SHEMITE
Shem"ite, n.
Defn: A descendant of Shem.
SHEMITIC; SHEMITISH
Shem*it"ic, Shem"i*tish, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to Shem, the son of Noah, or his descendants.
See Semitic.
SHEMITISM
Shem"i*tism, n.
Defn: See Semitism.
SHEND
Shend, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shent; p. pr. & vb. n. Shending.] Etym:
[AS. scendan to disgrace, bring to shame, from sceand, sceond,
disgrace, dishonor, shame; akin to G. schande, Goth. skanda. See
Shame, n.]
1. To injure, mar, spoil, or harm. [Obs.] "Loss of time shendeth us." Chaucer. I fear my body will be shent. Dryden.
2. To blame, reproach, or revile; to degrade, disgrace, or put to shame. [Archaic] R. Browning. The famous name of knighthood foully shend. Spenser. She passed the rest as Cynthia doth shend The lesser stars. Spenser.
SHENDFUL
Shend"ful, a.