Dictionary
An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Shīre'-reeve, n. p. 1220(A-S. Law.) The reeve or bailiff of a shire; a sheriff. Burrill.Shīre'-town, n. p. 1220The capital town of a county; a county town.Shīre'-wĭck, n. p. 1220A county; a shire. [Obs.] Holland.Shĩrk, v. t. p. 1220To avoid or get off from; to slink away. “The usual make-shift by which they try to shirk difficulty.” Hare. 2. To solicit or obtain from in a mean manner.Shĩrk, n. p. 1220One who seeks to avoid duty; one who lives by shifts and tricks. See SHARK.Shĩrk'y, a. p. 1220Disposed to shirk; trickish; deceitful; artful. [Prov. Eng.]Shĭrl, a. p. 1220Shrill. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.Shirl, n. p. 1220The same as SCHORL. See SCHORL.Shīr'ley, n. p. 1220(Ornith.) A bird having the upper part of the body of a dark brown, and the throat and breast red; — called also the greater bulfinch.Shīrr, n. p. 1220An insertion of cord (usually elastic) between two pieces of cloth; also, the cord itself, or the cloth made with it. Simmonds.Shirred, a. p. 1220Having lines or cords inserted between two pieces of cloth, as the lines of India rubber in shirred suspenders.Shĭrt, n. p. 1220A loose garment of linen, cotton, or other material, worn by men and boys next the body; formerly, and rarely now, applied to the under garment of both sexes.Shīrt, v. t. p. 1220To cover or clothe as with a shirt. 2. To change the shirt of; — often used reflexively; as to shirt one's self.Shīrt'ing, n. p. 1220Cloth of the right width for shirts.Shirt'less, a. p. 1220Wanting a shirt.Shīrt'less-ness, n. p. 1220The state of being shirtless.Shĭst, n. p. 1220The same as SCHIST. See SCHIST.Shist-ōse', a. p. 1220The same as SCHISTOSE.Shit'tah or Shit'tim, n. p. 1220A sort of precious wood, of which the tables, altars, and boards of the tabernacle were made among the Jews. It is supposed to have been the wood of a species of Acacia, which is hard, tough, and…Shĭt'tle, n. p. 1220The same as SHUTTLE. [Obs.] A curious web whose yarn she threw In with a golden shittle. Chapman.Shĭt'tle, a. p. 1220Wavering; unsettled. [Obs.] Holland.Shĭt'tle-cŏck, n. p. 1220The same as SHUTTLECOCK, q. v.Shĭt'tle-ness, n. p. 1220Unsettledness; inconstancy. [Obs.] Barret.Shīve, n. p. 1220A slice; a thin cut; as, a shive of bread. [Obs.] Shak. 2. A little piece or fragment; as, the shives of flax made by breaking.Shĭv'er, n. p. 1220A small piece or fragment into which a thing breaks by sudden violence. “Cracked in a hundred shivers.” Milton. 2. A thin slice; a shive. “A shiver of their own loaf.” Fuller. 3. (Min.) A variety of…Shī'v'er, v. t. p. 1220To break into many small pieces or splinters; to shatter; to dash to pieces by a blow. “The ground with shivered armor strown.” Milton. 2. (Naut.) To cause to shake in the wind; — applied to sails…Shīv'er, v. i. p. 1220To quake; to tremble; to vibrate; to quiver. “The man that shivered on the brink of sin.” Dryden. “Consonant chords that shiver to one note.” Tennyson. 2. To quiver from cold; to be affected with a…Shĭv'er, n. p. 1220The act of shivering; a shaking or shuddering caused by cold, pain, fear, or the like; a tremor.Shĭv'er-ing-ly, adv. p. 1220With shivering, or slight trembling.Shīv'er-spār, n. p. 1220(Min.) A carbonate of lime, so called from its slaty structure; — called also slate-spar. Phillips.Shĭv'er-y, a. p. 1220Full of, or inclined to, shivers; trembling. Mallet. 2. Easily falling into many pieces; not firmly cohering; incompact; as, shivery stone.Shōad, n. p. 1220(Mining.) A train of metallic stones mixed with rubbish, or fragments of ore which have become separated by the action of water or the weather, and which serve to direct in the discovery of mines.