1. A painful sensation excited by a consciousness of guilt or impropriety, or of having done something which injures reputation, or of the exposure of that which nature or modesty prompts us to conceal. HIde, for shame, Romans, your grandsires' images, That blush at their degenerate progeny. Dryden. Have you no modesty, no maiden shame Shak.
2. Reproach incurred or suffered; dishonor; ignominy; derision;contempt.Ye have borne the shame of the heathen. Ezek. xxxvi. 6.Honor and shame from no condition rise. Pope.And every woe a tear can claim Except an erring sister's shame.Byron.
3. The cause or reason of shame; that which brings reproach, and degrades a person in the estimation of others; disgrace. O Cshame is this! Shak. Guides who are the shame of religion. Shak.
4. The parts which modesty requires to be covered; the private parts. Isa. xlvii. 3. For shame! you should be ashamed; shame on you! — To put to shame, to cause to feel shame; to humiliate; to disgrace. "Let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil." Ps. xl. 14.
SHAMEShame, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shamed; p. pr. & vb. n. Shaming.]
1. To make ashamed; to excite in (a person) a comsciousness of guilt or impropriety, or of conduct derogatory to reputation; to put to shame. Were there but one righteous in the world, he would . . . shame the world, and not the world him. South.
2. To cover with reproach or ignominy; to dishonor; to disgrace. And with foul cowardice his carcass shame. Spenser.
3. To mock at; to deride. [Obs. or R.] Ye have shamed the counsel of the poor. Ps. xiv. 6.
SHAMEShame, v. i. Etym: [AS. scamian, sceamian. See Shame, n.]
Defn: To be ashamed; to feel shame. [R.]I do shame To think of what a noble strain you are. Shak.
SHAMEFACEDShame"faced`, a. Etym: [For shamefast; AS. scamf. See Shame, n., andFast firm.]
Defn: Easily confused or put out of countenance; diffident; bashful;modest.Your shamefaced virtue shunned the people's prise. Dryden.
Note: Shamefaced was once shamefast, shamefacedness was shamefastness, like steadfast and steadfastness; but the ordinary manifestations of shame being by the face, have brought it to its present orthography. Trench. — Shame"faced, adv. — Shame"faced`ness, n.
SHAMEFASTShame"fast, a. Etym: [AS. scamfæst.]
Defn: Modest; shamefaced.— Shame"fast*ly, adv.— Shame"fast*ness, n. [Archaic] See Shamefaced.Shamefast she was in maiden shamefastness. Chaucer.[Conscience] is a blushing shamefast spirit. Shak.Modest apparel with shamefastness. 1 Tim. ii. 9 (Rev. Ver.).
SHAMEFULShame"ful, a.
1. Bringing shame or disgrace; injurious to reputation; disgraceful. His naval preparations were not more surprising than his quick and shameful retreat. Arbuthnot.
2. Exciting the feeling of shame in others; indecent; as, a shameful picture; a shameful sight. Spenser.
Syn.— Disgraceful; reproachful; indecent; unbecoming; degrading;scandalous; ignominious; infamous.— Shame"ful*ly, adv.— Shame"ful*ness, n.
SHAMELESSShame"less, a. Etym: [AS. scamleás.]
1. Destitute of shame; wanting modesty; brazen-faced; insensible to disgrace. "Such shameless bards we have." Pope. Shame enough to shame thee, wert thou not shameless. Shak.
2. Indicating want of modesty, or sensibility to disgrace; indecent; as, a shameless picture or poem.
Syn.— Impudent; unblushing; audacious; immodest; indecent; indelicate.— Shame"less*ly, adv.— Shame"less*ness, n.
SHAME-PROOFShame"-proof`, n.
Defn: Shameless. Shak.
SHAMERSham"er, n.
Defn: One who, or that which, disgraces, or makes ashamed. Beau & Fl.
SHAMMERSham"mer, n.
Defn: One who shams; an impostor. Johnson.
SHAMMYSham"my, n. Etym: [F. chamious a chamois, shammy leather. SeeChamois.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The chamois.
2. A soft, pliant leather, prepared originally from the skin of the chamois, but now made also from the skin of the sheep, goat, kid, deer, and calf. See Shamoying. [Written also chamois, shamoy, and shamois.]
SHAMOIS; SHAMOYSham"ois, Sham"oy, n.
Defn: See Shammy.
SHAMOYINGSha*moy"ing, n. Etym: [See Shammy.]
Defn: A process used in preparing certain kinds of leather, which consists in frizzing the skin, and working oil into it to supply the place of the astringent (tannin, alum, or the like) ordinarily used in tanning.
SHAMPOOSham*poo", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shampooed; p. pr. & vb. n.Shampooing.] Etym: [Hind. champna to press, to squeeze.] [Writingalso champoo.]
1. To press or knead the whole surface of the body of (a person), and at the same time to stretch the limbs and joints, in connection with the hot bath.
2. To wash throughly and rub the head of (a person), with the fingers, using either soap, or a soapy preparation, for the more thorough cleansing.
SHAMPOOSham*poo", n.
Defn: The act of shampooing.
SHAMPOOERSham*poo"er, n.
Defn: One who shampoos.
SHAMROCK Sham"rock, n. Etym: [L. seamrog, seamar, trefoil, white clover, white honeysuckle; akin to Gael. seamrag.] (Bot.)
Defn: A trifoliate plant used as a national emblem by the Irish. The legend is that St. Patrick once plucked a leaf of it for use in illustrating the doctrine of the trinity.
Note: The original plant was probably a kind of wood sorrel (Oxalis Acetocella); but now the name is given to the white clover (Trifolium repens), and the black medic (Medicago lupulina).
SHANDRYDANShan"dry*dan, n.
Defn: A jocosely depreciative name for a vehicle. [Ireland]
SHANDYGAFFShan"dy*gaff (, n.
Defn: A mixture of strong beer and ginger beer. [Eng.]
SHANGHAIShang`hai", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shanghaied; p. pr. & vb. n.Shanghaiing.]
Defn: To intoxicate and ship (a person) as a sailor while in this condition. [Written also shanghae.] [Slang, U.S.]
SHANGHAIShang`hai", n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A large and tall breed of domestic fowl.
SHANKShank, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: See Chank.
SHANK Shank, n. Etym: [OE. shanke, schanke, schonke, AS. scanca, sceanca, sconca, sceonca; akin to D. schonk a bone, G. schenkel thigh, shank, schinken ham, OHG. scincha shank, Dan. & Sw. skank. sq. root161. Cf. Skink, v.]
1. The part of the leg from the knee to the foot; the shin; the shinbone; also, the whole leg.His youthful hose, well saved, a world too wide For his shrunk shank.Shak.
