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Crescent vs Sliver - What's the difference?

crescent | sliver |

In lang=en terms the difference between crescent and sliver

is that crescent is to adorn with crescents while sliver is to cut or divide into long, thin pieces, or into very small pieces; to cut or rend lengthwise; to slit.

As nouns the difference between crescent and sliver

is that crescent is the figure of the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter, with concave and convex edges terminating in points while sliver is a long piece cut or rent off; a sharp, slender fragment; a splinter.

As verbs the difference between crescent and sliver

is that crescent is to form into a crescent, or something resembling a crescent while sliver is to cut or divide into long, thin pieces, or into very small pieces; to cut or rend lengthwise; to slit.

As an adjective crescent

is (dated|rare) marked by an increase; waxing, like the moon.

crescent

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The figure of the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter, with concave and convex edges terminating in points.
  • Something shaped like a crescent, especially:
  • # A curved pastry.
  • # A curved street, often presenting a continuous façade, as of row houses.
  • (Islam) A representation of the symbol used by Islamic caliphates
  • (NZ) A crescent spanner.
  • (historical) Any of three orders of knighthood conferred upon foreigners to whom Turkey might be indebted for valuable services.
  • (heraldiccharge) The emblem of the waxing Moon with horns directed upward, when used in a coat of arms; often used as a mark of cadency to distinguish a second son and his descendants.
  • A crescentspot butterfly.

    • Derived terms

    * crescent roll * Fertile Crescent

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (dated, rare) marked by an increase; waxing, like the Moon.
  • * Tennyson
    • O, I see the crescent promise of my spirit hath not set.
  • Shaped like a crescent.
  • * Milton
    • Astarte, queen of heaven, with crescent horns.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To form into a crescent, or something resembling a crescent.
  • *
  • To adorn with crescents.
    • (Webster 1913) ----

    sliver

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A long piece cut or rent off; a sharp, slender fragment; a splinter.
  • * 2013 , . Melbourne, Australia: The Text Publishing Company. chapter 27. p. 270.
  • *:A sliver of bone has punctured a lung, and a small surgical operation was needed to remove it (would he like to keep the bone as a memento?--it is in a phial by his bedside).
  • 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.
  • Bait made of pieces of small fish. Compare kibblings.
  • (US, New York) A narrow high-rise apartment building.

    • Synonyms

    * (long piece cut or rent off) shard, slice, splinter

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To cut or divide into long, thin pieces, or into very small pieces; to cut or rend lengthwise; to slit.
    • to sliver wood
    (Shakespeare)
  • * Sir Walter Scott
    • They'll sliver thee like a turnip.

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