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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024screed (skrēd),USA pronunciation n. - a long discourse or essay, esp. a diatribe.
- an informal letter, account, or other piece of writing.
- Building
- a strip of plaster or wood applied to a surface to be plastered to serve as a guide for making a true surface.
- a wooden strip serving as a guide for making a true level surface on a concrete pavement or the like.
- a board or metal strip dragged across a freshly poured concrete slab to give it its proper level.
- British Termsa fragment or shred, as of cloth.
- Scottish Terms
- a tear or rip, esp. in cloth.
- a drinking bout.
v.t., v.i. - [Scot.]to tear, rip, or shred, as cloth.
- Middle English screde torn fragment, irregularly (with sc- for sh-) representing Old English scrēade shred 1275–1325
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: screed /skriːd/ n - a long or prolonged speech or piece of writing
- a strip of wood, plaster, or metal placed on a surface to act as a guide to the thickness of the cement or plaster coat to be applied
- a mixture of cement, sand, and water applied to a concrete slab, etc, to give a smooth surface finish
Etymology: 14th Century: probably variant of Old English scrēade shred |