shaw

3 definitions found

shaw - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Shaw \Shaw\ (sh[add]), n. [OE. schawe, scha[yogh]e, thicket,
     grove, AS. scaga; akin to Dan. skov, Sw. skog, Icel.
     sk[=o]gr.]
     1. A thicket; a small wood or grove. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. &
        Scot.] --Burns.
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              Gaillard he was as goldfinch in the shaw. --Chaucer.
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              The green shaws, the merry green woods. --Howitt.
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     2. pl. The leaves and tops of vegetables, as of potatoes,
        turnips, etc. [Scot.] --Jamieson.
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shaw - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Shaw
      n 1: United States clarinetist and leader of a swing band
           (1910-2004) [syn: Shaw, Artie Shaw, Arthur Jacob Arshawsky
           ]
      2: United States humorist who wrote about rural life (1818-1885)
         [syn: Shaw, Henry Wheeler Shaw, Josh Billings]
      3: United States physician and suffragist (1847-1919) [syn:
         Shaw, Anna Howard Shaw]
      4: British playwright (born in Ireland); founder of the Fabian
         Society (1856-1950) [syn: Shaw, G. B. Shaw, George   Bernard Shaw
         ]

shaw - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  Shaw, MS (city, FIPS 67000)
    Location: 33.60030 N, 90.77146 W
    Population (1990): 2349 (773 housing units)
    Area: 2.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 38773