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slivering

UK
/ˈslɪvərɪŋ/
US
/ˈslɪvərɪŋ/

Translations

sliveringnoun
sliverings
pl
découpage en fines lanièresSens technique ou général : action de couper en bandes étroites.
Proper slivering of the wool is essential before it is spun into yarn.
Un découpage en fines lanières correct de la laine est essentiel avant qu’elle ne soit filée en fil.
Additional translations
rubanSens textile : matière fibreuse préparée en ruban.
sliveringgerund / present participle
UK
/ˈslɪv.ər.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈslɪv.ɚ.ɪŋ/
qui coupe en fines lanièresEmployé pour décrire un outil ou un procédé qui découpe en bandes très fines.
The slivering knife sliced effortlessly through the cedar.
Le couteau qui coupe en fines lanières a traversé le cèdre sans effort.
sliververb

slivering

Gerund

slivered
Past Simple
slivered
Past Participle
slivering
Gerund
UK
/ˈslɪvə/
US
/ˈslɪvər/
couper en fines lamelles
She slivered the almonds before adding them to the salad.
Elle a coupé les amandes en fines lamelles avant de les ajouter à la salade.
se fendreSens intransitif ; en parlant d’un matériau qui se fragmente en petits éclats.
The old wooden plank slivered under the weight.
La vieille planche de bois s’est fendue sous le poids.
Additional translations
mettre en mècheSens technique textile.
Synonyms
slit
chip
carve
trim
shred
splinter
split
pare
shave
slice

Definitions

sliveringnoun
The act or process of cutting or splitting something into thin, narrow pieces; also, material produced in the form of continuous slivers, especially in textile processing.
Proper slivering of the wool is essential before it is spun into yarn.
A length or quantity of fibres prepared in the form of a loose, untwisted rope for further textile processing.
The card delivered an even slivering ready for the next stage.
sliveringgerund / present participle
Cutting or splitting something into thin pieces; forming or consisting of slivers.
The slivering knife sliced effortlessly through the cedar.
sliververb
To cut or break into small, thin pieces.
She slivered the almonds before adding them to the salad.
To break or split into small, thin pieces; to splinter (intransitive).
The old wooden plank slivered under the weight.
To produce a continuous untwisted strand of textile fibres by carding or combing.
In the mill, the wool was slivered before being spun into yarn.
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