Single word for "thin slice"
I thought of slither, but I ruled it out as it has negative connotations that I wish to avoid in the context.
I would use the word in a phrase like "a thin slice of bread" or "thinly sliced carrots."
Solution 1:
Well, "sliver" immediately sprang to mind. Don't know the connotations are that negative?
Solution 2:
A shave is another possibility.
Century Dictionary: A shaving; a thin paring.
American Heritage Dictionary: A thin slice or scraping; a shaving.
Solution 3:
Wafer, perhaps? If you can get past the image of the final scene of Meaning of Life, that is.