2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 3. To unite in marriage. [Slang] [1913 Webster] {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. [1913 Webster] From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]: 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
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