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slit
[slit] 
verb, slit, slit⋅ting, noun –verb (used with object)
| 1. | to cut apart or open along a line; make a long cut, fissure, or opening in. |
| 2. | to cut or rend into strips; split. |
–noun
| 3. | a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture. |
Origin:
1175–1225; ME slitte (n.), slitten (v.); c. G schlitzen to split, slit; akin to OE slite a slit, geslit a bite, slītan to split; see slice
1175–1225; ME slitte (n.), slitten (v.); c. G schlitzen to split, slit; akin to OE slite a slit, geslit a bite, slītan to split; see slice
Related forms:
slitless, adjective
slitlike, adjective
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| slit (slĭt) n. A long, straight, narrow cut or opening. tr.v. slit, slit·ting, slits
[Middle English slitte, from slitten, to split, from Old English slītan, to cut up.] slit'ter n., slit'ty adj. |
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Slit
Slit\, obs. 3d. pers. sing. pres. of Slide. --Chaucer.Slit
Slit\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Slit or Slitted; p. pr. & vb. n. Slitting.] [OE. slitten, fr. sliten, AS. st[=i]tan to tear; akin to D. slijten to wear out, G. schleissen to slit, split, OHG. sl[=i]zan to split, tear, wear out, Icel. st[=i]ta to break, tear, wear out, Sw. slita, Dan. slide. Cf. Eclat, Slate, n., Slice.]1. To cut lengthwise; to cut into long pieces or strips; as, to slit iron bars into nail rods; to slit leather into straps. 2. To cut or make a long fissure in or upon; as, to slit the ear or the nose. 3. To cut; to sever; to divide. [Obs.] And slits the thin-spun life. --Milton.Slit
Slit\, n. [AS. slite.] A long cut; a narrow opening; as, a slit in the ear. Gill slit. (Anat.) See Gill opening, under Gill.
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Language Translation for : slit
Spanish:
cortar, rajar,
German:
aufschlitzen,
Japanese:
切り開く
slit (v.)
O.E. slitan "cut or tear up, slit," from P.Gmc. *slitanan (cf. O.S. slitan, O.N. slita, M.L.G., M.Du. sliten, Du. slijten, O.H.G. slizan, Ger. schleißen "to slit"). The noun is attested from c.1250. Slang sense of "vulva" is attested from 1648. Slit skirt is attested from 1913.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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