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Audio Help [shred] Pronunciation Key noun, verb, shred·ded or shred, shred·ding. –noun
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–verb (used without object)
| 1. | a piece cut or torn off, esp. in a narrow strip. |
| 2. | a bit; scrap: We haven't got a shred of evidence. |
| 3. | to cut or tear into small pieces, esp. small strips; reduce to shreds. |
| 4. | to be cut up, torn, etc.: The blouse had shredded. |
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tr.v. shred·ded or shred, shred·ding, shreds To cut or tear into shreds. [Middle English shrede, from Old English scrēade.] |
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O.E. screade "piece cut off," from W.Gmc. *skraudas (cf. M.L.G. schrot "piece cut off," O.H.G. scrot, "a cutting, piece cut off," Ger. Schrot "small shot," O.N. skrydda "shriveled skin"), from PIE base *skreu- "to cut, cutting tool" (cf. L. scrutari "to search, examine," from scruta "trash, frippery;" O.E. scrud "dress, garment;" see shroud). The verb is from O.E. screadian "prune, cut" (cf. M.Du. scroden, Du. schroeien, O.H.G. scrotan, Ger. schroten "to shred"). Shredded wheat is recorded fron 1899; shredder in the paper disposal sense is from 1950.
| Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper |
| shred | |
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| 1. | a tiny or scarcely detectable amount |
| 2. | a small piece of cloth or paper [syn: rag] |
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| 1. | tear into shreds |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
shred [ʃred] noun
a long, narrow strip (especially very small) torn or cut off
Example: The lion tore his coat to shreds; a tiny shred of material
shred [ʃred] verbExample: The lion tore his coat to shreds; a tiny shred of material
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to cut or tear into shreds
Example: to shred paper
See also: shredderExample: to shred paper
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| Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary (Beta Version), © 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd. |
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Screed\ (skr[=e]d), n. [Prov. E., a shred, the border of a cap. See Shred.]1. (Arch.) (a) A strip of plaster of the thickness proposed for the coat, applied to the wall at intervals of four or five feet, as a guide. (b) A wooden straightedge used to lay across the plaster screed, as a limit for the thickness of the coat. 2. A fragment; a portion; a shred. [Scot.]| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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Scroll\, n. [A dim. of OE. scroue, scrowe (whence E. escrow), OF. escroe, escroue, F. ['e]crou entry in the jail book, LL. scroa scroll, probably of Teutonic origin; cf. OD. schroode a strip, shred, slip of paper, akin to E. shred. Cf. Shred, Escrow.]1. A roll of paper or parchment; a writing formed into a roll; a schedule; a list. The heavens shall be rolled together as a scroll. --Isa. xxxiv. 4. Here is the scroll of every man's name. --Shak. 2. (Arch.) An ornament formed of undulations giving off spirals or sprays, usually suggestive of plant form. Roman architectural ornament is largely of some scroll pattern. 3. A mark or flourish added to a person's signature, intended to represent a seal, and in some States allowed as a substitute for a seal. [U.S.] --Burrill. 4. (Geom.) Same as Skew surface. See under Skew. Linen scroll (Arch.) See under Linen. Scroll chuck (Mach.), an adjustable chuck, applicable to a lathe spindle, for centering and holding work, in which the jaws are adjusted and tightened simultaneously by turning a disk having in its face a spiral groove which is entered by teeth on the backs of the jaws. Scroll saw. See under Saw.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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