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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Shred \Shred\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Shred} or {Shredded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shredding}.] [OE. shreden, schreden, AS. scre['a]dian; akin to OD. schrooden, OHG. scr?tan, G. schroten. See {Shred}, noun]
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. [Obs.]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
adjective
1: prepared by cutting; "sliced tomatoes"; "sliced ham"; "chopped clams"; "chopped meat"; "shredded cabbage" [syn: {chopped}, {shredded}, {sliced}]
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