A dog of a distinctive breed with deep wrinkles, especially when young, a blue-black tongue, and a rough short coat.

Alternative spelling of shar-pei

plural of Shar Pei

plural of shar-pei

Terminating in a point or edge, especially one that can cut easily; not obtuse or rounded. / (colloquial) Intelligent.

To a point or edge; piercingly; eagerly; sharply. / (not comparable) Exactly. / (music) In a higher pitch than is correct or desirable.

(music) The symbol ♯, placed after the name of a note in the key signature or before a note on the staff to indicate that the note is to be played a semitone higher.

(music) To raise the pitch of a note half a step making a natural note a sharp. / To play tricks in bargaining; to act the sharper. / (transitive, obsolete) To sharpen.

A portion of something, especially a portion given or allotted to someone. / (finance) A financial instrument that shows that one owns a part of a company that provides the benefit of limited liability.

To give part of what one has to somebody else to use or consume. / To have or use in common. / To divide and distribute. / To tell to another.