SHALOTE
SHALO'TE, noun The French echalote anglicized. [See Eschalot.]
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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SHALSTONE
SHAL'STONE, noun A mineral found only in the Bannet of Temeswar, of a grayish, yellowish or reddish white; tafelspath.
SHALT
SHALT, the second person singular of shall; as, thou shalt not steal.
SHAM
SHAM, noun That which deceives expectation; any trick, fraud or device that deludes and disappoints; delusion; imposture. [Not an elegant word.]Believe who will the solemn sham,...
SHAMAN
SHAM'AN, noun In russia, a wizzard or conjurer, who by enchantment pretends to cure diseases, ward off misfortunes and foretell events.
SHAMBLES
SHAM'BLES, noun [Latin scamnum a bench; from Latin scando.]1. The place where butcher's meat is sold; a flesh-market.2. In mining, a nich or shelf at suitable distances to recei...
SHAMBLING
SHAM'BLING, adjective [from scamble, scambling.] Moving with an awkward, irregular, cumsy pace; as a shambling trot; shambling legs.SHAM'BLING, noun An awkward, clumsy, irregula...
SHAME
SHAME, noun1. A painful sensation excited by a consciousness of guilt, or of having done something which injures reputation; or by of that which nature or modesty prompts us to ...
SHAMED
SHA'MED, participle passive Made ashamed.
SHAMEFACED
SHA'MEFACED, adjective Bashful; easily confused or put out of countenance. A man may be shamefaced to excess.Conscience is a blushing shamefaced spirit. Shak.Your shamefac'd vir...
SHAMEFACEDLY
SHA'MEFACEDLY, adverb Bashfully; with excessive modesty.
SHAMEFACEDNESS
SHA'MEFACEDNESS, noun Bashfulness; excess of modesty.
SHAMEFULLY
SHA'MEFULLY, adverb1. Disgracefully; in a manner to bring reproach. He shamefully deserted his friend.2. With indignity or indecency; in a manner that may cause shame.How shamef...
SHAMEFULNESS
SHA'MEFULNESS, noun Disgracefulness.
SHAMELESS
SHA'MELESS, adjective [shame and less.]1. Destitute of shame; wanting modesty; impudent; brazen-faced; immodest; audacious; insensible to disgrace.Such shameless bards we have. ...
SHAMELESSLY
SHA'MELESSLY, adverb Without shame; impudently; as a man shamelessly wicked.
SHAMELESSNES
SHA'MELESSNES, noun Destitution of shame; want of sensiblity to desgrace or dishonor; impudence.He that blushes not at his crime, but adds shamelessness to shame, has nothing le...
SHAMER
SHA'MER, noun One who makes ashamed; that which confounds.
SHAMING
SHA'MING, participle present tense Making ashamed; causing to blush; confounding.
SHAMMER
SHAM'MER, noun [from sham.] One that shams; an imposter. [Low.]
SHAMMY
SHAM'MY,1. A species of wild goat, (Capra rupicapra, goat of the rocks,) inhabiting the mountains of Savoy, Piedmont, and Pyrenees.The shamois is now considered as a species of ...
SHAMOIS
SHAMOIS, noun
SHAMROCK
SHAM'ROCK, noun The Irish name for three-leafed grass.
SHANK
SHANK, noun1. The whole joint from the knee to the ankle. In a horse, th epart of the fore leg between the knee and footlock.2. The tibia or large bone of the leg; as crooked sh...
SHANK-PAINTER
SHANK-PAINTER, noun With seamen, a short rope and chain which sustains the shank and flukes of an anchor against the ship's side, as the stopper fastens the ring and stock to th...
SHANKED
SHANK'ED, adjective Having a shank.
SHANKER
SHANK'ER, noun A malignent ulcer, usually occasioned by some venereal complaint.