Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Shred (-s)
shred (-s), n. [OE 'hair-cutting, clipping of coin, cut-off piece, width of linen'.]
- Cuttings; remains; remnant; thread; wisp; thing left over.
- Scrap; snatch; piece; [fig.] phrase; fragment; broken sentence; word string.
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