| Shade (shade) |
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| n. | (sh d) |
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| Shade |
| [OE.
shade, shadewe, schadewe, AS. sceadu,
scead; akin to OS. skado, D. schaduw, OHG.
scato, (gen. scatewes |
Comparative obscurity
owing to interception or interruption of the rays of light; partial
darkness caused by the intervention of something between the space
contemplated and the source of light.
Darkness; obscurity; -- often in the
plural.
An obscure place; a spot not exposed to
light; hence, a secluded retreat.
That which intercepts, or shelters from,
light or the direct rays of the sun; hence, also, that which protects
from heat or currents of air; a screen; protection; shelter; cover;
as, a lamp shade.
Shadow.
The soul after its separation from the
body; -- so called because the ancients it to be perceptible to the
sight, though not to the touch; a spirit; a ghost; as, the
shades of departed heroes.
The darker
portion of a picture; a less illuminated part. See Def. 1,
above.
Degree or variation of color, as darker or
lighter, stronger or paler; as, a delicate shade of
pink.
A minute difference or variation, as of
thought, belief, expression, etc.; also, the quality or degree of
anything which is distinguished from others similar by slight
differences; as, the shades of meaning in synonyms.
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| Shade (shade) |
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| v. t. | (?) |
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| Shade |
| [imp. *** p.
p. Shaded] p. pr. *** vb. n.
Shading.] |
To shelter or screen by
intercepting the rays of light] to keep off illumination from.
To shelter; to cover from injury; to
protect; to screen; to hide; as, to shade one's eyes.
To obscure; to dim the brightness
of.
To pain in obscure colors; to
darken.
To mark with gradations of light or
color.
To present a shadow or image of; to shadow
forth; to represent.
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| Shade (shade) |
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| v. i. | (?) |
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| Shade |
| [See Shade,
n.] |
To undergo or exhibit minute difference or
variation, as of color, meaning, expression, etc.; to pass by slight
changes; -- used chiefly with a preposition, as into,
away, off.
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