שֶׁלֶד, (contr. of שחלד, v. חָלַד; cmp. שודא a. שוחדא) a mass of a burnt or decayed body distinguishable in shape and outlines. Nidd. 27ᵇ, sq. מת שנשרף ושִׁלְדּוֹ קיימת if a corpse has been burnt, and its remains have retained the shape of the body. M. Kat. 25ᵃ. Nidd. 56ᵃ שרץ שיבש ושלדו וכ׳ a creeping thing that is dried up, but whose shape is still discernible; a. e.—Pl. שְׁלָדוֹת. Lam. R. to IV, 17 רמז הקב"ה לשַׁלְדּוֹתֵיהֶן וכ׳ the Lord motioned to their (the drowned Egyptians’) remains, and they came up floating &c.; מה טיבן של ש׳ הללו what is the nature of these skeletons?