2. Hence, that part of an instrument, tool, or other thing, which connects the acting part with a handle or other part, by which it is held or moved. Specifically: (a) That part of a key which is between the bow and the part which enters the wards of the lock. (b) The middle part of an anchor, or that part which is between the ring and the arms. See Illustr. of Anchor. (c) That part of a hoe, rake, knife, or the like, by which it is secured to a handle. (d) A loop forming an eye to a button.
3. (Arch.)
Defn: The space between two channels of the Doric triglyph. Gwilt.
4. (Founding)
Defn: A large ladle for molten metal, fitted with long bars for handling it.
5. (Print.)
Defn: The body of a type.
6. (Shoemaking)
Defn: The part of the sole beneath the instep connecting the broader front part with the heel.
7. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A wading bird with long legs; as, the green-legged shank, or knot; the yellow shank, or tattler; — called also shanks.
8. pl.
Defn: Flat-nosed pliers, used by opticians for nipping off the edges of pieces of glass to make them round. Shank painter (Naut.), a short rope or chain which holds the shank of an anchor against the side of a vessel when it is secured for a voyage. — To ride shank's mare, to go on foot; to walk.
SHANKShank, v. i.
Defn: To fall off, as a leaf, flower, or capsule, on account of disease affecting the supporting footstalk; — usually followed by off. Darwin.
SHANKBEERShank"beer`, n.
Defn: See Schenkbeer.
SHANKEDShanked, a.
Defn: Having a shank.
SHANKERShank"er, n. (Med.)
Defn: See Chancre.
SHANNYShan"ny, n.; pl. Shannies. Etym: [Etymol. uncertain.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: The European smooth blenny (Blennius pholis). It is olive-green with irregular black spots, and without appendages on the head.
SHAN'TShan't.
Defn: A contraction of shall not. [Colloq.]
SHANTYShan"ty, a.
Defn: Jaunty; showy. [Prov. Eng.]
SHANTY Shan"ty, n.;pl. Shanties. Etym: [Said to be fr. Ir. sean old + tig. a house.]
Defn: A small, mean dwelling; a rough, slight building for temporary use; a hut.
SHANTYShan"ty, v. i.
Defn: To inhabit a shanty. S. H. Hammond.
SHAPABLEShap"a*ble, a.
1. That may be shaped.
2. Shapely. [R.] "Round and shapable." De Foe.
SHAPE Shape, v. t. [imp. Shaped; p. p. Shaped or Shapen; p. pr. & vb. n. Shaping.] Etym: [OE. shapen, schapen, AS. sceapian. The p. p. shapen is from the strong verb, AS. scieppan, scyppan, sceppan, p. p. sceapen. See Shape, n.]
1. To form or create; especially, to mold or make into a particular form; to give proper form or figure to. I was shapen in iniquity. Ps. li. 5. Grace shaped her limbs, and beauty decked her face. Prior.
2. To adapt to a purpose; to regulate; to adjust; to direct; as, to shape the course of a vessel. To the stream, when neither friends, nor force, Nor spead nor art avail, he shapes his course. Denham. Charmed by their eyes, their manners I acqire, And shape my foolishness to their desire. Prior.
3. To image; to conceive; to body forth. Oft my jealousy Shapes faults that are not. Shak.
4. To design; to prepare; to plan; to arrange.When shapen was all this conspiracy, From point to point. Chaucer.Shaping machine. (Mach.) Same as Shaper.— To shape one's self, to prepare; to make ready. [Obs.]I will early shape me therefor. Chaucer.
SHAPEShape, v. i.
Defn: To suit; to be adjusted or conformable. [R.] Shak.
SHAPE Shape, n. Etym: [OE. shap, schap, AS. sceap in gesceap creation, creature, fr. the root of scieppan, scyppan, sceppan, to shape, to do, to effect; akin to OS. giskeppian, OFries. skeppa, D. scheppen, G. schaffen, OHG. scaffan, scepfen, skeffen, Icer. skapa, skepja, Dan. skabe, skaffe, Sw. skapa, skaffa, Goth. gaskapjan, and perhaps to E. shave, v. Cf. -ship.]
1. Character or construction of a thing as determining its external appearance; outward aspect; make; figure; form; guise; as, the shape of a tree; the shape of the head; an elegant shape. He beat me grievously, in the shape of a woman. Shak.
2. That which has form or figure; a figure; an appearance; a being. Before the gates three sat, On either side, a formidable shape. Milton.
3. A model; a pattern; a mold.
4. Form of embodiment, as in words; form, as of thought or conception; concrete embodiment or example, as of some quality. Milton.
5. Dress for disguise; guise. [Obs.] Look better on this virgin, and consider This Persian shape laid by, and she appearing In a Greekish dress. Messinger.
6. (Iron Manuf.) (a) A rolled or hammered piece, as a bar, beam, angle iron, etc., having a cross section different from merchant bar. (b) A piece which has been roughly forged nearly to the form it will receive when completely forged or fitted. To take shape, to assume a definite form.
SHAPELESSShape"less, a.
Defn: Destitute of shape or regular form; wanting symmetry ofdimensions; misshapen; — opposed to Ant: shapely.— Shape"less*ness, n.The shapeless rock, or hanging precipice. Pope.
SHAPELINESSShape"li*ness, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being shapely.
SHAPELYShape"ly, a. [Compar. Shapelier; superl. Shapeliest.]
1. Well-formed; having a regular shape; comely; symmetrical. T. Warton. Waste sandy valleys, once perplexed with thorn, The spiry fir and shapely box adorn. Pope. Where the shapely column stood. Couper.
2. Fit; suitable. [Obs.] Shaply for to be an alderman. Chaucer.
SHAPERShap"er, n.
1. One who shapes; as, the shaper of one's fortunes. The secret of those old shapers died with them. Lowell.
2. That which shapes; a machine for giving a particular form or outline to an object. Specifically; (a) (Metal Working) A kind of planer in which the tool, instead of the work, receives a reciprocating motion, usually from a crank. (b) (Wood Working) A machine with a vertically revolving cutter projecting above a flat table top, for cutting irregular outlines, moldings, etc.
SHAPOOSha"poo, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The oörial.
SHAPSShaps, n. pl. [Shortened fr. chaparajos. Cf. Chaps.]
Defn: Chaparajos. [Western U. S.]
A pair of gorgeous buckskin shaps, embroidered up the sides and adorned with innumerable ermine skins. The Century.
SHARDShard, n.
Defn: A plant; chard. [Obs.] Dryden.
SHARD Shard, n. Etym: [AS. sceard, properly a p. p. from the root of scearn to shear, to cut; akin to D. schaard a fragment, G. scharte a notch, Icel. skar. See Shear, and cf. Sherd.] [Written also sheard, and sherd.]
