Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - shadow
Shadow
shadow
n. & v. --n. 1 shade or a patch of shade. 2 a dark figure projected by a body intercepting rays of light, often regarded as an appendage. 3 an inseparable attendant or companion. 4 a person secretly following another. 5 the slightest trace (not the shadow of a doubt). 6 a weak or insubstantial remnant or thing (a shadow of his former self). 7 (attrib.) Brit. denoting members of a political party in opposition holding responsibilities parallel to those of the government (shadow Home Secretary; shadow cabinet). 8 the shaded part of a picture. 9 a substance used to colour the eyelids. 10 gloom or sadness. --v.tr. 1 cast a shadow over. 2 secretly follow and watch the movements of. Phrases and idioms shadow-boxing boxing against an imaginary opponent as a form of training. Derivatives shadower n. shadowless adj. Etymology: repr. OE scead(u)we, oblique case of sceadu SHADE
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English shadwe, from Old English sceaduw-, sceadu shade Date: before 12th century partial darkness or obscurity within a part of space from which rays from a source of light are cut off by an interposed opaque body, a reflected image, shelter from danger or observation, 4. an imperfect and faint representation, an imitation of something ; copy, the dark figure cast upon a surface by a body intercepting the rays from a source of light, phantom, dark 1a, a shaded or darker portion of a picture, an attenuated form or a vestigial remnant, 10. an inseparable companion or follower, one (as a spy or detective) that ~s, a small degree or portion ; trace, a source of gloom or unhappiness, 13. an area near an object ; vicinity, pervasive and dominant influence, a state of ignominy or obscurity, ~less adjective ~like adjective II. verb Date: before 12th century transitive verb shelter, protect, to cast a ~ upon ; cloud, to shelter from the sun, conceal, to represent or indicate obscurely or faintly, 6. to follow especially secretly ; trail, to accompany and observe especially in a professional setting, shade 5, intransitive verb to pass gradually or by degrees, to become overcast with or as if with ~s, ~er noun III. adjective Date: 1906 of, relating to, or resembling a ~ cabinet , 2. having an indistinct pattern , having darker sections of design ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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