SCREED


Meaning of SCREED in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈskrēd ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English screde fragment, alteration of Old English scrēade — more at shred

Date: circa 1789

1.

a. : a lengthy discourse

b. : an informal piece of writing (as a personal letter)

2. : a strip (as of a plaster of the thickness planned for the coat) laid on as a guide

3. : a leveling device drawn over freshly poured concrete

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.