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shoulder |
5 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Shoulder \Shoul"der\, n. [OE. shulder, shuldre schutder AS sculdor akin to D. schoulder, G. schulter OHG. scultarra Dan. skulder, Sw skuldra.] 1. (Anat.) The joint, or the region of the joint, by which the fore limb is connected with the body or with the shoulder girdle; the projection formed by the bones and muscles about that joint. 2. The flesh and muscles connected with the shoulder joint; the upper part of the back that part of the human frame on which it is most easy to carry a heavy burden; -- often used in the plural. Then by main force pulled up and on his shoulders bore The gates of Azza. --Milton. Adown her shoulders fell her length of hair. --Dryden. 3. Fig.: That which supports or sustains; support. In thy shoulder do I build my seat. --Shak. 4. That which resembles a human shoulder, as any protuberance or projection from the body of a thing The north western shoulder of the mountain. --Sir W. Scott. 5. The upper joint of the fore leg and adjacent parts of an animal, dressed for market; as a shoulder of mutton. 6. (Fort.) The angle of a bastion included between the face and flank. See Illust. of {Bastion}. 7. An abrupt projection which forms an abutment on an object, or limits motion, etc., as the projection around a tenon at the end of a piece of timber, the part of the top of a type which projects beyond the base of the raised character, etc {Shoulder belt}, a belt that passes across the shoulder. {Shoulder blade} (Anat.), the flat bone of the shoulder, to which the humerus is articulated; the scapula. {Shoulder block} (Naut.), a block with a projection, or shoulder, near the upper end so that it can rest against a spar without jamming the rope. {Shoulder clapper}, one who claps another on the shoulder, or who uses great familiarity. [Obs.] --Shak. {Shoulder girdle}. (Anat.) See {Pectoral girdle}, under {Pectoral}. {Shoulder knot}, an ornamental knot of ribbon or lace worn on the shoulder; a kind of epaulet or braided ornament worn as part of a military uniform. {Shoulder-of-mutton sail} (Naut.), a triangular sail carried on a boat's mast; -- so called from its shape. {Shoulder slip}, dislocation of the shoulder, or of the humerous. --Swift. {Shoulder strap}, a strap worn on or over the shoulder. Specifically (Mil. & Naval), a narrow strap worn on the shoulder of a commissioned officer, indicating, by a suitable device, the rank he holds in the service. See Illust. in App. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Shoulder \Shoul"der\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shouldered}; p. pr & vb n. {Shouldering}.] 1. To push or thrust with the shoulder; to push with violence; to jostle. As they the earth would shoulder from her seat. --Spenser. Around her numberless the rabble flowed, Shouldering each other crowding for a view. --Rowe. 2. To take upon the shoulder or shoulders; as to shoulder a basket; hence to assume the burden or responsibility of as to shoulder blame; to shoulder a debt. As if Hercules Or burly Atlas shouldered up their state. --Marston. {Right shoulder arms} (Mil.), a position in the Manual of Arms which the piece is placed on the right shoulder, with the lock plate up and the muzzle elevated and inclined to the left and held as in the illustration. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Shoulder \Shoul"der\, v. i. To push with the shoulder; to make one's way as through a crowd, by using the shoulders; to move swaying the shoulders from side to side A yoke of the great sulky white bullocks . . . came shouldering along together. --Kipling. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Girdle \Gir"dle\, n. [OE. gurdel, girdel, AS gyrdel fr gyrdan akin to D. gordel, G. g["u]rtel, Icel. gyr?ill. See {Gird}, v. t., to encircle, and cf {Girth}, n.] 1. That which girds, encircles, or incloses; a circumference; a belt; esp., a belt, sash, or article of dress encircling the body usually at the waist; a cestus. Within the girdle of these walls. --Shak. Their breasts girded with golden girdles. --Rev. xv 6. 2. The zodiac; also the equator. [Poetic] --Bacon. From the world's girdle to the frozen pole. --Cowper. That gems the starry girdle of the year. --Campbell. 3. (Jewelry) The line ofgreatest circumference of a brilliant-cut diamond, at which it is grasped by the setting. See Illust. of {Brilliant}. --Knight. 4. (Mining) A thin bed or stratum of stone. --Raymond. 5. (Zo["o]l.) The clitellus of an earthworm. {Girdle bone} (Anat.), the sphenethmoid. See under {Sphenethmoid}. {Girdle wheel}, a spinning wheel. {Sea girdle} (Zo["o]l.), a ctenophore. See {Venus's girdle}, under {Venus}. {Shoulder}, {Pectoral}, & {Pelvic}, {girdle}. (Anat.) See under {Pectoral}, and {Pelvic}. {To have under the girdle}, to have bound to one that is in subjection. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: shoulder n 1: the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm 2: a cut of beef from the shoulder of the animal 3: a ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and a cavity of the scapula [syn: {shoulder joint}, {articulatio humeri}] 4: strip of unpaved land along the side of a road v 1: lift onto one's shoulders 2: push with the shoulders; "He shouldered his way into the crowd" 3: carry a burden, either real or metaphoric; "shoulder the burden"
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