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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Shăck'le-bār, n. p. 1211The coupling between a locomotive and its tender. [Local U. S.]Shăck'-lŏck, n. p. 1211A sort of shackle. [Obs.]Shâck'ly, a. p. 1211Shaky; rickety. [U. S.] Bartlett.Shād, n. sing. & pl. p. 1211(Ichth.) A fish of the genusShād'-bŭsh, n. p. 1211(Bot.) A shrub or small tree (Amelanchier Canadensis), allied to the apple, bearing serrated leaves, and racemes of white flowers. It is common in the Northern United States, and flowers in April or…Shād'dock, n. p. 1211(Bot.) A tree and its fruit, which is a large species of orange; Citrus decumana.Shāde, n. p. 1211Comparative obscurity owing to the interception, cutting off, or interruption of the rays of light; darkness caused by the intervention of something between the space contemplated and the source of…Shāde, v. t. p. 1211To shelter or screen by intercepting the rays of light; to keep off illumination from; to put in shadow. “Shaded with branching palm.” Milton. I went to crop the sylvan scenes, And shade our altars…Shāde'ful, a. p. 1211Full of shade; shady.Shāde'less, a. p. 1211Without shade; not shaded.Shād'er, n. p. 1211One who, or that which, shades.Shād'ly, adv. p. 1211In a shady manner; umbrageously.Shād'i-ness, n. p. 1211The state of being shady; umbrageousness; as, the shadiness of the forest.Shād'ing, n. p. 1211The act or process of making a shade. Scott. 2. That which represents the effect of light and shade, in a picture or drawing; the filling up of an outline.Shād'ōw, n. p. 1211Shade within defined limits; obscurity or deprivation of light, apparent on a surface, and representing the form of the body which intercepts the rays of light; as, the shadow of a man, of a tree, or…Shād'ōw, v. t. p. 1212To cut off light from; to put in shade; to shade; to overspread with obscurity. The warlike elf much wondered at this tree, So fair and great, that shadowed all the ground. Spencer. 2. To conceal; to…Shād'ōw-grāss, n. p. 1212(Bot.) A certain kind of grass, so called. Johnson.Shād'ōw-i-ness, n. p. 1212The state of being shadowy or unsubstantial.Shād'ōw-ing, n. p. 1212Shade, or gradation of light and color; shading. Feltham.Shād'ōw-ish, a. p. 1212Shadowy. [Obs.] Hooker.Shād'ōw-less, a. p. 1212Having no shadow.Shād'ōw-y, a. p. 1212Full of shade; serving to shade. “A shadowy hat.” W. Scott. 2. Hence, dark; obscure; gloomy. “This shadowy desert, unfrequented woods.” Shak. 3. Not brightly luminous; faintly light. More pleasant…Shā'drāch, n. p. 1212A mass of iron on which the operation of smelting has failed of its intended effect. ☞ The name is derived from that of one of the three persons thrown into the fiery furnace of Nebuchadnezzar, as…Shād'y, a. p. 1212Abounding with shade or shades; overspread with shade. And Amaryllis fills the shady groves. Dryden. 2. Sheltered from the glare of light or sultry heat. Cast it also that you may have rooms shady…Shāf'fle, v. i. p. 1212To hobble or limp; to shuffle. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]Shāf'flēr, n. p. 1212A hobbler; one who limps. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]Shāft, n. p. 1212A body of a long, cylindrical shape; a stem, stalk, trunk, or the like; the cylindrical, column-shaped part of any thing. 