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screed [skriːd] n 1. a long or prolonged speech or piece of writing 2. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) 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 3. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) a mixture of cement, sand, and water applied to a concrete slab, etc., to give a smooth surface finish 4. Scot a rent or tear or the sound produced by this [probably variant of Old English scrēade shred] Screed a lengthy piece of writing; a discourse or harangue. Examples: screed of cribbing, 1884; of doctrine, 1816; of malevolence, 1902; of notes; of poetry, 1812.
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Translations screed n screed [skriːd] a long report, letter etc He wrote screeds about the conference. lang verslag رِسالَه مُطَوَّلَه ферман litanie tirade langatmiger Bericht εκτενής αναφορά, κατεβατό rollo pikk ülevaade نوشتخ يا نطق بلند بالا pitkä selonteko brique קֶטָע אָרוֹך रुखा-सूखा भाषण, उबाने वाला भाषण या लेख dugi izvještaj hosszú írás/levél/jelentés laporan panjang langloka discorso, scritto 長い文 장황한 이야기 ilgas laiškas/raštas, traktatas garš raksts; penterējums surat atau laporan yang meleret-leret lang rapport lang harang, tirade elaborat arenga raport длинное послание (celé) litánie pisarija dugačak izveštaj långt brev, lång avhandling (uppsats) บทความยาว ๆ uzun yazı 冗長的報告或書信等,長篇大論 довга промова, стаття لمبی اکتانے والی تحریر یا تقریر bài viết dài, lá thư dài 冗长的文章(或书信等) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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