1. fragments of woody fiber separated from flax, hemp, or jute during processing
Usage: technical; textile industry

Examples

• The workers removed the shives from the flax fibers during processing.
• Quality linen requires careful separation of shives from the usable fibers.
• The hemp processing facility collected shives as a byproduct.
• Shives must be thoroughly removed to produce fine textile fibers.
• The machine efficiently separated the shives from the raw hemp material.