Sharp

(shah rp.) (Mus.) A character in musical notation, written thus and serving, when prefixed to anote, to raise it one semitone in the scale; a double S., marked thus X, elevates a note by two semitones. When found at the commencement of a musical composition, aS. signifies that all the notes on the space or line on which it appears, as well as their octaves whether above or below, must be played with an acute pitch. 1 Fig. 590.- SHEEP. 1. Merino ram; 2. Sharpshooters, (-shoot'ürz.) (Mil.) Soldiers skilled in the use of the rifle. A title sometimes given to riflemen or tirailleurs. Shasta, (shas'tah,) in California, a N. co., b. W. by the Coast Range; area, 4,500 sq. m.; C. Shasta. Pop. 5,000. -MOUNT SHASTA, a peak of the Cascade Range, in N. Lat.41° 20', W. Lon. 122°. Height, 14,000 ft. above sea level. [s. 819]