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SHREDS
Noun
shreds
plural of shred
Anagrams
• sherds
Source: Wiktionary
SHRED
Shred, n. Etym: [OE. shrede, schrede, AS. screáde; akin to OD. schroode, G. schrot a piece cut off, Icel. skrjothr a shred, and to E. shroud. Cf. Screed, Scroll, Scrutiny.]
1. A long, narrow piece cut or torn off; a strip. "Shreds of tanned leather." Bacon.
2. In general, a fragment; a piece; a particle. Shak.
Shred, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shred or Shredded (; p. pr. & vb. n. Shredding.] Etym: [OE. shreden, schreden, AS. screádian; akin to OD. schrooden, OHG. scr, G. schroten. See Shred, n.]
1. To cut or tear into small pieces, particularly narrow and long pieces, as of cloth or leather. Chaucer.
2. To lop; to prune; to trim. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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