SLICE, verb transitive 1. To cut into thin pieces, or to cut off a thin broad piece. 2. To cut into parts. 3. To cut; to divide. SLICE, noun A thin broad piece cut off; as a slice of bacon; a slice of cheese; a slice of bread. 2. A broad piece' as a slice of plaster. 3. A peel; a spatula; an instrument consisting of a broad plate with a handle, used by apothecaries for spreading plaster, _ c. 4. In ship-building, a tapering piece of plank to be driven between the timbers before planking.
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