shoreweed (shorwed)

[ staminate on scapes an inch high with long filaments, the most conspicuous part of the plant. Also shore-gra . shore-whaling (shor'hwa'ling), n. The pursuit or capture of the whale near the shore. It was the earliest method practised in America. The boats were launched from the beach, and the captured whale was towed ashore, to be cut in and tried out. Most shore whaling in America is now done on the Pacific coast, and the men employed are mainly foreigners. California shore whaling was begun at Monterey in 1851 by Captain Davenport, and conducted much as it had been for 150 years in New England. This method is distinguished from both coast-whaling and deep-sea whaling. See whaling. shoring1 (shōr'ing), a. [Appar. shorl, shorl a ceo us. See schorl, schorlaceous. shorling (shor'ling), n. [Also shore ling; Shorling and morling, or mortling, are words to distinguish fells of sheep, shorling being the fells after the fleeces are shorn off the sheep's back, and morling the fells flayed off after they [the sheep] die or are killed. Tomlin, Law Dict. (Latham.) 3t. A shaveling: a contemptuous name for a monk or priest. After that this decree and doctrine of transubstantiation'came in, no crying out hath there been to receive it (no,, that is the prerogative of the priests and shaven shor lings). J. Bradford , Works (Parker Soc., 1853), II. 276. This Babylonish whore, or disguised synagogue of shore lings, sitteth upon many waters or peoples that are fantastical, fickle, or foolish. Bp . Bale , Image of Both Churches, xvii. 6. shorn (shorn). Past participle of shear1 . short (short), a . and n. [ME. short, schort, scheort , ort , sceort , scort , sceort , scort = OHG. scurz , short, = Icel. * skortr , short ( skortr , shortne ); otherwise found only in derivatives (see short , v ., shirt , skirt1 ); root unknown. The word represented by E. curt (= OS. kurt = OFries. kurt = D. kort = MLG. kort = OHG. churz, G. kurz = Icel. kortr = Sw. Dan. kort , curt us , short) appears to have taken the place, in L. and G. and Scand., of the orig. Teut. adj. represented by short. The Teut. forms, AS. sceort, OHG. scurz , etc., are commonly supposed to be identical with L. curt us (a umed to stand for * scurtus ), but the phonetic conditions do not agree (AS. t = L. d). They are also supposed to be derived, with formative- ta , from AS. sceran (pp. scoren ), etc., cut, shear, as if lit. 'shorn'; but the sense requires the formative to be -d, E. -d2 (as in old , cold , etc.), and the adj. word formed from sceran with this pp. suffix is in fact AS. sceard (see shard1 ). The root of sceort remains unknown. Hence ult. shirt, skirt.] I. a. 1. Not long; having little length or linear extension: as, a short distance; a short flight; a short stick or string. This Weye is most schort for to go streyghte unto Babiloyne. Mandeville , Travels, p. 56. Now draweth cut, er that we ferrer twynne; He which that hath the shorteste shal bigynne. Chaucer, Gen. Prol. to C. T., 1. 836. What is right and what is wrang? A short sword and a lang. Burns, Ye Jacobites by Name. 2. Not tall; low in stature. Be merry, be merry, my wife has all; For women are shrews, both short and tall. Shak., 2 Hen. IV., v. 3. 36. The Nymph too short her Seat should seldom quit, Lest, when she stands, she may be thought to sit. Congreve, tr. of Ovid's Art of Love, iii. 3. Not long in time; of brief duration. For but [unle ] ich haue bote of mi bale, bi a schort time, I am ded as dore-nail. William of Palerne (E. E. T. S.), 1. 628. The triumphing of the wicked is short. Job xx. 5. 4. Not up to a required standard or amount; not reaching a certain point; lacking; scant; insufficient; deficient: as, a short supply of provisions; short allowance of money; short weight or measure. She pa es praise; then praise too short doth blot. Shak., L. L. L., iv. 3. 241. Some silk they [people of Chios] make, and some cottons here grow, but short in worth unto those of Smyrna. Sandys, Travailes, p. 10. You have detected a baker in selling short weight; you prosecute him for the cheat. Bentham, Introd. to Morals and Legislation, xi. 24. In this sense much used predicatively, followed by of , in comparative statements. (a) Le than; inferior to: as, his escape was little short of a miracle. His brother... was no whit short of him in the knowledge of God's will, though his youth kept him from daring to offer himself to the congregation. Winthrop, Hist. New England, I. 149. 5587 One Snake, whom I have detected in a matter little short of forgery. Sheridan, School for Scandal, iii. 1. (6) Inadequate to; incommensurate to. Immoderate praises the foolish lover thinks short of his mistre , though they reach far beyond the heavens. Sir P. Sidney. That merit which with favour you enlarge Is far, far short of this propos'd reward. Beau , and Fl ., Knight of Malta, i. 3. (c) On the hither side of; not up with or even with; not having reached or attained: as, you are short of the mark. The body of the maid was found by an Indian, about half a year after, in the midst of thick swamp, ten miles short of the place he said he left her in. Winthrop, Hist. New England, I. 290. Put a gra hopper on your hook, and let your hook hang a quarter of a yard short of the water. I. Walton , Complete Angler, p. 68. 