| Shed (shed) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Shed |
| [The same word as
shade. See Shade.] |
A slight or temporary structure
built to shade or shelter something; a structure usually open in
front; an outbuilding; a hut; as, a wagon shed; a wood
shed.
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To separate; to
divide.
To part with; to throw off or give forth
from one's self; to emit; to diffuse; to cause to emanate or flow; to
pour forth or out; to spill; as, the sun sheds light; she
shed tears; the clouds shed rain.
To let fall; to throw off, as a natural
covering of hair, feathers, shell; to cast; as, fowls shed
their feathers; serpents shed their skins; trees shed
leaves.
To cause to flow off without penetrating;
as, a tight roof, or covering of oiled cloth, sheeds
water.
To sprinkle; to intersperse; to
cover.
To divide, as the warp
threads, so as to form a shed, or passageway, for the
shuttle.
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To
fall in drops; to pour.
To let fall the parts, as seeds or fruit;
to throw off a covering or envelope.
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A
parting; a separation; a division.
The act of shedding or spilling; -- used
only in composition, as in bloodshed.
That which parts, divides, or sheds; --
used in composition, as in watershed.
The passageway between the
threads of the warp through which the shuttle is thrown, having a
sloping top and bottom made by raising and lowering the alternate
threads.
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A covered structure for housing aircraft; a hangar.
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