SHOW (3)

Show (?), n. [[Formerly written also shew.]] 1. 1. The act of showing, or bringing to view; exposure to sight; exhibition.
2. 2. That which os shown, or brought to view; that which is arranged to be seen; a spectacle; an exhibition; as, a traveling show; a cattle show.
As for triumphs, masks, feasts, and such shows. Bacon. 3. 3. Proud or ostentatious display; parade; pomp.
I envy none their pageantry and show. Young. 4. 4. Semblance; likeness; appearance.
He through the midst unmarked, In show plebeian angel militant Of lowest order, passed. Milton. 5. 5. False semblance; deceitful appearance; pretense.
Beware of the scribes, . . . which devour widows' houses, and for a shew make long prayers. Luke xx. 46. 47. 6. 6. (Med.) A discharge, from the vagina, of mucus streaked with blood, occuring a short time before labor.
7. 7. (Mining) A pale blue flame, at the top of a candle flame, indicating the presence of fire damp. Raymond.
Show bill, a broad sheet containing an advertisement in large letters. — Show box, a box xontaining some object of curiosity carried round as a show. — Show card, an advertising placard; also, a card for displaying samples. — Show case, a gla�ed case, box, or cabinet for displaying and protecting shopkeepers' wares, articles on exhibition in museums, etc. — Show glass, a glass which displays objects; a mirror. — Show of hands, a raising of hands to indicate judgment; as, the vote was taken by a show of hands. — Show stone, a piece of glass or crystal supposed to have the property of exhibiting images of persons or things not present, indicating in that way future events.