Shred definition
If you are horribly embarrassed about something that happens and you feel as if you only have a tiny little bit of dignity left, this is an example of when you have only a shred of dignity.
When you are nervous and you rip a paper napkin up into little pieces, this is an example of when you shred your napkin.
Not a shred of evidence.
Not a shred of evidence.
There isn't a shred of evidence to support his claims.
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Origin of shred
- Middle English shrede from Old English scrēade
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Old English screade (from which also screed), cognate with German Schrot (“small shot") and Old Norse skrydda (“shrivelled skin"), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreu (“cutting tool"), extended form of *(s)ker- (“to cut").
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