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Sey, Seyh <Xpage=1320>

Sey (?) , Seyh (?) , obs. imp. sing. & 2d pers. pl. of See .

Chaucer.

Seye, Seyen <Xpage=1320>

Seye (?) , Seyen (?) , obs. imp. pl. & p. p. of See .

Seynd <Xpage=1320>

Seynd (?) , obs. p. p. of Senge , to singe.

Chaucer.

Seynt <Xpage=1320>

Seynt (?) , n. A gridle. See 1st Seint . [Obs.]

Sforzando, Sforzato <Xpage=1320>

Sfor*zan"do (?) , Sfor*za"to (?) , a. [It. sforzando , p. pr., and sforzato , p. p. of sforzare to force.] (Mus.) Forcing or forced; -- a direction placed over a note, to signify that it must be executed with peculiar emphasis and force; -- marked fz (an abbreviation of forzando ), sf , sfz , or <?/.

Sfumato <Xpage=1320>

Sfu*ma"to (?) , a. [It.] (Paint.) Having vague outlines, and colors and shades so mingled as to give a misty appearance; -- said of a painting.

Sgraffito <Xpage=1320>

Sgraf*fi"to (?) , a. [It.] (Paint.) Scratched; -- said of decorative painting of a certain style, in which a white overland surface is cut or scratched through, so as to form the design from a dark ground underneath.

Shab <Xpage=1320>

Shab (?) , n. [OE. shabbe , AS. sc<?/b . See Scab .] The itch in animals; also, a scab. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]

Shab <Xpage=1320>

Shab , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Shabbed (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Shabbing .] [See Scab , 3.] To play mean tricks; to act shabbily. [Obs. or Prov.Eng.]

Shab <Xpage=1320>

Shab , v. t. To scratch; to rub. [Obs.]

Farquhar.

Shabbed <Xpage=1320>

Shab"bed (?) , a. Shabby. [Obs.]

Wood.

Shabbily <Xpage=1320>

Shab"bi*ly (?) , adv. In a shabby manner.

Shabbiness <Xpage=1320>

Shab"bi*ness , n. The quality or state of being sghabby.

Shabble, Shabble <Xpage=1320>

Shab"ble (?) , Shab"ble , n. [Cf. D. sabel , and G. s\'84bel .] A kind of crooked sword or hanger. [Scot.]

Shabby <Xpage=1320>

Shab"by (?) , a. [ Compar. Shabbier (?) ; superl. Shabbiest .] [See Shab , n. , Scabby , and Scab .] 1. Torn or worn to rage; poor; mean; ragged.

Wearing shabby coats and dirty shirts. Macaulay.

2. Clothed with ragged, much worn, or soiled garments. "The dean was so shabby ."

Swift.

3. Mean; paltry; despicable; as, shabby treatment . "Very shabby fellows."

Clarendon.

Shabrack <Xpage=1320>

Shab"rack (?) , n. [Turk. tsh\'bepr\'bek , whence F. chabraque , G. shabracke .] (Mil.) The saddlecloth or housing of a cavalry horse.

Shack <Xpage=1320>

Shack (?) , v. t. [Prov. E., to shake, to shed. See Shake .] 1. To shed or fall, as corn or grain at harvest. [Prov. Eng.]

Grose.

2. To feed in stubble, or upon waste corn. [Prov. Eng.]

3. To wander as a vagabond or a tramp. [Prev.Eng.]

Shack <Xpage=1320>

Shack , n. [Cf. Scot. shag refuse of barley or oats.] 1. The grain left after harvest or gleaning; also, nuts which have fallen to the ground. [Prov. Eng.]

2. Liberty of winter pasturage. [Prov. Eng.]

3. A shiftless fellow; a low, itinerant beggar; a vagabond; a tramp. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U.S.]

Forby.

All the poor old shacks about the town found a friend in Deacon Marble. H. W. Beecher.

Common of shack (Eng.Law) , the right of persons occupying lands lying together in the same common field to turn out their cattle to range in it after harvest.

Cowell.

Shackatory <Xpage=1320>

Shack"a*to*ry (?) , n. A hound. [Obs.]

