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noun

Slice n.

1.

A thin, broad piece cut off; as, a slice of bacon; a slice of cheese; a slice of bread.

2.

That which is thin and broad, like a slice. Specifically:

(a)

A broad, thin piece of plaster.

(b)

A salver, platter, or tray. (Obs.)

(c)

A knife with a thin, broad blade for taking up or serving fish; also, a spatula for spreading anything, as paint or ink.

(d)

A plate of iron with a handle, forming a kind of chisel, or a spadelike implement, variously proportioned, and used for various purposes, as for stripping the planking from a vessel's side, for cutting blubber from a whale, or for stirring a fire of coals; a slice bar; a peel; a fire shovel. (Cant)

(e)

(Shipbuilding) One of the wedges by which the cradle and the ship are lifted clear of the building blocks to prepare for launching.

(f)

(Printing) A removable sliding bottom to galley.

Slice bar, a kind of fire iron resembling a poker, with a broad, flat end, for stirring a fire of coals, and clearing it and the grate bars from clinkers, ashes, etc.; a slice.

verb

Slice v. t. (past & past part. sliced; pres. part. slicing)

1.

To cut into thin pieces, or to cut off a thin, broad piece from.

2.

To cut into parts; to divide.

3.

To clear by means of a slice bar, as a fire or the grate bars of a furnace.

4.

(Golf) To hit (the ball) so that the face of the club draws across the face of the ball and deflects it.

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Etymology of 'Slice'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Slice" Quotes from Famous Books

... the name bestowed upon superior brandy. However, ladies and gentlemen unite in disposing of half-frozen punch (sorbets) or eating ices—say a tutti frutti at the Cafe Napolitain—ravishing mixtures of cold and passion, the fruits of the tropics imbedded in a slice ...

— Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 20, August 1877 • Various

... sniff of disgust, and the girl's lips drew into a smile which she meant to be an exact replica of the Texan's as she proceeded to slice strips of bacon ...

— The Texan - A Story of the Cattle Country • James B. Hendryx

... superficial manner," as Tolstoy rightfully asserted. The double impression, for instance, produced by "The Gulf," is the result of a simple misunderstanding. Those who think that the adventure of young Nemovetsky is a slice of life and characterizes certain psychological states, have, without a doubt, the right to judge this story as an indiscretion, and to reproach the author with a deviation from morality; but Andreyev has not taken his hero from reality; he ...

— Contemporary Russian Novelists • Serge Persky

... then flashed across her recollection, provoked by the bread-and-butter Dolly baptized with the bitter tears she shed over Peter's leg. That naturally led to the household loaf, which was buttered before the slice was cut; sometimes the whole round, according to how many at tea. This led to a controversy of long standing between Dave and Dolly, as to which half should be took first; Dave having a preference for the underside, with the black left on. Students of the half-quartern ...

— When Ghost Meets Ghost • William Frend De Morgan

... halted in mid-air the large slice of venison that he had toasted on a stick. Paul Cotter sprang joyfully to his feet, Silent Tom Ross merely looked ...

— The Scouts of the Valley • Joseph A. Altsheler

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