SHED

Definitions

1. 1. To separate; to divide. [Obs. or Prov.Eng.] Robert of Brunne.
2. 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. Did Romeo's hand shed Tybalt's blood Shak. Twice seven consenting years have shed Their utmost bounty on thy head. Wordsworth.
3. 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.
4. 4. To cause to flow off without penetrating; as, a tight roof, or covering of oiled cloth, sheeds water.
5. 5. To sprinkle; to intersperse; to cover. [R.] "Her hair . . . is shed with gray." B. Jonson.
6. 6. To divide, as the warp threads, so as to form a shed, or passageway, for the shuttle.