Shard meaning
The definition of a shard is a broken piece, especially of pottery, glass or metal.
An example of a shard is a small piece of glass that broke off a window.
noun
A broken piece or fragment, as of pottery or glass.
noun
A fragment or broken piece, esp. of pottery; potsherd.
noun
A hard covering, as a shell, plate, scale, or elytron.
noun
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A piece of material, especially rock and similar materials, reminding of a broken piece of glass or pottery.
noun
(intransitive) To fall apart into shards, usually as the result of impact or explosion.
verb
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To break (something) into shards.
verb
(online role-playing) To divide (an MMORPG) into several shards, or to establish a shard of one.
verb
A tough scale or covering, such as the elytron of a beetle.
noun
Origin of shard
- Middle English sherd from Old English sceard cut, notch sker-1 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Middle English, from Old English sceard. Akin to German Scharte (“notch"), Old Norse skarð (“notch, hack") (> Danish skÃ¥r).
From Wiktionary