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8extine=Diallyl, q.v. 



Sexton. S. &ee*k=Burying beetle, v. Necro- 

 phorus. 



Sexual, (seks'u-al). [Sexes, q.v.] Relating to 

 differences of sex. S. affinity: power for 

 hybridization. S. reproduction = Gamo- 

 gunesis, r. Genesis. 



Bhackle-ioint v. Joint. 



Shad, (shad). [Sckadt, the German name.] 

 Clupeaalo&a: a her- 

 ring-like fish, be- 

 longing to Clu- 



Shaddock, (shad 1 - 

 dok). [Captain 

 Shaddock.] Citrus 

 decumana: an 8hd. 



orange-like plant, belonging to Anrantiaceffl. 



Shades. Colours mixed with black, ef. Hues 

 and Tint. 



Shaft, (shaft). (Sceaft, the A.-S. word.] 1. 

 = Axis: a general term for a long cylindrical 

 body ; of small diameter: small shaft = 

 Spindle. 2. The upright portion of a column, 

 between the base and the capital. S. The 

 vertical entrance to a pit or mine. 



8haftuig=Shaft, q.v. 



8hag=Pelecanus cristatus. 



Shagreen. (sha-grfin*). [Chagrin, the French 

 word.] Dried skins covered with small bony 

 processes, as in the shark, ray, &c. 



Shale, (shal). [Ger. tchale, shell.]=Consoli- 

 dated mud: clay condensed by pressure; 

 usually in lamina;, which are plastic in waj 



Shamoy=Chamois, q.v. 



Shamrock, (sham'rok). [Irish, {? 

 l.]=Trifi 



trefoil.] 



folium 



teamrog, 

 repens. 



Shark, (shark). [Carcharut, the 

 Latin name.] A carnivorous fish, Bhami 

 belonging to Squalidte, having an elongated, 



tapering body, and ^^^ *._ 



several rows of 

 teeth. Basking S. 

 = Squalus maxi- 

 inus. FoxS.C&r- 

 charias vulpes. -v, 

 Hammer-headed S. 

 =Zygiena malleus. 



Sharp, (sharp). lu music, a note raised half 

 a tone. 



Shears, (sherz). An apparatus, consisting 

 essentially of two or more pieces of timber, 

 joined at the top, used, with tackle, for rais- 

 ing or lowering heavy weights. 



Shear-steel. Steel adapted for cutting tools. 



Shear- water =Rynchops, q.v. 



Sheep, (shSp)=Ovis: an animal belonging to 

 Ruminantia. S.'tbit _ 

 = S.'s scabious = 

 Jasione. S. ro=Hy- 

 drocotyle vulgaris. 



Sheer-plan. Of a ship: 

 vertical and length- 

 ways. 



Sheer- water = Shear- 

 water, q.v. 



Sheet-anchor. The Rocky Mountain Sheep, 

 heaviest, used in extreme cases. 



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Sheldrake, (shel'drak). [Sheld=variegated, 

 and Drake. ] = Tadorna : a variety of the 

 duck; a bird belonging to Anatidae. 



Shell, (shel). (Scell, the A.-S. word.] 1. A 

 general term for a hard covering, as of an 

 oyster, a nut, Ac.; v. Shells. 2. In artillery, 

 a hollow iron shot, filled with explosive sub- 

 stances, v. Bomb; when small enough to 

 be thrown by hand = Grenade. Mortar. S., 

 v. Mortar. Razor S., v. Razor. S. insects^. 

 Entoinostraca, </.<. S. /i//uA'fone=Muschel- 

 kalk, q.v. 



Shellac, (shellak). v. Lao. 



Shells 1. Coverings, formed of carbonate of 

 lime, secreted by molluscous and other ani- 

 mals, v. Shell. 2. Hollow projectiles, tilled 

 with explosive combustibles or bullets. Ear 

 .=HaliotidfB, q.v. 



Shepherd's. S. needle Sctaidii. S. purses= 

 CwMlla. 



Sherardia, (she-rar'di-a). [Mr. Sherrard.]= 

 Field-madder; an herb belonging to Rubiacece. 



Shickard. A walled plain in the Moon, 

 more than 100 miles diameter. 



Shield. S. fern = Aspidium. Water S. = 

 HydropeltidsB. 



8hift= Fault, q.v. 



Shmgle= Pebbles, 7.1-. 



Ship, (ship). [>'<!/>, the A.-S. word.] A large 

 vessel of wood or 

 iron, adapted for 

 a means of trans- 

 port across the 

 water. Guinea 

 S., v. Guinea. 



Shock. Electric 

 8.: in static, or 

 frictional, elec- 

 tricity, the dis- 

 charge of an ac- 

 cumulation of 

 electric force 

 through the body: in dynamical, or chemi- 

 cal, electricity, the series of shocks of a HCI i.-n 

 of secondary currents, v. Galvanic 8. lie- 

 turn S. : when a discharge of electricity be- 

 tween the earth and a cloud is immediately 

 followed by a second discharge, between the 

 earth and another cloud, the second dis- 

 charge is called the return shock. 



Shoddy, (shod'di), Old wool, obtained from 

 worn-out blankets, carpets, &c. 



Shooting stars=Meteors=Bolides, q.v. 



Shore- weed= Li torella, q.v. 



Short. S. headed = Brachycephalic, q.v. S. 

 ight=JAyopy, q.v. 



Shot, (shot). [A.-S. scyte, a blow.] Case S. t 

 v. Case-shot. Qra.pt S., v. Grape-shot. 



Shrapnel- shell. [Named from the inventor.] 

 Filled with bullets, which are dispersed 

 when the shell bursts. 



Shrew, (shroo). [Screawa, the A.-S. name.] 

 =Sorex=Shrew-mouse, .small animals be- 

 longing to Insectivora; also called Erd- 

 ehrew. Elephant S. = Macroscelides. S. 



Shrikes, (shriks). Laninz: a migratory bird 

 belonging to pentirostrea ; also cajled But- 

 cher-bird, 



