From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishsherdsherd /ʃɜːd $ ʃɜːrd/ noun [countable] x-refanother spelling of shard
Examples from the Corpus
sherd• Although in profile and painted, rather than in relief, it bears a striking resemblance to the Alletio sherd from Corbridge.• Attic sherds of En-gedi belong mainly to the late fifth and early fourth centuries.• A bone needle, some animal bones and a few sherds of pottery were found here.• A single sherd of Samarra lustre ware was found in the disturbed top surface layer.• In it was a handful of small sherds.• As a first step, sherds of known origin from the two centres were analysed.• Unfortunately, it has not been possible to trace these sherds in the museum collection. 