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n. [ AS. arcebiscoprīce. See -ric. ] The jurisdiction or office of an archbishop; the see or province over which archbishop exercises archiepiscopal authority. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a shop where a barber works, especially one where men can get their hair cut. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

n. [ OE. bischop, biscop, bisceop, AS. bisceop, biscop, L. episcopus overseer, superintendent, bishop, fr. Gr. &unr_;, &unr_; over + &unr_; inspector, fr. root of &unr_;, &unr_;, to look to, perh. akin to L. specere to look at. See Spy, and cf. Episcopal. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. A spiritual overseer, superintendent, or director. [ 1913 Webster ]

Ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls. 1 Pet. ii. 25. [ 1913 Webster ]

It is a fact now generally recognized by theologians of all shades of opinion, that in the language of the New Testament the same officer in the church is called indifferently “bishop” ( &unr_; ) and “elder” or “presbyter.” J. B. Lightfoot. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. In the Roman Catholic, Greek, and Anglican or Protestant Episcopal churches, one ordained to the highest order of the ministry, superior to the priesthood, and generally claiming to be a successor of the Apostles. The bishop is usually the spiritual head or ruler of a diocese, bishopric, or see. [ 1913 Webster ]

Bishop in partibus [ infidelium ] (R. C. Ch.), a bishop of a see which does not actually exist; one who has the office of bishop, without especial jurisdiction. Shipley. --
Titular bishop (R. C. Ch.), a term officially substituted in 1882 for bishop in partibus. --
Bench of Bishops. See under Bench. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. In the Methodist Episcopal and some other churches, one of the highest church officers or superintendents. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A piece used in the game of chess, bearing a representation of a bishop's miter; -- formerly called archer. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. A beverage, being a mixture of wine, oranges or lemons, and sugar. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. An old name for a woman's bustle. [ U. S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

If, by her bishop, or her “grace” alone,
A genuine lady, or a church, is known. Saxe. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Bishoped p. pr. & vb. n. Bishoping. ] To admit into the church by confirmation; to confirm; hence, to receive formally to favor. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Bishoped p. pr. & vb. n. Bishoping. ] [ From the name of the scoundrel who first practiced it. Youatt. ] (Far.) To make seem younger, by operating on the teeth; as, to bishop an old horse or his teeth. [ 1913 Webster ]

The plan adopted is to cut off all the nippers with a saw to the proper length, and then with a cutting instrument the operator scoops out an oval cavity in the corner nippers, which is afterwards burnt with a hot iron until it is black. J. H. Walsh. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Jurisdiction of a bishop; episcopate. “Divine right of bishopdom.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Resembling a bishop; belonging to a bishop. Fulke. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Bishoplike; episcopal. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In the manner of a bishop. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ AS. bisceoprīce; bisceop bishop + rīce dominion. See -ric. ] 1. A diocese; the district over which the jurisdiction of a bishop extends. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The office of a spiritual overseer, as of an apostle, bishop, or presbyter. Acts i. 20. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Bot.) A plant of the genus Mitella; miterwort. Longfellow. [ 1913 Webster ]

A wide sleeve, once worn by women. [ 1913 Webster ]

A canvas for a portrait measuring 58 by 94 inches. The half bishop measures 45 by 56. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A bishop's seat or see. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) (a) An umbelliferous plant of the genus Ammi. (b) Goutweed (Ægopodium podagraria). [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) Wood betony (Stachys betonica); also, the plant called fennel flower (Nigella Damascena), or devil-in-a-bush. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. an establishment where the frame or outer body of a vehicle may be repaired or painted; -- contrasted with a mechanic, who repairs the motor and other working components. [ PJC ]

n. A bookseller's shop. [ Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

An office or a place where facilities are given for betting small sums on current prices of stocks, petroleum, etc. [ Slang, U.S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A joint or coadjutant bishop. Ayliffe. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. to compare prices for a given item from different vendors; -- usually for the purpose of finding the lowest price. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. An eating house. “A subterranean cookshop.” Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A shop or barroom where spirits are sold by the dram. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A shop or barroom where gin is sold as a beverage. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. (Zool.) Any jumping, orthopterous insect, of the families Acrididæ and Locustidæ, having large hind legs adapted for leaping, and chewing mouth parts. The species and genera are very numerous and some are very destructive to crops. The former family includes the Western grasshopper or locust (Caloptenus spretus), noted for the great extent of its ravages in the region beyond the Mississippi. In the Eastern United States the red-legged (Caloptenus femurrubrum and C. atlanis) are closely related species, but their ravages are less important. They are closely related to the migratory locusts of the Old World. See Locust. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

