Shrill, v. t. To utter or express in a shrill tone; to cause to make a
shrill sound.
How poor Andromache shrills her dolors forth.
Shak.
Shrill"-gorged` (?), a. Having a throat which produces a shrill note.
[R.] Shak.
Shrill"ness, n. The quality or state of being shrill.
Shrill"-tongued` (?), a. Having a shrill voice. "When shrill-tongued
Fulvia scolds." Shak.
Shril"ly, adv. In a shrill manner; acutely; with a sharp sound or
voice.
Shril"ly, a. Somewhat shrill. [Poetic] Sir W. Scott.
Some kept up a shrilly mellow sound.
Keats.
Shrimp (?), v. t. [Cf. AS. scrimman to dry up, wither, MHG. schrimpfen
to shrink, G. schrumpfen, Dan. skrumpe, skrumpes, Da. & Sw. skrumpen
shriveled. Cf. Scrimp, Shrink, Shrivel.] To contract; to shrink. [Obs.]
Shrimp, n. [OE. shrimp; -- probably so named from its shriveled
appearance. See Shrimp, v.] 1. (Zoöl.) (a) Any one of numerous species
of macruran Crustacea belonging to Crangon and various allied genera,
having a slender body and long legs. Many of them are used as food. The
larger kinds are called also prawns. See Illust. of Decapoda. (b) In a
more general sense, any species of the macruran tribe Caridea, or any
species of the order Schizopoda, having a similar form. (c) In a loose
sense, any small crustacean, including some amphipods and even certain
entomostracans; as, the fairy shrimp, and brine shrimp. See under
Fairy, and Brine.
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