2. Hence, the stem of an arrow, upon which the feather and head are inserted…Sháft'-bénd'er, n. p. 1212One who bends timber by steam and pressure. Simmonds.Shaft'ed, a. p. 1212Furnished with a shaft, or shafts; as, a shafted arch. 2. (Her.) Borne on a shaft; — applied to a spear-head.Shaft'-hŏrse, n. p. 1212The horse that works between the shafts of a carriage;—called also shafter. Craig.Sháft'ing, n. p. 1212Shafts taken collectively; a line of connected shafts.Shāft'man or Shāft'ment, n. p. 1212A span; a measure of about six inches. [Obs.] Ray.Shāg, n. p. 1212Coarse hair or nap, or rough, woolly hair. “True Whitney broadcloth, with its shag unshorn.” Ray. 2. A kind of cloth having a long, coarse nap. 3. (Ornith.) The green cormorant (Phalacrocorax…Shāg, a. p. 1212Hairy; 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. p. 1212To make rough or hairy. Shag the green zone that bounds the boreal skies. J. Barlow. 2. To make rough or shaggy; to deform.Shāg'bärk, n. p. 1212(Bot.) (a.) A species of hickory; Carya alba;—so called from its shaggy bark;—called also shellbark. (b.) The nut of Carya alba; a hickory-nut. See HICKORY.Shăg'-ēared, a. p. 1212Having shaggy or rough ears. “A shag-eared villain.” Shak.Shāg'e'-bush, n. p. 1212A sackbut. 2. A harquebuse or hand-gun. Halliwell.Shāg'ged, a. p. 1212Rough with shag; shaggy. “By grots and caverns shagged with horrid shades.” Milton.Shăg'ged-ness or Shăg'gi-ness, n. p. 1212The state of being shagged or shaggy; roughness, with long, loose hair or wool.Shăg'g'y, a. p. 1212Rough with long hair or wool. About his shoulders hangs the shaggy skin. Dryden. 2. Rough; rugged.Sha-green', v. t. p. 1212To chagrin. [Obs.] See CHAGRIN.Sha-green', n. p. 1212A kind of leather, prepared, without tanning, in Russia and the East, from the skins of horses, asses, and camels, and grained so as to be covered with small round pimples or granulations. This…Sha-green' or Sha-greened', a. p. 1212Made of the leather called shagreen.Shāh, n. p. 1212The king or monarch of Persia. [Also schah.]Shah-Nameh p. 1212A celebrated poem, being the most ancient poem in the modern Persian language. Brande.Shāik, n. p. 1212See SHEIK.Shāil, v. t. p. 1212To walk sidewise. [Obs. and low.] L’Estrange.Shāke, v. t. p. 1212To cause to move with quick vibrations; to move rapidly one way and the other; to make to tremble or shiver; to agitate. “As a fig-tree casteth her untimely figs when she is shaken of a mighty wind.”…Shāke, v. i. p. 1212To be agitated with a waving or vibratory motion; to tremble; to shiver; to quake; to totter. Under his burning wheels The steadfast empyrean shook throughout, All but the throne itself of God.…Shāke, n. p. 1212A vacillating or wavering motion; a rapid motion one way and the other; a trembling or shivering; agitation. The great soldier's honor was composed of thicker stuff, which could endure a shake.…Shāke'down, n. p. 1212A temporary substitute for a bed, as on chairs or on the floor; — derived, perhaps, originally from the shaking down of straw for this purpose. W. Scott.Shāke'-fōrk, n. p. 1212A fork for shaking hay; a pitch-fork. [Obs.]Shāk'en, a. p. 1212Cracked or split; as, shaken timber. See SHAKE, 2. Nor is the wood shaken or twisted, as those about Cape-town. Barrow.Shāk'er, n. p. 1212A person or thing that shakes or agitates; as, the shaker of the earth. 2. One of a sect of Christians, popularly so called from the agitations or movements in dancing which characterize their…Shāk'er-ism, n. p. 1212The principles of the Shakers.Shāk'e-speār'e-an, a. p. 1212Of, pertaining to, or in the style of, Shakespeare or his works. [Written also Shakespearian, Shakspearean, Shakspearian, Shaksperean, Shaksperian.]Shāk'i-ness, n. p. 1212The state of being shaky.Shāk'/ō, n. p. 1212A kind of military cap.Shāk'y, a. p. 1212Full of shakes, slits, or clefts; not to be relied on for serviceable use; unsound; wanting in cohesion; as, shaky timber. Gwill. 2. Shaking or trembling; as, a shaky spot in a marsh; a shaky hand.…