1. A piece or fragment of an earthen vessel, or a like brittle substance, as the shell of an egg or snail. Shak. The precious dish Broke into shards of beauty on the board. E. Arnold.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The hard wing case of a beetle.They are his shards, and he their beetle. Shak.
3. A gap in a fence. [Obs.] Stanyhurst.
4. A boundary; a division. [Obs. & R.] Spenser.
SHARD-BORNEShard"-borne`, a.
Defn: Borne on shards or scaly wing cases. "The shard-borne beetle."Shak.
SHARDEDShard"ed, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Having elytra, as a beetle.
SHARDYShard"y, a.
Defn: Having, or consisting of, shards.
SHARE Share, n. Etym: [OE. schar, AS. scear; akin to OHG. scaro, G. schar, pflugshar, and E. shear, v. See Shear.]
1. The part (usually an iron or steel plate) of a plow which cuts the ground at the bottom of a furrow; a plowshare.
2. The part which opens the ground for the reception of the seed, in a machine for sowing seed. Knight.
SHARE Share, n. Etym: [OE. share, AS. scearu, scaru, fr. sceran to shear, cut. See Shear, v.]
1. A certain quantity; a portion; a part; a division; as, a small share of prudence.
2. Especially, the part allotted or belonging to one, of any property or interest owned by a number; a portion among others; an apportioned lot; an allotment; a dividend. "My share of fame." Dryden.
3. Hence, one of a certain number of equal portions into which any property or invested capital is divided; as, a ship owned in ten shares.
4. The pubes; the sharebone. [Obs.] Holland. To go shares, to partake; to be equally concerned. — Share and share alike, in equal shares.
SHAREShare, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shared; p. pr. & vb. n. Sharing.]
1. To part among two or more; to distribute in portions; to divide. Suppose I share my fortune equally between my children and a stranger. Swift.
2. To partake of, use, or experience, with others; to have a portion of; to take and possess in common; as, to share a shelter with another. While avarice and rapine share the land. Milton.
3. To cut; to shear; to cleave; to divide. [Obs.] The shared visage hangs on equal sides. Dryden.
SHAREShare, v. i.
Defn: To have part; to receive a portion; to partake, enjoy, orsuffer with others.A right of inheritance gave every one a title to share in the goodsof his father. Locke.
SHAREBEAMShare"beam`, n.
Defn: The part of the plow to which the share is attached.
SHAREBONEShare"bone`, n. (Anat.)
Defn: The public bone.
SHAREBROKERShare"bro`ker, n.
Defn: A broker who deals in railway or other shares and securities.
SHAREHOLDERShare"hold`er, n.
Defn: One who holds or owns a share or shares in a joint fund or property.
SHARERShar"er, n.
Defn: One who shares; a participator; a partaker; also, a divider; a distributer.
SHAREWORTShare"wort`, n. (Bot.)
Defn: A composite plant (Aster Tripolium) growing along the seacoast of Europe.
SHARK Shark, n. Etym: [Of uncertain origin; perhaps through OF. fr. carcharus a kind of dogfish, Gr. Shark, v. t.&i.); cf. Corn. scarceas.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any one of numerous species of elasmobranch fishes of the orderPlagiostomi, found in all seas.
Note: Some sharks, as the basking shark and the whale shark, grow to an enormous size, the former becoming forty feet or more, and the latter sixty feet or more, in length. Most of them are harmless to man, but some are exceedingly voracious. The man-eating sharks mostly belong to the genera Carcharhinus, Carcharodon, and related genera. They have several rows of large sharp teeth with serrated edges, as the great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias, or Rondeleti) of tropical seas, and the great blue shark (Carcharhinus glaucus) of all tropical and temperate seas. The former sometimes becomes thirty-six feet long, and is the most voracious and dangerous species known. The rare man-eating shark of the United States coast (Charcarodon Atwoodi) is thought by some to be a variety, or the young, of C. carcharias. The dusky shark (Carcharhinus obscurus), and the smaller blue shark (C. caudatus), both common species on the coast of the United States, are of moderate size and not dangerous. They feed on shellfish and bottom fishes.
2. A rapacious, artful person; a sharper. [Colloq.]
3. Trickery; fraud; petty rapine; as, to live upon the shark. [Obs.]South. Baskin shark, Liver shark, Nurse shark, Oil shark, Sand shark,Tiger shark, etc. See under Basking, Liver, etc. See also Dogfish,Houndfish, Notidanian, and Tope.— Gray shark, the sand shark.— Hammer-headed shark. See Hammerhead.— Port Jackson shark. See Cestraciont.— Shark barrow, the eggcase of a shark; a sea purse.— Shark ray. Same as Angel fish (a), under Angel.— Thrasher shark, or Thresher shark, a large, voracious shark. SeeThrasher.— Whale shark, a huge harmless shark (Rhinodon typicus) of theIndian Ocean. It becomes sixty feet or more in length, but has verysmall teeth.
SHARK Shark, v. t. Etym: [Of uncertain origin; perhaps fr. shark, n., or perhaps related to E. shear (as hearken to hear), and originally meaning, to clip off. Cf. Shirk.]
Defn: To pick or gather indiscriminately or covertly. [Obs.] Shak.
SHARKShark, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sharked; p. pr. & vb. n. Sharking.]
1. To play the petty thief; to practice fraud or trickery; to swindle. Neither sharks for a cup or a reckoning. Bp. Earle.
2. To live by shifts and stratagems. Beau & Fl.
SHARKERShark"er, n.
Defn: One who lives by sharking.
SHARKINGShark"ing, n.
Defn: Petty rapine; trick; also, seeking a livelihood by shifts and dishonest devices.
SHAROCKShar"ock, n.
Defn: An East Indian coin of the value of 12
SHARPSharp, a. [Compar. Sharper; superl. Sharpest.] Etym: [OE. sharp,scharp, scarp, AS. scearp; akin to OS. skarp, LG. scharp, D. scherp,G. scharf, Dan. & Sw. skarp, Icel. skarpr. Cf. Escarp, Scrape,Scorpion.]
1. Having a very thin edge or fine point; of a nature to cut or pierce easily; not blunt or dull; keen. He dies upon my scimeter's sharp point. Shak.
2. Terminating in a point or edge; not obtuse or rounded; somewhat pointed or edged; peaked or ridged; as, a sharp hill; sharp features.
3. Affecting the sense as if pointed or cutting, keen, penetrating, acute: to the taste or smell, pungent, acid, sour, as ammonia has a sharp taste and odor; to the hearing, piercing, shrill, as a sharp sound or voice; to the eye, instantaneously brilliant, dazzling, as a sharp flash.
