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Shred
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Part of speech: noun (n.)
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.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: verb (v.)
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.]