Noun
I got a sliver of wood stuck in my finger. Verb
carefully slivered the rattan stems into strips for basketry
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Noun
The sliver of land was reclaimed from the sea to make room for commercial construction projects.—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2024 Only one small sliver of Michigan is in the 2024 eclipse's path of totality, in southeastern Monroe County.—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 8 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for sliver
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Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English slivere, from sliven to slice off, from Old English -slīfan; akin to Old English -slǣfan to cut
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