Shackle <Xpage=1320>

Shac"kle (?) , n. Stubble. [Prov. Eng.]

Pegge.

Shackle <Xpage=1320>

Shac"kle , n. [Generally used in the plural.] [OE. schakkyll , schakle , AS. scacul , sceacul , a shackle, fr. scacan to shake; cf. D. schakel a link of a chain, a mesh, Icel. sk\'94kull the pole of a cart. See Shake .] 1. Something which confines the legs or arms so as to prevent their free motion; specifically, a ring or band inclosing the ankle or wrist, and fastened to a similar shackle on the other leg or arm, or to something else, by a chain or a strap; a gyve; a fetter.

His shackles empty left; himself escaped clean. Spenser.

2. Hence, that which checks or prevents free action.

His very will seems to be in bonds and shackles . South.

3. A fetterlike band worn as an ornament.

Most of the men and women . . . had all earrings made of gold, and gold shackles about their legs and arms. Dampier.

4. A link or loop, as in a chain, fitted with a movable bolt, so that the parts can be separated, or the loop removed; a clevis.

5. A link for connecting railroad cars; -- called also drawlink , draglink , etc.

6. The hinged and curved bar of a padlock, by which it is hung to the staple.

Knight.

Shackle joint (Anat.) , a joint formed by a bony ring passing through a hole in a bone, as at the bases of spines in some fishes.

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Shackle <Xpage=1321>

Shac"kle (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Shackled (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Shackling .] 1. To tie or confine the limbs of, so as to prevent free motion; to bind with shackles; to fetter; to chain.

To lead him shackled , and exposed to scorn Of gathering crowds, the Britons' boasted chief. J. Philips.

2. Figuratively: To bind or confine so as to prevent or embarrass action; to impede; to cumber.

Shackled by her devotion to the king, she seldom could pursue that object. Walpole.

3. To join by a link or chain, as railroad cars. [U. S.]

Shackle bar , the coupling between a locomotive and its tender. [U.S.] -- Shackle bolt , a shackle.

Sir W. Scott.

Shacklock <Xpage=1321>

Shack"lock` (?) , n. A sort of shackle. [Obs.]

Shackly <Xpage=1321>

Shack"ly , a. Shaky; rickety. [Colloq. U. S.]

Shad <Xpage=1321>

Shad (?) , n. sing. & pl. [AS. sceadda a kind of fish, akin to Prov. G. schade ; cf. Ir. & Gael. sgadan a herring, W. ysgadan herrings; all perhaps akin to E. skate a fish.] (Zo\'94l.) Any one of several species of food fishes of the Herring family. The American species ( Clupea sapidissima ), which is abundant on the Atlantic coast and ascends the larger rivers in spring to spawn, is an important market fish. The European allice shad, or alose ( C. alosa ), and the twaite shad. ( C. finta ), are less important species. [Written also chad .]

&hand; The name is loosely applied, also, to several other fishes, as the gizzard shad (see under Gizzard ), called also mud shad , white-eyed shad , and winter shad .

Hardboaded , &or; Yellow-tailed , shad , the menhaden. -- Hickory , &or; Tailor , shad , the mattowacca. -- Long-boned shad , one of several species of important food fishes of the Bermudas and the West Indies, of the genus Gerres . -- Shad bush (Bot.) , a name given to the North American shrubs or small trees of the rosaceous genus Amelanchier ( A. Canadensis , and A. alnifolia ) Their white racemose blossoms open in April or May, when the shad appear, and the edible berries (pomes) ripen in June or July, whence they are called Juneberries . The plant is also called service tree , and Juneberry . -- Shad frog , an American spotted frog ( Rana halecina ); -- so called because it usually appears at the time when the shad begin to run in the rivers. -- Trout shad , the squeteague. -- White shad , the common shad.

Shadbird <Xpage=1321>

Shad"bird` (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) (a) The American, or Wilson's, snipe. See under Snipe . So called because it appears at the same time as the shad. (b) The common European sandpiper. [Prov. Eng.]

Shadd <Xpage=1321>

Shadd (?) , n. (Mining.) Rounded stones containing tin ore, lying at the surface of the ground, and indicating a vein.

