Definition of shade

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Shade (n.) An obscure place; a spot not exposed to light; hence, a secluded retreat..

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Greenwood :: Greenwood (a.) Pertaining to a greenwood; as, a greenwood shade..
Henbane :: Henbane (n.) A plant of the genus Hyoscyamus (H. niger). All parts of the plant are poisonous, and the leaves are used for the same purposes as belladonna. It is poisonous to domestic fowls; whence the name. Called also, stinking nightshade, from the fetid odor of the plant. See Hyoscyamus..
Shader :: Shader (n.) One who, or that which, shades..
Shade :: Shade (v. t.) To obscure; to dim the brightness of.
Shaded :: Shaded (imp. & p. p.) of Shad.
Penumbra :: Penumbra (n.) The part of a picture where the shade imperceptibly blends with the light.
Black :: Black (n.) A negro; a person whose skin is of a black color, or shaded with black; esp. a member or descendant of certain African races..
Nuance :: Nuance (n.) A shade of difference; a delicate gradation.
Light :: Light (superl) White or whitish; not intense or very marked; not of a deep shade; moderately colored; as, a light color; a light brown; a light complexion..
Morel :: Morel (n.) Nightshade; -- so called from its blackish purple berries.
Hyoscyamine :: Hyoscyamine (n.) An alkaloid found in henbane (Hyoscyamus niger), and regarded as its active principle. It is also found with other alkaloids in the thorn apple and deadly nightshade. It is extracted as a white crystalline substance, with a sharp, offensive taste. Hyoscyamine is isomeric with atropine, is very poisonous, and is used as a medicine for neuralgia, like belladonna. Called also hyoscyamia, duboisine, etc..
Inshaded :: Inshaded (a.) Marked with different shades.
Umbrella :: Umbrella (n.) A shade, screen, or guard, carried in the hand for sheltering the person from the rays of the sun, or from rain or snow. It is formed of silk, cotton, or other fabric, extended on strips of whalebone, steel, or other elastic material, inserted, or fastened to, a rod or stick by means of pivots or hinges, in such a way as to allow of being opened and closed with ease. See Parasol..
Umber :: Umber (v. t.) To color with umber; to shade or darken; as, to umber over one's face..
Dwale :: Dwale (a.) The deadly nightshade (Atropa Belladonna), having stupefying qualities..
Obscure :: Obscure (superl.) Covered over, shaded, or darkened; destitute of light; imperfectly illuminated; dusky; dim..
Umbrageous :: Umbrageous (a.) Forming or affording a shade; shady; shaded; as, umbrageous trees or foliage..
Density :: Density (n.) Depth of shade.
Vallancy :: Vallancy (n.) A large wig that shades the face.
Cast :: Cast (n.) A tendency to any color; a tinge; a shade.
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