Definition of shade

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Shade (v. t.) To shelter or screen by intercepting the rays of light; to keep off illumination from.

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Morel :: Morel (n.) Nightshade; -- so called from its blackish purple berries.
Studies :: Studious (a.) Favorable to study; suitable for thought and contemplation; as, the studious shade..
Gloom :: Gloom (n.) Partial or total darkness; thick shade; obscurity; as, the gloom of a forest, or of midnight..
Shaded :: Shaded (imp. & p. p.) of Shad.
Positive :: Positive (a.) Corresponding with the original in respect to the position of lights and shades, instead of having the lights and shades reversed; as, a positive picture..
Three-leaved :: Three-leaved (a.) Producing three leaves; as, three-leaved nightshade..
Shadeless :: Shadeless (a.) Being without shade; not shaded.
Potato :: Potato (n.) A plant (Solanum tuberosum) of the Nightshade family, and its esculent farinaceous tuber, of which there are numerous varieties used for food. It is native of South America, but a form of the species is found native as far north as New Mexico..
Shade :: Shade (v. t.) To mark with gradations of light or color.
Dwale :: Dwale (a.) The deadly nightshade (Atropa Belladonna), having stupefying qualities..
Umbrage :: Umbrage (n.) Shade; shadow; obscurity; hence, that which affords a shade, as a screen of trees or foliage..
Shade :: Shade (n.) The darker portion of a picture; a less illuminated part. See Def. 1, above..
Mandrake :: Mandrake (n.) A low plant (Mandragora officinarum) of the Nightshade family, having a fleshy root, often forked, and supposed to resemble a man. It was therefore supposed to have animal life, and to cry out when pulled up. All parts of the plant are strongly narcotic. It is found in the Mediterranean region..
Ambrotype :: Ambrotype (n.) A picture taken on a plate of prepared glass, in which the lights are represented in silver, and the shades are produced by a dark background visible through the unsilvered portions of the glass..
Banewort :: Banewort (n.) Deadly nightshade.
Holland :: Holland (n.) A kind of linen first manufactured in Holland; a linen fabric used for window shades, children's garments, etc.; as, brown or unbleached hollands..
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..
Gradation :: Gradation (n.) A gradual passing from one tint to another or from a darker to a lighter shade, as in painting or drawing..
Shadow :: Shadow (n.) A spirit; a ghost; a shade; a phantom.
Bottle Green :: Bottle green () A dark shade of green, like that of bottle glass..
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