She*ki"nah (?), n. [Heb Talmud sheknh, fr. shkan to inhabit.] The
visible majesty of the Divine Presence, especially when resting or
dwelling between the cherubim on the mercy seat, in the Tabernacle, or
in the Temple of Solomon; -- a term used in the Targums and by the
later Jews, and adopted by Christians. [Written also Shechinah.] Dr. W.
Smith (Bib. Dict.)
Sheld (?), a. [OE., fr. sheld a shield, probably in allusion to the
ornamentation of shields. See Shield.] Variegated; spotted; speckled;
piebald. [Prov. Eng.]
{ Sheld"a*fle (?), Sheld"a*ple (?), } n. [Perhaps for sheld dapple. Cf.
Sheldrake.] (Zoöl.) A chaffinch. [Written also sheldapple, and
shellapple.]