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| shard [ shaard ] (plural shards) or sherd [ shurd ] (plural sherds) |
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1. broken piece of glass: a sharp broken piece of glass or metal
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2. archaeology
Same as potsherd
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3. zoology animal's scale or shell: an animal's scales, shell, or other tough outer covering
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4. insects beetle's outer wing: the outer wing covering of a beetle
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| [ Old English sceard "cut, notch" < Indo-European, "to cut"] |
