GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Shred , n. [OE. shrede, schrede, AS. screáde; akin to OD. schroode, G. schrot a piece cut off, Icel. skrjoðr a shred, and to E. shroud. Cf. Screed, Scroll, Scrutiny.]
    A long, narrow piece cut or torn off; a strip. “Shreds of tanned leather.”
   Bacon.
   
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   In general, a fragment; a piece; a particle.
   Shak.
   
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   Shred, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shred or Shredded ; p. pr. & vb. n. Shredding.] [OE. shreden, schreden, AS. screádian; akin to OD. schrooden, OHG. scrtan, G. schroten. See Shred, n.]
   To cut or tear into small pieces, particularly narrow and long pieces, as of cloth or leather.
   Chaucer.
   
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   To lop; to prune; to trim. [Obs.]
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