shive
See also: Shive
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English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
A parallel form of sheave, from a Proto-Germanic base which probably existed in Old English (though is not attested before the Middle English period). Cognate with German Scheibe, late Old Norse skífa (“slice”), brauðskífa (“slice of bread”) (whence Danish skive (“disc, slice”)), Dutch schijf (“disc, slice”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
shive (plural shives)
- A slice, especially of bread.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Shakespeare to this entry?)
- 1980, Anthony Burgess, Earthly Powers:
- In my cool room with the shutters shut and the thin shives of air and light coming through the slats, I cried myself to sleep in an overloud selfpitying transport.
- (obsolete) A sheave.
- A beam or plank of split wood.
- A flat, wide cork for plugging a large hole or closing a wide-mouthed bottle.
- (Can we add an example for this sense?)
Translations[edit]
obsolete: sheave
beam or plank of split wood
flat, wide cork
Etymology 2[edit]
From a Proto-Germanic base which probably existed in Old English (though is not attested before the Middle English period). Cognate with German Schebe, Dutch scheef.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
shive (plural shives)
- (obsolete) A splinter; a particle of fluff on the surface of cloth or other material.
- (papermaking) A particle of impurity in finished paper.
Translations[edit]
particle of impurity
Etymology 3[edit]
Variant of shiv.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
shive (plural shives)
- Alternative form of shiv
- 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day (Vintage 2007), page 50:
- So every alleyway down here, every shadow big enough to hide a shive artist with a grudge, is a warm invitation to rewrite history.
- 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day (Vintage 2007), page 50:
Etymology 4[edit]
See shiva
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
shive
- Alternative spelling of shiva
- 2010, William Labov, A Life of Learning
- There are some cultural details in Schissel’s story that are specific to the Jewish community: the family sits shive (seven days of mourning for the dead), and the preference for silence at that time.
- 2010, William Labov, A Life of Learning
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
shiva — see shiva