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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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Shôv'el-ful, n. p. 1223As much as a shovel will hold; enough to fill a shovel.Shôv'el-hât, n. p. 1223A broad-brimmed hat, turned up at the sides, and projecting in front like a shovel;—worn by clergymen of the English church.Shōw, v. t. p. 1223To exhibit or present to view; to place in sight; to exhibit; — with an object denoting the thing displayed. Go thy way, show thyself to the priest. Matt. viii. 4. Nor want we skill or art from…Shōw, v. i. p. 1223To appear; to look; to be in appearance; to seem. Just such she shows before a rising storm. Dryden. All round a hedge upshoots, and shows At distance like a little wood. Tennyson. 2. To have…Shōw, n. p. 1223The act of showing or bringing to view; appearance; exhibition. A crown, Golden in show, is but a wreath of thorns. Milton. 2. That which is shown or brought to view; a spectacle; that which is…Shōw'-bill, n. p. 1224A broad sheet containing an advertisement, in large letters, placed at shop-doors, windows, &c.Shōw'-bŏx, n. p. 1224A box containing some object of curiosity, carried round as a show.Shōw'-brēad, n. p. 1224(Jewish Antiq.) Bread of exhibition; the loaves of bread which the priest of the week placed before the Lord, on the golden table in the sanctuary. They were made of fine flour unleavened, and…Show'-cārd, n. p. 1224A tradesman's placard, or announcement; also, a pattern-card for displaying in a shop. Simmonds.Shōw'-cāse, n. p. 1224A case, or box, in shops, with plates of glass on the top or in front, within which delicate or valuable articles are placed for exhibition.Shōw'er, n. p. 1224One who shows or exhibits. 2. That which shows; hence, a mirror. [Obs.]Show'er, n. p. 1224A fall of rain or hail, of short duration; sometimes, but rarely, a like fall of snow. “Or wet the thirsty earth with falling showers.” Milton. 2. That which resembles a shower in falling through the…Show'er, v. t. p. 1224To water with a shower; to wet copiously with rain. Let it again dissolve and shower the earth. Milton. 2. To bestow liberally; to distribute or scatter in abundance. Caesar's favor, That showers…Show'er, v. i. p. 1224To rain in showers.Show'er-bāth, n. p. 1224A bath in which water is showered upon the person, by some contrivance, from above; also, a contrivance for effecting this.Show'er-i-ness, n. p. 1224The state of being showery.Show'er-less, a. p. 1224Without showers. Armstrong.Show'er-y, a. p. 1224Raining in showers; abounding with frequent falls of rain. 2. Pertaining to, or produced by, showers. “Colors of the showery arch.” Milton.Shōw'-glāss, n. p. 1224A glass in or by means of which any thing is seen; hence, a mirror.Shōw'i-ly, adv. p. 1224In a showy manner; pompously; with parade.Shōw'i-ness, n. p. 1224The quality or state of being showy; pompousness; great parade.Shōw'ish, a. p. 1224Inclined to show or display; ostentatious; gaudy. [Rare.] Swift.Shōw'man, n. p. 1224One who exhibits shows.Shōw'-stōne, n. p. 1224A ball of glass supposed to indicate future events.Shōw'y, a. p. 1224Making a show; attracting attention; presenting a marked appearance; ostentatious; gay; gaudy; brilliant. “A present of every thing that was rich and showy.” Addison. Syn. — Splendid; gay; gaudy…Shrāg, v. t. p. 1224To lop; to trim, as trees. [Obs.] Huloet.Shrăg, n. p. 1224A twig of a tree cut off. [Obs.]Shrăg'ger, n. p. 1224One who lops; one who trims trees. [Obs.] Huloet.Shrām, v. t. p. 1224To cause to shrink or shrivel with cold; to benumb. [Prov. Eng.]Shrānk, imp. p. 1224of shrink. [Obs.] See SHRINK.Shrāp or Shrāpe, n. p. 1224A place baited with chaff to invite birds. [Written also scrap.] [Obs.] Bp. Bedell.Shrap'nel, a. p. 1224(Mil.) Of, pertaining to, or invented by, General Shrapnel:—said of a certain kind of shells. Shrapnel shell, a shell filled with a quantity of musket balls, which, when the shell explodes, are…Shrăp'nel, n. p. 1224Shrapnel shells.Shred, v. t. p. 1224To cut or tear into small pieces, particularly narrow and long pieces, as of cloth or leather. 