Shaw

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  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

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Shaw, MS -- U.S. city in Mississippi
     Population (2000):    2312
     Housing Units (2000): 785
     Land area (2000):     1.110031 sq. miles (2.874967 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    1.110031 sq. miles (2.874967 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            67000
     Located within:       Mississippi (MS), FIPS 28
     Location:             33.601549 N, 90.770720 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     38773
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Shaw, MS
      Shaw