shindlet (shindl)

[Early mod. E. also shin del; mod. E. shingle ), prob. ult. E. schedule ), dim. of L. scida, written scheda, a strip of papyrus, schidia, a chip, splinter, It. dial. scandola = F. échandole ), a shine His eyes, like glow-worms, shine when he doth fret. Shak., Venus and Adonis, 1. 621. The walls of red marble shined like fire, interlaid with gold, resembling lightning. Purchas , Pilgrimage, p. 457. 3. To beam forth; show itself clearly or conspicuously; be noticeably prominent or brilliant. In this gyfte schynes con temp lacy one. Hampole, Prose Treatises (E. E. T. S.), p. 12. Her face was veil'd, yet to my fancied sight Love, sweetne , goodne , in her person shined So clear as in no face with more delight. Milton , Sonnets, xviii. 4. To excel; be eminent, distinguished, or conspicuous: as, to shine in society, or in conversation; to shine in letters. This proceeds from an ambition to excel, or, as the term Steele, Tatler, No. 244. is, to shine in company. He bade me teach thee all the ways of war, To shine in councils, and in camps to dare. Pope , Iliad, ix. 571. 5t. To present a splendid or dazzling appearance; make a brave show. He made me mad To see him shine so brisk and smell so sweet. Shak., 1 Hen. IV., i. 3. 54. Some put on the gay green robes, And some put on the brown; But Janet put on the scarlet robes, To shine foremost through the town. Fair Janet (Child's Ballads, II. 90). To cause (or make) the face to shinet, to be propitious. The Lord make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious Num. vi. 25. hines ' shin-bone), shin, plate, streak, tire