shew

[ shoh ]

/ ʃoʊ /

Archaic.

verb (used with or without object), noun shewed, shewn, shew·ing,

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British Dictionary definitions for shew

shew

/ (ʃəʊ) /

verb shews, shewing, shewed, shewn (ʃəʊn) or shewed

an archaic spelling of show

Derived forms of shew

shewer, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for shew

verb shews, shewing, shewed, shewn (ʃəʊn) or shewed

Derived forms of shew