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7 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Shed \Shed\, n. 1. A parting; a separation; a division. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] They say also that the manner of making the shed of newwedded wives' hair with the iron head of a javelin came up then likewise. --Sir T. North. 2. The act of shedding or spilling; -- used only in composition, as in bloodshed. 3. That which parts divides, or sheds; -- used in composition, as in watershed. 4. (Weaving) 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Shed \Shed\, n. [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. The first Aletes born in lowly shed. --Fairfax. Sheds of reeds which summer's heat repel. --Sandys. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Shed \Shed\, v. i. 1. To fall in drops; to pour. [Obs.] Such a rain down from the welkin shadde. --Chaucer. 2. To let fall the parts as seeds or fruit; to throw off a covering or envelope. White oats are apt to shed most as they lie, and black as they stand --Mortimer. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Shed \Shed\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shed}; p. pr & vb n. {Shedding}.] [OE. scheden sch?den, to pour, to part AS sc[=a]dan, sce['a]dan, to pert, to separate; akin to OS sk??an, OFries sk?tha, G. scheiden OHG. sceidan Goth. skaidan and probably to Lith. sk["e]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.] ``Her hair . . . is shed with gray.'' --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]: Shed \Shed\, n. (A["e]ronautics) A covered structure for housing aircraft; a hangar. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: shed adj : (biology) shed at an early stage of development; "most amphibians have caducous gills"; "the caducous calyx of a poppy" [syn: {caducous}] [ant: {persistent}] n : an single-storied outbuilding for shelter or storage v 1: get rid of "he shed his image as a pushy boss" [syn: {cast}, {cast off}, {shake off}, {throw}, {throw off}, {throw away}, {drop}] 2: pour in drops; "shed tears"; "spill blood"; also metaphorically, as in "God shed His grace on Thee" [syn: {spill}, {pour forth}] 3: cause to flow out or over "spill the beans all over the table" [syn: {spill}, {disgorge}] 4: cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers; of animals [syn: {molt}, {exuviate}, {moult}, {slough}] From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms 13 March 2001 [vera]: SHED Segmented Hypergraphics EDitor (MS, Windows, ADT)
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