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Pronunciation : Shred
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OE. shrede, schrede, AS. scre?de; akin to OD. schroode, G. schrot a piece cut off, Icel. skrjothr a shred, and to E. shroud. Cf. Screed, Scroll, Scrutiny.]
Definition : 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Shred
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [OE. shreden, schreden, AS. scre?dian; akin to OD. schrooden, OHG. scr, G. schroten. See Shred, n.]
Definition : 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.]

t. [imp. & p. p. Shred or Shredded (; p. pr. & vb. n. Shredding.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913