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Middle English
Etymology
From Old English sċeard, from Proto-West Germanic *skard, from Proto-Germanic *skardą. Doublet of scarth.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃɛrd/, /ʃɛːrd/, /ʃard/, /ʃoːrd/
Noun
scherd (plural scherdes)
- A shard of pottery or clayware.
- A container made of clay or similar material.
- A dent or hole in something.
- (rare) A scale or flake.
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