Dictionary
An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Shell'lae or Shell'-lae, n. p. 1217The resin lac spread into thin plates, after being melted and strained.Shēll'-bärk, n. p. 1217(Bot.) A species of hickory (Carya alba), whose bark is loose and peeling; shag-bark.Shell'-bŭt'ton, n. p. 1217A button made of a shell. 2. A hollow button made of two pieces of metal, one for the front and the other for the back, and often covered with silk, &c. Simmonds.Shĕll'-fish, n. p. 1217An aquatic animal, whose external covering consists of a shell, either testaceous, as in oysters, clams, and the like, or crustaceous, as in the lobster.Shĕll'-flow'er, n. p. 1217(Bot.) A perennial plant of the genus Chelone (C. glabra), bearing spikes of flowers with inflated tubular corollas.Shēll'ing, n. p. 1217Groats;— so called in commercial language. Simmonds.Shĕll'-jăck'et, n. p. 1217An undress military jacket.Shĕll'-līme, n. p. 1217Lime made by burning the shells of shell-fish.Shĕll'-mārl, n. p. 1217A deposit of shells, which have been disintegrated into a gray or white pulverulent mass.Shĕll'-mēat, n. p. 1217Food consisting of shell-fish, or testaceous mollusks. Fuller.Shĕll'-proof, a. p. 1217Capable of resisting bomb-shells.Shĕll'-work, n. p. 1217Work composed of shells, or adorned with them. Cotgrave.Shĕll'y, a. p. 1217Abounding with shells. “The shelly shore.” Prior. 2. Consisting of shells, or of a shell. “Shrinks backward in his shelly cave.” Shak.Shēl'ter, n. p. 1217That which covers or defends from injury or annoyance. The healing plant shall aid, From storms a shelter, and from heat a shade. Pope. 2. Hence, one who protects; a guardian. 3. The state of being…Shĕl'ter, v. t. p. 1217To furnish a shelter for; to cover from harm or injury; to shield; to screen from notice; to protect. Those ruins sheltered once his sacred head. Dryden. You have no convents . . . in which such…Shĕl'ter, v. i. p. 1217To take shelter. There the Indian herdsman, shunning heat, Shelters in cool. Milton.Shĕl'ter-less, a. p. 1217Destitute of shelter or protection; without home or refuge. Now sad and shelterless perhaps she lies. Rowe.Shēl'ter-y, a. p. 1217Affording shelter. [Rare.] White.Shēl'tie, n. p. 1217A Shetland pony; one of a breed of small ponies;— so called from Shetland, where they originated. [Written also shelty.]Shēlve, v. t. p. 1217To furnish with shelves; as, to shelve a closet or library. 2. To place on a shelf; hence, to lay on the shelf, or put aside with a view to prevent re-appearance; as, to shelve a claim.Shēlve, v. i. p. 1217To incline; to be sloping. “With rocks and shelving arches vaulted round.” Addison.Shĕlv'ing, n. p. 1217The act of laying on the shelf. 2. The shelves of a room, &c., collectively.Shēlv'y, a. p. 1217Full of rocks or sand-banks; shallow; as, a shelvy shore. See SHELFY.Shēm'ite, n. p. 1217A descendant of Shem.Shem-it'ic or Shēm'it-ish, a. p. 1217Pertaining to Shem, the son of Noah. [Written also Semitic.] The Shemitic languages are the Chaldee, Syriac, Arabic, Hebrew, Samaritan, Ethiopic, and Old Phenician.Shēm'īt-ism, n. p. 1217The system or peculiar forms of the Shemitic languages.Shēnd, v. t. p. 1217To injure, mar, or spoil. I fear my body will be shent. Dryden. 2. To blame, reproach, revile, degrade, or disgrace. The famous name of knighthood foully shend. Spencer. 3. To overpower or surpass.…Shē'ōl, n. p. 1217The place of departed spirits; Hades.Shĕp'herd, n. p. 1217A man employed in tending, feeding, and guarding sheep. 2. A swain; a rural lover. Raleigh. 