…Shōad'-pīt, n. p. 1220A pit or trench dug in shoading, or tracing veins of metal.Shōad'ing, n. p. 1220(Mining.) The method of tracing veins of metal by shoads or otherwise. [Written also shoding.] Pryce. Liefchild.Shōad'-stōne, n. p. 1220A small stone or fragment of ore made smooth by the action of the water passing over it. Halliwell.Shōal, n. p. 1220A great multitude assembled; a crowd; a throng; as, shoals of people; — said especially of fish. Fowl of the heaven, and fish that through the wet Sea-paths in shoals do slide. Milton. 2. [Cf. SHELF…Shōal, v. i. p. 1221To assemble in a multitude; to crowd; to throng; as, the fishes shoaled about the place. 2. To become more shallow; as, the water shoals as we approach the town.Shōal, v. t. p. 1221To cause to become more shallow; to come to a more shallow part of; as, a ship shoals her water by advancing into that which is less deep. Marryatt.Shōal, a. p. 1221Of little depth; shallow; as, shoal water.Shōal'i-ness, n. p. 1221The state of being shoaly; shallowness; little depth of water.Shōal'y, a. p. 1221Full of shoals or shallow places; shallow. The tossing vessel sailed on shoaly ground. Dryden.Shōōr, n. p. 1221A prop. See SHORE.Shōat, n. p. 1221A young hog. See SHOTE.Shŏck, n. p. 1221A sudden striking against; a collision; a sharp concussion of one thing against another. The strong, unshaken mounds resist the shocks Of tides and seas. Blackmore. He stood the shock of a whole host…Shŏck, n. p. 1221A dog with long hair or shag;—called also shock-dog. 2. Hence, a thick mass of short hair; as, a head covered with a shock of sandy hair. His red shock peruke . . . was laid aside. W. Scott.Shŏck, v. t. p. 1221To strike against suddenly; to collide; to encounter. I shall never forget the force with which he shocked De Vipont. W. Scott. 2. To strike with surprise, horror, or disgust; to cause to recoil…Shŏck, v. i. p. 1221To meet with a shock; to encounter. And now with shouts the shocking armies closed. Pope. They saw the moment approach when the two parties would shock together. De Quincey. 2. To collect sheaves…Shŏck'-dŏg, n. p. 1221A dog having long, shaggy hair; a shock.Shŏck'-hĕad/ed, a. p. 1221Having a thick and bushy head of hair.Shŏck'ing, a. p. 1221Striking, as with horror; causing to recoil with horror or disgust; extremely offensive or disgusting. The French humor . . . is very shocking to the Italians. Addison.Shōck'ing-ly, adv. p. 1221In a manner to shock, or to strike with horror or disgust.Shōck'ing-ness, n. p. 1221The state of being shocking.Shōd, imp. & p. p. p. 1221of shoe. See SHOE.Shŏd'dy, n. p. 1221A fibrous material obtained by deviling or tearing into fibers refuse woolen goods, old stockings, rags, druggets, &c. It differs from mungo in being of an inferior quality, and is spun into yarn…Shōde, n. p. 1221The same as SHOAD, q. v.Shōd'ing, n. p. 1221The same as SHOADING, q. v.Shoe, n. p. 1221A covering for the foot, usually of leather, composed of a thick species for the sole, and a thinner kind for the upper part; also, any thing resembling a shoe in form or use. Your hose should be…Shoe, v. t. p. 1221To furnish with shoes; to put shoes on; as, to shoe a horse or an ox; to shoe a sled or sleigh. 2. To cover at the bottom. “The small end of the billiard stick, which is shod with brass or silver.”…Shoe'-black, n. p. 1221A person who cleans and blacks shoes or boots.Shee'-block, n. p. 1221(Naut.) A block with two sheaves, one above the other, one being horizontal, and the other perpendicular. Dana.