Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Shadow (2)

Shad″ow, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Shadowed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Shadowing.] [OE. shadowen, AS. sceadwian. See adow, n.] 1. To cut off light from; to put in shade; to shade; to throw a ...

3944

Shadowiness

Shad″ow‐i‐ness (?), n. The quality or state of being shadowy.

3945

Shadowing

Shad″ow‐ing, n. 1. Shade, or gradation of light and color; shading. Feltham.2. A faint representation; an adumbration.There are... in savage theology shadowings, quaint or majes...

3946

Shadowish

Shad″ow‐ish, a. Shadowy; vague. Hooker.

3947

Shadowless

Shad″ow‐less, a. Having no shadow.

3948

Shadowy

Shad″ow‐y (?), a. 1. Full of shade or shadows; causing shade or shadow. “Shadowy verdure.” Fenton.This shadowy desert, unfrequented woods. Shak.2. Hence, dark; obscure; gloomy; ...

3949

Shadrach

Sha″drach (?), n.(Metal.) A mass of iron on which the operation of smelting has failed of its intended effect; — so called from Shadrach, one of the three Hebrews who came forth...

3950

Shady

Shad″y (?), a. [Compar.Shadier (?); superl.Shadiest.] 1. Abounding in shade or shades; overspread with shade; causing shade.The shady trees cover him with their shadow. Job. xl....

3951

Shaffle

Shaf″fle (?), v. i. [See Shuffle.] To hobble or limp; to shuffle.

3952

Shaffler

Shaf″fler (?), n. A hobbler; one who limps; a shuffer.

3953

Shafiite

Sha″fi‐ite (?), n. A member of one of the four sects of the Sunnites, or Orthodox Mohammedans; — so called from its founder, Mohammed al-Shafeï.

3954

Shaft

Shaft (?), n. [OE. shaft, schaft, AS. sceaft; akin to D. schacht, OHG. scaft, G. schaft, Dan. & Sw. skaft handle, haft, Icel. skapt, and probably to L. scapus, Gr. ����, ����, a...

3955

Shafted

Shaft″ed, a. 1. Furnished with a shaft, or with shafts; as, a shafted arch.2. (Her.) Having a shaft; — applied to a spear when the head and the shaft are of different tinctures.

3956

Shafting

Shaft″ing, n.(Mach.) Shafts, collectivelly; a system of connected shafts for communicating motion.

3957

Shaftman

{ Shaft″man (?), Shaft″ment (?), } n. [AS. sceaftmund.] A measure of about six inches.

3958

Shag

Shag (?), n. [AS. sceacga a bush of hair; akin to Icel. skegg the beard, Sw. skägg, Dan. skj�g. Cf. Schock of hair.] 1. Coarse hair or nap; rough, woolly hair.True Witney broadc...

3959

Shag (2)

Shag, a. Hairy; shaggy. Shak.

3960

Shag (3)

Shag, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Shagged (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Shagging.] To make hairy or shaggy; hence, to make rough.Shag the green zone that bounds the boreal skies. J. Barlow.

3961

Shag-haired

Shag″–haired′ (?), a. Having shaggy hair. Shak.

3962

Shag-rag

Shag″–rag′ (?), n. The unkempt and ragged part of the community. R. Browning.

3963

Shagbark

Shag″bark′ (?), n.(Bot.) A rough-barked species of hickory (Carya alba), its nut. Called also shellbark. See Hickory. (b) The West Indian Pithecolobium micradenium, a legiminous...

3964

Shagebush

Shage″bush′ (?), n. A sackbut.

3965

Shagged

Shag″ged (?), a. Shaggy; rough. Milton. — Shag″ged‐ness, n.Dr. H. More.

3966

Shagginess

Shag″gi‐ness (?), n. The quality or state of being shaggy; roughness; shaggedness.

3967

Shaggy

Shag″gy (?), a. [Compar.Shaggier (?); superl.Shaggiest.] [From Shag, n.] Rough with long hair or wool.About his shoulders hangs the shaggy skin. Dryden.2. Rough; rugged; jaggy. ...

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Shagreen

Sha‐green″ (?), v. t. To chagrin.

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Shagreen (2)

Sha‐green″, n. [F. chagrin, It. zigrino, fr. Turk. saghri the back of a horse or other beast of burden, shagreen. Cf. Chagrin.] 1. A kind of untanned leather prepared in Russia ...