Defn: Any small moth of the genus Aspidisca, whose larva makes a shieldlike covering for itself out of bits of leaves.
SHIELDDRAKE
Shield"drake`, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A sheldrake.
SHIELDLESS
Shield"less, a.
Defn: Destitute of a shield, or of protection.
— Shield"less*ly, adv.
— Shield"less*ness, n.
SHIELDTAIL
Shield"tail`, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any species of small burrowing snakes of the family Uropeltidæ, native of Ceylon and Southern Asia. They have a small mouth which can not be dilated.
SHIELING
Shiel"ing, n.
Defn: A hut or shelter for shepherds of fishers. See Sheeling.
[Scot.]
SHIFT Shift, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shifted; p. pr. & vb. n. Shifting.] Etym: [OE. shiften, schiften, to divide, change, remove. AS. sciftan to divide; akin to LG. & D. schiften to divide, distinguish, part Icel. skipta to divide, to part, to shift, to change, Dan skifte, Sw. skifta, and probably to Icel. skifa to cut into slices, as n., a slice, and to E. shive, sheave, n., shiver, n.]