¦ verb join (a rope or ropes) by interweaving the strands at the ends.
?join (pieces of timber, film, or tape) at the ends.
?Genetics join or insert (a gene or gene fragment).
¦ noun a spliced join.
?the wedge-shaped tang of a cricket-bat handle, forming a joint with the blade.
Phrases
get (or be) spliced Brit. informal get married.
Derivatives
splicer noun
Origin
C16: prob. from MDu. splissen, of unknown origin.