| Shed | v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Shed; p. pr. & vb. n. Shedding. ] [ OE. scheden, sch&unr_;den, to pour, to part, AS. scādan, sceádan, to pert, to separate; akin to OS. sk&unr_;&unr_;an, OFries. sk&unr_;tha, G. scheiden, OHG. sceidan, Goth. skaidan, and probably to Lith. skëdu I part, separate, L. scindere to cleave, to split, Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;, 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. [ 1913 Webster ] 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. [ 1913 Webster ] Did Romeo's hand shed Tybalt's blood? Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] Twice seven consenting years have shed
Their utmost bounty on thy head. Wordsworth. [ 1913 Webster ] 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. [ 1913 Webster ] 4. To cause to flow off without penetrating; as, a tight roof, or covering of oiled cloth, sheeds water. [ 1913 Webster ] 5. To sprinkle; to intersperse; to cover. [ R. ] “Her hair . . . is shed with gray.” B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ] 6. (Weaving) To divide, as the warp threads, so as to form a shed, or passageway, for the shuttle. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Shed | n. 1. A parting; a separation; a division. [ Obs. or Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ] 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. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. The act of shedding or spilling; -- used only in composition, as in bloodshed. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. That which parts, divides, or sheds; -- used in composition, as in watershed. [ 1913 Webster ] 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. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Shedder | n. 1. One who, or that which, sheds; as, a shedder of blood; a shedder of tears. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. (Zool.) A crab in the act of casting its shell, or immediately afterwards while still soft; -- applied especially to the edible crabs, which are most prized while in this state. [ 1913 Webster ] |