4. (Mus.) (a) High in pitch; acute; as, a sharp note or tone. (b) Raised a semitone in pitch; as, C sharp (C#), which is a half step, or semitone, higher than C. (c) So high as to be out of tune, or above true pitch; as, the tone is sharp; that instrument is sharp. Opposed in all these senses to Ant: flat.
5. Very trying to the feelings; pierching; keen; severe; painful; distressing; as, sharp pain, weather; a sharp and frosty air. Sharp misery had worn him to the bones. Shak. The morning sharp and clear. Cowper. In sharpest perils faithful proved. Keble.
6. Cutting in language or import; biting; sarcastic; cruel; harsh; rigorous; severe; as, a sharp rebuke. "That sharp look." Tennyson. To that place the sharp Athenian law Can not pursue us. Shak. Be thy words severe, Sharp as merits but the sword forbear. Dryden.
7. Of keen perception; quick to discern or distinguish; having nice discrimination; acute; penetrating; sagacious; clever; as, a sharp eye; sharp sight, hearing, or judgment. Nothing makes men sharper . . . than want. Addison. Many other things belong to the material world, wherein the sharpest philosophers have never yeL. Watts.
8. Eager in pursuit; keen in quest; impatient for gratification; keen; as, a sharp appetite.
9. Fierce; ardent; fiery; violent; impetuous. "In sharp contest of battle." Milton. A sharp assault already is begun. Dryden.
10. Keenly or unduly attentive to one's own interest; close and exact in dealing; shrewd; as, a sharp dealer; a sharp customer. The necessity of being so sharp and exacting. Swift.
11. Composed of hard, angular grains; gritty; as, sharp sand. Moxon.
12. Steep; precipitous; abrupt; as, a sharp ascent or descent; a sharp turn or curve.
13. (Phonetics)
Defn: Uttered in a whisper, or with the breath alone, without voice, as certain consonants, such as p, k, t, f; surd; nonvocal; aspirated.
Note: Sharp is often used in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, sharp-cornered, sharp-edged, sharp-pointed, sharp- tasted, sharp-visaged, etc. Sharp practice, the getting of an advantage, or the attempt to do so, by a tricky expedient. — To brace sharp, or To sharp up (Naut.), to turn the yards to the most oblique position possible, that the ship may lie well up to the wind.
Syn. — Keen; acute; piercing; penetrating; quick; sagacious; discerning; shrewd; witty; ingenious; sour; acid; tart; pungent; acrid; severe; poignant; biting; acrimonious; sarcastic; cutting; bitter; painful; afflictive; violent; harsh; fierce; ardent; fiery.
SHARPSharp, adv.
1. To a point or edge; piercingly; eagerly; sharply. M. Arnold. The head [of a spear] full sharp yground. Chaucer. You bite so sharp at reasons. Shak.
2. Precisely; exactly; as, we shall start at ten o'clock sharp. [Colloq.] Look sharp, attend; be alert. [Colloq.]
SHARPSharp, n.
1. A sharp tool or weapon. [Obs.] If butchers had but the manners to go to sharps, gentlemen would be contented with a rubber at cuffs. Collier.
2. (Mus.) (a) The character [#] used to indicate that the note before which it is placed is to be raised a half step, or semitone, in pitch. (b) A sharp tone or note. Shak.
3. A portion of a stream where the water runs very rapidly. [Prov. Eng.] C. Kingsley.
4. A sewing needle having a very slender point; a needle of the most pointed of the three grades, blunts, betweens, and sharps.
5. pl.
Defn: Same as Middlings, 1.
6. An expert. [Slang]
SHARPSharp, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sharped; p. pr. & vb. n. Sharping.]
1. To sharpen. [Obs.] Spenser.
2. (Mus.)
Defn: To raise above the proper pitch; to elevate the tone of; especially, to raise a half step, or semitone, above the natural tone.
SHARPSharp, v. i.
1. To play tricks in bargaining; to act the sharper. L'Estrange.
2. (Mus.)
Defn: To sing above the proper pitch.
SHARP-CUTSharp-cut`, a.
Defn: Cut sharply or definitely, or so as to make a clear, well- defined impression, as the lines of an engraved plate, and the like; clear-cut; hence, having great distinctness; well-defined; clear.
SHARPENSharp"en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sarpened; p. pr. & vb. n. Sharpening.]Etym: [See Sharp, a.]
Defn: To make sharp. Specifically: (a) To give a keen edge or fine point to; to make sharper; as, to sharpen an ax, or the teeth of a saw. (b) To render more quick or acute in perception; to make more ready or ingenious. The air . . . sharpened his visual ray To objects distant far. Milton. He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves and sharpens our skill. Burke.
(c) To make more eager; as, to sharpen men's desires. Epicurean cooks Sharpen with cloyless sauce his appetite. Shak.
(d) To make more pungent and intense; as, to sharpen a pain or disease. (e) To make biting, sarcastic, or severe. "Sharpen each word." E. Smith. (f) To render more shrill or piercing. Inclosures not only preserve sound, but increase and sharpen it. Bacon.
(g) To make more tart or acid; to make sour; as, the rays of the sun sharpen vinegar. (h) (Mus. ) To raise, as a sound, by means of a sharp; to apply a sharp to.
SHARPENSharp"en, v. i.
Defn: To grow or become sharp.
SHARPERSharp"er, n.
Defn: A person who bargains closely, especially, one who cheats in bargains; a swinder; also, a cheating gamester. Sharpers, as pikes, prey upon their own kind. L'Estrange.
Syn.— Swindler; cheat; deceiver; trickster; rogue. See Swindler.
SHARPIESharp"ie, n. (Naut.)
Defn: A long, sharp, flat-bottomed boat, with one or two masts carrying a triangular sail. They are often called Fair Haven sharpies, after the place on the coast of Connecticut where they originated. [Local, U.S.]
SHARPLINGSharp"ling, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A stickleback. [Prov. Eng.]
SHARPLYSharp"ly, adv.
Defn: In a sharp manner,; keenly; acutely.They are more sharply to be chastised and reformed than the rudeIrish. Spenser.The soldiers were sharply assailed with wants. Hayward.You contract your eye when you would see sharply. Bacon.
SHARPNESSSharp"ness, n. Etym: [AS. scearpness.]
Defn: The quality or condition of being sharp; keenness; acuteness.
SHARPSAWSharp"saw`, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The great titmouse; — so called from its harsh call notes.[Prov. Eng.]
SHARP-SETSharp"-set`, a.
Defn: Eager in appetite or desire of gratification; affected by keen hunger; ravenous; as, an eagle or a lion sharp-set. The town is sharp-set on new plays. Pope.
SHARPSHOOTERSharp"shoot`er, n.
Defn: One skilled in shooting at an object with exactness; a good marksman.
SHARPSHOOTINGSharp"shoot`ing, n.
