[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

splice \splice\ splimacs, v. t. imp.  p. p. spliced
   splimacst; p. pr.  vb. n. splicing. d. splitsen,
   splitten; akin to g. splissen, sw. splissa, dan. splisse, and
   e. split; -- from the dividing or splitting the ends into
   separate strands. see split, v. t.
   1. to unite, as two ropes, or parts of a rope, by a
      particular manner of interweaving the strands, -- the
      union being between two ends, or between an end and the
      body of a rope.
      1913 webster

   2. to unite, as spars, timbers, rails, etc., by lapping the
      two ends together, or by applying a piece which laps upon
      the two ends, and then binding, or in any way making fast.
      1913 webster

   3. to unite in marriage. slang
      1913 webster

   splice grafting.ee under grafting.

   to splice the main brace naut., to give out, or drink, an
      extra allowance of spirits on occasion of special exposure
      to wet or cold, or to severe fatigue; hence, to take a
      dram.
      1913 webster
see also:
spliced splicing split splice grafting grafting to splice the main brace 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

splice \splice\, n.
   a junction or joining made by splicing.
   1913 webster

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

splice
     n 1: a junction where two things as paper or film or magnetic
          tape have been joined together; "the break was due to
          an imperfect splice" syn: splicing
     2: joint made by overlapping two ends and joining them together
        syn: lap joint
     v 1: join the ends of; "splice film"
     2: perform a marriage ceremony; "the minister married us on
        saturday"; "we were wed the following week"; "the couple
        got spliced on hawaii" syn: marry, wed, tie
     3: join together so as to form new genetic combinations;
        "splice genes"
     4: join by interweaving strands; "splice the wires"
see also:
splicing lap joint marry wed tie 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

181 moby thesaurus words for "splice":
   accouple, accumulate, adhesive, affixation, agglomeration,
   agglutinate, agglutination, aggregation, amass, annexation,
   arrange a match, articulate, articulation, assemble, associate,
   attachment, band, bandage, belt, bend, bind, bind up, binding,
   bond, brace, bracket, bracketing, braid, bridge, bridge over,
   bundle, cement, chain, cinch, clap together, clasping, clustering,
   collect, combination, combine, communication, comprise,
   concatenate, concatenation, concourse, concurrence, confluence,
   congeries, conglobulate, conglomeration, conjoin, conjugate,
   conjugation, conjunction, connect, connection, convergence,
   copulate, copulation, couple, coupling, cover, do up, embrace,
   encompass, enlace, entwine, fastener, fastening, gather, gathering,
   gird, girding, girdle, girt, girth, give away, glue, hitch,
   hooking, hookup, include, intercommunication, intercourse,
   interknit, interlace, interlinking, intertie, intertissue,
   intertwine, intertwist, interweave, intort, join, join together,
   joinder, joining, joint, jointure, junction, knit, knot, knotting,
   lace, lash, lashing, lay together, league, leash, liaison,
   ligation, link, linkage, linking, loom, loop, lump together,
   make a match, make one, marriage, marry, marshal, mass, mat, match,
   mate, meeting, merge, merger, merging, mobilize, net, noose,
   nuptial, pair, pairing, piece together, plait, pleach,
   put together, raddle, roll into one, rope, solder, span, splicing,
   stick together, sticking, strap, swaddle, swathe, symbiosis,
   take in, tape, tie, tie up, tie-in, tie-up, tieing, tissue, truss,
   twill, twine, twist, unification, unify, union, unite,
   unite in marriage, wattle, weave, web, wed, weld, wire, wrap,
   wrap up, wreathe, yoke, yoking, zipping

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