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Pronunciation : Slit
Part of Speech : obs.
Definition : Defn: 3d. pers. sing. pres. of Slide. Chaucer.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Slit
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [OE. slitten, fr. sliten, AS. stitan to tear; akin to D. slijten to wear out, G. schleissen to slit, split, OHG. slizan to split, tear, wear out, Icel. stita to break, tear, wear out, Sw. slita, Dan. slide. Cf. Eclat, Slate, n., Slice.]
Definition : 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.

t. [imp. & p. p. Slit or Slitted (; p. pr. & vb. n. Slitting.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Slit
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [AS. slite.]
Definition : Defn: A long cut; a narrow opening; as, a slit in the ear. Gill slit. (Anat.) See Gill opening, under Gill.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913