Defn: A shooting with great precision and effect; hence, a keen contest of wit or argument.
SHARP-SIGHTEDSharp"-sight`ed, a.
Defn: Having quick or acute sight; — used literally andfiguratively.— Sharp`-sight`ed*ness, n.
SHARPTAIL Sharp"tail`, n. (Zoöl.) (a) The pintail duck. (b) The pintail grouse, or prairie chicken.
SHARP-WITTEDSharp"-wit`ted, a.
Defn: Having an acute or nicely discerning mind.
SHASHShash, n. Etym: [See Sash.]
1. The scarf of a turban. [Obs.] Fuller.
2. A sash. [Obs.]
SHASTAShas"ta, n.
Defn: A mountain peak, etc., in California.
SHASTA DAISYShasta daisy.
Defn: A large-flowered garden variety of the oxeye daisy.
SHASTA FIRShasta fir.
Defn: A Californian fir (Abies shastensis).
SHASTA SAMShasta Sam. (Card Playing)
Defn: A game like California Jack, except that the pack drawn from is turned face down.
SHASTER; SHASTRA Shas"ter, Shas"tra, n. Etym: [Skr. castra an order or command, a sacred book, fr. cas to order, instruct, govern. Cf. Sastra.]
Defn: A treatise for authoritative instruction among the Hindoos; a book of institutes; especially, a treatise explaining the Vedas. [Written also sastra.]
SHATHMONTShath"mont (, n.
Defn: A shaftment. [Scot.]
SHATTER Shat"ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shattered; p. pr. & vb. n. Shattering.] Etym: [OE. schateren, scateren, to scatter, to dash, AS. scateran; cf. D. schateren to crack, to make a great noise, OD. schetteren to scatter, to burst, to crack. Cf. Scatter.]
1. To break at once into many pieces; to dash, burst, or part violently into fragments; to rend into splinters; as, an explosion shatters a rock or a bomb; too much steam shatters a boiler; an oak is shattered by lightning. A monarchy was shattered to pieces, and divided amongst revolted subjects. Locke.
2. To disorder; to derange; to render unsound; as, to be shattered in intellect; his constitution was shattered; his hopes were shattered. A man of a loose, volatile, and shattered humor. Norris.
3. To scatter about. [Obs.] Shatter your leaves before the mellowing year. Milton.
SHATTERShat"ter, v. i.
Defn: To be broken into fragments; to fal Some fragile bodies break but where the force is; some shatter and fly in many places. Bacon.
SHATTERShat"ter, n.
Defn: A fragment of anything shattered; — used chiefly or soley in the phrase into shatters; as, to break a glass into shatters. Swift.
SHATTER-BRAINED; SHATTER-PATEDShat"ter-brained`, Shat"ter-pat`ed, a.
Defn: Disordered or wandering in intellect; hence, heedless; wild. J.Goodman.
SHATTERYShat"ter*y, a.
Defn: Easily breaking into pieces; not compact; loose of texture; brittle; as, shattery spar.
SHAVEShave,
Defn: obs. p. p. of Shave. Chaucer.His beard was shave as nigh as ever he can. Chaucer.
SHAVE Shave, v. t. [imp. Shaved;p. p. Shaved or Shaven (; p. pr. & vb. n. Shaving.] Etym: [OE. shaven, schaven, AS. scafan, sceafan; akin to D. schaven, G. schaben, Icel. skafa, Sw. skafva, Dan. skave, Goth. scaban, Russ. kopate to dig, Gr. scabere to scratch, to scrape. Cf. Scab, Shaft, Shape.]
1. To cut or pare off from the surface of a body with a razor or other edged instrument; to cut off closely, as with a razor; as, to shave the beard.
2. To make bare or smooth by cutting off closely the surface, or surface covering, of; especially, to remove the hair from with a razor or other sharp instrument; to take off the beard or hair of; as, to shave the face or the crown of the head; he shaved himself. I'll shave your crown for this. Shak. The laborer with the bending scythe is seen Shaving the surface of the waving green. Gay.
3. To cut off thin slices from; to cut in thin slices. Plants bruised or shaven in leaf or root. Bacon.
4. To skim along or near the surface of; to pass close to, or touch lightly, in passing. Now shaves with level wing the deep. Milton.
5. To strip; to plunder; to fleece. [Colloq.] To shave a note, to buy it at a discount greater than the legal rate of interest, or to deduct in discounting it more than the legal rate allows. [Cant, U.S.]
SHAVEShave, v. i.
Defn: To use a razor for removing the beard; to cut closely; hence, to be hard and severe in a bargain; to practice extortion; to cheat.
SHAVE Shave, n. Etym: [AS. scafa, sceafa, a sort of knife. See Shave, v. t.]
1. A thin slice; a shaving. Wright.
2. A cutting of the beard; the operation of shaving.
3. (a) An exorbitant discount on a note. [Cant, U.S.] (b) A premium paid for an extension of the time of delivery or payment, or for the right to vary a stock contract in any particular. [Cant, U.S.] N. Biddle.
4. A hand tool consisting of a sharp blade with a handle at each end; a drawing knife; a spokeshave.
5. The act of passing very near to, so as almost to graze; as, the bullet missed by a close shave. [Colloq.] Shave grass (Bot.), the scouring rush. See the Note under Equisetum. — Shave hook, a tool for scraping metals, consisting of a sharp- edged triangular steel plate attached to a shank and handle.
SHAVELINGShave"ling, n.
Defn: A man shaved; hence, a monk, or other religious; — used incontempt.I am no longer a shaveling than while my frock is on my back. Sir W.Scott.
SHAVERShav"er, n.
1. One who shaves; one whose occupation is to shave.
2. One who is close in bargains; a sharper. Swift.
3. One who fleeces; a pillager; a plunderer. By these shavers the Turks were stripped. Knolles.
4. A boy; a lad; a little fellow. [Colloq.] "These unlucky little shavers." Salmagundi. As I have mentioned at the door to this young shaver, I am on a chase in the name of the king. Dickens.
5. (Mech.)
Defn: A tool or machine for shaving. A note shaver, a person who buys notes at a discount greater than the legal rate of interest. [Cant, U.S.]
SHAVINGShav"ing, n.
1. The act of one who, or that which, shaves; specifically, the act of cutting off the beard with a razor.
2. That which is shaved off; a thin slice or strip pared off with a shave, a knife, a plane, or other cutting instrument. "Shaving of silver." Chaucer. Shaving brush, a brush used in lathering the face preparatory to shaving it.
SHAWShaw, n. Etym: [OE. schawe, scha, thicket, grove, AS. scaga; akin toDan. skov, Sw. skog, Icel. sk.]
1. A thicket; a small wood or grove. [Obs. or Prov.Eng. & Scot.]Burns.Gaillard he was as goldfinch in the shaw. Chaucer.The green shaws, the merry green woods. Howitt.
