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Webster 1913 Edition
Shed
1.
A slight or temporary structure built to shade or shelter something; a structure often 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.
Shed
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Shed
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Shedding
.] [OE.
scheden
, sch[GREEK]den
, to pour, to part, AS. scādan
, sceádan
, to pert, to separate; akin to OS. sk[GREEK][GREEK]an
, OFries. sk[GREEK]tha, G. scheiden
, OHG. sceidan
, Goth. skaidan
, and probably to Lith. skëdu
I part, separate, L. scindere
to cleave, to split, Gr. [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK], Skr. chid
, and perch. also to L. caedere
to cut. √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
rainDid Romeo's hand
shed
Tybalt's blood? Shakespeare
Twice seven consenting years have
Their utmost bounty on thy head.
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
leaves4.
To cause to flow off without penetrating;
as, a tight roof, or covering of oiled cloth,
. sheeds
water5.
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.
Shed
,Verb.
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.
Shed
,Noun.
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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Shed
SHED
,Verb.
T.
1. To pour out; to effuse; to spill; to suffer to flow out; as, to shed tears; to shed blood. The sun sheds light on the earth; the stars shed a more feeble light.
This is my blood of the New Testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins. Matt. 26.
2. To let fall; to cast; as, the trees shed their leaves on autumn; fowls shed their fethers; and serpents shed their skin.
3. To scatter to emit; to throw off; to diffuse; as, flowers shed their sweets of fragrance.
SHED
,Verb.
I.
White oats are apt to shed most as they lie, and black as they stand.