Pronunciation: (shad'ō), [key] 1. a dark figure or image cast on
the ground or some surface by a body intercepting light. 2.
shade or comparative darkness, as in an area. 3.
shadows,darkness, esp. that coming after sunset. 4. shelter;
protection: sanctuary in the shadow of the church. 5. a slight
suggestion; trace: beyond the shadow of a doubt. 6. a specter or
ghost: pursued by shadows. 7. a hint or faint, indistinct image
or idea; intimation: shadows of things to come. 8. a mere
semblance: the shadow of power. 9. a reflected image. 10. (in
painting, drawing, graphics, etc.) a. the representation of the
absence of light on a form. b. the dark part of a picture, esp.
as representing the absence of illumination: Rembrandt's figures
often emerge gradually from the shadows. 11. (in architectural
shades and shadows) a dark figure or image cast by an object or
part of an object upon a surface that would otherwise be
illuminated by the theoretical light source. Cf. shade (def.
16). 12. a period or instance of gloom,