What is the darker portion of a picture; a less illuminated part. See Def. 1, above called?
shade — (Painting, Drawing, etc.) The darker portion of a picture; a less illuminated part. See Def. 1, above. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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