shako (shako)

[Also schako; = F. shako = G. schako = Pol. tzako, or pompon. He had been on duty that morning, and had just come in. His sabre was cast upon the floor before him, and his shako was on the table. 5545 Shakspere, Shakes pere, Shake spear, Shakespeare, Shakspeare, Shackespeare, and in many other ways, the usage in Shakspere's time varying, as with other surnames. The common forms are Shake spear (as in Aubrey, Rowe, Pope, Hanmer, War burton, and others), Shakspeare (as in Malone, Steevens, Johnson, Douce, Drake, Ritson, Bowdler, Boswell, Chalmers, Cole ridge, and others), Shakespeare (as in the first folio), and Shakspere (as in one of Shakspere's own signatures). Shakspere is the form adopted in the publications of the New Shakspere Society of London, and in this dictionary. According to the etym. ( the study of Shakspere. Also Shakspearian , Shakspearean , Shake spear ian, Shakes per i an , etc. See the etymology. Shaksperiana (shak-spē-ri-ā'nä), n . pl . [ Shak spere (see def.) + -i -ana.] Items, details, or collections of lore of all kinds pertaining to Shakspere and his writings. IMG:content-0780.png:[blocks in formation]