n. A house appropriated for the use of the poor; a poorhouse. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Along the shore or coast. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Longshoreman. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. fld>(Med.) Shock resulting from anaphylaxis{ 2 }. It is a severe form of physiological shock, often having a fatal outcome, and is caused by an extreme immunological reaction to antigens. It is characterized by smooth muscle contraction and capillary dilation throughout the body, initiated by antibodies of the IgE class. It is usually seen when an antigen to which a person has become hypersensitized is injected intravenously or subcutaneously. It is also called generalyzed anaphylaxis or systemic anaphylaxis, and sometimes anaphylaxis. [ Stedman ] [ PJC + AS ]

. (Billiards) A shot made with the object balls in an anchor space. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ AS. arcebisceop, arcebiscop, L. archiepiscopus, fr. Gr. 'archiepi`skopos. See Bishop. ] A chief bishop; a church dignitary of the first class (often called a metropolitan or primate) who superintends the conduct of the suffragan bishops in his province, and also exercises episcopal authority in his own diocese. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ AS. arcebiscoprīce. See -ric. ] The jurisdiction or office of an archbishop; the see or province over which archbishop exercises archiepiscopal authority. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. [ Pref. a- + shore. ] On shore or on land; on the land adjacent to water; to the shore; to the land; aground (when applied to a ship); -- sometimes opposed to aboard or afloat. [ 1913 Webster ]

Here shall I die ashore. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

I must fetch his necessaries ashore. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a shop where a barber works, especially one where men can get their hair cut. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

‖n. [ Native name. ] (Zool.) A large food fish (Anoplopoma fimbria) of the north Pacific coast; -- called also candlefish. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. having unusually large shoulders. big-shouldered and heavy-armed
Syn. -- broad-shouldered, square-shouldered. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ OE. bischop, biscop, bisceop, AS. bisceop, biscop, L. episcopus overseer, superintendent, bishop, fr. Gr. &unr_;, &unr_; over + &unr_; inspector, fr. root of &unr_;, &unr_;, to look to, perh. akin to L. specere to look at. See Spy, and cf. Episcopal. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. A spiritual overseer, superintendent, or director. [ 1913 Webster ]

Ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls. 1 Pet. ii. 25. [ 1913 Webster ]

It is a fact now generally recognized by theologians of all shades of opinion, that in the language of the New Testament the same officer in the church is called indifferently “bishop” ( &unr_; ) and “elder” or “presbyter.” J. B. Lightfoot. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. In the Roman Catholic, Greek, and Anglican or Protestant Episcopal churches, one ordained to the highest order of the ministry, superior to the priesthood, and generally claiming to be a successor of the Apostles. The bishop is usually the spiritual head or ruler of a diocese, bishopric, or see. [ 1913 Webster ]

Bishop in partibus [ infidelium ] (R. C. Ch.), a bishop of a see which does not actually exist; one who has the office of bishop, without especial jurisdiction. Shipley. --
Titular bishop (R. C. Ch.), a term officially substituted in 1882 for bishop in partibus. --
Bench of Bishops. See under Bench. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. In the Methodist Episcopal and some other churches, one of the highest church officers or superintendents. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A piece used in the game of chess, bearing a representation of a bishop's miter; -- formerly called archer. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. A beverage, being a mixture of wine, oranges or lemons, and sugar. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. An old name for a woman's bustle. [ U. S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

If, by her bishop, or her “grace” alone,
A genuine lady, or a church, is known. Saxe. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Bishoped p. pr. & vb. n. Bishoping. ] To admit into the church by confirmation; to confirm; hence, to receive formally to favor. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Bishoped p. pr. & vb. n. Bishoping. ] [ From the name of the scoundrel who first practiced it. Youatt. ] (Far.) To make seem younger, by operating on the teeth; as, to bishop an old horse or his teeth. [ 1913 Webster ]

The plan adopted is to cut off all the nippers with a saw to the proper length, and then with a cutting instrument the operator scoops out an oval cavity in the corner nippers, which is afterwards burnt with a hot iron until it is black. J. H. Walsh. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Jurisdiction of a bishop; episcopate. “Divine right of bishopdom.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Resembling a bishop; belonging to a bishop. Fulke. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Bishoplike; episcopal. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In the manner of a bishop. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ AS. bisceoprīce; bisceop bishop + rīce dominion. See -ric. ] 1. A diocese; the district over which the jurisdiction of a bishop extends. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The office of a spiritual overseer, as of an apostle, bishop, or presbyter. Acts i. 20. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Bot.) A plant of the genus Mitella; miterwort. Longfellow. [ 1913 Webster ]

A wide sleeve, once worn by women. [ 1913 Webster ]

