SLIVER


Meaning of SLIVER in English

/ ˈslɪvə(r); NAmE / noun

a small or thin piece of sth that is cut or broken off from a larger piece :

slivers of glass

( figurative )

A sliver of light showed under the door.

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English : from dialect slive cleave .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.