Sliver Definition
slĭvər
slivered, slivers
noun
slivers
A thin, sharp piece that has been cut, split, or broken off something; splinter.
Webster's New World
Any slender fragment or portion.
The cresecent moon was a sliver of light.
Webster's New World
A loose, thin, continuous fiber or strand, as of wool or flax after carding, ready to be drawn and twisted.
Webster's New World
verb
slivered, slivers
To split or become split into slivers.
American Heritage
To cut or break into slivers.
Webster's New World
Origin of Sliver
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Middle English slivere, sliver from Middle English sliven (“to cut, cleave, split"), from Old English -slÄ«fan (as in tōslÄ«fan (“to split, split up")).
From Wiktionary
Middle English slivere from sliven to split from Old English slīfan
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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