5. Deficient in wisdom or discretion; defective; at fault; in error. My wit is short , ye may wel understonde. Chaucer , Gen. Prol. to C. T., 1. 746. He was... shorte in resting on a verball order from them; which was now denyd, when it came to a perticuler of lo . Bradford , Plymouth Plantation, p. 282, note. In doctrine, they were in some things short ; in other things, to avoid one extreme they ran into another. Penn, Rise and Progre of Quakers, i. short the presence of coal-cinders makes mortar short . Wast thou fain, poor father, To hovel thee with swine, and rogues forlorn, In short and musty straw? Shak ., Lear, iv. 7. 40. The rogue's made of pie crust, he's so short . Middle ton, Blurt, Master-Constable, i. 2. The flesh of him (the chub] is not firm, but short and tastele . I. Walton , Complete Angler, p. 66. 14. Not prolonged in utterance; le in duration than times or sounds called long: said of times, vowels, and syllables. Specifically(a) In pros., not exceeding in duration the unit of time (mora, semeion ), or so regarded. The ordinary short vowel of ancient pronunciation varied somewhat in actual duration, but seems to have usually been uttered as rapidly as was consistent with full distinctne of sound. (See long1, n., 2.) Sometimes in metrical or rhythmical treatment a short syllable occupied le time in utterance than a normal short (was a diminished short, βραχεία μεμειωμένη), and in what is commonly known as elision the first of two vowel-sounds, although still audible, was shortened to such a degree as to be entirely disregarded in metrical composition. A syllable containing a short vowel was regarded as short unle the vowel stood in position (which see). Rhythmical or musical composition occasionally allowed itself the liberty of treating a prosodic short as a long (an augmented short, βραχεία ηυξημένη), and vice vers a. In metrical composition a short syllable usually did not take the ictus; hence, its duration, is said to be short. A short time, vowel, or syllable is marked by a curved line written independently or above the vowel: thus,, ă. 6. Insufficiently provided or supplied (with); in modern versification, an unaccented syllable, whatever scantily furnished (with); not po e ed of the required or usual quantity or amount (of): often with of: as, we have not received our allowance, we are still short; to be short of funds, materials, or tools. ... Achates and his guest, short of succours, and in deep despair, Shook at the dismal prospect of the war. Dryden, Æneid, viii. 690. Whether sea-going people were short of money about that time, or were short of faith, I don't know; all I know is that there was but one solitary bidding. Dickens, David Copper field, i. 7. In exchange transactions: (a) Noting something that has been sold short (see under short, adv.): adv.); not in hand or po e ion when contract to deliver is made: as, short stocks. ( b ) Noting transactions in values not po e ed at the time of contract, but to be procured before the time of delivery: as, short sales. (c) Not po e ed of a sufficiency to meet one's engagements: with of: as, to be short of X preferred. (d) Of or pertaining to those who have sold short: as, pertain i the short interest in the market (that is, the "bears," or those persons who have sold short, and whose interest it is to depre prices). 8. Not far in the future; not distant in time; near at hand. [Now rare.] Sore offended that his departure should be so short. Spenser. He commanded those who were appointed to attend him to be ready by a short day. Clarendon. What better [than a song will] teach the foreigner the tongue, What's long or short, each accent where to place? Pope, Imit. of Horace, II. i. 207. (b) In Eng. orthoëpy, noting the pronunciation of the vowels a, e, i, o, u exemplified in the words fat, met, sit, not, nut. See long1, a., 5 (b). 15. Unmixed with water; undiluted; neat, as spirits; hence, strong: as, something short (a gla of spirits as distinguished from beer or other mild beverage). [Colloq.] "There an't no drain of nothing short handy, is there?" said the Chicken, generally. "This here sluicing night is hard lines. Dickens, Dombey and Son, xxxii. Come, Jack, shall us have a drop of some'at short? Trollope, Dr. Thorne, xvii. 16. Small (and hence portable). Hall i well. [Prov. Eng.] - A short bit. See bit2. - A short horse is soon curried, a simple matter or plain busine is soon disposed of. - At short sight, a phrase noting a bill which is payable soon after being presented to the acceptor or payer.