Shelv"y (?), a. Sloping gradually; shelving.
The shore was shelving and shallow.
Shak.
Shem"ite (?), n. A descendant of Shem.
{ Shem*it"ic (?), Shem"i*tish (?), } a. Of or pertaining to Shem, the
son of Noah, or his descendants. See Semitic.
Shem"i*tism (?), n. See Semitism.
Shend (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shent (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Shending.]
[AS. scendan to disgrace, bring to shame, from sceand, sceond,
disgrace, dishonor, shame; akin to G. schande, Goth. skanda. See Shame,
n.] 1. To injure, mar, spoil, or harm. [Obs.] "Loss of time shendeth
us." Chaucer.