Dictionary
An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Shēb'an-der, n. p. 1216A Dutch commercial officer in the East Indies.She-chi'nah, n. p. 1216See SHEKINAH.Shēck'la-ton, n. p. 1216A kind of gilt leather. [Obs.] Spenser.Shĕd, v. t. p. 1216To cause to emanate, proceed, or flow out; especially, to throw off or give forth from one's self; to emit; diffuse. Did Romeo's hand shed Tybalt's blood? Shak. 2. To let fall; to throw off, as a…Shĕd, v. i. p. 1216To let fall the parts; to throw off a covering or envelope. Wild oats are apt to shed most as they lie, and black as they stand. Mortimer.Shĕd, n. p. 1216The act of shedding or causing to flow;— used only in composition; as, blood-shed.Shĕd, n. p. 1216A slight or temporary erection built to shelter something; an out-building; a hut. “The first Aletes born in lowly shed.” Fairfax. “Sheds of reeds which summer’s heat repel.” Sandys. 2. (Weaving.)…Shĕd'der, n. p. 1216One who sheds or causes to flow out; as, a shedder of blood.Shĕd'dĭng, n. p. 1216The act of shedding or casting off or out. 2. That which is shed or cast off. [Rare.]Sheel'ing, n. p. 1216A hut or small cottage such as is used by shepherds in the field, or by fishermen upon the shore; a cottage; a shed.Sheen, n. p. 1216Bright; glittering; showy. [Rare, except in poetry.] Up rose each warrior bold and brave, Glittering in filed steel and armor sheen. Fairfax.Sheen, v. i. p. 1216To shine; to glisten. [Poet. and rare.] This town, That, sheening far, celestial seems to be. Byron.Sheen, n. p. 1216Brightness; splendor. “Throned in celestial sheen.” Milton.Sheen'ly, adv. p. 1216Brightly. [Rare.] Browning.Sheen'y, a. p. 1216Sheen; bright; shining. “The sheeny summer morn.” Tennyson.Sheep, n. sing. & pl. p. 1216(Zoöl.) A small ruminant quadruped, valued for its flesh and wool, the common sheep being Ovis aries, of which there are many varieties. ☞ The sheep is allied to the goat, having, like it, no…Sheep'-bér'ry, n. p. 1216(Bot.) A small tree of the genus Viburnum (V. lentago), having white flowers in flat cymes, and edible fruit. Gray.Sheep'-bite, v. i. p. 1216To bite or nibble like a sheep; hence, to practice petty thefts. [Obs.] Shak.Sheep'-bit'er, n. p. 1216One who practices petty thefts. [Obs.] Shak.Sheep'-cōt, n. p. 1216A small inclosure for sheep; a pen.Sheep'-fāced, a. p. 1216Excessively bashful; sheepish.Sheep'-fōld, n. p. 1216A fold or pen for sheep; a place where sheep are collected or confined.Sheep'-hōōk, n. p. 1216A hook fastened to a pole, by which shepherds lay hold on the legs of their sheep; a shepherd's crook.Sheep'ish, a. p. 1216Pertaining to sheep. [Obs.] Stafford. 2. Like a sheep; bashful; timorous to excess; over-modest; meanly or foolishly diffident. Wanting change of company, he will, when he comes abroad, be a sheepish…Sheep'ish-ly, adv. p. 1216In a sheepish manner; bashfully.Sheep'ish-ness, n. p. 1216The quality of being sheepish; excessive modesty or diffidence; timorousness; bashfulness. Herbert.Sheep'-laurel, n. p. 1216(Bot.) A small evergreen shrub of the genus Kalmia (K. angustifolia), having small corymbs of flowers of a handsome pink color. Gray.Sheep'-măr'ket, n. p. 1216A place where sheep are sold.Sheep'-mâs'ter, n. p. 1216A feeder of sheep; one who has the care of sheep.Sheep'-rûn, n. p. 1216See SHEEP-WALK.Sheep's'-beard, n. p. 1216(Bot.) A plant of the genus Tragopogon.Sheep's'-eye, n. p. 1216A modest, diffident look; a loving or desiring glance. I saw her just now give him the languishing eye, as they call it; that is, the Whiting's-eye, of old called the sheep'-eye. Wycherley.Sheep’s’-foot, n. p. 