Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for SHRINK
SHRINK, v.t.
To cause to contract; as, to shrink flannel by immersing it in boiling water. O mighty Cesar, dost thou lie so low! / Are all thy conquests, glories, triumphs, spoils, / Shrunk to this little measure! – Shak.
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