Raymond.

Shadde <Xpage=1321>

Shad"de (?) , obs. imp. of Shed .

Chaucer.

Shaddock <Xpage=1321>

Shad"dock (?) , n. [Said to be so called from a Captain Shaddock , who first brought this fruit from the East Indies.] (Bot.) A tree ( Citrus decumana ) and its fruit, which is a large species of orange; -- called also forbidden fruit , and pompelmous .

Shade <Xpage=1321>

Shade (?) , n. [OE. shade , shadewe , schadewe , AS. sceadu , scead ; akin to OS. skado , D. schaduw , OHG. scato , (gen. scatewes ), G. schatten , Goth. skadus , Ir. & Gael. sgath , and probably to Gr. <?/<?/<?/ darkness. &root;162. Cf. Shadow , Shed a hat.] 1. Comparative obscurity owing to interception or interruption of the rays of light; partial darkness caused by the intervention of something between the space contemplated and the source of light.

&hand; Shade differs from shadow as it implies no particular form or definite limit; whereas a shadow represents in form the object which intercepts the light. When we speak of the shade of a tree, we have no reference to its form; but when we speak of measuring a pyramid or other object by its shadow , we have reference to its form and extent.

2. Darkness; obscurity; -- often in the plural.

The shades of night were falling fast. Longfellow.

3. An obscure place; a spot not exposed to light; hence, a secluded retreat.

Let us seek out some desolate shade , and there Weep our sad bosoms empty. Shak.

4. That which intercepts, or shelters from, light or the direct rays of the sun; hence, also, that which protects from heat or currents of air; a screen; protection; shelter; cover; as, a lamp shade .

The Lord is thy shade upon thy right hand. Ps. cxxi. 5.

Sleep under a fresh tree's shade . Shak.

Let the arched knife well sharpened now assail the spreading shades of vegetables. J. Philips.

5. Shadow. [Poetic.]

Envy will merit, as its shade , pursue. Pope.

6. The soul after its separation from the body; -- so called because the ancients it to be perceptible to the sight, though not to the touch; a spirit; a ghost; as, the shades of departed heroes .

Swift as thought the flitting shade Thro' air his momentary journey made. Dryden.

7. (Painting, Drawing, etc.) The darker portion of a picture; a less illuminated part. See Def. 1, above.

8. Degree or variation of color, as darker or lighter, stronger or paler; as, a delicate shade of pink .

White, red, yellow, blue, with their several degrees, or shades and mixtures, as green only in by the eyes. Locke.

9. A minute difference or variation, as of thought, belief, expression, etc.; also, the quality or degree of anything which is distinguished from others similar by slight differences; as, the shades of meaning in synonyms .

New shades and combinations of thought. De Quincey.

Every shade of religious and political opinion has its own headquarters. Macaulay.

The Shades , the Nether World; the supposed abode of souls after leaving the body.

Shade <Xpage=1321>

Shade (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Shaded ; p. pr. & vb. n. Shading .] 1. To shelter or screen by intercepting the rays of light; to keep off illumination from.

Milton.

I went to crop the sylvan scenes, And shade our altars with their leafy greens. Dryden.

2. To shelter; to cover from injury; to protect; to screen; to hide; as, to shade one's eyes .

Ere in our own house I do shade my head. Shak.

3. To obscure; to dim the brightness of.

Thou shad'st The full blaze of thy beams. Milton.

4. To pain in obscure colors; to darken.

5. To mark with gradations of light or color.

6. To present a shadow or image of; to shadow forth; to represent. [Obs.]

[The goddess] in her person cunningly did shade That part of Justice which is Equity. Spenser.

Shadeful <Xpage=1321>

Shade"ful (?) , a. Full of shade; shady.

Shadeless <Xpage=1321>

Shade"less , a. Being without shade; not shaded.

Shader <Xpage=1321>

Shad"er (?) , n. One who, or that which, shades.

Shadily <Xpage=1321>

Shad"i*ly (?) , adv. In a shady manner.

Shadiness <Xpage=1321>

Shad"i*ness , n. Quality or state of being shady.

