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sliver definition

sliver (sliv′ər)

noun

  1. a thin, sharp piece that has been cut, split, or broken off; splinter
  2. a loose, thin, continuous fiber or strand, as of wool or flax after carding, ready to be drawn and twisted

Etymology: ME slivere < sliven, to cut, cleave < OE slifan, to split < IE *skleip- < base *(s)kel-: see slit

transitive verb, intransitive verb

to cut or break into slivers

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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