I. ˈsli-vər, 2 is usually ˈslī- noun
Etymology: Middle English slivere, from sliven to slice off, from Old English -slīfan; akin to Old English -slǣfan to cut
Date: 14th century
1.
a. : a long slender piece cut or torn off : splinter
b. : a small and narrow portion
a sliver of land
c. : particle , scrap
not a sliver of evidence
2. : an untwisted strand or rope of textile fiber produced by a carding or combing machine and ready for drawing, roving, or spinning
II. ˈsli-vər verb
( sliv·ered ; sliv·er·ing ˈsli-və-riŋ, ˈsliv-riŋ)
Date: 1605
transitive verb
: to cut into slivers : splinter
intransitive verb
: to become split into slivers