- scréade
- f (-an/-an) shred, cutting, scrap, a piece cut off, paring
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
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screade — obs. form of screed … Useful english dictionary
screed — noun Etymology: Middle English screde fragment, alteration of Old English scrēade more at shred Date: circa 1789 1. a. a lengthy discourse b. an informal piece of writing (as a personal letter) 2. a strip (as of a plaster of the thickness planned … New Collegiate Dictionary
shred — I. noun Etymology: Middle English shrede, from Old English scrēade; akin to Old High German scrōt piece cut off Date: before 12th century 1. a. a long narrow strip cut or torn off b. plural a shredded, damaged, or ruined condition < a reputation… … New Collegiate Dictionary
shroud — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, garment, from Old English scrūd; akin to Old English scrēade shred more at shred Date: 14th century 1. obsolete shelter, protection 2. something that covers, screens, or guards: as a. one of two flanges that… … New Collegiate Dictionary
screed — /skreed/, n. 1. a long discourse or essay, esp. a diatribe. 2. an informal letter, account, or other piece of writing. 3. Building Trades. a. a strip of plaster or wood applied to a surface to be plastered to serve as a guide for making a true… … Universalium
shred — shredless, adj. shredlike, adj. /shred/, n., v., shredded or shred, shredding. n. 1. a piece cut or torn off, esp. in a narrow strip. 2. a bit; scrap: We haven t got a shred of evidence. v.t. 3. to cut or tear into small pieces, esp. small… … Universalium
shred — shred1 [ʃred] n [: Old English; Origin: screade] 1.) a small thin piece that is torn or cut roughly from something shred of ▪ a shred of paper tear/rip sth to shreds ▪ The clothes were ripped to shreds and covered in blood. 2.) tear/rip sth to… … Dictionary of contemporary English
screed — (n.) early 14c., fragment, strip of cloth, from northern England dialectal variant of O.E. screade (see SHRED (Cf. shred)). Meaning lengthy speech is first recorded 1789, from notion of reading from a long list … Etymology dictionary
scrod — 1841, young cod, split and fried or boiled, possibly from Du. schrood piece cut off, from M.Du. scrode shred (Cf. O.E. screade, see SHRED (Cf. shred)). If this is the origin, the notion is probably of fish cut into pieces for drying or cooking. A … Etymology dictionary
shred — {{11}}shred (n.) 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 root *skreu to cut, cutting tool (Cf. L … Etymology dictionary
