v.
join (a rope or ropes) by interweaving the strands at the ends.
▸join (pieces of timber, film, or tape) at the ends.
▸Genetics join or insert (a gene or gene fragment).
n.
a spliced join.
▸the wedge-shaped tang of a cricket-bat handle, forming a joint with the blade.
Phrase
- get
(or be)
spliced
Brit. informal get married.
Derivative
Etymology
C16: prob. from MDu. splissen, of unknown origin.
