- shade cloth
- a covering made of cloth or plastic, esp. one used to control the amount of sunlight to which plants are exposed.Also, shadecloth.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
shade cloth
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shade cloth — a covering made of cloth or plastic, esp. one used to control the amount of sunlight to which plants are exposed. Also, shadecloth. * * * … Universalium
Shade sail — A shade sail is a device to create outdoor shade based on the same technology as a ships sail. Shade sails use a flexible membrane tensioned between three or more anchor points. HistoryAncient Egyptians and later the Greeks and Romans used large… … Wikipedia
shade — [[t]ʃe͟ɪd[/t]] ♦♦♦ shades, shading, shaded 1) N COUNT: oft N of n, in N A shade of a particular colour is one of its different forms. For example, emerald green and olive green are shades of green. In the mornings the sky appeared a heavy shade… … English dictionary
shade-grown — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective : grown in the shade; specifically : grown under cloth shade grown tobacco compare sun grown * * * /shayd grohn /, adj. Hort. grown in the shade, esp. in artificial shade, as under a cloth. [1905 10, Amer.] … Useful english dictionary
shade-grown — adjective Date: 1922 grown in the shade; specifically grown under cloth < shade grown tobacco > … New Collegiate Dictionary
shade-grown — /shayd grohn /, adj. Hort. grown in the shade, esp. in artificial shade, as under a cloth. [1905 10, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
shade grown — noun Usage: sometimes capitalized S&G Etymology: shade grown : a tobacco grown under cloth in northern Florida and the Connecticut valley for cigar wrappers … Useful english dictionary
window shade — noun an opaque window blind that can cover or uncover a window (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑window blind • Hyponyms: ↑roller blind * * * noun : shade 7g * * * a shade or blind for a window, as a sheet of cloth or paper on a spring roller. Also called … Useful english dictionary
window shade — a shade or blind for a window, as a sheet of cloth or paper on a spring roller. Also called blind, window blind. [1800 10] Regional Variation. SHADE is used widely for WINDOW SHADE, although BLIND is common in the Midland U.S. (as well as in… … Universalium
window shade — window shades N COUNT A window shade is a piece of stiff cloth or heavy paper that you can pull down over a window as a covering. [AM] Syn: shade (in BRIT, use blind) … English dictionary
