'Screed' definitions:

Definition of 'screed'

(from WordNet)
noun
A long monotonous harangue
noun
A long piece of writing
noun
An accurately levelled strip of material placed on a wall or floor as guide for the even application of plaster or concrete

Definition of 'Screed'

From: GCIDE
  • Screed \Screed\ (skr[=e]d), n. [Prov. E., a shred, the border of a cap. See Shred.]
  • 1. (Arch.) (a) 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. (b) A wooden straightedge used to lay across the plaster screed, as a limit for the thickness of the coat. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A fragment; a portion; a shred. [Scot.] [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Screed'

From: GCIDE
  • Screed \Screed\, n. [See 1st Screed. For sense 2 cf. also Gael. sgread an outcry.]
  • 1. A breach or rent; a breaking forth into a loud, shrill sound; as, martial screeds. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. An harangue; a long tirade on any subject. [1913 Webster]
  • The old carl gae them a screed of doctrine; ye might have heard him a mile down the wind. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]

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