Shading <Xpage=1321>

Shad"ing , n. 1. Act or process of making a shade.

2. That filling up which represents the effect of more or less darkness, expressing rotundity, projection, etc., in a picture or a drawing.

Shadoof <Xpage=1321>

Sha*doof" (?) , n. [Ar. sh\'bed<?/f .] A machine, resembling a well sweep, used in Egypt for raising water from the Nile for irrigation.

Shadow <Xpage=1321>

Shad"ow (?) , n. [Originally the same word as shade . &root;162. See Shade .] 1. Shade within defined limits; obscurity or deprivation of light, apparent on a surface, and representing the form of the body which intercepts the rays of light; as, the shadow of a man, of a tree, or of a tower . See the Note under Shade , n. , 1.

2. Darkness; shade; obscurity.

Night's sable shadows from the ocean rise. Denham.

3. A shaded place; shelter; protection; security.

In secret shadow from the sunny ray, On a sweet bed of lilies softly laid. Spenser.

4. A reflected image, as in a mirror or in water.

Shak.

5. That which follows or attends a person or thing like a shadow; an inseparable companion; hence, an obsequious follower.

Sin and her shadow Death. Milton.

6. A spirit; a ghost; a shade; a phantom. "Hence, horrible shadow !"

Shak.

7. An imperfect and faint representation; adumbration; indistinct image; dim bodying forth; hence, mystical reprresentation; type.

The law having a shadow of good things to come. Heb. x. 1.

[Types] and shadows of that destined seed. Milton.

8. A small degree; a shade. "No variableness, neither shadow of turning."

James i. 17.

9. An uninvited guest coming with one who is invited. [A Latinism]

Nares.

I must not have my board pastered with shadows That under other men's protection break in Without invitement. Massinger.

Shadow of death , darkness or gloom like that caused by the presence or the impending of death.

Ps. xxiii. 4.

Shadow <Xpage=1321>

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 shadow upon; to overspead with obscurity.

The warlike elf much wondered at this tree, So fair and great, that shadowed all the ground. Spenser.

2. To conceal; to hide; to screen. [R.]

Let every soldier hew him down a bough. And bear't before him; thereby shall we shadow The numbers of our host. Shak.

3. To protect; to shelter from danger; to shroud.

Shadoving their right under your wings of war. Shak.

4. To mark with gradations of light or color; to shade.

5. To represent faintly or imperfectly; to adumbrate; hence, to represent typically.

Augustus is shadowed in the person of <?/neas. Dryden.

6. To cloud; to darken; to cast a gloom over.

The shadowed livery of the burnished sun. Shak.

Why sad? I must not see the face O love thus shadowed . Beau & Fl.

7. To attend as closely as a shadow; to follow and watch closely, especially in a secret or unobserved manner; as, a detective shadows a criminal .

Shadowiness <Xpage=1321>

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

Shadowing <Xpage=1321>

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 majestic, of the conception of a Supreme Deity. Tylor.

Shadowish <Xpage=1321>

Shad"ow*ish , a. Shadowy; vague. [Obs.]

Hooker.

Shadowless <Xpage=1321>

Shad"ow*less , a. Having no shadow.

Shadowy <Xpage=1321>

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; dim. "The shadowy past."

Longfellow.

3. Not brightly luminous; faintly light.

The moon . . . with more pleasing light, Shadowy sets off the face things. Milton.

4. Faintly representative; hence, typical.

From sshadowy types to truth, from flesh to spirit. Milton.

5. Unsubstantial; unreal; as, shadowy honor .

Milton has brought into his poems two actors of a shadowy and fictitious nature, in the persons of Sin and Death. Addison.

Shadrach <Xpage=1321>

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 unharmed from the fiery furnace of Nebuchadnezzar. (See Dan. iii. 26, 27 .)

Shad-spirit <Xpage=1321>

Shad"-spir`it (?) , n. See Shadbird (a)

Shad-waiter <Xpage=1321>

Shad"-wait`er (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) A lake whitefish; the roundfish. See Roundfish .

Shady <Xpage=1321>

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. 22.

And Amaryllis fills the shady groves. Dryden.