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A thin, broad piece cut off; as, a slice of bacon; a slice of cheese; a slice of bread.

One who, or that which, slices; specifically, the circular saw of the lapidary.

Hence, an opening or channel through which anything flows; a source of supply. Each sluice of affluent fortune opened soon. Harte. This home familiarity . . . opens the sluices of sensibility. I. Taylor.

An artificial channel into which water is let by a sluice; specifically, a trough constructed over the bed of a stream, so that logs, lumber, or rubbish can be floated down to some convenient place of delivery.

e sign Cancer and the first point of the sign Capricorn, the former being the summer solstice, latter the winter solstice, in northern latitudes; - - so called because the sun then apparently stands still in its northward or southward motion.

Of a bright clear brown or chestnut color. Sir T. Browne.

Species; kind. [Obs.] The spices of penance ben three. Chaucer. Abstain you from all evil spice. Wyclif (1. Thess,v. 22). Justice, although it be but one entire virtue, yet is described in two kinds of spices. The one is named justice distributive, the other is called commutative. Sir T. Elyot.

Spicewood.

A small crisp cake, highly spiced.

One who seasons with spice.

Spices, in general. Chaucer.

enzoin), the bark of which has a spicy taste and odor; -- called also Benjamin, wild allspice, and fever bush.

To unite in marrige. [Slang] 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.

Before the judge, or court; not yet decided; under judicial consideration.

An under or subordinate officer.

o be adequate. Chaucer. To recount almighty works, What words or tongue of seraph can suffice Milton.

A superficies. [Obs.] Dryden.

Overofficious; doing more than is required or desired. "A superserviceable, finical rogue." Shak.

man Catholic, Episcopal, and certain other churches, in some of their ministrations. Surplice fees (Eccl.), fees paid to the English clergy for occasional duties.

Wearing a surplice.