shard

shard
1. noun /ʃaːd,ʃɑːd,ʃɑɹd/
a) A piece of broken glass or pottery, especially one found in an archaeological dig.

"The planet was still bound to the jewels magic, even as it lay shattered upon the floor of Mondains castle. For, within each shattered remnant of the jewel, dwelled a perfect likeness of Sosaria. Thus is the world in which you are born, live, and die. Brittania, that was once Sosaria, now exists as a thousand worlds, each with its own peoples, history and destiny. This Brittania is but one of many in the multiverse that is... ...ULTIMA ONLINE." - Intro cinematic to the game, written by Michael Morlan [

b) A piece of material, especially rock and similar materials, reminding of a broken piece of glass or pottery.
2. verb /ʃaːd,ʃɑːd,ʃɑɹd/
a) To fall apart into shards, usually as the result of impact or explosion.
b) To break (something) into shards.

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  • shard — [ʃa:d US ʃa:rd] n also sherd [: Old English; Origin: sceard] a sharp piece of broken glass, metal etc shard of ▪ a shard of pottery …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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  • Shard — (sh[aum]rd), 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • shard — [shärd] n. [ME < OE sceard, akin to scieran, to SHEAR] 1. a fragment or broken piece, esp. of pottery; potsherd 2. Zool. a hard covering, as a shell, plate, scale, or elytron …   English World dictionary

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