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▪ I. † trans-ˈshape, tranˈshape, n. Obs. [f. trans-shape v.] Change of shape; transformation; metamorphosis.
1611Heywood Golden Age iv. i, By our transhapes And guiles of loue. 1613― Silver Age ii. i, But her search He soone deluded in his slye trans-shapes. 1636― Love's Mistr. i. i, Ile shew thee..What kind of people I commerst withall In my transhape. ▪ II. trans-shape, † transhape, v. Now rare (? arch.).|trɑːnsˈʃeɪp, træns-|, |trɑːnˈʃeɪp, træn-| [f. trans- + shape v.] trans. To alter the shape or form of; to transform.
1575Fenton Gold. Epist. (1577) 332 The Oliue and Laurell, into the which were transhaped Lotus and Daphne. 1599Shakes. Much Ado v. i. 172 Thus did shee an howre together trans-shape thy particular vertues. 1638Heywood Rape Lucrece Wks. 1874 V. 179 Hee's from a toward hopefull Gentleman, Transeshapt to a meere Ballater. 1656S. Holland Zara (1719) 53 Till Soto by degrees was transhaped into a goodly Steed. 1659Lady Alimony ii. vi. E iv b, When th' Camel shall Transhape himself into a nimble Wesil,..I shall value you. 1855Singleton Virgil I. 45 Or how he told of Tereus' limbs transshaped. Hence trans-shaped |-ˈʃeɪpt| ppl. a.; trans-ˈshaping vbl. n.
1602Marston 2nd Pt. Ant. & Mel. iv. i, Rather put on some transhap't cavalier, Some habit of a spitting critick. 1909tr. Jusserand's Lit. Hist. Eng. III. 140 Deeds of sorcery..: apparitions, evocations, transhapings. |