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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Shed \Shed\ (sh[e^]d), n. [The same word as shade. See {Shade}.] 1. A slight or temporary structure built to shade or shelter something; a structure often open in front; an outbuilding; a hut; as, a wagon shed; a wood shed. [1913 Webster] The first Aletes born in lowly shed. --Fairfax. [1913 Webster] Sheds of reeds which summer's heat repel. --Sandys. [1913 Webster] 2. (Aeronautics) A covered structure for housing aircraft; a hangar. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Shed \Shed\, v. i. 1. To fall in drops; to pour. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Such a rain down from the welkin shadde. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. To let fall the parts, as seeds or fruit; to throw off a covering or envelope. [1913 Webster] White oats are apt to shed most as they lie, and black as they stand. --Mortimer. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Shed \Shed\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shedding}.] [OE. scheden, sch?den, to pour, to part, AS. sc[=a]dan, sce['a]dan, to pert, to separate; akin to OS. sk??an, OFries. sk?tha, G. scheiden, OHG. sceidan, Goth. skaidan, and probably to Lith. sk["e]du I part, separate, L. scindere to cleave, to split, Gr. ???, Skr. chid, and perch. also to L. caedere to cut. [root]159. Cf. {Chisel}, {Concise}, {Schism}, {Sheading}, {Sheath}, {Shide}.] 1. To separate; to divide. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Robert of Brunne. [1913 Webster] 2. To part with; to throw off or give forth from one's self; to emit; to diffuse; to cause to emanate or flow; to pour forth or out; to spill; as, the sun sheds light; she shed tears; the clouds shed rain. [1913 Webster] Did Romeo's hand shed Tybalt's blood? --Shak. [1913 Webster] Twice seven consenting years have shed Their utmost bounty on thy head. --Wordsworth. [1913 Webster] 3. To let fall; to throw off, as a natural covering of hair, feathers, shell; to cast; as, fowls shed their feathers; serpents shed their skins; trees shed leaves. [1913 Webster] 4. To cause to flow off without penetrating; as, a tight roof, or covering of oiled cloth, sheeds water. [1913 Webster] 5. To sprinkle; to intersperse; to cover. [R.] "Her hair . . . is shed with gray." --B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] 6. (Weaving) To divide, as the warp threads, so as to form a shed, or passageway, for the shuttle. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Shed \Shed\, n. 1. A parting; a separation; a division. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] They say also that the manner of making the shed of newwedded wives' hair with the iron head of a javelin came up then likewise. --Sir T. North. [1913 Webster] 2. The act of shedding or spilling; -- used only in composition, as in bloodshed. [1913 Webster] 3. That which parts, divides, or sheds; -- used in composition, as in watershed. [1913 Webster] 4. (Weaving) The passageway between the threads of the warp through which the shuttle is thrown, having a sloping top and bottom made by raising and lowering the alternate threads. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: shed adj 1: shed at an early stage of development; "most amphibians have caducous gills"; "the caducous calyx of a poppy" [syn: {caducous}, {shed}] [ant: {lasting}, {persistent}] n 1: an outbuilding with a single story; used for shelter or storage v 1: get rid of; "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes" [syn: {shed}, {cast}, {cast off}, {shake off}, {throw}, {throw off}, {throw away}, {drop}] 2: pour out in drops or small quantities or as if in drops or small quantities; "shed tears"; "spill blood"; "God shed His grace on Thee" [syn: {spill}, {shed}, {pour forth}] 3: cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over; "spill the beans all over the table" [syn: {spill}, {shed}, {disgorge}] 4: cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers; "our dog sheds every Spring" [syn: {shed}, {molt}, {exuviate}, {moult}, {slough}] From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (June 2013) [vera]: SHED Segmented Hypergraphics EDitor (MS, Windows, ADT)