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sheard

Shard \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 fragment of an earthen vessel, or a like brittle substance, as the shell of an egg or snail.
    --Shak.

    The precious dish Broke into shards of beauty on the board.
    --E. Arnold.

  2. (Zo["o]l.) The hard wing case of a beetle.

    They are his shards, and he their beetle.
    --Shak.

  3. A gap in a fence. [Obs.]
    --Stanyhurst.

  4. A boundary; a division. [Obs. & R.]
    --Spenser.

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sheard

n. (obsolete form of shard English)

Wikipedia
Sheard

Sheard is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

  • Charles Sheard, M.D. (1857–1929), medical doctor, public health official and politician
  • Jabaal Sheard (born 1989), American football defensive end
  • John Sheard, Canadian pianist, producer and arranger
  • Joseph Sheard (1813–1883), Canadian architect and politician
  • Karen Clark Sheard (born 1960), American gospel four-time Grammy Award winning singer, musician, and songwriter
  • Kierra Sheard, American gospel recording artist
  • Leslie Sheard, English former rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1970s, and coach of the 1980s
  • Mia Sheard, Canadian pop singer-songwriter
  • Michael Sheard (1938–2005), Scottish actor who featured in a large number of films and TV programmes
  • Sarah Sheard (born 1953), Canadian novelist
  • Titus Sheard (1841–1904), American businessman and politician
  • Tom Sheard (1889–1954), motorcycle racer with 2 victories at the Isle of Man TT races

Usage examples of "sheard".

He invited two of these divers along: Brad Sheard, an aerospace engineer and underwater photographer, and Steve McDougal, a state trooper.

Finally, Brad Sheard, the aerospace engineer, stepped forward and clapped Chatterton on the back.