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(1):

(n.) The state of being covered and protected; protection; security.

(2):

(v. t.) To be a shelter for; to provide with a shelter; to cover from injury or annoyance; to shield; to protect.

(3):

(n.) That which covers or defends from injury or annoyance; a protection; a screen.

(4):

(n.) One who protects; a guardian; a defender.

(5):

(v. t.) To betake to cover, or to a safe place; - used reflexively.

(6):

(v. t.) To screen or cover from notice; to disguise.

(7):

(v. i.) To take shelter.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Shelter'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/shelter.html. 1828.
 
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