-At short wordst, briefly; in short. At short wordes thou shalt trowen me. Chaucer , Troilus, ii. 956. In short meter. See meter2. - Short allowance, le than the usual or regular quantity served out, as the reduced allowance to sailors or soldiers during a protracted voyage, march, siege, or the like, when the stock of provisions is running low, with no present prospect of a fresh supply. In the British navy officers and men are paid the nominal value of the provisions so stopped, such sum being called short - allowance money. Hence, a scanty supply Short and. Same as ampersand. - Short 9. Limited in power or grasp; not far-reaching appoggiatura. See appoggiatura . Short bill, in com , or comprehensive; not tenacious or retentive: said of mental faculties: as, a short memory. Rowe . Since their own short understandings reach No farther than the present. 10. Brief; not lengthy; concise. (a) Said of that which is spoken or written. a bill having le than ten days to run. Short circuit, a shunt or side circuit of relatively low resistance connecting two points of an electric circuit so as to carry the greater part of the current. - Short clothes. (a) Same as small -clothes. Will you wear the short clothes, Or will you wear the side? Short tale to make, we at Saint Alban's met. Earl Richard (Child's Ballads, III. 272). Shak., 3 Hen. VI., ii. 1. 120. (b) The petticoats or the whole dre of young children Nor grandeur hear with a disdainful smile The short and simple annals of the poor. Gray, Elegy. (b) Said of a speaker or writer. What's your busine ? And, pray ye, be short , good friends; the time is precious. Fletcher , Spanish Curate, ii. 2. To be short , euery speach wrested from his owne naturall signification to another not altogether so naturall is a kinde of di imulation, because the wordes beare contrary countenaunce to th' intent. Putten ham , Arte of Eng. Poesie, p. 155. My advice to you is only that in your pleadings you are short and expre ive. Add is on , Charge to the Jury. 11. Curt; brief; abrupt; sharp; petulant; crusty; uncivil: as, a short answer. I will be bitter with him and pa ing short. Shak ., As you Like it, iii. 5. 138. IMG:content-0918.png:[blocks in formation] See who have left off the long clothes of early infancy. - Short coats, the shortened skirts of a young child when the long clothes of its earliest infancy are discarded. - Short commi ure. See commi ure. - Short commons. commons. Short cro , in printing, the thick and short cro -bar of a chase. See chase 2, 1. - Short cut. See cut, n., 10. Short division. See division. Short elytra, in entom., elytra which cover le than half of the abdomen, as in the rove-beetles. Shorter Catechism. See cate chism.- Short fever. See fever1. - Short gown, a full, loose jacket formerly worn with a skirt by women; a bed-gown. Brisk withered little dames, in close crimped caps, long waisted shortgowns , homespun petticoats, with sci ors and pincushions and gay calico pockets hanging on the outside. Irving , Sketch-Book, p. 439. Short haul. See long haul, under long1 . - Short hose, the stockings of the Scottish Highlander, reaching nearly to the knee: a name originating in the sixteenth century or earlier, when English men wore hose covering the thigh, leg, and foot in one piece, and perhaps used in discrimination from the trews. The short hose were commonly cut from tartan cloth, and not knitted. - Short lay. See lay1 , 6.- Short leet, meter, mordent. See the nouns.- Short number, in printing , said of an edition of 250 copies or le . - Short oat, octave. See the nouns. - Short of. See defs. 4, 6, and 7.- Short Parliament. See parliament . - Short pull, in printing , a light impre ion on a hand-pre , which requires only a short pull of the bar. Short reduction, in logic . See reduction. Short rib. (a) One of the lower ribs, which are shorter than some of the upper ones, and do not reach to the breastbone; a false rib, or floating rib. A gentleman was wounded in a duel: the rapier entered into his right side, slanting by his short ribs under the muscles. Wiseman, Surgery. (b) pl. The right or left hypochondrium; the hypochondriac region, where the short or floating ribs are. Short short score. See score1, 9.- Short sea, shrift, sixes, splice, stitch, suit, warp, whist, etc. See the nouns. - To come short, to come short of. See come. To cover short sales. See cover1. - To enter a bill short. See enter1. -To fall short. See falll. - To go short. (a) To fail to equal or match: generally with of. Drake was a Dy'dapper to Mandeville. Can dish, and Hawkins, Furbisher, all our voyagers Went short of Mandeville. Brome , Antipodes, i. 6. (b) On the stock-exchange, to sell largely, expecting to buy later as many shares as may have been previously sold.To heave a cable short. See heave . To make short boards. See board . - To make short work of, with, etc. See work. II. n. 1. A summary account: as, the short of the matter: see the long and the short, under long1. The short is this: 'Tis no ambition to lift up myself Urgeth me thus. Beau . and Fl . , Maid's Tragedy, v. 3. The short is that your sister Gratiana Shall stay no longer here. Chapman, All Fools, iii. 1. 2. In pros., a short time or syllable. See long1, n., 2. The average long would occupy rather le than twice the time of the average short. J. Hadley, E ays, p. 264. The sounds being divided into longs and shorts. S. Lanier, Sci. of Eng. Verse, p. 68. 5588