SHEAL
SHEAL, to shell, not used.
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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SHEAR
SHEAR, verb transitivepreterit tensesheared; participle passivesheared or shorn. The old preterit tenseshore is entirely obsolete.1. To cut or clip something from the surface wi...
SHEAR-WATER
SHE'AR-WATER, noun A fowl. [Larus niger.] A species of petrel, (Procellaria puffinus, Linn.) found on the coasts of Great Britain and Ireland. The cut-water, (Rhryncops nigra.)
SHEARBILL
SHE'ARBILL, noun [shear and bill.] A fowl, the black skimmer or cut-water.
SHEARD
SHEARD, noun A shard. [See Shard.]
SHEARED
SHE'ARED, participle passive Clipped; deprived of woll, hair, nap.
SHEARER
SHE'ARER, noun One that shears; as a shearer of sheep.
SHEARMAN
SHEARMAN, nounsher'man. One whose occupation is to shear cloth.
SHEARS
SHEARS, nounplural [from the verb.]1. An instrument consisting of two blades with a bevel edge, movable on a pin, used for cutting cloth and other substances by interception bet...
SHEAT
SHEAT. [See Sheet.]
SHEATH
SHEATH, noun1. A case for the reception of a sword or other long and slender instrument; a scabbard. A sheath is that which separates, and hence a defense.2. In botany, a membra...
SHEATH-WINGED
SHE'ATH-WINGED, adjective [sheath and wing.] Having cases for covering the wings; as a sheath-winged insect.
SHEATHE
SHEATHE,1. To put in a case or scabbard; as, the sheathe a sword or dagger.2. To inclose or cover with a sheath or case.The leopard-deeps the claws of his fore feet turned up fr...
SHEATHED
SHE'ATHED, participle passive1. Put in a sheath; inclosed or covered in a case; covered; lined; invested with a membrane.2.adjective In botany, vaginate; invested by a sheath or...
SHEATHING
SHE'ATHING, participle present tense Putting in a sheath; inclosing in a case; covering; liningl investing with a membrane.SHE'ATHING, n, The casing or covering of a ship's bott...
SHEATHLESS
SHE'ATHLESS, adjective Without a sheath or case for covering; unsheathed.
SHEATHY
SHE'ATHY, adjective Forming a sheath or a case.
SHEAVE
SHEAVE, noun In seamen's language, a wheel in which the rope works in a block. It is made of hard wood or a metal. When made of wood, it is sometimes bushed, that is, has a piec...
SHEAVE-HOLE
SHE'AVE-HOLE, noun A channel cut in a mast, yard or other timber, in which to fix a sheave.
SHEAVED
SHE'AVED, adjective Made of straw. [Not in use.]
SHECKLATON
SHECK'LATON, noun A kind of gilt lether. [Not in use.]
SHED
SHED, verb transitivepreterit tense and participle passiveshed.1. To pour out; to effuse; to spill; to suffer to flow out; as, to shed tears; to shed blood. The sun sheds light ...
SHEDDER
SHED'DER, noun One that sheds or causes to flow out; as a shedder of blood.
SHEDDING
SHED'DING, participle present tense Effusing; causing to flow out; letting fall; casting; throwing off; sending out; diffusing; keeping off.
SHEEN
SHEEN, adjective Bright; glittery; showy.
SHEENY
SHEE'NY,Up rose each warrior bold and brave,Glist'ring in filed steel and armor sheen. Fairfax. [This word is used only in poetry.]SHEEN, noun Brightness; splendor.
SHEEP
SHEEP, nounsing. and plu.1. An animal of the genus Ovis, which is one of the most useful species that the Creator has bestowed upon man, and its wool constitutes a principal mat...