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- DictionarySherd/SHärd/
noun
- 1. a broken piece of ceramic material, especially one found on an archaeological site.
1. a. : a piece or fragment of a brittle substance. shards of glass. broadly : a small piece or part : scrap. little shards of time and space recorded by the camera's lens Rosalind Krauss. b. : shell, scale. especially : elytron. 2. or sherd. ˈshərd.
Definition of sherd noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
4 days ago · IPA guide. Other forms: sherds. Definitions of sherd. noun. a broken piece of a brittle artifact. synonyms: fragment, shard. see more.
6 days ago · A sherd or potsherd that has been used by having writing painted or inscribed on it can be more precisely referred to as an ostracon.
Mar 18, 2023 · In specialised [archaeological] usage, sherd is preferred over the more common form shard. Derived terms [edit] potsherd; References [edit] Shard and Sherd, in the Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, 1974 edition. Anagrams [edit] herds, shred; Middle English [edit] Noun [edit] sherd. Alternative form of scherd
4 days ago · A sherd or potsherd that has been used by having writing painted or inscribed on it can be more precisely referred to as an ostracon.
noun. /ʃɑːd/ /ʃɑːrd/ (also sherd) a piece of broken glass, metal, etc. shards of glass. The brickwork exploded in dust and flying shards of clay. Word Origin. Take your English to the next level. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words.
