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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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Shrink'age, n. p. 1225A shrinking or contraction into a less compass. 2. The reduction in the bulk or dimensions of any thing, as grain, castings, &c., by shrinking.Shrĭnk'er, n. p. 1225One who shrinks; one who withdraws from danger.Shrĭnk'ing-head, n. p. 1225(Founding.) A body of molten metal connected with a mold for the purpose of supplying metal to compensate for the shrinkage of the casting;—called also sinking-head and riser. Hobbes.Shrink'ing-ly, adv. p. 1225In a shrinking manner; by shrinking.Shrīke, n. p. 1225(Ornith.) A certain bird; the thrush.Shrīv'al-ty, n. p. 1225The same as SHRIEVALTY, q. v.Shrīve, v. t. p. 1225To hear or receive the confession of; to administer confession to;—said of a priest. He shrives this woman. Shak. 2. To cause to make confession; to confess;—used reflexively. Get you to the church…Shrive, v. i. p. 1225To receive confessions, as a priest; to administer confession.Shriv'el, v. i. p. 1225To draw, or be drawn, into wrinkles; to shrink and form corrugations; as, a leaf shrivels in the hot sun; the skin shrivels with age.Shriv'el, v. t. p. 1225To cause to shrivel or contract; to cause to shrink into corrugations.Shriv'er, n. p. 1225One who shrives; a confessor.Shriv'ing, n. p. 1225Shrift; confession taken. [Obs.]Shrōff, n. p. 1225A banker or changer of money. [East Indies.]Shrŏff'age, n. p. 1225The examination of coins, and separation of the good from the debased. Simmonds.Shrōod, v. t. p. 1225To trim; to lop. [Prov. Eng.]Shroud, n. p. 1225That which clothes, covers, conceals, or protects; a garment. “Swaddled, as new born, in sable shrouds.” Sandys. 2. Especially, the dress of the dead; a winding-sheet. “A dead man in his shroud.”…Shroud, v. t. p. 1225To cover with a shroud; especially, to inclose in a winding-sheet. The ancient Egyptian mummies were shrouded in several folds of linen besmeared with gums. Bacon. 2. To cover, as with a shroud; to…Shroud, v. i. p. 1225To take shelter or harbor. [Obs.] If your stray attendants be yet lodged, Or shroud within these limits. Milton.Shroud, v. t. p. 1225To lop; to trim. [See SHROOD.] [Prov. Eng.] “By the time the tree was felled and shrouded.” Hughes.Shroud'ing, n. p. 1225(Water-wheels.) The shrouds. See SHROUD, 7.Shroud'less, a. p. 1225Without a shroud. “A mangled corpse . . . shroudless, unentombed.” Dodsley.Shroud'-plate, n. p. 1225(Naut.) An iron plate of a futtock chain fixed on the ship's side. 2. (Mech.) One of the annular plates of a water-wheel, to which the ends of the bucket-boards are fastened.Shroud'y, a. p. 1225Affording shelter. [Rare.] Milton.Shrōve, v. i. p. 1225To join in the festivities of Shrove-tide. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.Shrōve'-tide or Shrōve'-Tues'day, n. p. 1225The Tuesday following Quinquagesima Sunday, and preceding the first day of Lent, or Ash-Wednesday. ☞ It was formerly customary in England, on this day, for the people to confess their sins, one by…Shrōv'ing, n. p. 1225The festivity of Shrove-tide. [Obs.]Shrōw, n. p. 1225A shrew. [Obs.] Shak.Shrowd, v. t. p. 1225To lop; to trim or prune. See SHROOD. [Prov. Eng.] A fellow in North Wales, shrowding of a tree, fell upon his head. Aubrey.Shrŭb, n. p. 1225A low, dwarf tree; a woody plant of a size less than a tree; a plant with several woody stems from the same root. Gooseberries and currants are shrubs; oaks and cherries are trees. Locke.Shrŭb, n. p. 1225A liquor composed of acid and sugar, with spirit to preserve it.Shrŭb, v. t. p. 1225To clear of shrubs. Anderson.Shrŭb'ber-y, n. p. 1225A collection of shrubs taken as a whole. 