Showy, sho' -e, a

making a show; ostentatious. Showily, sho'-e-le, ad. in a showy manner. Showine , sho'-e-nes, s. the state of being showy; pompousne ; great parade. 601 ] SHRUB Shrank, shrank, pret. of Shrink. Shrapnel-shell, shrap'-nel-shel, a. a bomb-shell filled Shred, shred, v.a. to cut into into small strips: s.. along Shredding, shred'-ding, s. that which is cut off; a Shredle , shred'-les, a. having no shreds. Shrew, shroo, s. an ill-tempered, brawling, turbulent, Shrewd, shroud, a. of acute judgment; of nice discern Shrewish, shroo' -ish, a. having the qualities of a Shrew-mole, shroo'-mole, s. an insectivorous animal, Shrew-mouse, shroo'-mows, s. a small insectivorous Shriek, shreek, s. a sharp shrill. outcry or scream from Shrieker, shreek'-er,. s. one who shrieks. Shrievalty, shreev'-al-te, s. the office or jurisdiction of Shrift, shrift, s. confe ion made to a priest; absoluShrike, shrike, s. the butcher-bird,a bird which preys Shrill, shrill,. a. sharp; piercing; uttering an acute Shrill-tongued, shrill-tungd, a. having a shrill voice. Shrimp, shrimp, s. a small crustacean allied to the Shrine, shrine, s. a case; a reliquary;. atomb; a sacred place: v.a. to enshrine (L. scrinium, a chest for Shrink, shringk, v.n. to contract spontaneously; to danger; to recoil, as in fear or horror; to, expre ing from fear (A.S. scrincan). Shrinkage, shringk'-aje, s. a shrinking or contraction Shrinker, shringk'-er, s. one who shrinks; one who withdraws from danger. Shrinkingly, shringk' -ing-le, ad. with shrinking. Shrievalty, shriv'-al-te, s. See Shrievalty. Shrive, shrive, v.a. or v.n. to administer confe ion to, as a priest; to confe ; to absolve (L. scribo, to write). Shrivel, shrivel, v.n. to contract into wrinkles; to Shroff, shroff, s. in India, money-changer or banker. fe ion time, specially the days immediately before Lent, when, in Catholic times, the people confe ed their sins to the parish priest, and afterwards gave themselves up to sports, and dined on pancakes (shrive). stems branching from the root, and of no great height (A.S. scrobb). sugar, with an addition of rum (Ar.)