slivered
Cut into strips
Slivered describes something cut into thin, narrow strips or pieces.
Almonds are commonly slivered for baking and garnishing: a salad topped with slivered almonds.
The word applies to anything sliced into elongated fragments: slivered carrots, slivered moon.
Light may come through in slivers: Sunlight slivered through the blinds.
Cut into thin strips
- mandolineAdjustable vegetable cutting tool
- knifeSharp cutting utensil
- shavedCut very close
- slicedDivided by cutting
chopped · minced · grated · carved · pared · whittled · chiffonade · shredded
Small in diameter
tapered · delicate · slim · slight · razor-thin · hairline · threadlike · paper-thin
julienne
Cut into thin strips
sliced · chopped · minced · grated · carved · pared · whittled · chiffonade · shredded · filleted
thin
Small in diameter
wispy · tapered · delicate · slim · slight · razor-thin · hairline · threadlike · paper-thin · crescent
splintered
Broken into sharp slivers
cracked · torn · shredded · remnants · fragments · shards · pieces · splinters · chips · flakes
almonds
Edible tree drupes
basil · carrots · cabbage · onions · peppers · mushrooms · coconut · truffles · radish · zest