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sliver

sli·ver

UK/ˈsləvə/ US/ˈslɪvə/ uncommon us
noun (2) verb (3)

noun

1.

a small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal

  • “he got a splinter in his finger”
  • “it flew into flinders”
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2.

a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something

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verb

1.

divide into slivers or splinters

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2.

break up into splinters or slivers

  • “The wood splintered”
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3.

form into slivers

  • “sliver wood”

Origin

From Middle English slivere, sliver from Middle English sliven (“to cut, cleave, split”), from Old English slīfan (as in tōslīfan (“to split, split up”)).

Phrases

  • sliver moon

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