Emily Dickinson Lexicon

severe (-r, -st), adj. [Fr. < L.]

Rigorous in condemnation or punishment.

severely, adv. [see severe, adj.]

With rigour or extreme strictness in the treatment of offenders; with severity in judgement, punishment, censure or rebuke.

Sevres, proper n. [L. Savara, boundary river between two tribes < pre-IE sav, hollow + root ar, water.]

Porcelain; piece of china; fine glass dish; table service named after a community near Paris, France; [fig.] body; mortal frame.

sew (-ed, -ing), v. [OE siwian, needle, thread, suture.]

To fasten or attach pieces of material with a needle and thread. (P1138)

sewing, adj. [see sew, v.]

Of the materials to be sewn.

sewn, v. [see sew, v.]

Stitched, fastened by means of sewing.

sexton, n. [AFr segerstaine < L. 'sacristan'.]

A church officer having the care of the fabric of a church and its contents, and the duties of ringing the bells and digging graves.

shackle (-s), n. [OE sceacul, fetter, link of a chain, hobble for a horse, pole of a wagon.]

A fetter for the ankle or wrist of a prisoner, usually one of a pair connected together by a chain, which is fastened to a ring-bolt in the floor or wall of the cell.

shade, n. [ME 'shadow'.]

Partial or comparative darkness; absence of complete illumination.

shadow (-s), n. [OE < Gk. 'darkness'.]