1. shaw(n = noun.person) arthur jacob arshawsky, artie shaw - United States clarinetist and leader of a swing band (1910-2004);
is a kind of bandleader, clarinetist, clarinettist
2. shaw(n = noun.person) henry wheeler shaw, josh billings - United States humorist who wrote about rural life (1818-1885);
is a kind of humorist, humourist
3. shaw(n = noun.person) anna howard shaw - United States physician and suffragist (1847-1919);
is a kind of doc, doctor, dr., md, medico, physician, suffragist
4. shaw(n = noun.person) g. b. shaw, george bernard shaw - British playwright (born in Ireland); founder of the Fabian Society (1856-1950);
is a kind of dramatist, playwright, author, writer
Derived form adjective shavian1
1. A thicket; a small wood or grove. Burns. [1913 Webster]
"Gaillard he was as goldfinch in the shaw." [1913 Webster]
"The green shaws, the merry green woods." [1913 Webster]
2. The leaves and tops of vegetables, as of potatoes, turnips, etc. Jamieson. [1913 Webster]
shaw, n. esp. Brit. the stalks and leaves of potatoes, turnips, etc.
Etymology:
perh. = SHOW n.
anna howard shaw, artie shaw, g. b. shaw, george bernard shaw, henry wheeler shaw