Dictionary
An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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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.Shŭnt, n. p. 1225(Railways.) A turn off to a side or short rail that the principal rail may be left free. Wright. Shunt gun, a rifled fire-arm having two sets of grooves, down one of which the shot is passed in…Shŭt, v. t. p. 1225To close, as the fingers; to contract; as, to shut the hand. 2. To close so as to hinder ingress or egress; as, to shut a door or gate; to shut the eyes or the mouth. 3. To forbid entrance into; to…Shût, v. i. p. 1226To close itself; to become closed; as, the door shuts; it shuts hard. To shut up, to become silent, especially upon compulsion of some kind. [Colloq. and law.]Shût, p. a. p. 1226Rid; clear; free. [Obs.] D'Estrange. 2. (Pron.) Having the sound suddenly interrupted or stopped by a succeeding consonant, as the i in pit. To get shut of, to get rid of; to get thrown or cast clear…Shūt, n. p. 1226The act of closing; close; as, the shut of a door. “Just then returned at shut of evening flowers.” Milton. 2. A small door or cover; a shutter. [Obs.] “A window that had never a shut.” Hist. of…Shūte, n. p. 1226Same as CHUTE or SHOOT. See SHOOT.Shūt'ter, n. p. 1226One who shuts or closes. 2. A close cover for a window or other aperture.Shŭt'tered, a. p. 1226Furnished with a shutter or with shutters.Shŭt'tle, n. p. 1226[A-S. sceátel, sceadhel, a weaver's shuttle, from sceótan, to shoot; Dan. skyttel, väver-skyttel, skytte, skyt, Sw. skyttel, Ger. schütze, schütz, schiessspule, D. schietspoel, from schiezen…Shût'tle, v. i. p. 1226To move like a shuttle. I had to fly far and wide, shuttling athwart the big Babel, wherever his calls and pauses had to be. Carlyle.Shût'tle-bŏx, n. p. 1226(Weaving.) A case at the end of the race of a weaver’s lathe, to receive the fly-shuttle after having passed the thread of the warp.Shŭt'tle-cŏck or Shŭt'tle-cŏrk, n. p. 1226A cork stuck with feathers, used to be struck by a battledoor in play; also, the play itself. [See Illust. of Battledoor.]Shût'tle-râçe, n. p. 1226A sort of shelf in a loom, along which the shuttle passes. Simmonds.Shy, a. p. 1226Sensitively timid; coy; disinclined to free or familiar approach; reserved. What makes you so shy, my good friend? Arbuthnot. 2. Easily frightened; timid; as, a shy bird. The horses of the army . . .…Shy, v. i. p. 1226To start suddenly aside, as if a little frightened.Shȳ, n. p. 1226The starting suddenly aside of a horse.Shȳ, v. t. p. 1226To throw sidewise, or with a careless jerk; to fling; as, to shy a stone. [Prov. Eng. Local U. S.]Shy, n. p. 1226A side-throw; a fling. [Prov. Eng. Local U. S.] If Lord Brougham gets a stone in his hand, he must, it seems, have a shy at somebody. Punch.Shŷ'ly, adv. p. 1226In a shy or timid manner; not familiarly; with reserve. [Written also shily.]Shy'ness, n. p. 1226The quality or state of being shy; reservedness. [Written also shiness.] Frequency in heavenly contemplation is particularly important to prevent a shyness between God and thy soul. Baxter.…Sĭ p. 1226A syllable applied, in solmization, to the seventh tone of the major diatonic scale. It was added to Guido's scale by Le Maire, about the end of the seventeenth century.Sī-ál'o-gōgue, n. p. 1226(Med.) A medicine that promotes the flow of saliva. Brande.Sī'a-mēse', a. p. 1226(Geog.) Of, or pertaining to, Siam.Sī/a-mēse’, n. sing. & pl. p. 1226(Geog.) A native or inhabitant of Siam; in the plural, the people of Siam.Sīb, n. p. 1226A blood relation. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.