n. [ OE. shrede, schrede, AS. screáde; akin to OD. schroode, G. schrot a piece cut off, Icel. skrjoðr a shred, and to E. shroud. Cf. Screed, Scroll, Scrutiny. ]
v. t.
n. (Zool.) The fieldfare; -- so called from its harsh cry before rain. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
a. Consisting of shreds. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Having no shreds; without a shred. [ 1913 Webster ]
And those which waved are shredless dust ere now. Byron. [ 1913 Webster ]