Shape

shSp, v.t. to form to fashion to adapt to a purpose to regulate to direct to conceive:—pa p. shaped, \B shap'eu —n. form or figure external appearance that which has form or figure an appearance particular nature expre ion, as in words. [A.S. sceafti.in, scafian, cog. with Goth skapjan, Ger schaffen, Ice. skifta, to form prob. conn, with Ship, Shaft, Shift]