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| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Shed \Shed\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shedding}.] [OE. scheden, sch[?]den, to pour, to part, AS. sc[be]dan, sce[a0]dan, to pert, to separate; akin to OS. sk[?][?]an, OFries. sk[?]tha, G. scheiden, OHG. sceidan, Goth. skaidan, and probably to Lith. sk[89]du I part, separate, L. scindere to cleave, to split, Gr. [?][?][?], Skr. chid, and perch. also to L. caedere to cut. [root]159. Cf. {Chisel}, {Concise}, {Schism}, {Sheading}, {Sheath}, {Shide}.] 1. To separate; to divide. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Robert of Brunne. 2. 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. Did Romeo's hand shed Tybalt's blood? --Shak. Twice seven consenting years have shed Their utmost bounty on thy head. --Wordsworth. 3. 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. 4. To cause to flow off without penetrating; as, a tight roof, or covering of oiled cloth, sheeds water. 5. To sprinkle; to intersperse; to cover. [R.] [bd]Her hair . . . is shed with gray.[b8] --B. Jonson. 6. (Weaving) To divide, as the warp threads, so as to form a shed, or passageway, for the shuttle. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Shedding \Shed"ding\, n. 1. The act of shedding, separating, or casting off or out; as, the shedding of blood. 2. That which is shed, or cast off. [R.] --Wordsworth. | |
