SHALL, shal, _v.t._ (_obs._) to be under obligation: now only auxiliary,
used in the future tense of the verb, whether a _predictive_ or a
_promissive_ future (in the first person implying mere futurity; in the
second and third implying authority or control on the part of the speaker,
and expressing promise, command, or determination, or a certainty about the
future. In the _promissive_ future 'will' is used for the first person, and
'shall' for the second and third). [A.S. _sceal_, to be obliged; Ger.
_soll_, Goth. _skal_, Ice. _skal_, to be in duty bound.]
SHALLI, shal'i, _n._ a soft cotton stuff made in India, mostly red.
SHALLOON, sha-l[=oo]n', _n._ a light kind of woollen stuff for
coat-linings, &c., said to have been first made at _Châlons-sur-Marne_ in
France.
SHALLOP, shal'op, _n._ a light boat or vessel, with or without a mast. [O.
Fr. _chaluppe_; Ger. _schaluppe_; prob. of East Ind. origin.]
SHALLOT, sha-lot', _n._ a species of onion with a flavour like that of
garlic.--Also SHALOT'. [O. Fr. _eschalote_, formed from _eschalone_,
_escalone_, whence Eng. _scallion_ (q.v.).]
SHALLOW, shal'[=o], _n._ a sandbank: a place over which the water is not
deep: a shoal.--_adj._ not deep: not profound: not wise: trifling.--_v.t._
to make shallow.--_v.i._ to grow shallow.--_adjs._ SHALL'OW-BRAINED,
-P[=A]'TED, weak in intellect; SHALL'OW-HEART'ED, not capable of deep
feelings.--_adv._ SHALL'OWLY (_Shak._), simply, foolishly.--_n._
SHALL'OWNESS. [Scand., Ice. _skjálgr_, wry; cf. Ger. _scheel_.]
SHALM. Same as _Shawm_ (q.v.).
SHALT, shalt, 2d pers. sing. of _shall_.
SHAM, sham, _n._ a pretence: that which deceives expectation:
imposture.--_adj._ pretended: false.--_v.t._ to pretend: to feign: to
impose upon.--_v.i._ to make false pretences:--_pr.p._ sham'ming; _pa.t._
and _pa.p._ shammed.--_ns._ SHAM'-FIGHT, a fight in imitation of a real
one; SHAM'MER, one who shams.--SHAM ABRAHAM (see ABRAHAM-MAN). [_Shame_.]
SHAMANISM, sham'an-izm, _n._ a name applied loosely to the religion of the
Turanian races of Siberia and north-eastern Asia, based essentially on
magic and sorcery.--_n._ SHAM'AN, a wizard priest.--_adj._ SHAMAN'IC.--_n._
SHAM'ANIST.--_adj._ SHAMANIS'TIC. [Perh. Hind. _shaman_, idolater.]
SHAMBLE, sham'bl, _v.i._ to walk with an awkward, unsteady gait.--_n._ a
shambling gait.--_adj._ SHAM'BLING. [Skeat refers to Dut. _schampelen_--O.
Fr. _s'escamper_, to decamp.]
SHAMBLES, sham'blz, _n.pl._ stalls on which butchers exposed their meat for
sale, hence a flesh-market: a slaughter-house. [A.S. _scamel_ (Ger.
_schämel_), a stool--Low L. _scamellum_, for L. _scabellum_, dim. of
_scamnum_, a bench.]
SHAME, sh[=a]m, _n._ the feeling caused by the exposure of that which ought
to be concealed, or by a consciousness of guilt: the cause of shame, a
person or thing to be ashamed of: disgrace, dishonour: (_B._) the parts of
the body which modesty requires to be concealed.--_v.t._ to make ashamed:
to cause to blush: to cover with reproach: to drive or compel by
shame.--_adj._ SHAME'FACED (properly SHAME'FAST, A.S. _sceam-fæst_), very
modest or bashful.--_adv._ SHAME'FACEDLY.--_ns._ SHAME'FACEDNESS,
SHAME'FASTNESS, modesty.--_adj._ SHAME'FUL, disgraceful.--_adv._
SHAME'FULLY.--_n._ SHAME'FULNESS.--_adj._ SHAME'LESS, immodest: done
without shame: audacious.--_adv._ SHAME'LESSLY.--_n._
SHAME'LESSNESS.--_adj._ SHAME'-PROOF (_Shak._), insensible to shame.--_ns._
SH[=A]'MER, one who, or that which, makes ashamed; SHAME'-REEL, the first
dance after the celebration of marriage, the bride being the best man's
partner, the best maid the bridegroom's.--FOR SHAME, an interjectional
phrase, signifying 'you should be ashamed!'--PUT TO SHAME, to cause to feel
shame. [A.S. _sceamu_, _scamu_, modesty; Ice. _skömm_, a wound, Ger.
_scham_.]
SHAMMATHA, sha-mä'tha, _n._ the severest form of excommunication among the
ancient Jews. [Heb.]
