Webster's Dictionary 1913

4132

Shawl (2)

Shawl, v. t. To wrap in a shawl. Thackeray.

4133

Shawm

Shawm (?), n. [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.) A wind instrumen...

4134

Shawnees

Shaw′nees″ (?), n. pl.; sing. Shawnee (�). (Ethnol.) A tribe of North American Indians who occupied Western New York and part of Ohio, but were driven away and widely dispersed ...

4135

Shay

Shay (?), n. A chaise.

4136

She

She (?), pron. [sing. nom.She; poss.Her. (�) or Hers (�); obj.Her; pl. nom.They (?); poss.Their (?) or Theirs (�); obj.Them (?).] [OE. she, sche, scheo, scho, AS. seó, fem. of t...

4137

Shea tree

She″a tree′ (?). (Bot.) An African sapotaceous tree (Bassia, orButyrospermum, Parkii), from the seeds of which a substance resembling butter is obtained; the African butter tree.

4138

Sheading

Shead″ing (?), n. [From AS. scādan, sceádan, to separate, divide. See Shed, v. t.] A tithing, or division, in the Isle of Man, in which there is a coroner, or chief constable. T...

4139

Sheaf

Sheaf (?), n.(Mech.) A sheave.

4140

Sheaf (2)

Sheaf, n.; pl.Sheaves (#). [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 th...

4141

Sheaf (3)

Sheaf, v. t. To gather and bind into a sheaf; to make into sheaves; as, to sheaf wheat.

4142

Sheaf (4)

Sheaf (?), v. i. To collect and bind cut grain, or the like; to make sheaves.They that reap must sheaf and bind. Shak.

4143

Sheafy

Sheaf″y (?), a. Pertaining to, or consisting of, a sheaf or sheaves; resembling a sheaf.

4144

Sheal

Sheal (?), n. Same as Sheeling.

4145

Sheal (2)

Sheal, v. t. To put under a sheal or shelter.

4146

Sheal (3)

Sheal, v. t. [See Shell.] To take the husks or pods off from; to shell; to empty of its contents, as a husk or a pod. Jamieson.That's a shealed peascod. Shak.

4147

Sheal (4)

Sheal, n. A shell or pod.

4148

Shealing

Sheal″ing, n. The outer husk, pod, or shell, as of oats, pease, etc.; sheal; shell.

4149

Shealing (2)

Sheal″ing, n. Same as Sheeling.

4150

Shear

Shear (?), v. t. [imp.Sheared (?) or Shore (�);p. p.Sheared or Shorn (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Shearing.] [OE. sheren, scheren, to shear, cut, shave, AS. sceran, scieran, scyran; akin...

4151

Shear (2)

Shear, n. [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 she...

4152

Shear (3)

Shear, v. i. 1. To deviate. See Sheer.2. (Engin.) To become more or less completely divided, as a body under the action of forces, by the sliding of two contiguous parts relativ...

4153

Shear steel

Shear steel. See under Shear.

4154

Shearbill

Shear″bill′, n.(Zoöl.) The black skimmer. See Skimmer.

4155

Sheard

Sheard (?), n. See Shard.

4156

Shearer

Shear″er (?), n. 1. One who shears.Like a lamb dumb before his shearer. Acts viii. 32.2. A reaper. Jamieson.

4157

Shearing

Shear″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 clip...

4158

Shearling

Shear″ling (?), n. A sheep but once sheared.