Category:Slice

Slice, n. Etym: [oe. slice, sclice, of. esclice, from esclicier, Esclichier, to break to pieces, of german origin; cf. Ohg. slizan to Split, slit, tear, g. schleissen to slit. See slit, v. t.]

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.

Slice Slice, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sliced; p. pr. & vb. n. 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.