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Webster 1913 Edition
Shadow
1.
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; , 1.
as, the
. See the Note under shadow
of a man, of a tree, or of a towerShade
, Noun.
2.
Darkness; shade; obscurity.
Night’s sable
shadows
from the ocean rise. Denham.
3.
A shaded place; shelter; protection; security.
In secret
On a sweet bed of lilies softly laid.
shadow
from the sunny ray,On a sweet bed of lilies softly laid.
Spenser.
4.
A reflected image, as in a mirror or in water.
Shak.
5.
That which follows or attends a person or thing like a shadow; an inseparable companion; hence, an obsequious follower.
Sin and her
shadow
Death. Milton.
6.
A spirit; a ghost; a shade; a phantom.
“Hence, horrible shadow!” Shak.
7.
An imperfect and faint representation; adumbration; indistinct image; dim bodying forth; hence, mystical representation; type.
The law having a
shadow
of good things to come. Heb. x. 1.
[Types] and
shadows
of that destined seed. Milton.
8.
A small degree; a shade.
“No variableness, neither shadow of turning.” James i. 17.
9.
An uninvited guest coming with one who is invited.
[A Latinism]
Nares.
I must not have my board pastered with
That under other men's protection break in
Without invitement.
shadows
That under other men's protection break in
Without invitement.
Massinger.
Shadow of death
, darkness or gloom like that caused by the presence or the impending of death.
Ps. xxiii. 4.
Shad′ow
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Shadowed
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Shadowing
.] 1.
To cut off light from; to put in shade; to shade; to throw a shadow upon; to overspead with obscurity.
The warlike elf much wondered at this tree,
So fair and great, that
So fair and great, that
shadowed
all the ground. Spenser.
2.
To conceal; to hide; to screen.
[R.]
Let every soldier hew him down a bough.
And bear't before him; thereby shall we
The numbers of our host.
And bear't before him; thereby shall we
shadow
The numbers of our host.
Shakespeare
3.
To protect; to shelter from danger; to shroud.
Shadowing
their right under your wings of war. Shakespeare
4.
To mark with gradations of light or color; to shade.
5.
To represent faintly or imperfectly; to adumbrate; hence, to represent typically.
Augustus is
shadowed
in the person of Æneas. Dryden.
6.
To cloud; to darken; to cast a gloom over.
The
shadowed
livery of the burnished sun. Shakespeare
Why sad?
I must not see the face O love thus
I must not see the face O love thus
shadowed
. Beau. & Fl.
7.
To attend as closely as a shadow; to follow and watch closely, especially in a secret or unobserved manner;
as, a detective
. shadows
a criminalWebster 1828 Edition
Shadow
SHAD'OW
,Noun.
1. Shade within defined limits; obscurity or deprivation of light, apparent on a plane and represtnting the form of the body which intercepts the rays of light; as the shadow of a man, of a tree or a tower. The shadow of the earth in in an eclipse of the moon is proof of its sphericity.
2. Darkness; shade; obscurity.
Night's sable shadows from the ocean rise. Denham.
3. Shelter made by any thing that intercepts the light, heat or influence of the air.
In secret shadow from the sunny ray,
On a sweet bed of lilies softly laid. Spenser.
4. Obscure place; secluded retreat.
To secret shadows I retire. [Obs.] Dryden.
5. Dark part of a picture. Obs. [In the last two senses, shade is now used.]
6. A spirit; a ghost. Obs. [In this sense, shade is now used.]
7. In painting, the representation of a real shadow.
8. An imperfect and faint representation; opposed to substance.
The law of having a shadow of good things to come. Heb. 10.
9. Inseparable companion.
Sin and her shadow, death. Milton.
10. Type; mystical representaion.
Types and shadows of that destin'd seed. Milton.
11. Protection; shelter; favor.
12. Slight or faint appearance.