■ noun a long, narrow cut or opening.
■ verb ( ~s , ~ting , ~ )
1》 make a ~ in.
↘cut into strips.
2》 ( past and past participle ~ted ) form (one's eyes) into ~s.
Derivatives
~ter noun
Origin
OE ~e (n.); related to OE slītan 'split, rend' (of Gmc origin).