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shard definition

shard (s̸härd)

noun

  1. a fragment or broken piece, esp. of pottery; potsherd
  2. Zool. a hard covering, as a shell, plate, scale, or elytron

Etymology: ME < OE sceard, akin to scieran, to shear

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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