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1. 1.Nor want we skill or art from whence to raise Magnificence; and what can heaven show more Milton.
2. 2.To exhibit to the mental view; to tell; to disclose; to reveal; to make known; as, to show one's designs. Shew them the way wherein they must walk. Ex. xviii.
3. 3.If it please my father to do thee evil, then I will shew it thee, and send thee away. 1 Sam. xx.
4. 4.3. Specifically, to make known the way to (a person); hence, to direct; to guide; to asher; to conduct; as, to show a person into a parlor; to show one to the door.
5. 5.To make apparent or clear, as by evidence, testimony, or reasoning; to prove; to explain; also, to manifest; to evince; as, to show the truth of a statement; to show the causes of an event. I 'll show my duty by my timely care. Dryden.
6. 6.To bestow; to confer; to afford; as, to show favor. Shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me. Ex. xx.
7. 7.To show forth, to manifest; to publish; to proclaim. -- To show his paces, to exhibit the gait, speed, or the like; -- said especially of a horse. -- To show off, to exhibit ostentatiously. -- To show up, to expose. [Colloq.]
8. 8.To exhibit or manifest one's self or itself; to appear; to look; to be in appearance; to seem. Just such she shows before a rising storm. Dryden. All round a hedge upshoots, and shows At distance like a little wood. Tennyson.
9. 9.To have a certain appearance, as well or ill, fit or unfit; to become or suit; to appear. My lord of York, it better showed with you. Shak. To show off, to make a show; to display one's self.
10. 10.The act of showing, or bringing to view; exposure to sight; exhibition.
11. 11.That which os shown, or brought to view; that which is arranged to be seen; a spectacle; an exhibition; as, a traveling show; a cattle show. As for triumphs, masks, feasts, and such shows. Bacon.
12. 12.Proud or ostentatious display; parade; pomp. I envy none their pageantry and show. Young.
13. 13.Semblance; likeness; appearance. He through the midst unmarked, In show plebeian angel militant Of lowest order, passed. Milton.
14. 14.False semblance; deceitful appearance; pretense. Beware of the scribes, . . . which devour widows' houses, and for a shew make long prayers. Luke xx.
15. 15.47.
16. 16.(Med.) A discharge, from the vagina, of mucus streaked with blood, occuring a short time before labor.
17. 17.(Mining) A pale blue flame, at the top of a candle flame, indicating the presence of fire damp. Raymond. Show bill, a broad sheet containing an advertisement in large letters. -- Show box, a box xontaining some object of curiosity carried round as a show. -- Show card, an advertising placard; also, a card for displaying samples. -- Show case, a gla -- Show glass, a glass which displays objects; a mirror. -- Show of hands, a raising of hands to indicate judgment; as, the vote was taken by a show of hands. -- Show stone, a piece of glass or crystal supposed to have the property of exhibiting images of persons or things not present, indicating in that way future events.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is nor want we skill or art from whence to raise Magnificence; and what can heaven show more Milton called?
• What is to exhibit to the mental view; to tell; to disclose; to reveal; to make known; as, to show one's designs. Shew them the way wherein they must walk. Ex. xviii called?
• What is if it please my father to do thee evil, then I will shew it thee, and send thee away. 1 Sam. xx called?
• What is 3. Specifically, to make known the way to (a person); hence, to direct; to guide; to asher; to conduct; as, to show a person into a parlor; to show one to the door called?
• What is to bestow; to confer; to afford; as, to show favor. Shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me. Ex. xx called?
• What is to have a certain appearance, as well or ill, fit or unfit; to become or suit; to appear. My lord of York, it better showed with you. Shak. To show off, to make a show; to display one's self called?
• What is the act of showing, or bringing to view; exposure to sight; exhibition called?
• What is that which os shown, or brought to view; that which is arranged to be seen; a spectacle; an exhibition; as, a traveling show; a cattle show. As for triumphs, masks, feasts, and such shows. Bacon called?
• What is proud or ostentatious display; parade; pomp. I envy none their pageantry and show. Young called?
• What is semblance; likeness; appearance. He through the midst unmarked, In show plebeian angel militant Of lowest order, passed. Milton called?
• What is false semblance; deceitful appearance; pretense. Beware of the scribes, . . . which devour widows' houses, and for a shew make long prayers. Luke xx called?
• What is a discharge, from the vagina, of mucus streaked with blood, occuring a short time before labor called?