Definitions
A very thin, narrow piece of something.
Word 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”)).
Used in a sentence
“A sliver of bone has punctured a lung, and a small surgical operation was needed to remove it (would he like to keep the bone as a memento?--it is in a phial by his bedside).”
“to sliver wood”
“slips of yew, Sliver'd in the moon's eclipse”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Tiny thin piece”6 letters
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