Shad

shad, n. a fish of the herring family. [A.S. sceadda—Lsquatus. See Skat©.] Shad6, shad, «. partial darkne interception of light obscurity a shady place protection shelter a screen degree of colour a very minute change: (/dint the dark part of a picture the soul separated from the body a ghost, —v.t. to screen from light or heat to shelter: to mark with gradations of colour: to darken. v.i. to act as a shade. n. Shad er. [A S. sccad sceadu cog. with Ger. si hat schatten; perh. conn with Gr. ikia, shadow, skatos darkne , and with root ski, to cover 8hadow. sliad'S, shade caused by an object shade darkne shelter security favour the dark part of a picture an inseparable companion; a mystical representation faint appeal a rice something only in appear am e —v.t io shade to cloud or darken to shade, as a painting lo represent faintly.- -adj. Shad owlo Doublet of Shade.] Shadowing, shad'C-ing, shading gradation ol light and colour. Shadowy, shad S-i, adj full of shadow dark obscure typical unsubstantial. Shady, shud'i, adj having or in shade: sheltered from light or heat —adv Shad'ily — n Shadine Shaft, shaft, «. anything long and straight, a the stem of an arrow, . the part of a column between the base and capital the stem of a feather the entrance to a mine a j*ole of a carnage. fA.S. Sit'ajf/, s’>. or amcl’s skin shark-skin. — adj. also Shagreened', made of or covered with shagreen, Fr. cha^nn — Turk. the hack ol an u-»s or mule. Cf Chagrin, wliuh is the same word.) (a king Shah, sha, M. the monarch of Persia, [i'ers. sit a Shake, sh.lk, t\t to move with muck, slioit millions to agitate to make to tremble to threaten to overthrow: lo cause to waver; to make afraid to Rise a emulous tune to. tm. to be agitated to tremble: to shiver: lo lose firmne : pa.t shook, shaki d pa-P shAk'en.— a rapid emulous motion a trembling or shivering a concu ion a rent in timber, rock, Sac. [music a rapid repetition of two notes. A S. uncart, cog. until Ice. shah and perh. akin to Gcr. schaukcln, to make to swing. Cf. Shock Shaker, shJlk'er, «. one of a small communistic religious sect in America, so nicknamed from a peculiar dance forming part of their religious service. Shakespeare an or -tan, Shakspearean or -Ian, Shaksperean or -laa, shuk-sper'e-an. adj. pertainmg to or in the style of Shakespeare, or to his works. Shako, shak'O, n a kind of military cap. {Hun.]