SHRILLY
Shril"ly, adv.
Defn: In a shrill manner; acutely; with a sharp sound or voice.
SHRILLY
Shril"ly, a.
Defn: Somewhat shrill. [Poetic] Sir W. Scott.
Some kept up a shrilly mellow sound. Keats.
SHRIMP
Shrimp, v. t. Etym: [Cf. AS. scrimman to dry up, wither, MHG.
schrimpfen to shrink, G. schrumpfen, Dan. skrumpe, skrumpes, Da. &
Sw. skrumpen shriveled. Cf. Scrimp, Shrink, Shrivel.]
Defn: To contract; to shrink. [Obs.]
SHRIMP Shrimp, n. Etym: [OE. shrimp; — probably so named from its shriveled appearance. See Shrimp, v.]
1. (Zoöl.) (a) Any one of numerous species of macruran Crustacea belonging to Crangon and various allied genera, having a slender body and long legs. Many of them are used as food. The larger kinds are called also prawns. See Illust. of Decapoda. (b) In a more general sense, any species of the macruran tribe Caridea, or any species of the order Schizopoda, having a similar form. (c) In a loose sense, any small crustacean, including some amphipods and even certain entomostracans; as, the fairy shrimp, and brine shrimp. See under Fairy, and Brine.
2. Figuratively, a little wrinkled man; a dwarf; — in contempt. This weak and writhled shrimp. Shak. Opossum shrimp. (Zoöl.) See under Opossum. — Spector shrimp, or Skeleton shrimp (Zoöl.), any slender amphipod crustacean of the genus Caprella and allied genera. See Illust. under Læmodopoda. — Shrimp catcher (Zoöl.), the little tern (Sterna minuta). — Shrimp net, a dredge net fixed upon a pole, or a sweep net dragged over the fishing ground.
SHRIMPER
Shrimp"er, n.