SLIVERS

Noun

slivers

plural of sliver

Verb

slivers

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sliver

Anagrams

• silvers, svirels

Source: Wiktionary


SLIVER

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



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