Shaw

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Shaw
    n 1: United States clarinetist and leader of a swing band
         (1910-2004) [syn: {Shaw}, {Artie Shaw}, {Arthur Jacob
         Arshawsky}]
    2: United States humorist who wrote about rural life (1818-1885)
       [syn: {Shaw}, {Henry Wheeler Shaw}, {Josh Billings}]
    3: United States physician and suffragist (1847-1919) [syn:
       {Shaw}, {Anna Howard Shaw}]
    4: British playwright (born in Ireland); founder of the Fabian
       Society (1856-1950) [syn: {Shaw}, {G. B. Shaw}, {George
       Bernard Shaw}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Shaw \Shaw\ (sh[add]), n. [OE. schawe, scha[yogh]e, thicket,
   grove, AS. scaga; akin to Dan. skov, Sw. skog, Icel.
   sk[=o]gr.]
   1. A thicket; a small wood or grove. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. &
      Scot.] --Burns.
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            Gaillard he was as goldfinch in the shaw. --Chaucer.
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            The green shaws, the merry green woods. --Howitt.
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   2. pl. The leaves and tops of vegetables, as of potatoes,
      turnips, etc. [Scot.] --Jamieson.
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from U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

Shaw, MS (city, FIPS 67000)
  Location: 33.60030 N, 90.77146 W
  Population (1990): 2349 (773 housing units)
  Area: 2.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 38773

from U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

Shaw, MS -- U.S. city in Mississippi
   Population (2000):    2312
   Housing Units (2000): 785
   Land area (2000):     1.110031 sq. miles (2.874967 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    1.110031 sq. miles (2.874967 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            67000
   Located within:       Mississippi (MS), FIPS 28
   Location:             33.601549 N, 90.770720 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     38773
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Shaw, MS
    Shaw

from Who Was Who: 5000 B. C. to Date

SHAW

G. Bernard, grouch, truth teller.  An English writer who
made money by being honest enough to tell people what they
knew.  S.'s enemies claim he would have to work should his
theories be put into practice.  Believes in socialism and wants
everything.  Author of considerable sarcasm, wit, and divided
opinion as to his talents.  Ambition:  An Americanless England.
Also, sales.  Address:  Watch bill-boards.