smelled the coffee
  11. smelled up

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