☞ The meadow or green grasshoppers belong to the Locustidæ. They have long antennæ, large ovipositors, and stridulating organs at the base of the wings in the male. The European great green grasshopper (Locusta viridissima) belongs to this family. The common American green species mostly belong to Xiphidium, Orchelimum, and Conocephalus. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. In ordinary square or upright pianos of London make, the escapement lever or jack, so made that it can be taken out and replaced with the key; -- called also the hopper. Grove. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Mil.) An antipersonnel mine that jumps from the ground to body height when activated, and explodes, hurling metal fragments over a wide area. [ PJC ]

4. A mixed alcoholic beverage containing crème de menthe, light cream, and sometimes crème de cacao. The name comes from its light green color. [ PJC ]

Grasshopper engine, a steam engine having a working beam with its fulcrum at one end, the steam cylinder at the other end, and the connecting rod at an intermediate point. --
Grasshopper lobster (Zool.) a young lobster. [ Local, U. S. ] --
Grasshopper warbler (Zool.), cricket bird. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A shop or room where strong liquors are sold and drunk; a dramshop. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A small business or a room within a business establishment where metal is cut and shaped etc., by machine tools. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. A shop where prints are sold. [ 1913 Webster ]

obs. imp. of Shape. Shaped. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. shoppe, schoppe, AS. sceoppa a treasury, a storehouse, stall, booth; akin to scypen a shed, LG. schup a shed, G. schoppen, schuppen, a shed, a coachhouse, OHG. scopf. ] 1. A building or an apartment in which goods, wares, drugs, etc., are sold by retail. [ 1913 Webster ]

From shop to shop
Wandering, and littering with unfolded silks
The polished counter. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A building in which mechanics or artisans work; as, a shoe shop; a car shop. [ 1913 Webster ]

A tailor called me in his shop. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A person's occupation, business, profession, or the like, as a subject of attention, interest, conversation, etc.; -- sometimes in deprecation or disapproval; as, to talk shop at a party. Also used attributively, as in shop talk. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

4. A place where any industry is carried on; as, a chemist's shop; also, (Slang), any of the various places of business which are commonly called offices, as of a lawyer, doctor, broker, etc. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

5. Any place of resort, as one's house, a restaurant, etc. [ Slang, Chiefly Eng. ]

6. the group of workers and the activities controlled by an administrator; as, to have five people in one's shop. [ Colloq. ]

☞ Shop is often used adjectively or in composition; as, shop rent, or shop-rent; shop thief, or shop-thief; shop window, or shop-window, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

To smell of the shop, to indicate too distinctively one's occupation or profession. --
To talk shop, to make one's business the topic of social conversation; also, to use the phrases peculiar to one's employment. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Store; warehouse. See Store. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Shopped p. pr. & vb. n. Shopping. ] To visit shops for the purpose of purchasing goods. [ 1913 Webster ]

He was engaged with his mother and some ladies to go shopping. Byron. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A bench or board on which work is performed; a workbench. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A book in which a tradesman keeps his accounts. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A boy employed in a shop. [ 1913 Webster ]

obs. p. p. of Shape. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A girl employed in a shop. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A trader who sells goods in a shop, or by retail; -- in distinction from one who sells by wholesale. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Shop + lift. See Lift to steal. ] One who steals anything in a shop, or takes goods privately from a shop; one who, under pretense of buying goods, takes occasion to steal. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Larceny committed in a shop; the stealing of anything from a shop. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Suiting a shop; vulgar. B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A shopgirl. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Shopmen 1. A shopkeeper; a retailer. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One who serves in a shop; a salesman. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. One who works in a shop or a factory. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who shops. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having the appearance or qualities of a shopkeeper, or shopman. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Abounding with shops. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Of or pertaining to shops, or one's own shop or business; as, shoppy talk. [ Colloq. ] Mrs. Gaskell. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The trick of a shopkeeper; deception. [ Obs. ] B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

conversation about a matters pertaining to person's occupation; -- often used of such discussions when conducted outside of working hours, as in social gatherings. [ PJC ]

n. One who walks about in a shop as an overseer and director. Cf. Floorwalker. [ 1913 Webster ]