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Spliced vs Spiced - What's the difference?

spliced | spiced |

As verbs the difference between spliced and spiced

is that spliced is (splice) while spiced is (spice).

As an adjective spiced is

having spice added, spicy.

spliced

English

Verb

(head)
  • (splice)

  • splice

    English

    (wikipedia splice)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (nautical) A junction or joining of ropes made by splicing them together.
  • (electrical) The electrical and mechanical connection between two pieces of wire or cable.
  • (cricket) That part of a bat where the handle joins the blade.
  • Bonding or joining of overlapping materials.
  • Derived terms

    * bent on a splice * comma splice * cut splice * cunt splice * eye splice * splice tape

    Verb

    (splic)
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • (slang) To unite in marriage.
  • * 1851 ,
  • But come, it's getting dreadful late, you had better be turning flukes--it's a nice bed; Sal and me slept in that ere bed the night we were spliced .
  • (figuratively) To unite as if splicing.
  • He argues against attempts to splice different genres or species of literature into a single composition.

    Derived terms

    * splice the mainbrace

    spiced

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having spice added, spicy.
  • Fred preferred spiced rum to plain.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (spice)
  • See also

    * spiced up