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Definition of Shard

Shard
Shard Shard (sh[aum]rd), n. A plant; chard. [Obs.] --Dryden.
Shard
Shard Shard, n. [AS. sceard, properly a p. p. from the root of scearn to shear, to cut; akin to D. schaard a fragment, G. scharte a notch, Icel. skar[eth]. See Shear, and cf. Sherd.] [Written also sheard, and sherd.] 1. A piece or fragment of an earthen vessel, or a like brittle substance, as the shell of an egg or snail. --Shak. The precious dish Broke into shards of beauty on the board. --E. Arnold. 2. (Zo["o]l.) The hard wing case of a beetle. They are his shards, and he their beetle. --Shak. 3. A gap in a fence. [Obs.] --Stanyhurst. 4. A boundary; a division. [Obs. & R.] --Spenser.

Meaning of Shard from wikipedia

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- Shard Bridge is a bridge in the English county of Lancashire. It spans the River Wyre, connecting Singleton, on the southern side of the river, to Hambleton...
- A Single Shard is a novel by Linda Sue Park, set in 12th-century Korea. It won the 2002 Newbery Medal, awarded for excellence in children's literature...
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