shade
Cross references:
1. color
1. shade \'sha-d\ \-l*s\ n [ME, fr. OE sceadu; akin to OHG scato shadow, Gk
skotos darkn]ess 1a: comparative darkness or obscurity owing to
interception of the rays of light 1b: relative obscurity or retirement
2a: shelter (as by foliage) from the heat and glare of sunlight 2b: a
place sheltered from the sun 2c: a secluded retreat 3: an evanescent or
unreal appearance pl 4a: the shadows that gather as darkness comes on
4b: NETHERWORLD, HADES 5: a disembodied spirit : GHOST 6: something that
intercepts or shelters from light, sun, or heat : as 6a: a device
partially covering a lamp so as to reduce glare 6b: a flexible screen for
regulating the light or the view through a window 7a: the reproduction of
the effect of shade in painting or drawing 7b: a subdued or somber feature
8a: a color produced by a pigment or dye mixture having some black in it
8b: a color slightly different from the one under consideration 9a: a
minute difference or variation : NUANCE 9b: a minute degree or quantity
10: a facial expression of sadness or displeasure - shade.less aj
2. shade vt 1a: to shelter or screen by intercepting radiated light or heat
1b: to cover with a shade 2: to hide partly by or as if by a shadow 3:
to darken with or as if with a shadow 4: to cast into the shade : OBSCURE
5a: to represent the effect of shade or shadow on 5b: to add shading to
5c: to color so that the shades pass gradually from one to another 6: to
change by gradual transition or qualification 7: to reduce slightly (as a
price) 1: to pass by slight changes or imperceptible degrees into
something else 2: to undergo or exhibit minute difference or variation -
shad.er n
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