Shred
Shred , noun
[Old English shrede, schrede, Anglo-Saxon screáde; akin to OD. schroode, German schrot a piece cut off, Icelandic skrjoer a shred, and to English shroud. Compare Screed, Scroll, Scrutiny.]
1.
A long, narrow piece cut or torn off; a strip.
Shreds of tanned leather.
2.
In general, a fragment; a piece; a particle. — Shakespeare
Shred ({not transcribed}) , transitive verb
[Old English shreden, schreden, Anglo-Saxon screádian; akin to OD. schrooden, Old High German scr{not transcribed}tan, German schroten. See Shred, n.]
1.
To cut or tear into small pieces, particularly narrow and long pieces, as of cloth or leather. — Chaucer
2.
To lop; to prune; to trim. [Obsolete]