2. A place where shrubs are planted.Shrŭb'bi-ness, n. p. 1225The state or quality of being shrubby.Shrŭb'by, a. p. 1225Full of shrubs; as, a shrubby plain. 2. Resembling a shrub. “Plants appearing withered, shrubby, and curled.” Mortimer. 3. Consisting of shrubs or brush. “Shrubby browse.” Philips. Shrubby plant…Shrŭb'less, a. p. 1225Having no shrubs.Shrŭff, n. p. 1225Rubbish; refuse; as, (a.) The dross of metals. [Obs.] Bailey. (b.) Light, dry wood, or stuff used for fuel. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.Shrŭg, v. t. p. 1225To draw up; to contract, especially by way of expressing dislike, dread, doubt, or the like. He shrugs his shoulders when you talk of securities. Addison.Shrŭg, v. i. p. 1225To raise or draw up the shoulders, as in expressing horror, dissatisfaction, aversion, dread, doubt, or the like. They grin, they shrug, They bow, they snarl, they snatch, they hug. Swift.Shrŭg, n. p. 1225A drawing up of the shoulders — a motion usually expressing dislike, dread, or doubt. The Spaniards talk in dialogues Of heads and shoulders, nods and shrugs. Hudibras.Shrŭnk'en, p. p. p. 1225of shrink. See SHRINK.Shū, interj. p. 1225The same as SHOO, q. v.Shŭck, n. p. 1225A shell or covering; a husk or pod; especially, the covering of a nut, as the walnut, chestnut, butternut, and the like.Shŭd'der, v. i. p. 1225To tremble or shake with fear, horror, or aversion; to shiver with cold; to quake. “With shuddering horror pale.” Milton. “The shuddering tenant of the frigid zone.” Goldsmith.Shŭd'der, n. p. 1225A shaking with fear or horror; a tremor. Shak.Shŭd'der-ing-ly, adv. p. 1225In a shuddering manner.Shūde, n. p. 1225The husk of rice and other refuse of oil-mills, employed by oil-crushers as an adulterating ingredient of oil-cake. Simmonds.Shŭf'fle, v. t. p. 1225To shove one way and the other; to push from one to another; as, to shuffle money from hand to hand. 2. To mix by pushing or shoving; to confuse; to throw into disorder; especially, to change the…Shŭf'fle, v. i. p. 1225To change the relative position of cards in a pack; as, to shuffle and cut. 2. To change the position; to shift ground; to prevaricate; to evade fair questions; to practice shifts to elude detection.…Shŭf'fle, n. p. 1225Act of shuffling; act of mixing and throwing into confusion by change of places. The unguided agitation and rude shuffles of matter. Bentley. 2. An evasion; a trick; an artifice.Shŭff'le-bōard, n. p. 1225See SHOVEL-BOARD. [Obs.]Shŭf'fle-căp, n. p. 1225A play performed by shaking money in a hat or cap. [Rare.] Arbuthnot.Shŭf'fler, n. p. 1225One who shuffles or prevaricates; one who plays tricks; one who shuffles cards.Shŭf'fling, p. a. p. 1225Evasive; as, a shuffling excuse.Shŭf'fling-ly, adv. p. 1225In a shuffling manner.Shŭg, v. i. p. 1225To writhe the body so as to produce friction against one's clothes, as those do who have the itch; to shrug; to scratch. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. 2. Hence, to crawl; to sneak. [Obs.] There I'll shug…Shū'mac, n. p. 1225The same as SUMACH. McCulloch.Shŭn, v. t. p. 1225To avoid; to keep clear of; to get out of the way of; to escape from; to neglect; as, to shun rocks or shoals; to shun bad company; to shun vice. Scarcity and want shall shun you. Shak. 2. To push or…Shŭn'less, a. p. 1225Not to be shunned; inevitable; unavoidable. [Rare.] Shak.Shŭnt, v. t. p. 1225To shun; to move from. [Prov. Eng.] 2. To cause to move suddenly; to give a sudden start to; to shove. [Prov. Eng.] Ash. 3. To turn off to one side; especially, to turn off, as a car upon a side…Shŭnt, v. i. p. 1225To go aside; to turn off.