What is "shews"

Usage examples of "shews".

In Spain any actress who shews her drawers on the stage is liable to a fine of a crown.

Tanucci shews him that he must be severe, and his greatest joy is to grant a favour.

I happened to speak of the impoliteness of which I had been guilty in paying a gaming debt in gold instead of paper, and on this text he preached me a sermon on the national prosperity, demonstrating that the preference given to paper shews the confidence which is felt in the Bank, which may or may not be misplaced, but which is certainly a source of wealth.

I should be right if I complained of her also, because she makes me feel that she is the mistress of my lover, and she shews me that, after seducing him from me, she gives him back to me without difficulty.

She will not be able to entertain the slightest suspicion, especially if Le Duc shews her her work, and in two or three hours you will have the pleasure of hearing everything from his lips.

Her companion, who had picked himself up without any injury, hastened towards us, and there was the lovely creature sitting on the ground thoroughly amazed, and less confused from her fall than from the indiscretion of her petticoats, which had exposed in all their nakedness certain parts which an honest woman never shews to a stranger.

I wanted her to be a little coquettish, as a woman never pleases in society unless she shews a desire to please.

He will come masked, and as soon as he shews his features I shall present him to you.

The fashion of walking in this place shews how the character of a nation changes.

One is lucky when the insolence of a wretch like this only shews itself in the guise of jesting.

That shews how polite you are, and I shall go and call on her to congratulate her on the welcome she got, as she told me that her plans had succeeded.

He shews twenty-five louis which you gave him, all of which are clipped, and he exhibits documents dated from Genoa stating that you clipped a number of gold pieces, which were melted by M.

If you are of another opinion, that only shews that your ideas of love and mine are different.

Universal Medicine, and her will shews that she thought herself to be with child.

Well, Frank, your dream certainly shews that Highbury is in your thoughts when you are absent.