2. pl.
Defn: The leaves and tops of vegetables, as of potatoes, turnips, etc. [Scot.] Jamieson.
SHAWFOWLShaw"fowl`, n. Etym: [Scot. schaw, shaw, show + fowl.]
Defn: The representation or image of a fowl made by fowlers to shoot at. Johnson.
SHAWLShawl, n. Etym: [Per. & Hind. shal: cf. F. châle.]
Defn: A square or oblong cloth of wool, cotton, silk, or other textile or netted fabric, used, especially by women, as a loose covering for the neck and shoulders. India shawl, a kind of rich shawl made in India from the wool of the Cashmere goat. It is woven in pieces, which are sewed together. — Shawl goat (Zoöl.), the Cashmere goat.
SHAWLShawl, v. t.
Defn: To wrap in a shawl. Thackeray.
SHAWM Shawm, n. Etym: [OE. shalmie, OF. chalemie; cf. F. chalumeau shawm, chaume haulm, stalk; all fr. L. calamus a reed, reed pipe. See Haulm, and cf. Calumet.] (Mus.)
Defn: A wind instrument of music, formerly in use, supposed to haveresembled either the clarinet or the hautboy in form. [Written alsoshalm, shaum.] Otway.Even from the shrillest shaum unto the cornamute. Drayton.
SHAWNEESShaw`nees", n. pl.; sing. Shawnee (. (Ethnol.)
Defn: A tribe of North American Indians who occupied Western New York and part of Ohio, but were driven away and widely dispersed by the Iroquois.
SHAYShay, n.
Defn: A chaise. [Prov. Eng. & Local, U.S.]
SHE She, pron. [sing. nom. She; poss. Her. ( or Hers (; obj. Her; pl. nom. They; poss. Their or Theirs (; obj. Them.] Etym: [OE. she, sche, scheo, scho, AS. seó, fem. of the definite article, originally a demonstrative pronoun; cf. OS. siu, D. zij, G. sie, OHG. siu, si, si, Icel. su, sja, Goth. si she, so, fem. article, Russ. siia, fem., this, Gr. sa, sya. The possessive her or hers, and the objective her, are from a different root. See Her.]
1. This or that female; the woman understood or referred to; the animal of the female sex, or object personified as feminine, which was spoken of. She loved her children best in every wise. Chaucer. Then Sarah denied, . . . for she was afraid. Gen. xviii. 15.
2. A woman; a female; — used substantively. [R.] Lady, you are the cruelest she alive. Shak.
Note: She is used in composition with nouns of common gender, for female, to denote an animal of the female sex; as, a she-bear; a she- cat.
SHEADINGShead"ing, n. Etym: [From AS. scadan, sceádan, to separate, divide.See Shed, v. t.]
Defn: A tithing, or division, in the Isle of Man, in which there is a coroner, or chief constable. The island is divided into six sheadings.
SHEAFSheaf, n. (Mech.)
Defn: A sheave. [R.]
SHEAF Sheaf, n.; pl. Sheaves. Etym: [OE. sheef, shef, schef, AS. sceáf; akin to D. schoof, OHG. scoub, G. schaub, Icel. skauf a fox's brush, and E. shove. See Shove.]
1. A quantity of the stalks and ears of wheat, rye, or other grain, bound together; a bundle of grain or straw. The reaper fills his greedy hands, And binds the golden sheaves in brittle bands. Dryden.
2. Any collection of things bound together; a bundle; specifically, a bundle of arrows sufficient to fill a quiver, or the allowance of each archer, — usually twenty-four. The sheaf of arrows shook and rattled in the case. Dryden.
SHEAFSheaf, v. t.
Defn: To gather and bind into a sheaf; to make into sheaves; as, to sheaf wheat.
SHEAFSheaf, v. i.
Defn: To collect and bind cut grain, or the like; to make sheaves.They that reap must sheaf and bind. Shak.
SHEAFYSheaf"y, a.
Defn: Pertaining to, or consisting of, a sheaf or sheaves; resembling a sheaf.
SHEALSheal, n.
Defn: Same as Sheeling. [Scot.]
SHEALSheal, v. t.
Defn: To put under a sheal or shelter. [Scot.]
SHEALSheal, v. t. Etym: [See Shell.]
Defn: To take the husks or pods off from; to shell; to empty of its contents, as a husk or a pod. [Obs. or Prov.Eng. & Scot.] Jamieson. That's a shealed peascod. Shak.
SHEALSheal, n.
Defn: A shell or pod. [Obs. or Prov.Eng.]
SHEALINGSheal"ing, n.
Defn: The outer husk, pod, or shell, as of oats, pease, etc.; sheal; shell. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
SHEALINGSheal"ing, n.
Defn: Same as Sheeling. [Scot.]
SHEAR Shear, v. t. [imp. Sheared or Shore (;p. p. Sheared or Shorn (; p. pr. & vb. n. Shearing.] Etym: [OE. sheren, scheren, to shear, cut, shave, AS. sceran, scieran, scyran; akin to D. & G. scheren, Icel. skera, Dan. ski, Gr. Jeer, Score, Shard, Share, Sheer to turn aside.]
1. To cut, clip, or sever anything from with shears or a like instrument; as, to shear sheep; to shear cloth.
Note: It is especially applied to the cutting of wool from sheep or their skins, and the nap from cloth.
2. To separate or sever with shears or a similar instrument; to cut off; to clip (something) from a surface; as, to shear a fleece. Before the golden tresses . . . were shorn away. Shak.
3. To reap, as grain. [Scot.] Jamieson.
4. Fig.: To deprive of property; to fleece.
5. (Mech.)
Defn: To produce a change of shape in by a shear. See Shear, n., 4.
SHEARShear, n. Etym: [AS. sceara. See Shear, v. t.]
1. A pair of shears; — now always used in the plural, but formerly also in the singular. See Shears. On his head came razor none, nor shear. Chaucer. Short of the wool, and naked from the shear. Dryden.
2. A shearing; — used in designating the age of sheep. After the second shearing, he is a two-sher ram; . . . at the expiration of another year, he is a three-shear ram; the name always taking its date from the time of shearing. Youatt.
3. (Engin.)
Defn: An action, resulting from applied forces, which tends to cause two contiguous parts of a body to slide relatively to each other in a direction parallel to their plane of contact; — also called shearing stress, and tangential stress.
4. (Mech.)
Defn: A strain, or change of shape, of an elastic body, consisting of an extension in one direction, an equal compression in a perpendicular direction, with an unchanged magnitude in the third direction. Shear blade, one of the blades of shears or a shearing machine. — Shear hulk. See under Hulk. — Shear steel, a steel suitable for shears, scythes, and other cutting instruments, prepared from fagots of blistered steel by repeated heating, rolling, and tilting, to increase its malleability and fineness of texture.
