Splinter (noun)

A thin, pointed piece of wood, glass, or other material that has broken off from a larger piece.

Origin:

Middle english: from old english splint, of germanic origin; related to split.

Examples:

1. She removed the splinter from her finger with a pair of tweezers.
2. The old wooden fence was full of splinters.
3. The glass shattered into thousands of tiny splinters.
4. The child got a splinter in her hand from playing with the wooden toy.
5. The carpenter carefully removed the splinters from the edge of the board before sanding it.