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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Splice \Splice\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spliced}; p. pr & vb n.
{Splicing}.] [D. splitsen splitten; akin to G. splissen Sw
splissa Dan. splisse and E. split; -- from the dividing or
splitting the ends into separate strands. See {Split}, v. t.]
1. To unite, as two ropes, or parts of a rope, by a
particular manner of interweaving the strands, -- the
union being between two ends or between an end and the
body of a rope.
2. To unite, as spars, timbers, rails, etc., by lapping the
two ends together, or by applying a piece which laps upon
the two ends and then binding, or in any way making fast
3. To unite in marrige. [Slang]
{Splice grafting}.ee under {Grafting}.
{To splice the main brace} (Naut.), to give out or drink, an
extra allowance of spirits on occasion of special exposure
to wet or cold, or to severe fatigue; hence to take a
dram.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
splicing
n : a place where two things (as paper or film or magnetic tape)
have been joined; "the break was due to an imperfect
splice" [syn: {splice}]
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