According to WorldAtlas, Canada is the only non-European country to make its top ten list of coffee consumers. The United States at a distant 25 on the list.
slivered
simple past tense and past participle of sliver
• delivers, delivres, desilver, silvered
Source: Wiktionary
Sliv"er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Slivered; p. pr. & vb. n. Slivering.] Etym: [See Slive, v. t.]
Definition: To cut or divide into long, thin pieces, or into very small pieces; to cut or rend lengthwise; to slit; as, to sliver wood. Shak. They 'll sliver thee like a turnip. Sir W. Scott.
Sliv"er, n.
1. A long piece cut ot rent off; a sharp, slender fragment; a splinter.
2. 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. pl.
Definition: Bait made of pieces of small fish. Cf. Kibblings. [Local, U.S.] Bartlett.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 May 2025
(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”
According to WorldAtlas, Canada is the only non-European country to make its top ten list of coffee consumers. The United States at a distant 25 on the list.