2. To lop; to prune; to trim. [Obs.]Shred, n. p. 1224A long, narrow piece cut or torn off; a strip. 2. A fragment; a piece. “A king of shreds and patches.” Shak.Shred'ding, n. p. 1224The act of cutting into shreds. 2. That which is cut or torn off; a piece; a strip. 3. (pl.) (Arch.) Slight, short pieces fixed below the roof as bearers in old buildings, and forming a straight line…Shrēd'dy, a. p. 1224Composed of shreds.Shred'less, a. p. 1224Having no shreds; without a shred. And those which waved are shredless dust ere now. Byron.Shree'ta-ly, n. p. 1224(Bot.) The talipot palm (Corypha umbraculifera), from which a kind of flour is obtained;—so called in India. Simmonds.Shrew, n. p. 1224Originally, a brawling, turbulent, vexatious person of either sex, but now restricted in use to females; a brawler; a scold. The man had got a shrew for his wife, and there could be no quiet in the…Shrew, v. t. p. 1224To beshrew; to curse. [Obs.] Chaucer.Shrew, a. p. 1224Shrewd; troublesome; tormenting; wicked. [Obs.]Shrewd, a. p. 1224Inclining to shrew; disposing to curse or scold; vexatious; annoying; vicious; wicked. [Obs.] Every of this number That have endured shrewd nights and days with us. Shak. He hath shrewd cause to…Shrewd'ly, adv. p. 1224In a vexatious, annoying or troublesome manner; vexatiously; sharply. [Obs.] The obstinate and schismatical are like to think themselves shrewdly hurt by being cut from that body they chose not to be…Shrewd'ness, n. p. 1224The quality or state of being shrewd; keenness; vexatiousness; astuteness; sagacity; discrimination. The neighbors round admire his shrewdness. Swift.Shrew'ish, a. p. 1224Having the qualities of a shrew; froward; peevish; petulantly clamorous. My wife is shrewish when I keep not hours. Shak.Shrew'ish-ly, adv. p. 1224In a shrewish manner; peevishly; clamorously; turbulently. He speaks very shrewishly. Shak.Shrew'ish-ness, n. p. 1224The state of being shrewish; frowardness; petulance; clamorousness. I have no gift in shrewishness. Shak.Shrew'-mōle, n. p. 1224(Zoöl.) A North American animal of the genus Scalops (S. aquaticus, or Canadensis), found near the banks of rivers. It is about six inches in length and burrows like the mole, which it resembles.…Shrew'-mouse, n. p. 1224(Zoöl.) An insectivorous animal of the Sorex or shrew family, and genera Sorex, Neosorex, &c. It burrows in the ground, and is a harmless animal.Shrīek, v. i. p. 1224To utter a loud, sharp, shrill cry; to scream, as in a sudden fright, in horror or anguish. It was the owl that shrieked. Shak. At this she shrieked aloud. Dryden. 2. To mourn with sharp, shrill…Shriek, v. t. p. 1224To utter sharply and shrilly. On top whereof aye dwelt the ghostly owl, Shrieked his baleful note. Spenser. She shrieked his name To the dark woods. T. Moore.Shrīek, n. p. 1224A sharp, shrill outcry or scream, such as is produced by sudden terror or extreme anguish. Shrieks, clamors, murmurs, filled the affrighted town. Dryden.Shrīek'er, n. p. 1224One who utters a shriek.Shrīk'-owl, n. p. 1224The same as SCREECH-OWL.Shrīev'al, a. p. 1224Pertaining to a sheriff. [Obs.]Shrīev'al-ty, n. p. 1224The office or sphere of jurisdiction of a sheriff; sheriffalty. It was ordained by 2d Edward I. that the people shall have election of sheriff in every shire, where the shrievalty is not of…Shrīeve, n. p. 1224Sheriff. [Obs.]Shrīeve, v. t. p. 1224The same as SHRIVE. [Obs.]Shrift or Shrift-father, n. p. 1224Confession made to a priest. Address you to your shrift, And be yourself; for you must die. Rowe. Shrift-father, a priest to whom confession is made.