English Dictionary: Sir Laurence Kerr Olivier | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Scrawler \Scrawl"er\ (-[etil]r), n. One who scrawls; a hasty, awkward writer. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Shore \Shore\, n. [OE. schore, AS. score, probably fr. scieran, and so meaning properly, that which is shorn off, edge; akin to OD. schoore, schoor. See {Shear}, v. t.] The coast or land adjacent to a large body of water, as an ocean, lake, or large river. Michael Cassio, Lieutenant to the warlike Moor Othello, Is come shore. --Shak. The fruitful shore of muddy Nile. --Spenser. {In shore}, near the shore. --Marryat. {On shore}. See under {On}. {Shore birds} (Zo[94]l.), a collective name for the various limicoline birds found on the seashore. {Shore crab} (Zo[94]l.), any crab found on the beaches, or between tides, especially any one of various species of grapsoid crabs, as {Heterograpsus nudus} of California. {Shore lark} (Zo[94]l.), a small American lark ({Otocoris alpestris}) found in winter, both on the seacoast and on the Western plains. Its upper parts are varied with dark brown and light brown. It has a yellow throat, yellow local streaks, a black crescent on its breast, a black streak below each eye, and two small black erectile ear tufts. Called also {horned lark}. {Shore plover} (Zo[94]l.), a large-billed Australian plover ({Esacus magnirostris}). It lives on the seashore, and feeds on crustaceans, etc. {Shore teetan} (Zo[94]l.), the rock pipit ({Anthus obscurus}). [Prov. Eng.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Shrill \Shrill\, a. [Compar. {Shriller}; superl. {Shrillest}.] [OE. shril, schril; akin to LG. schrell, G. schrill. See {Shrill},v. i.] Acute; sharp; piercing; having or emitting a sharp, piercing tone or sound; -- said of a sound, or of that which produces a sound. Hear the shrill whistle which doth order give To sounds confused. --Shak. Let winds be shrill, let waves roll high. --Byron. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Surly \Sur"ly\, a. [Compar. {Surlier}; superl. {Surliest}.] [Probably from sir, and originally meaning, sirlike, i.e., proud. See {Sir}, and {Like}, a.] 1. Arrogant; haughty. [Obs.] --Cotgrave. 2. Gloomily morose; ill-natured, abrupt, and rude; severe; sour; crabbed; rough; sullen; gloomy; as, a surly groom; a surly dog; surly language; a surly look. [bd]That surly spirit, melancholy.[b8] --Shak. 3. Rough; dark; tempestuous. Now softened into joy the surly storm. --Thomson. |