Sherd (Noun)
Meaning
A broken piece of a brittle artifact.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The archaeologist carefully brushed away the dirt from the sherd of ancient pottery.
- She picked up the sherd of glass and examined it more closely, trying to determine its origin.
- The museum exhibit featured a reconstructed vase made from hundreds of sherds that had been painstakingly reassembled.
- He gently placed the sherd of bone into a protective bag, careful not to damage it further.
- The team of excavators sifted through the soil, searching for sherds of broken ceramic that would help them date the site.