1. Fragment. Lambeau de tissu.
2. Bribe. Lambeau de souvenir.
ETYM Old Eng. flappe, flap, blow, bly-flap; cf. Dutch flap, and Eng. flap.
1. Any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge; hangs loose or projects freely.
2. A movable piece of tissue partly connected to the body.
3. A movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing; used to increase lift or drag; SYN. flaps.
4. The motion made by flapping up and down; SYN. flapping, flopping, flutter, fluttering.
ETYM Old Eng. ragge, probably of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. rögg a tuft, shagginess, Swed. ragg rough hair. Related to Rug.
1. A small piece of cloth; SYN. shred, tag, tag end, tatter.
2. (British) A boisterous practical joke (especially by college students).
3. (British) A week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities.
ETYM Old Eng. scrappe, from Icel. skrap trifle, cracking. Related to Scrape.
1. A small piece; a bit; a fragment; a detached, incomplete portion.
2. A fragment of something written or printed; a brief excerpt; an unconnected extract.
3. A remnant; any part or piece not needed in the completion of a task.
ETYM Old Eng. shrede, schrede, as. screáde; akin to od. schroode, German schrot a piece cut off, Icel. skrjothr a shred, and to Eng. shroud. Related to Screed, Scroll, Scrutiny.
A tiny or scarcely detectable amount; SYN. scintilla, whit, iota, tittle, smidgen, smidgeon, smidgin, smidge.