scurf vs sliver

scurf

noun
  • The flakes of skin that fall off as a result of a skin disease. 

  • Minute membranous scales on the surface of some leaves, as in the goosefoot. 

  • A grey bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus). 

  • The foul remains of anything adherent. 

  • A skin disease. 

  • Any crust-like formations on the skin, or in general. 

sliver

noun
  • Specifically, a splinter caught under the skin. 

  • A narrow high-rise apartment building. 

  • 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 precedes spinning. 

  • A long piece cut or rent off; a sharp, slender fragment; a splinter. 

  • Bait made of pieces of small fish. Compare kibblings. 

  • A small amount of something; a drop in the bucket; a shred. 

verb
  • To cut or divide into long, thin pieces, or into very small pieces; to cut or rend lengthwise; to slit. 

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