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Synonym of slice for a bit of paint?

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by: Commander Kinsey - Mon, 9 Jan 2023 19:44 UTC

Looking for a synonym of the word slice (noun) suitable for a piece of old paint which has come away from the wall, obviously paint thickness, maybe a few inches across. I'm sure I've used a word for that sort of thing in the past, but it escapes me.

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by: Pierre Jelenc - Mon, 9 Jan 2023 19:55 UTC

In article <op.1yirs9njmvhs6z@ryzen.home>,
Commander Kinsey <CK1@nospam.com> wrote:
>Looking for a synonym of the word slice (noun) suitable for a piece of
>old paint which has come away from the wall, obviously paint thickness,
>maybe a few inches across. I'm sure I've used a word for that sort of
>thing in the past, but it escapes me.

Chip? Flake?

Pierre
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by: Commander Kinsey - Mon, 9 Jan 2023 20:35 UTC

On Mon, 09 Jan 2023 19:55:22 -0000, Pierre Jelenc <rcpj@panix.com> wrote:

> In article <op.1yirs9njmvhs6z@ryzen.home>,
> Commander Kinsey <CK1@nospam.com> wrote:
>> Looking for a synonym of the word slice (noun) suitable for a piece of
>> old paint which has come away from the wall, obviously paint thickness,
>> maybe a few inches across. I'm sure I've used a word for that sort of
>> thing in the past, but it escapes me.
>
> Chip? Flake?

Flake! FFS my old age. I'm 47 you know. The question is why didn't thesaurus.com know that word?

I doubt, therefore I might be.

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Subject	Author
Synonym of slice for a bit of paint?	Commander Kinsey
Re: Synonym of slice for a bit of paint?	Pierre Jelenc
Re: Synonym of slice for a bit of paint?	Commander Kinsey