shed

Definitions

1. 1.To separate; to divide. [Obs. or Prov.Eng.] Robert of Brunne.
2. 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. 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. 4.To cause to flow off without penetrating; as, a tight roof, or covering of oiled cloth, sheeds water.
5. 5.To sprinkle; to intersperse; to cover. [R.] "Her hair . . . is shed with gray." B. Jonson.
6. 6.(Weaving) To divide, as the warp threads, so as to form a shed, or passageway, for the shuttle.
7. 7.To fall in drops; to pour. [Obs.] Such a rain down from the welkin shadde. Chaucer.
8. 8.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.
9. 9.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.
10. 10.The act of shedding or spilling; -- used only in composition, as in bloodshed.
11. 11.That which parts, divides, or sheds; -- used in composition, as in watershed.
12. 12.(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.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is to separate; to divide. [Obs. or Prov.Eng.] Robert of Brunne called?
• What is 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 called?
• What is to cause to flow off without penetrating; as, a tight roof, or covering of oiled cloth, sheeds water called?
• What is to sprinkle; to intersperse; to cover. [R.] "Her hair . . . is shed with gray." B. Jonson called?
• What is to divide, as the warp threads, so as to form a shed, or passageway, for the shuttle called?
• What is to fall in drops; to pour. [Obs.] Such a rain down from the welkin shadde. Chaucer called?
• What is 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 called?
• What is 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 called?
• What is the act of shedding or spilling; -- used only in composition, as in bloodshed called?
• What is that which parts, divides, or sheds; -- used in composition, as in watershed called?
• What is 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 called?