SHEARShear, v. i.
1. To deviate. See Sheer.
2. (Engin.)
Defn: To become more or less completely divided, as a body under the action of forces, by the sliding of two contiguous parts relatively to each other in a direction parallel to their plane of contact.
SHEARBILLShear"bill`, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The black skimmer. See Skimmer.
SHEARDSheard, n.
Defn: See Shard. [Obs.]
SHEARERShear"er, n.
1. One who shears. Like a lamb dumb before his shearer. Acts viii. 32.
2. A reaper. [Scot.] Jamieson.
SHEARINGShear"ing, n.
1. The act or operation of clipping with shears or a shearing machine, as the wool from sheep, or the nap from cloth.
2. The product of the act or operation of clipping with shears or a shearing machine; as, the whole shearing of a flock; the shearings from cloth.
3. Same as Shearling. Youatt.
4. The act or operation of reaping. [Scot.]
5. The act or operation of dividing with shears; as, the shearing of metal plates.
6. The process of preparing shear steel; tilting.
7. (Mining)
Defn: The process of making a vertical side cutting in working into a face of coal. Shearing machine. (a) A machine with blades, or rotary disks, for dividing plates or bars of metal. (b) A machine for shearing cloth.
SHEARLINGShear"ling, n.
Defn: A sheep but once sheared.
SHEARMANShear"man, n.; pl. Shearmen (.
Defn: One whose occupation is to shear cloth.
SHEARNShearn, n. Etym: [AS. scearn. Cf. Scarn.]
Defn: Dung; excrement. [Obs.] [Written also shern.] Holland.
SHEARS Shears, n. pl. Etym: [Formerly used also in the singular. See Shear, n.,1.]
1. A cutting instrument. Specifically: (a) An instrument consisting of two blades, commonly with bevel edges, connected by a pivot, and working on both sides of the material to be cut, — used for cutting cloth and other substances. Fate urged the shears, and cut the sylph in twain. Pope.
(b) A similar instrument the blades of which are extensions of a curved spring, — used for shearing sheep or skins. (c) A shearing machine; a blade, or a set of blades, working against a resisting edge.
2. Anything in the form of shears. Specifically: (a) A pair of wings. [Obs.] Spenser. (b) An apparatus for raising heavy weights, and especially for stepping and unstepping the lower masts of ships. It consists of two or more spars or pieces of timber, fastened together near the top, steadied by a guy or guys, and furnished with the necessary tackle. [Written also sheers.]
3. (Mach.)
Defn: The bedpiece of a machine tool, upon which a table or slide rest is secured; as, the shears of a lathe or planer. See Illust. under Lathe. Rotary shears. See under Rotary.
SHEAR STEELShear steel.
Defn: See under Shear.
SHEARTAIL Shear"tail`, n. (Zoöl.) (a) The common tern. (b) Any one of several species of humming birds of the genus Thaumastura having a long forked tail.
SHEARWATERShear"wa`ter, n. Etym: [Shear + water; cf. G. wassersherer; — socalled from its running lightly along the surface of the water.](Zoöl.)
Defn: Any one of numerous species of long-winged oceanic birds of the genus Puffinus and related genera. They are allied to the petrels, but are larger. The Manx shearwater (P. Anglorum), the dusky shearwater (P. obscurus), and the greater shearwater (P. major), are well-known species of the North Atlantic. See Hagdon.
SHEATFISHSheat"fish`, n. Etym: [Cf. dial. G. scheid, schaid, schaiden.](Zoöl.)
Defn: A European siluroid fish (Silurus glanis) allied to the cat- fishes. It is the largest fresh-water fish of Europe, sometimes becoming six feet or more in length. See Siluroid.
SHEATH Sheath, n. Etym: [OE. schethe, AS. scæedh, sceáedh, sceedh; akin to OS. skeedhia, D. scheede, G. scheide, OHG. sceida, Sw. skida, Dan. skede, Icel. skeiedhir, pl., and to E. shed, v.t., originally meaning, to separate, to part. See Shed.]
1. A case for the reception of a sword, hunting knife, or other long and slender instrument; a scabbard. The dead knight's sword out of his sheath he drew. Spenser.
2. Any sheathlike covering, organ, or part. Specifically: (a) (Bot.) The base of a leaf when sheathing or investing a stem or branch, as in grasses. (b) (Zoöl.) One of the elytra of an insect. Medullary sheath. (Anat.) See under Medullary. — Primitive sheath. (Anat.) See Neurilemma. — Sheath knife, a knife with a fixed blade, carried in a sheath. — Sheath of Schwann. (Anat.) See Schwann's sheath.
SHEATHBILLSheath"bill`, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Either one of two species of birds composing the genus Chionis, and family Chionidæ, native of the islands of the Antarctic.seas.
Note: They are related to the gulls and the plovers, but more nearly to the latter. The base of the bill is covered with a saddle-shaped horny sheath, and the toes are only slightly webbed. The plumage of both species is white.
SHEATHESheathe, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sheathed; p. pr. & vb. n. Sheating.]Etym: [Written also sheath.]
1. To put into a sheath, case, or scabbard; to inclose or cover with, or as with, a sheath or case. The leopard . . . keeps the claws of his fore feet turned up from the ground, and sheathed in the skin of his toes. Grew. 'T is in my breast she sheathes her dagger now. Dryden.
2. To fit or furnish, as with a sheath. Shak.
3. To case or cover with something which protects, as thin boards, sheets of metal, and the like; as, to sheathe a ship with copper.
4. To obtund or blunt, as acrimonious substances, or sharp particles. [R.] Arbuthnot. To sheathe the sword, to make peace.
SHEATHEDSheathed, a.
1. Povided with, or inclosed in, sheath.
2. (Bot.)
Defn: Invested by a sheath, or cylindrical membranaceous tube, which is the base of the leaf, as the stalk or culm in grasses; vaginate.
SHEATHERSheath"er, n.
Defn: One who sheathes.
SHEATHFISHSheath"fish`, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Same as Sheatfish.
SHEATHINGSheath"ing, p. pr. & a.
Defn: from Sheathe. Inclosing with a sheath; as, the sheathing leaves of grasses; the sheathing stipules of many polygonaceous plants.
SHEATHINGSheath"ing, n.
Defn: That which sheathes. Specifically: (a) The casing or covering of a ship's bottom and sides; the materials for such covering; as, copper sheathing. (b) (Arch.) The first covering of boards on the outside wall of a frame house or on a timber roof; also, the material used for covering; ceiling boards in general.
SHEATHLESSSheath"less, a.
Defn: Without a sheath or case for covering; unsheathed.
