Beware of the scribes, . . . which devour widows' houses, and for a
shew make long prayers.
Luke xx. 46. 47.
6. (Med.) A discharge, from the vagina, of mucus streaked with blood,
occuring a short time before labor.
7. (Mining) A pale blue flame, at the top of a candle flame, indicating
the presence of fire damp. Raymond.
Show bill, a broad sheet containing an advertisement in large letters.
-- Show box, a box xontaining some object of curiosity carried round as
a show. -- Show card, an advertising placard; also, a card for
displaying samples. -- Show case, a gla&?;ed case, box, or cabinet for
displaying and protecting shopkeepers' wares, articles on exhibition in
museums, etc. -- Show glass, a glass which displays objects; a mirror.
-- Show of hands, a raising of hands to indicate judgment; as, the vote
was taken by a show of hands. -- Show stone, a piece of glass or
crystal supposed to have the property of exhibiting images of persons
or things not present, indicating in that way future events.
Show"bread` (?), n. (Jewish Antiq.) Bread of exhibition; loaves to set
before God; -- the term used in translating the various phrases used in
the Hebrew and Greek to designate the loaves of bread which the priest
of the week placed before the Lord on the golden table in the
sanctuary. They were made of fine flour unleavened, and were changed
every Sabbath. The loaves, twelve in number, represented the twelve
tribes of Israel. They were to be eaten by the priests only, and in the
Holy Place. [Written also shewbread.] Mark ii. 26.
Show"er (?), n. 1. One who shows or exhibits.