SHARD


Meaning of SHARD in English

/ ʃɑːd; NAmE ʃɑːrd/ (also sherd ) noun

a piece of broken glass, metal, etc. :

shards of glass

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WORD ORIGIN

Old English sceard gap, notch , of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schaarde notch, also to shear .

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