Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - splinter
Splinter
splinter
v. & n. --v.tr. & intr. break into fragments. --n. a small thin sharp-edged piece broken off from wood, stone, etc. Phrases and idioms splinter-bar Brit. a crossbar in a vehicle to which traces are attached; a swingletree. splinter group (or party) a group or party that has broken away from a larger one. splinter-proof proof against splinters e.g. from bursting shells or bombs. Derivatives splintery adj. Etymology: ME f. MDu. (= LG) splinter, splenter, rel. to SPLINT
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Middle Dutch; akin to Middle Low German splinte splint Date: 14th century 1. a thin piece split or broken off lengthwise ; sliver, a small needlelike particle, a group or faction broken away from a parent body, ~ adjective ~y adjective II. verb (~ed; ~ing) Date: 1582 transitive verb to split or rend into long thin pieces ; shiver, to split into fragments, parts, or factions, intransitive verb to become ~ed ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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