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English Dictionary: shred	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
shred n a tiny or scarcely detectable amount [syn: shred, scintilla, whit, iota, tittle, smidgen, smidgeon, smidgin, smidge] a small piece of cloth or paper Synonym(s): rag, shred, tag, tag end, tatter v tear into shreds Synonym(s): shred, tear up, rip up
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Shred \Shred\, n. [OE. shrede, schrede, AS. scre[a0]de; akin to OD. schroode, G. schrot a piece cut off, Icel. skrjo[eb]r a shred, and to E. shroud. Cf. {Screed}, {Scroll}, {Scrutiny}.] 1. A long, narrow piece cut or torn off; a strip. [bd]Shreds of tanned leather.[b8] --Bacon. 2. In general, a fragment; a piece; a particle. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Shred \Shred\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shred} or {Shredded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shredding}.] [OE. shreden, schreden, AS. scre[a0]dian; akin to OD. schrooden, OHG. scr[?]tan, 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.]