English Dictionary: shredding | by the DICT Development Group |
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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.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Shredding \Shred"ding\, n. 1. The act of cutting or tearing into shreds. 2. That which is cut or torn off; a piece. --Hooker. |