screed n also scred OED ~ 1 obs exc dial; EDD 3 (2) neither script nor screed 'no particle' D (1880). A piece of something, esp cloth or clothing.
1858 [LOWELL] i, 159 But there wasn't a scred nor a scrap to be found. 1895 J A Folklore viii, 31 Scred. A piece or fragment. 1937 DEVINE 42 ~ A bit of clothing. 'Not a screed on him.' Naked.
