2. Noun. (US Pennsylvania Dutch) A large highly decorative Dutch or German-style piece of furniture, which combines aspects of a clothing wardrobe, curio, and cabinet. ¹
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Definition of Shrank
1. shrink [v] - See also: shrink
Lexicographical Neighbors of Shrank
Literary usage of Shrank
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
""Therefore shall the children of Israel not eat of the sinew which shrank which
is upon the hollow of the thigh" (Gen. xxxii, 32; cf. Septuagint). ..."
2. The Origin and Growth of the English Constitution: An Historical Treatise by Hannis Taylor (1898)
"Constitutional theory of the houses embarrassed military operations; Essex shrank
from a decisive stroke; first encounter ..."
3. A Short History of the English People by John Richard Green (1899)
"... for peace with the Scots; and though Strafford arrested and proposed to shoot
them as mutineers, the English Council shrank from desperate courses. ..."
4. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"He shrank from preferment and led a simple, regular life. He continued his work
to the end, saying Mass even on the day of his death. ..."
5. The Chief American Poets: Selected Poems by Bryant, Poe, Emerson, Longfellow by Curtis Hidden Page (1905)
"... that shone HE came to Florence long ago, For Raphael and for Angelo, Wit h
secrets deeper than his own, Then shrank into the dark again, And died, ..."
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