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adj. 1. having an aftershaft (a small feather at the base of some feathers) [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Mach.) An intermediate shaft; esp., one which receives motion from a line shaft in a factory and transmits it to a machine. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Mining) The first shaft sunk. Raymond. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ AS. ofersceadwian. See Over, and Shade, and cf. Overshadow. ] To cover with shade; to render dark or gloomy; to overshadow. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Overshadowed p. pr. & vb. n. Overshadowing. ] [ Cf. Overshade. ] 1. To throw a shadow, or shade, over; to darken; to obscure. [ 1913 Webster ]

There was a cloud that overshadowed them. Mark ix. 7. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Fig.: To cover with a superior influence; to be viewed as more important than. Milton. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

3. To cause to be sad or disappointing; to cast a sad shadow on; as, an accidental death overshadowed the joy of the festival. [ PJC ]

n. One that throws a shade, or shadow, over anything. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Overshadowing. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To shake over or away; to drive away; to disperse. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling ground pepper.
Syn. -- pepper box, pepper pot. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Named after Lord Petersham. ] A rough, knotted woolen cloth, used chiefly for men's overcoats; also, a coat of that material. [ 1913 Webster ]