Definition of Screed
Pronunciation:
skrēd
n.
1.
(Arch.)
A
strip
of
plaster
of
the
thickness
proposed
for
the
coat
,
applied
to
the
wall
at
intervals
of
four
or
five
feet
,
as
a
guide
.
2.
A
fragment
;
a
portion
;
a
shred
.
1.
A
breach
or
rent
;
a
breaking
forth
into
a
loud
,
shrill
sound
;
as
,
martial
screeds
.
2.
An
harangue
;
a
long
tirade
on
any
subject
.
The
old
carl
gae
them
a
screed
of
doctrine
;
ye
might
have
heard
him
a
mile
down
the
wind
.
- Sir W. Scott.
Related Words
harangue
,
rant
,
ranting
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