slit

slit
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 mid-13c. Slang sense of "vulva" is attested from 1640s. Slit skirt is attested from 1913.

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  • 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Slit — Slit, n. [AS. slite.] A long cut; a narrow opening; as, a slit in the ear. [1913 Webster] {Gill slit}. (Anat.) See {Gill opening}, under {Gill}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • slit — ► NOUN ▪ a long, narrow cut or opening. ► VERB (slitting; past and past part. slit) 1) make a slit in. 2) (past and past part. slitted) form (one s eyes) into slits. ORIGIN Old English …   English terms dictionary

  • slit — [slit] vt. slit, slitting [ME slitten < OE * slittan, akin to MHG slitzen < WGmc * slitjan < base of Gmc * slitan (> OE slitan) < IE base * (s)kel , to cut > SHIELD, SHELL] 1. to cut or split open, esp. by a straight, lengthwise …   English World dictionary

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  • slit — index lancinate, sever, split (noun), split (verb) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

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