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slivered Definition


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sliver
noun
    1. A long thin piece cut or broken off.
      Thesaurus: fragment, shaving, shred.
    2. A slice.
    3. A splinter.
    4. A continuous strand of loose untwisted wool, cotton or other fibre.
verb
    tr & intr
    slivered, slivering
    1. To break or cut into slivers.
Etymology: Anglo-Saxon slifan to cleave.



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