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shard
[shahrd]
noun
a fragment, especially of broken earthenware.
Zoology.
a scale.
a shell, as of an egg or snail.
Entomology.an elytron of a beetle.
shard
/ ʃɑː /
noun
a broken piece or fragment of a brittle substance, esp of pottery
zoology a tough sheath, scale, or shell, esp the elytra of a beetle
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of shard1
Example Sentences
At least one car window was shattered, sending glass shards shooting into the crowd.
At least 17 glass-covered light boxes surrounding the structure were busted, with broken shards of blue-gray glass covering the light fixtures.
The Fried Chicken Club salad doesn’t mess around either — crispy fried chicken crackling with every bite, tangled in mixed greens, smoky shards of bacon and bold blue cheese crumbles.
Or build a composed salad on top of it — say, a swoop of purée topped with Little Gem, toasted pistachios, shards of Manchego and morsels of dried cherries.
Anna Lippman, a delegate for the activist group, shared video showing an alternate angle of the confrontation and tweeted photos of a vehicle with shards of glass in the passenger seats.
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