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1. (n.) sliver
a small, slender, often sharp piece, as of wood or glass; splinter.
2. sliver
any small, narrow piece or portion.
3. sliver
a strand of loose, untwisted fibers produced in carding.
4. (v.t.) sliver
to split or cut into slivers.
5. sliver
to form (textile fibers) into slivers.
6. (v.i.) sliver
to split.
Etymology: (1325–75; ME slivere (n.), der. of sliven to split, OE -slīfan (in tōslīfan to split up))
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) splinter, sliver
a small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal
"he got a splinter in his finger"; "it broke into slivers"
2. (verb) paring, sliver, shaving
a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something
3. (verb) sliver, splinter
divide into slivers or splinters
4. (verb) splinter, sliver
break up into splinters or slivers
"The wood splintered"
5. (verb) sliver
form into slivers
"sliver wood"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) sliver
a long piece cut ot rent off; a sharp, slender fragment; a splinter
2. (noun) sliver
a strand, or slender roll, of cotton or other fiber in a loose, untwisted state, produced by a carding machine and ready for the roving or slubbing which preceeds spinning
3. (noun) sliver
bait made of pieces of small fish. Cf. Kibblings
4. (verb) sliver
to cut or divide into long, thin pieces, or into very small pieces; to cut or rend lengthwise; to slit; as, to sliver wood
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