3 entries under this word

Shag

Shāg, n.

noun

n. [A-S. sceacga, a bush of hair, that which is rough or shaggy, Icel. skegg, Sw. skägg, Dan. skäg, skäg, the beard.]

Coarse hair or nap, or rough, woolly hair. “True Whitney broadcloth, with its shag unshorn.” Ray.
A kind of cloth having a long, coarse nap.
(Ornith.) The green cormorant (Phalacrocorax graculus), which is a little smaller than the common cormorant, and of a rich green color.

Shāg, a.

adjective

a. Hairy; shaggy. [Obs.] Shak.

Shag tobacco, a kind of strong, dark-colored tobacco, cut into fine threads, used both for chewing and smoking. Simmonds.

Shāg, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. [imp. & p. p. SHAGGED; p. pr. & vb. n. SHAGGING.] 1. To make rough or hairy. Shag the green zone that bounds the boreal skies. J. Barlow. 2. To make rough or shaggy; to deform.