Shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me.
Ex. xx. 6.
To show forth, to manifest; to publish; to proclaim. -- To show his
paces, to exhibit the gait, speed, or the like; -- said especially of a
horse. -- To show off, to exhibit ostentatiously. -- To show up, to
expose. [Colloq.]
Show, v. i. [Written also shew.] 1. To exhibit or manifest one's self
or itself; to appear; to look; to be in appearance; to seem.
Just such she shows before a rising storm.
Dryden.
All round a hedge upshoots, and shows At distance like a little
wood.
Tennyson.
<! p. 1334 !>
2. To have a certain appearance, as well or ill, fit or unfit; to
become or suit; to appear.
My lord of York, it better showed with you.
Shak.
To show off, to make a show; to display one's self.
Show (?), n. [Formerly written also shew.] 1. The act of showing, or
bringing to view; exposure to sight; exhibition.
2. That which os shown, or brought to view; that which is arranged to
be seen; a spectacle; an exhibition; as, a traveling show; a cattle
show.
As for triumphs, masks, feasts, and such shows.
Bacon.