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splinter

1. splin.ter \'splint-*r\ \'splint-*-re-, 'splin-tre-\ n [ME, fr. MD; akin 
   to MLG splinte splint] 1: a thin piece split or rent off lengthwise : 
   SLIVER  2: a group or faction broken away from a parent body  - splin.tery 
   aj
2. splinter \'splint-*-rin, 'splin-trin\ vb or splin.ter.ing 1: to split or 
   rend into long thin pieces : SHIVER  2: to split into fragments, parts, or 
   factions  : to become splintered