2. Verb. (third-person singular of shew) ¹
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Definition of Shews
1. shew [v] - See also: shew
Lexicographical Neighbors of Shews
Literary usage of Shews
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Court of King's Bench: With by Great Britain Court of King's Bench, George Mifflin Wharton (1845)
"... question shews a change of intention in the giver of the power : and therefore,
without further criticising and commenting upon the words of the clause, ..."
2. A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life: Adapted to the State and Condition by William Law, Charles Bigg (1899)
"XIII That not only a life of vanity, or sensuality, but even the most regular
kind of life, that is not govern d by great devotion, sufficiently shews its ..."
3. The History of America by William Robertson (1821)
"This is incredible, and Gomara mentions a circumstance which shews, that nothing
extraordinary happened on thin occasion, ..."
4. Collections by Minisink Valley Historical Society, Connecticut Historical Society (1882)
"... and there invite Mr. Wadsworth, Colman, Cooper to our Fast next Wednesday.
In the evening Mrs. Arnold comes to me again, shews me her Sister ..."
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