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
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