SLIVER
\slˈɪvə], \slˈɪvə], \s_l_ˈɪ_v_ə]\
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a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something
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form into slivers; "sliver wood"
By Princeton University
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a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something
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form into slivers, as of wool
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A long piece cut ot rent off; a sharp, slender fragment; a splinter.
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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.
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Bait made of pieces of small fish. Cf. Kibblings.
By Oddity Software
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A long piece cut ot rent off; a sharp, slender fragment; a splinter.
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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.
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Bait made of pieces of small fish. Cf. Kibblings.
By Noah Webster.
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