A canvas for a portrait measuring 58 by 94 inches. The half bishop measures 45 by 56. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A bishop's seat or see. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) (a) An umbelliferous plant of the genus Ammi. (b) Goutweed (Ægopodium podagraria). [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) Wood betony (Stachys betonica); also, the plant called fennel flower (Nigella Damascena), or devil-in-a-bush. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Blood + shot, p. p. of shoot to variegate. ] Red and inflamed; suffused with blood, or having the vessels turgid with blood, as when the conjunctiva is inflamed or irritated. [ 1913 Webster ]

His eyes were bloodshot, . . . and his hair disheveled. Dickens. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Bloodshot. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. an establishment where the frame or outer body of a vehicle may be repaired or painted; -- contrasted with a mechanic, who repairs the motor and other working components. [ PJC ]

n. A bookseller's shop. [ Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. borsolder; prob. fr. AS. borg, gen. borges, pledge + ealdor elder. See Borrow, and Elder, a. ] (Eng. Law) The head or chief of a tithing, or borough (see 2d Borough); the headborough; a parish constable. Spelman. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The distance traversed by an arrow shot from a bow. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. same as big-shouldered.
Syn. -- big-shouldered, square-shouldered. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

An office or a place where facilities are given for betting small sums on current prices of stocks, petroleum, etc. [ Slang, U.S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A coarse leaden shot, larger than swan shot, used in hunting deer and large game. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. vodka and beef bouillon or consomme. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

[ Either from annoying the enemy like a burrel fly, or, less probably, fr. F. bourreler to sting, torture. ] (Gun.) A mixture of shot, nails, stones, pieces of old iron, etc., fired from a cannon at short range, in an emergency. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

(Mil.) A collection of small projectiles, inclosed in a case or canister. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ In the United States a case shot is a thin spherical or oblong cast-iron shell containing musket balls and a bursting charge, with a time fuse; -- called in Europe shrapnel. In Europe the term case shot is applied to what in the United States is called canister. Wilhelm. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. cachou, NL. catechu, Cochin-Chin. cay cau from the tree called mimosa, or areca catechu. Cf. Catechu. ] See Catechu. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. one of the two major languages of Zimbabwe. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. A frame to hang clothes on. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. a person who is conspicuous for dressing fashionably, especially one who spends much time or money to acquire clothing. [ PJC ]

n. A joint or coadjutant bishop. Ayliffe. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Prob. fr. Sw. kallskör; kall cold + skör brittle. Oxf. E. D. ] (Metal.) Brittle when cold (that is, below a red heat); as, cold-short iron. -- Cold"-short`ness, n. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

v. i. to compare prices for a given item from different vendors; -- usually for the purpose of finding the lowest price. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. An eating house. “A subterranean cookshop.” Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

. Same as Craps. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. [ Pref. dis- + honest: cf. F. déshonnête, OF. deshoneste. ] 1. Dishonorable; shameful; indecent; unchaste; lewd. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Inglorious triumphs and dishonest scars. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

Speak no foul or dishonest words before them [ the women ]. Sir T. North. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Dishonored; disgraced; disfigured. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Dishonest with lopped arms the youth appears,
Spoiled of his nose and shortened of his ears. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Wanting in honesty; void of integrity; faithless; disposed to cheat or defraud; not trustworthy; as, a dishonest man. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Characterized by fraud; indicating a want of probity; knavish; fraudulent; unjust. [ 1913 Webster ]

To get dishonest gain. Ezek. xxii. 27. [ 1913 Webster ]

The dishonest profits of men in office. Bancroft. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ Cf. OF. deshonester. ] To disgrace; to dishonor; as, to dishonest a maid. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

I will no longer dishonest my house. Chapman. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a dishonest manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. OF. deshonesté, F. déshonnêteté. ] 1. Dishonor; dishonorableness; shame. [ Obs. ] “The hidden things of dishonesty.” 2 Cor. iv. 2. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Want of honesty, probity, or integrity in principle; want of fairness and straightforwardness; a disposition to defraud, deceive, or betray; faithlessness. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Violation of trust or of justice; fraud; any deviation from probity; a dishonest act. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Lewdness; unchastity. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. deshonour, dishonour, OF. deshonor, deshonur, F. déshonneur; pref. des- (L. dis-) + honor, honur, F. honneur, fr. L. honor. See Honor. ] [ Written also dishonour. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Lack of honor; disgrace; ignominy; shame; reproach. [ 1913 Webster ]

It was not meet for us to see the king's dishonor. Ezra iv. 14. [ 1913 Webster ]

His honor rooted in dishonor stood. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Law) The nonpayment or nonacceptance of commercial paper by the party on whom it is drawn.

Syn. -- Disgrace; ignominy; shame; censure; reproach; opprobrium. [ 1913 Webster ]