spliced

2 definitions found

spliced - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Splice \Splice\ (spl[imac]s), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spliced
     (spl[imac]st); 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.
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     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.
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     3. To unite in marriage. [Slang]
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     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.
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spliced - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  48 Moby Thesaurus words for "spliced":
     affiliate, affiliated, allied, assembled, associate, associated,
     banded together, bound, bracketed, collateral, collected,
     conjoined, conjugate, connected, copulate, correlated, coupled,
     gathered, hand-in-glove, hand-in-hand, implicated, incorporated,
     integrated, interlinked, interlocked, interrelated, intimate,
     involved, joined, knotted, leagued, linked, matched, mated, merged,
     of that ilk, of that kind, paired, parallel, related, tied,
     twinned, undivided, united, unseparated, wed, wedded, yoked