English Dictionary: shag | by the DICT Development Group |
4 results for shag | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Shag \Shag\, n. [AS. sceacga a bush of hair; akin to Icel. skegg the beard, Sw. sk[84]gg, Dan. skj[?]g. Cf. {Schock} of hair.] 1. Coarse hair or nap; rough, woolly hair. True Witney broadcloth, with its shag unshorn. --Gay. 2. A kind of cloth having a long, coarse nap. 3. (Com.) A kind of prepared tobacco cut fine. 4. (Zo[94]l.) Any species of cormorant. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Shag \Shag\, a. Hairy; shaggy. --Shak. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Shag \Shag\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shagged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shagging}.] To make hairy or shaggy; hence, to make rough. Shag the green zone that bounds the boreal skies. --J. Barlow. |