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Gradation :: Gradation (n.) A gradual passing from one tint to another or from a darker to a lighter shade, as in painting or drawing..

Vallancy :: Vallancy (n.) A large wig that shades the face.

Inumbrate :: Inumbrate (v. t.) To shade; to darken.

Shadow :: Shadow (n.) A shaded place; shelter; protection; security.

Tamarind :: Tamarind (n.) A leguminous tree (Tamarindus Indica) cultivated both the Indies, and the other tropical countries, for the sake of its shade, and for its fruit. The trunk of the tree is lofty and large, with wide-spreading branches; the flowers are in racemes at the ends of the branches. The leaves are small and finely pinnated..

Shadeless :: Shadeless (a.) Being without shade; not shaded.

Tint :: Tint (n.) A shaded effect produced by the juxtaposition of many fine parallel lines.

Chiaroscurist :: Chiaroscurist (n.) A painter who cares for and studies light and shade rather than color.

Shade :: Shade (v. t.) To present a shadow or image of; to shadow forth; to represent.

Orgyia :: Orgyia (n.) A genus of bombycid moths whose caterpillars (esp. those of Orgyia leucostigma) are often very injurious to fruit trees and shade trees. The female is wingless. Called also vaporer moth.

Elm :: Elm (n.) A tree of the genus Ulmus, of several species, much used as a shade tree, particularly in America. The English elm is Ulmus campestris; the common American or white elm is U. Americana; the slippery or red elm, U. fulva..

Fresco :: Fresco (a.) A cool, refreshing state of the air; duskiness; coolness; shade..

Nightshade :: Nightshade (n.) A common name of many species of the genus Solanum, given esp. to the Solanum nigrum, or black nightshade, a low, branching weed with small white flowers and black berries reputed to be poisonous..

Greenwood :: Greenwood (a.) Pertaining to a greenwood; as, a greenwood shade..

Morel :: Morel (n.) Nightshade; -- so called from its blackish purple berries.

Fretwork :: Fretwork (n.) Work adorned with frets; ornamental openwork or work in relief, esp. when elaborate and minute in its parts. Hence, any minute play of light and shade, dark and light, or the like..

Belladonna :: Belladonna (n.) An herbaceous European plant (Atropa belladonna) with reddish bell-shaped flowers and shining black berries. The whole plant and its fruit are very poisonous, and the root and leaves are used as powerful medicinal agents. Its properties are largely due to the alkaloid atropine which it contains. Called also deadly nightshade..

Shading :: Shading (n.) Act or process of making a shade.

Negative :: Negative (a.) Of or pertaining to a picture upon glass or other material, in which the lights and shades of the original, and the relations of right and left, are reversed..

Dappled :: Dappled (a.) Marked with spots of different shades of color; spotted; variegated; as, a dapple horse..

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