1216A tool consisting of a hammer combined with a lever, used by printers.Sheep'-shānk, n. p. 1216(Naut.) A peculiar kind of knot in a rope, made to shorten it temporarily. Totten.Sheep's'-hĕad, n. p. 1216(Ichth.) A fish caught on the shores of Connecticut and of Long Island;—so called from the resemblance of its head to that of a sheep; Sparus oris. It is allied to the gilt-head and sea-bream, and is…Sheep'-shêar'er, n. p. 1216One who shears or cuts off the wool from sheep.Sheep'-shēar'ing, n. p. 1216The act of shearing sheep. 2. The time of shearing sheep; also, a feast made on that occasion.Sheep'-shêars, n. p. 1216See SHEAR.Sheep'-skin, n. p. 1216The skin of a sheep; or leather prepared from it. 2. A diploma; — so called because the parchment on which it is engraved is usually prepared from the skin of the sheep. [Colloq. and vulgar, U. S.]Sheep'-sôr'rel, n. p. 1216(Bot.) An herb (Rumex acetosella), growing naturally on poor, dry, gravelly soil, the leaves of which have a pleasant acid taste.Sheep'-split, n. p. 1216The skin of a sheep split by a cutting knife or machine into two sections.Sheep'-sēa'bi-ōus, n. p. 1216(Bot.) An evergreen herbaceous plant of the genus Jasione.Sheep'-tick, n. p. 1216(Entom.) An insect of the family Hippoboscidæ, common in pasture grounds in early summer. It fixes its head in the skin of the sheep, extracting the blood, and leaving a tumor.Sheep'-walk, n. p. 1216Pasture for sheep; a place where sheep feed; — called also sheep-run.Sheep'y, a. p. 1216Pertaining to, or resembling, sheep; sheepish.Sheer, a. p. 1216Separate from any thing foreign; unmingled; pure; clear. “A fountain sheer.” Spenser. “Sheer ale.” Shak. 2. Being only what it seems to be; simple; mere; unrelieved. Here is a necessity, on the one…Sheer, adv. p. 1216Clean; quite; at once. [Obs.] Milton.Sheer, v. t. p. 1216To shear. [Obs.]Sheer, v. i. p. 1216To decline or deviate from the line of the proper course; to turn aside; as, a ship sheers from her course; a horse sheers at a stone. To sheer off, to turn or move aside to a distance. — To sheer…Sheer, n. p. 1216(Naut.) (a.) The longitudinal curve or bend of a ship’s deck or sides. (b.) The position in which a ship is sometimes kept at single anchor, to keep her clear of it. 2. (pl.) Shears. See SHEAR. To…Sheer'-hŭlk, n. p. 1216See SHEAR-HULK.Sheer'ly, adv. p. 1216At once; quite; absolutely. [Obs.]Sheer'-strāke, n. p. 1216(Ship-building.) The strake under the gunwale on the top side. Totten.Sheer'wa-ter, n. p. 1216(Ornith.) The same as SHEAR-WATER.Sheet, n. p. 1216In general, any broad, uninterrupted expanse; any expanded superficies; hence, specifically, (a.) A broad piece of cloth used as a part of bed furniture, next to the body. Shroud me in one of those…Sheet, n. p. 1217(Naut.) A rope fastened to one or both of the lower corners of a sail, to extend and retain it in a particular situation. A wet sheet and a flowing sea. Sargent.Sheet, v. t. p. 1217To furnish with sheets. [Rare.] 2. To fold in a sheet. “The sheeted dead.” Shak. 3. To cover as with a sheet; to cover with something broad and thin. “When snow the pasture sheets.” Shak. 4. To draw…Sheet'-ănch'or, n. p. 1217(Naut.) The largest anchor of a ship, which, in stress of weather, is sometimes the seaman’s last refuge to prevent the ship from going ashore. 2. Hence, the chief support; the last refuge for safety.Sheet'-cā'ble, n. p. 1217(Naut.) The cable attached to the sheet-anchor, being the strongest and best cable of a ship. Simmonds.Sheet'ful, n. p. 1217Enough to fill a sheet; as much as a sheet can hold.