English Dictionary

shred

/ʃɹɛd/

noun

A fragment of something; a particle; a piece; also, a very small amount. / (by extension) A thin strand or wisp, as of a cloud, mist, etc.

I found a shred of paper on the floor.

意味（1）

A fragment of something; a particle; a piece; also, a very small amount.

There isn’t a shred of evidence to support his claims.

意味（2）

(by extension) A thin strand or wisp, as of a cloud, mist, etc.

意味（3）

(cooking) A thin strip of fruit peel, a vegetable, etc., cut so that it curls.

Three shreds of celery in a glass.

意味（4）

(archaic) A piece of gold or silver lace or thread.

But, vvhen a tvvelvemonth paſs'd avvay, / Jack found his goddeſs made of clay; / Found half the charms that deck'd her face, / Aroſe from povvder, ſhreds, or lace; […]

意味（5）

(rare) A shard or sherd (“a piece of broken glass or pottery”).

And when he neared Brandon he pulled up, sorted his pots, kept the whole ones, threw the shreds at the rabbits, and walked on into Brandon solemnly, leading the mare, and crying Pots!

意味（6）

(obsolete) A tailor.

Mer[curie]. Is it ſo, ſir, you impudent Poultroun? you ſlaue, you liſt, you ſhreds, you.— […] Ana[ides]. S'foot, vve muſt vſe our taylors thus.