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Webster 1913 Edition

Slit

Slit

,
obs.
3
d.
p
ers.
s
ing.
p
res.
of
Slide
.
Chaucer.

Slit

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Slit
or
Slitted
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Slitting
.]
[OE.
slitten
, fr.
sliten
, AS.
stītan
to tear; akin to D.
slijten
to wear out, G.
schleissen
to slit, split, OHG.
slīzan
to split, tear, wear out, Icel.
stīta
to break, tear, wear out, Sw.
slita
, Dan.
slide
. Cf.
Eclat
,
Slate
,
Noun.
,
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

,
Noun.
[AS.
slite
.]
A long cut; a narrow opening;
as, a
slit
in the ear
.
Gill slit
.
(Anat.)
See
Gill opening
, under
Gill
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Slit

SLIT

,
Verb.
T.
pret. slit; pp. slot or slitted.
1.
To cut lengthwise; to cut into long pieces or strips; as, to slit iron bard into nail rods.
2.
To cut or make a long fissure; as, to slit the ear or tongue, or the nose.
3.
To cut in general.
4.
To rend; to split.

SLIT

, n.
1.
A long cut; or a narrow opening; as a slit in the ear.
2.
A cleft or crack in the breast of cattle.

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