shredn.[OE. shrede, schrede, AS. screde; akin to OD. schroode, G. schrot a piece cut off, Icel. skrjor a shred, and to E. shroud. Cf. Screed, Scroll, Scrutiny.]1. A long, narrow piece cut or torn off; a strip.(Bacon.)2. In general, a fragment; a piece; a particle.(Shak.)v. t.[OE. shreden, schreden, AS. scredian; akin to OD. schrooden, OHG. scrtan, G. schroten. See Shred, n.]1. To cut or tear into small pieces, particularly narrow and long pieces, as of cloth or leather.(Chaucer.)2. To lop; to prune; to trim.()