Shrill

shril, a. Uttering an acute sound sharp piercing. — v. [shrilled (shrild), -ling.] To am, fame, pa or opera, fare Snd, SHRUNKEN utter an acute, piercing sound; to sound in a sharp, shrill tone to nave an acute or piercing effect. — v. To cause to make a shrill sound, utter in a shrill tone; to pierce, penetrate, wound. [ME. shril, schril, LG. schrell, shrill, Norweg. skrsela, to cry shrilly, skrsel, a shrill cry Lithuan. skaliti to bark, give tongue, said of a hound, E. scold, q. v.] ShrilKne , n. — ShriKly, adv. Shrimp, shrimp, (Zobl.) A small, long-tailed, decapod crustacean, of numerous species, some of which are used for food. A wrinkled man; a dwarf, — in contempt. [Scot, scrimp, Shrimp. scanty, also to straighten, pinch, AS. scrimman, to shrink rt. crimp, cramp, crumple, ripple, rumple, shrink, q. v.] Shrine, shrin, A case, box, or receptacle, esp. one in which sacred relics are deposited; any sacred or hallowed place an altar; place of worship. [AS. serin, L. scrinium, a chest, box.]