SHAWN

Shawn, Ted Shawn

(noun) United States dancer and choreographer who collaborated with Ruth Saint Denis (1891-1972)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Proper noun

Shawn

A male given name from Irish, popular in the US in the 1970s.

A female given name from Irish, transferred from the male name.

Anagrams

• Hawns, hwans

Source: Wiktionary


SHAW

Shaw, n. Etym: [OE. schawe, scha, thicket, grove, AS. scaga; akin to Dan. skov, Sw. skog, Icel. sk.]

1. A thicket; a small wood or grove. [Obs. or Prov.Eng. & Scot.] Burns. Gaillard he was as goldfinch in the shaw. Chaucer. The green shaws, the merry green woods. Howitt.

2. pl.

Definition: The leaves and tops of vegetables, as of potatoes, turnips, etc. [Scot.] Jamieson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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