SHEATH-WINGEDSheath"-winged`, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Having elytra, or wing cases, as a beetle.
SHEATHYSheath"y, a.
Defn: Forming or resembling a sheath or case. Sir T. Browne.
SHEA TREEShe"a tree`. (Bot.)
Defn: An African sapotaceous tree (Bassia, or Butyrospermum, Parkii), from the seeds of which a substance resembling butter is obtained; the African butter tree.
SHEAVE Sheave, n. Etym: [Akin to OD. schijve orb, disk, wheel, D. schiff, G. scheibe, Icel. skifa a shaving, slice; cf. Gr. Shift, v., Shive.]
Defn: A wheel having a groove in the rim for a rope to work in, and set in a block, mast, or the like; the wheel of a pulley. Sheave hole, a channel cut in a mast, yard, rail, or other timber, in which to fix a sheave.
SHEAVESheave, v. t. Etym: [See Sheaf of straw.]
Defn: To gather and bind into a sheaf or sheaves; hence, to collect.Ashmole.
SHEAVEDSheaved, a.
Defn: Made of straw. [Obs.] Shak.
SHEBANDERSheb"an*der, n. Etym: [Per. shahbandar.]
Defn: A harbor master, or ruler of a port, in the East Indies.[Written also shebunder.]
SHEBANGShe*bang", n. Etym: [Cf. Shebeen.]
Defn: A jocosely depreciative name for a dwelling or shop.[Slang,U.S.]
SHEBEENShe*been", n. Etym: [Of Irish origin; cf. Ir. seapa a shop.]
Defn: A low public house; especially, a place where spirits and other excisable liquors are illegally and privately sold. [Ireland]
SHECHINAHShe*chi"nah, n.
Defn: See Shekinah.
SHECKLATONSheck"la*ton, n. Etym: [Cf. Ciclatoun.]
Defn: A kind of gilt leather. See Checklaton. [Obs.] Spenser.
SHEDShed, n. Etym: [The same word as shade. See Shade.]
Defn: A slight or temporary structure built to shade or shelter something; a structure usually open in front; an outbuilding; a hut; as, a wagon shed; a wood shed. The first Aletes born in lowly shed. Fairfax. Sheds of reeds which summer's heat repel. Sandys.
SHED Shed, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shed; p. pr. & vb. n. Shedding.] Etym: [OE. scheden, sch, to pour, to part, AS. scadan, sceádan, to pert, to separate; akin to OS. sk, OFries. skscheiden, OHG. sceidan, Goth. skaidan, and probably to Lith. skëdu I part, separate, L. scindere to cleave, to split, Gr. chid, and perch. also to L. caedere to cut. sq. root159. Cf. Chisel, Concise, Schism, Sheading, Sheath, Shide.]
1. To separate; to divide. [Obs. or Prov.Eng.] Robert of Brunne.
2. To part with; to throw off or give forth from one's self; to emit; to diffuse; to cause to emanate or flow; to pour forth or out; to spill; as, the sun sheds light; she shed tears; the clouds shed rain. Did Romeo's hand shed Tybalt's blood Shak. Twice seven consenting years have shed Their utmost bounty on thy head. Wordsworth.
3. To let fall; to throw off, as a natural covering of hair, feathers, shell; to cast; as, fowls shed their feathers; serpents shed their skins; trees shed leaves.
4. To cause to flow off without penetrating; as, a tight roof, or covering of oiled cloth, sheeds water.
5. To sprinkle; to intersperse; to cover. [R.] "Her hair . . . is shed with gray." B. Jonson.
6. (Weaving)
Defn: To divide, as the warp threads, so as to form a shed, or passageway, for the shuttle.
SHEDShed, v. i.
1. To fall in drops; to pour. [Obs.] Such a rain down from the welkin shadde. Chaucer.
2. To let fall the parts, as seeds or fruit; to throw off a coveringor envelope.White oats are apt to shed most as they lie, and black as they stand.Mortimer.
SHEDShed, n.
1. A parting; a separation; a division. [Obs. or Prov.Eng.] They say also that the manner of making the shed of newwedded wives' hair with the iron head of a javelin came up then likewise. Sir T. North.
2. The act of shedding or spilling; — used only in composition, as in bloodshed.
3. That which parts, divides, or sheds; — used in composition, as in watershed.
4. (Weaving)
Defn: The passageway between the threads of the warp through which the shuttle is thrown, having a sloping top and bottom made by raising and lowering the alternate threads.
SHEDDERShed"der, n.
1. One who, or that which, sheds; as, a shedder of blood; a shedder of tears.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A crab in the act of casting its shell, or immediately afterwards while still soft; — applied especially to the edible crabs, which are most prized while in this state.
SHEDDINGShed"ding, n.
1. The act of shedding, separating, or casting off or out; as, the shedding of blood.
2. That which is shed, or cast off. [R.] Wordsworth.
SHEELFA; SHILFASheel"fa, Shil"fa, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The chaffinch; — so named from its call note. [Prov. Eng.]
SHEELING Sheel"ing, n. Etym: [Icel. skj a shelter, a cover; akin to Dan. & Sw. skjul.]
Defn: A hut or small cottage in an expessed or a retired place (as on a mountain or at the seaside) such as is used by shepherds, fishermen, sportsmen, etc.; a summer cottage; also, a shed. [Written also sheel, shealing, sheiling, etc.] [Scot.]
SHEELYSheel"y, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Same as Sheelfa.
SHEEN Sheen, a. Etym: [OE. sehene, AS. sciéne, sc, sc, splendid, beautiful; akin to OFries. sk, sk, OS. sc, D. schoon, G. schön, OHG. sc, Goth, skanus, and E. shew; the original meaning being probably, visible, worth seeing. It is not akin to E. shine. See Shew, v. t.]
Defn: Bright; glittering; radiant; fair; showy; sheeny. [R., exceptin poetry.]This holy maiden, that is so bright and sheen. Chaucer.Up rose each warrier bold and brave, Glistening in filed steel andarmor sheen. Fairfax.
SHEENSheen, v. i.
Defn: To shine; to glisten. [Poetic]This town, That, sheening far, celestial seems to be. Byron.
SHEENSheen, n.
Defn: Brightness; splendor; glitter. "Throned in celestial sheen."Milton.
SHEENLYSheen""ly, adv.
Defn: Brightly. [R.] Mrs. Browning.
SHEENYSheen"y, a.
Defn: Bright; shining; radiant; sheen. "A sheeny summer morn."Tennyson.
SHEEPSheep, n. sing. & pl. Etym: [OE. shep, scheep, AS. sc, sceáp; akin toOFries. sk, LG. & D. schaap, G. schaf, OHG. scaf, Skr. chaga. sq.root295. Cf. Sheepherd.]