Jun 15, 2020· A long, narrow piece cut or torn off; a strip. 1626, Francis Bacon, Sylva Sylvarum, Or, A Naturall Historie: In Ten Centuries shreds of tanned leather· In general, a fragment; a piece; a particle; a very small amount. There isn't a shred of evidence to support his claims. (Can we find and add a quotation of Shakespeare to this entry?)··To cut or tear ...
