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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SPLICE, SPLISE, v.t. [G.] To separate the strands of the two ends of a rope, and unite them by a particular manner of interweaving them; or to unite the end of a rope to any part of another by a like interweaving of the strands. There are different modes of splicing, as the short splice, long splice, eye splice, etc.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a junction where two things (as paper or film or magnetic tape) have been joined together; "the break was due to an imperfect splice" [syn: splice, splicing]
2: joint made by overlapping two ends and joining them together [syn: lap joint, splice] v
1: join the ends of; "splice film"
2: perform a marriage ceremony; "The minister married us on Saturday"; "We were wed the following week"; "The couple got spliced on Hawaii" [syn: marry, wed, tie, splice]
3: join together so as to form new genetic combinations; "splice genes"
4: join by interweaving strands; "Splice the wires"

Merriam Webster's

I. transitive verb (spliced; splicing) Etymology: obsolete Dutch splissen; akin to Middle Dutch splitten to split Date: circa 1525 1. a. to unite (as two ropes) by interweaving the strands b. to unite (as lengths of magnetic tape) by overlapping and securing together two ends 2. to unite, link, or insert as if by splicing 3. to combine or insert (as genes) by genetic engineering <spliced a human gene for insulin into a bacterium> • splicer noun II. noun Date: 1627 1. a joining or joint made by splicing something 2. marriage, wedding

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v. & n. --v.tr. 1 join the ends of (ropes) by interweaving strands. 2 join (pieces of timber, magnetic tape, film, etc.) in an overlapping position. 3 (esp. as spliced adj.) colloq. join in marriage. --n. a joint consisting of two ropes, pieces of wood, film, etc., made by splicing, e.g. the handle and blade of a cricket bat. Phrases and idioms: splice the main brace Naut. hist. issue an extra tot of rum. Derivatives: splicer n. Etymology: prob. f. MDu. splissen, of uncert. orig.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Splice Splice, n. A junction or joining made by splicing.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(splices, splicing, spliced) If you splice two pieces of rope, film, or tape together, you join them neatly at the ends so that they make one continuous piece. He taught me to edit and splice film... VERB: V n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

v. a. Braid together (as the ends of ropes), join together.

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