SHAMMY, sham'i, same as CHAMOIS.--_v.t._ SHAM'OY, to prepare leather by
working oil into the skin.--_n._ SHAM'OYING.
SHAMPOO, sham-p[=oo]', _v.t._ to squeeze and rub the body, in connection
with the hot bath: to wash thoroughly with soap and water.--_ns._ SHAMPOO';
SHAMPOO'ER. [Hind. _ch[=a]mpn[=a]_, squeeze.]
SHAMROCK, sham'rok, _n._ the national emblem of Ireland, a leaf with three
leaflets, or plant having such leaves, sometimes supposed to be the
Wood-sorrel, but the name is more frequently applied to some species of
Clover, or to some common plant of some of the nearly allied genera, as the
Bird's Foot Trefoil or the Black Medick. The Lesser Yellow Trefoil is the
plant usually sold in Dublin on St Patrick's Day. [Ir. _seamrog_, Gael.
_seamrag_, trefoil, dim. of _seamar_, trefoil.]
SHAN, shan, _adj._ pertaining to the _Shans_, a number of tribes of common
origin, who live on the borders of Burma, Siam, and China.
SHAND, shand, _n._ (_obs._) shame: (_Scot._) base coin.--_adj._ worthless.
[A.S. _sceand_, scand.]
SHANDRYDAN, shan'dri-dan, _n._ a light two-wheeled cart: any rickety
conveyance.--Also SHAN'DRY. [Ir.]
SHANDYGAFF, shan'di-gaf, _n._ a mixture of bitter ale or beer with
ginger-beer. [Ety. dub.]
SHANGHAI, shang-h[=i]', _n._ a long-legged hen with feathered shanks, said
to have been introduced from _Shanghai_ in China: (_U.S._) a tall
dandy.--_v.t._ (_naut._ ) to hocus a sailor and ship him while insensible:
(_U.S._) to get a person by some artifice into a jurisdiction where he can
lawfully be arrested.
SHANGIE, shang'i, _n._ (_Scot._) a shackle.
SHANGTI, shang't[=e]', _n._ a Christian name in China for God. [Chin.
_shang_, high, _ti_, ruler.]
SHANK, shangk, _n._ the leg below the knee to the foot: the long part of
any instrument, as of an anchor between the arms and ring: the part of a
tool connecting the handle with the acting part: the part of a shoe
connecting the sole with the heel.--_v.i._ to be affected with disease of
the footstalk: to take to one's legs (with it).--_v.t._ (_Scot._) to
despatch unceremoniously.--_adj._ SHANKED, having a shank: affected with
disease of the shank or footstalk.--_ns._ SHANK'-[=I]'RON, a shaping-tool
for shoe-shanks: an iron plate inserted as a stiffening between the leather
parts of a shank; SHANK'-PAINT'ER, a painter or small rope for fastening
the shank of an anchor, when catted, to a ship's side. [A.S. _sceanca_,
leg--_sceacan_, to shake; Dut. _schonk_, Low Ger. _schake_.]
SHANKER, shangk'[.e]r, _n._ the same as CHANCRE.
SHANNY, shan'i, _n._ the smooth blenny.
SHA'N'T, shant (_coll._), a contraction of _shall not_.
SHANTY, shant'i, _n._ a mean dwelling or hut, a temporary house: a
grog-shop. [Perh. from Ir. _sean_, old, _tig_, a house; others derive
through Fr. _chantier_, a timber-yard, from L. _cantherius_, a rafter.]
SHANTY, shant'i, _n._ a song with boisterous drawling chorus, sung by
sailors while heaving at the capstan, or the like--also CHANT'Y,
CHANT'IE.--_n._ SHANT'YMAN, the leader of such a chorus. [Prob. from Fr.
_chanter_, to sing.]
SHAPE, sh[=a]p, _v.t._ to form: to fashion: to adapt to a purpose: to
regulate: to direct: to conceive.--_v.i._ (_Shak._) to take shape, to
become fit:--_pa.p._ sh[=a]ped, (_B._) sh[=a]p'en.--_n._ form or figure:
external appearance: that which has form or figure: an appearance:
particular nature: expression, as in words: a pattern: (_cook._) a dish of
rice, jelly, or the like cast in a mould and turned out when it has grown
firm.--_adjs._ SH[=A]'PABLE, SHAPE'ABLE; SHAPED, having a varied ornamental
form; SHAPE'LESS, having no shape or regular form: (_Shak._) effecting
nothing.--_ns._ SHAPE'LESSNESS; SHAPE'LINESS.--_adj._ SHAPE'LY, having
shape or regular form: symmetrical.--_ns._ SH[=A]'PER, a metal planing
machine, the tool with reciprocating motion; SH[=A]'PING, representation,
imagination.--TAKE SHAPE, to assume a definite form or plan. [A.S.
_sceapan_, _scapan_, to form, make; Ice. _skapa_, Ger. _schaffen_.]