See Also:

slit (iou) and namely(1) (iou)


slit (iou)



slit verb trans. . ME.
[Rel. to Old English slitan SLITE verb.]
Cut into or open with a sharp instrument or weapon; make a slit in (something); cut or tear, esp. lengthwise; divide, sever. ME.
A. Trollope Slit the picture from the top to the bottom. J. Clavell Blackthorne slit the hare's belly and neatly turned out the..entrails. G. Greene Did they expect him to pull out a razor blade and slit open a vein?
Cut into strips or thin pieces; spec. cut (iron) into rods. E16.
Form (the eyes) into slits, esp. for protection, as a sign of distrust, or in order to concentrate one's gaze. M20.
D. Madden Slitting his eyes against the smoke.
Comb.: slitting-mill a mill or machine by which iron bars or plates are slit into nail-rods etc.

namely(1) (iou)



namely adjective. Now only Scot. LME.
[from NAME noun + -LY1.]
Distinguished, famous, notable (for).