3. The pastor of a parish, church, or congregation; a minister of the gospel who superintends a church or…Shĕp'herd, v. t. p. 1218To tend as a shepherd; to guard, herd, or drive, as a shepherd. [Rare.] White, fleecy clouds Were wandering in thick flocks along the mountains. Shepherded by the slow, unwilling wind. Shelley.Shĕp'herd-ess, n. p. 1218A woman that tends sheep; hence, a rural lass. She put herself into the garb of a shepherdess. Sidney.Shĕp'herd-ĭsh, a. p. 1218Resembling a shepherd; suiting a shepherd; pastoral; rustic.Shĕp'herd-ĭsm, n. p. 1218Pastoral life or occupation.Shĕp'herd-ling, n. p. 1218A little shepherd.Shĕp'herd-ly, a. p. 1218Resembling or becoming a shepherd; pastoral; rustic. Bp. Taylor.Shĕp'herd's-clŭb, n. p. 1218(Bot.) A species of mullein; Verbascum thapsus.Shĕp'herd's-nee'dle, n. p. 1218(Bot.) An annual plant of the genus Scandix; Venus's comb.Shĕp’herd’s-pouch or Shĕp’herd’s-pûrse, n. p. 1218(Bot.) An annual cruciferous plant (Capsella bursa-pastoris), bearing small white flowers.Shĕp'herd's-rŏd or Shĕp'herd's-stȧff, n. p. 1218(Bot.) A plant of the genus Dipsacus; teasel.Shẽr'bet, n. p. 1218A drink used in the East, composed of water, lemon-juice, and sugar, sometimes with perfumed cakes dissolved in it, with an infusion of some drops of rose-water or other ingredient, to give it an…Shẽrd, n. p. 1218A fragment; as, pot-sherd. See SHARD. “The thigh ('tis called the knuckle-bone) which all in sherds it drove.” Chapman.Shĕr'eef or Shĕr'if p. 1218Shĕr'if, n. [See SCHERIF and CHERIFF.] 1. A descendant of Mohammed. [Written also cherif, scherif, and sherriffe. See CHERIFF.] 2. The chief magistrate of Mecca.Shĕr'iff, n. p. 1218The chief officer of a shire or county, to whom is intrusted the execution of the laws. ☞ In England, sheriffs are appointed by the king. In the United States, sheriffs are elected by the…Shĕr'iff-al-ty or Shĕr'iff-dôm or Shĕr'iff-ship or Shĕr'iff-wĭck, n. p. 1218The office or jurisdiction of sheriff. See SHRIEVALTY.Shẽrn, n. p. 1218See SHEARN.Shĕr'ris, n. p. 1218The same as SHERRY. [Obs.] The second property of your excellent sherris is . . . the warming of the blood. Shak.Shĕr'ry, n. p. 1218A strong wine of a deep amber color, and having, when good, an aromatic odor;—so called from Xeres, near Cadiz, in Spain, where it is made. Sherry-cobbler, a beverage prepared with sherry wine…Shĕr'ry-văl'lies, n. pl. p. 1218Pantaloons of thick cloth or leather, buttoned on the outside of each leg, and generally worn over other pantaloons, to protect from dust or mud when riding on horseback. [Local U. S.] Bartlett.Shew or Shewed or Shewn p. 1218See SHOW, SHOWED, SHOWN. ☞ The use of shew for shewed or showed, common in some parts of the United States, is a gross vulgarism, which can not be too carefully avoided.Shew'-brĕad, n. p. 1218See SHOW-BREAD.Shew'er, n. p. 1218See SHOWER.Shĭ'ah, n. p. 1218A Shiite. See SHIITE.Shĭb'bo-leth, n. p. 1218A word which was made the criterion by which to distinguish the Ephraimites from the Gileadites. The Ephraimites, not being able to pronounce the letter ש, sh, pronounced the word sibboleth. See…Shīde, n. p. 1218A piece split off; a cleft; a piece; a billet of wood; a splinter. [Prov. Eng.]Shīe, v. t. p. 1218To throw; as, to shie a stone. [Written also shy.] [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.Shiēl, n. p. 1218See SHEELING.Shiēld, n. p. 1218A broad piece of defensive armor, carried on the arm; a buckler; — formerly used in war for the protection of the body. Now put your shields before your hearts and fight, With hearts more proof than…Shiēld, v. t. p. 1218To cover as with a shield; to cover from danger; to defend; to protect; to secure from assault or injury. To see the son the vanquished father shield. Dryden. 2. To ward off; to defend against; as…Shiēld'-drāke, n. p. 1218The same as SHELDRAKE.Shiēld'fērn, n. p. 1218(Bot.) A fern of the genus Aspidinus; — called also wood-fern.