Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who splices; also, a tool used in splicing.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A person or device that makes a
splice .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a worker who splices ropes together by interweaving strands
- noun a mechanical device for joining two pieces of paper or film or magnetic tape
- noun a woodworker who joins pieces of wood with a splice
Etymologies
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Examples
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This is due to the inherent repetitiveness of games: After you've fought your 200th "splicer" in BioShock , you're pretty accustomed to their gurgly ramblings, their patterns of attack, the boo-yah outta-nowhere teleportations.
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Often it's the semilucid/semicrazy patter of the gibbering "splicer" humans, but either way, it makes you feel as nuts as they are.
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There was only one "splicer" on board, a fine-looking old tar, who was in the bunt of the fore-topsail.
Two years before the mast, and twenty-four years after: a personal narrative
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There was only one "splicer" on board, a fine-looking old tar, who was in the bunt of the fore-topsail.
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But yeah, the splicer was hot, even with the crazy makeup.
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I had a super8 camera with turreted lenses, old audio equipment, and a splicer.
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Martha Stewart shows how to make bird and cat masks, which, with a little tinkering, could easily become Bioshock splicer masks.
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We had digital audio recorders, so nothing like that big box on the table, but the bottom photo is just a film splicer.
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TrikYodz (UID#1103) on September 10th, 2009 at 12: 29 pm thats a really good splicer
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My friend ran a booth at anime fest in Dallas, and her friend was making papercraft masks of the rabbit splicer.
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