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screed
[skreed]
noun
a long discourse or essay, especially a diatribe.
an informal letter, account, or other piece of writing.
Building Trades.
a strip of plaster or wood applied to a surface to be plastered to serve as a guide for making a true surface.
a wooden strip serving as a guide for making a true level surface on a concrete pavement or the like.
a board or metal strip dragged across a freshly poured concrete slab to give it its proper level.
British Dialect.a fragment or shred, as of cloth.
Scot.
a tear or rip, especially in cloth.
a drinking bout.
verb (used with or without object)
Scot.to tear, rip, or shred, as cloth.
screed
/ ː /
noun
a long or prolonged speech or piece of writing
a strip of wood, plaster, or metal placed on a surface to act as a guide to the thickness of the cement or plaster coat to be applied
a mixture of cement, sand, and water applied to a concrete slab, etc, to give a smooth surface finish
a rent or tear or the sound produced by this
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of screed1
Example Sentences
The suspected assailant, the only fatality, left a screed detailing violent beliefs against life and procreation.
Belflower began the play as the #MeToo movement was gaining momentum, but she has too much humor and sympathy to write a programmatic screed.
Ministers hope their plans will make a difference, although screeds of extra immigration law have not exactly improved the situation in recent years.
The screed from Trump comes after the Supreme Court issued a surprise order in the middle of the night to stay further deportations by the Trump administration.
I concluded my screed with, “Bronny is coming … the circus is starting.”
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