Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Shore (-s)
shore (-s), n. [OE 'land washed by the sea, sea-marsh'.]
- Coast; land adjacent to the water; [fig.] heaven; promised land; life after death.
- Roost; perch; nest; resting place; [fig.] destination.
- Disembarking site; landing place; [phrase “Pizarro's shore”] Peru; South America; [kenning] paradise; new world.
- Land; [metonymy] nation; country; state; commonwealth.
- Boundary; border; edge; frontier; portal; [fig.] threshold between dimensions of existence.
- Haven; safe place; [fig.] prop; support.
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