Definition of shade

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Shade (v. t.) To obscure; to dim the brightness of.

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Mall :: Mall (n.) A place where the game of mall was played. Hence: A public walk; a level shaded walk.
Shade :: Shade (v. t.) To shelter; to cover from injury; to protect; to screen; to hide; as, to shade one's eyes..
Shadeful :: Shadeful (a.) Full of shade; shady.
Moulding :: Moulding (n.) A plane, or curved, narrow surface, either sunk or projecting, used for decoration by means of the lights and shades upon its surface. Moldings vary greatly in pattern, and are generally used in groups, the different members of each group projecting or retreating, one beyond another. See Cable, n., 3, and Crenelated molding, under Crenelate, v. t..
Twilight :: Twilight (a.) Imperfectly illuminated; shaded; obscure.
Shadow :: Shadow (n.) Shade within defined limits; obscurity or deprivation of light, apparent on a surface, and representing the form of the body which intercepts the rays of light; as, the shadow of a man, of a tree, or of a tower. See the Note under Shade, n., 1..
Tussock :: Tussock (n.) A caterpillar of any one of numerous species of bombycid moths. The body of these caterpillars is covered with hairs which form long tufts or brushes. Some species are very injurious to shade and fruit trees. Called also tussock caterpillar. See Orgyia.
Obumbrate :: Obumbrate (v. t.) To shade; to darken; to cloud.
Hard :: Hard (superl.) Having disagreeable and abrupt contrasts in the coloring or light and shade.
Tarsiatura :: Tarsiatura (n.) A kind of mosaic in woodwork, much employed in Italy in the fifteenth century and later, in which scrolls and arabesques, and sometimes architectural scenes, landscapes, fruits, flowers, and the like, were produced by inlaying pieces of wood of different colors and shades into panels usually of walnut wood..
Harsh :: Harsh (a.) Having violent contrasts of color, or of light and shade; lacking in harmony..
Bottle Green :: Bottle green () A dark shade of green, like that of bottle glass..
Cankerworm :: Cankerworm (n.) The larva of two species of geometrid moths which are very injurious to fruit and shade trees by eating, and often entirely destroying, the foliage. Other similar larvae are also called cankerworms..
Umbrage :: Umbrage (n.) Shade; shadow; obscurity; hence, that which affords a shade, as a screen of trees or foliage..
Sunshade :: Sunshade (n.) A small parasol.
Tinge :: Tinge (n.) A degree, usually a slight degree, of some color, taste, or something foreign, infused into another substance or mixture, or added to it; tincture; color; dye; hue; shade; taste..
Hue :: Hue (n.) Color or shade of color; tint; dye.
Shade :: Shade (n.) An obscure place; a spot not exposed to light; hence, a secluded retreat..
Gloom :: Gloom (n.) Partial or total darkness; thick shade; obscurity; as, the gloom of a forest, or of midnight..
Shadowing :: Shadowing (n.) Shade, or gradation of light and color; shading..
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