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• off-shade — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective : imperfectly matching an original or desired color least mistake in the quantities of dyed wool means off shade yarn Dyestuffs …   Useful english dictionary

• off shade — A color mismatch (though very close to the correct color) due to wrong paint mixing or application …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• shade — See off shade …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• Shade, the Changing Man — The original Shade version by Steve Ditko. Publication information Publisher DC Comics …   Wikipedia

• shade — n 1 Shade, shadow, umbrage, umbra, penumbra, adumbration can mean the comparative darkness caused by something which intercepts rays of light. Shade carries no implication of a darkness that has a particular form or definite limit but the term… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• shade — or lamp shade [shād] n. [ME schade < OE sceadu (gen. & dat. sceadwe), akin to Goth skadus < IE base * skot , darkness, shadow > Gr skotos, darkness] 1. comparative darkness caused by a more or less opaque object cutting off rays of light …   English World dictionary

• Shade — Shade, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shaded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shading}.] 1. To shelter or screen by intercepting the rays of light; to keep off illumination from. Milton. [1913 Webster] I went to crop the sylvan scenes, And shade our altars with their… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Shade — (sh[=a]d), v. i. [See {Shade}, n.] To undergo or exhibit minute difference or variation, as of color, meaning, expression, etc.; to pass by slight changes; used chiefly with a preposition, as into, away, off. This small group will be most… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• off-color — • off color • off colored adj 1. Not of the proper hue or shade; not matching a standard color sample. The librarian complained that the painter had used an off color green on the walls. 2. informal Not of the proper kind for polite society; in… …   Словарь американских идиом

• off-colored — • off color • off colored adj 1. Not of the proper hue or shade; not matching a standard color sample. The librarian complained that the painter had used an off color green on the walls. 2. informal Not of the proper kind for polite society; in… …   Словарь американских идиом

• off-col|or — «AWF KUHL uhr, OF », adjective. 1. not of the right or required color or shade; defective in color: »an off color diamond. 2. somewhat improper; objectionable: »an off color joke. SYNONYM(S): risqué …   Useful english dictionary