Hypertext Webster Gateway: "splicing"
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) 1.7 (wn)
splicing
n : 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}]
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