shard

shard  (shärd) also sherd (shûrd)

n.

1. A piece of broken pottery, especially one found in an archaeological dig; a potsherd.

2.

a. A fragment of a brittle substance, as of glass or metal.

b. A small piece or part: "shards of intense emotional relationships that once existed" (Maggie Scarf).

3. Zoology

a. A tough sheath or covering, such as a shell, scale, or plate.

b. The elytron or outer wing covering of a beetle.

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[Middle English sherd, from Old English sceard, cut, notch; see sker-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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shard [ʃɑːd], sherd

n

1. a broken piece or fragment of a brittle substance, esp of pottery

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) Zoology a tough sheath, scale, or shell, esp the elytra of a beetle

[Old English sceard; related to Old Norse skarth notch, Middle High German scharte notch]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

shard - a broken piece of a brittle artifact sherd, fragment piece - a separate part of a whole; "an important piece of the evidence" potsherd - a shard of pottery

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shard

noun fragment, bit, piece, chip, scrap, particle, shiver, sliver shards of glass flying through the air

Translations

shard [ʃɑːd] N → tiesto m, casco m, fragmento m

shard [ˈʃɑː^rd] n [glass, metal] → éclat m; [pottery] → tesson m

shard

n → (Ton)scherbe f

shard [ʃɑːd] n (frm) → coccio