sherd

• Nom désignant un morceau cassé d'un artefact fragile, tel que de la céramique ou du verre.

A noun referring to a broken piece of a brittle artifact, such as pottery or glass.

1. Broken piece of potteryB2formal

   A fragment of a brittle object, especially pottery or glass, often found at archaeological sites.

   Tesson (de poterie)

   • The archaeologist carefully brushed away the dirt to reveal a painted sherd.
   • They found several sherds of an ancient vase at the dig site.
   • Each sherd was cataloged and analyzed for clues about the past.

   Synonymeschipfragmentpiecepotsherdshardsplinter