1) Broken-off pieces 2) Narrow pieces 3) Narrow, sharp fragments 4) Shards 5) Skimpy cake servings 6) Submarine equipment 7) Targets for tweezers 8) Tiny wood fragments 1) Splinters 
Long, small fine pieces of food.
Slivers are due to defective teeming of the molten metal and to a tearing of corners of the steel in blooming, roughing, or finishing. Tearing is attributed to many things, such as overoxidation in the open hearth, or burning during reheating or soaking.