sliver
suomi-englanti sanakirjasliver englannista suomeksi
säle
mennä säpäleiksi
pirstoa
pirstoutua
sliver englanniksi
A long piece cut or rent off; a sharp, slender fragment; a splinter.
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Specifically, a splinter caught under the skin.
A strand, or slender roll, of cotton or other fiber in a loose, untwisted state, produced by a machine and ready for the roving or slubbing which precedes spinning.
Bait made of pieces of small fish. Compare (m).
A small amount of something; a in the bucket; a shred.
To cut or divide into long, thin pieces, or into very small pieces; to cut or rend lengthwise; to slit.
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(RQ:Shakespeare Macbeth)
(RQ:Scott Waverley)