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KJV Dictionary Definition: shadow

shadow

SHAD'OW, n.

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.

shadowed

SHAD'OWED, pp. Represented imperfectly or typically.

shadowing

SHAD'OWING, ppr. Representing by faint or imperfect resemblance.

SHAD'OWING, n. Shade or gradation of light and color. This should be shading.