Definition of: sliver

(sliv′ər) noun
1. A slender piece, as of wood, cut or torn off lengthwise; a splinter.
2. Corded textile fibers drawn into a fleecy strand.
3. A piece cut longitudinally from the side of a fish: used as bait; also, a filet.
—v.t. & v.i. To cut or split into long thin pieces; splinter. [<dial. E slive cleave]
—sliv′·er·er noun