Shaply for to be an alderman.
Chaucer.
Shap"er (?), n. 1. One who shapes; as, the shaper of one's fortunes.
The secret of those old shapers died with them.
Lowell.
2. That which shapes; a machine for giving a particular form or outline
to an object. Specifically; (a) (Metal Working) A kind of planer in
which the tool, instead of the work, receives a reciprocating motion,
usually from a crank. (b) (Wood Working) A machine with a vertically
revolving cutter projecting above a flat table top, for cutting
irregular outlines, moldings, etc.
Sha"poo (?), n. (Zoöl.) The oörial.
Shard (shärd), n. A plant; chard. [Obs.] Dryden.
Shard, n. [AS. sceard, properly a p. p. from the root of scearn to
shear, to cut; akin to D. schaard a fragment, G. scharte a notch, Icel.
skarð. See Shear, and cf. Sherd.] [Written also sheard, and sherd.] 1.
A piece or fragment of an earthen vessel, or a like brittle substance,
as the shell of an egg or snail. Shak.
The precious dish Broke into shards of beauty on the board.
E. Arnold.