— slitless , adj. — slitlike , adj.
/slit/ , v. , slit, slitting , n.
v.t.
1. to cut apart or open along a line; make a long cut, fissure, or opening in.
2. to cut or rend into strips; split.
n.
3. a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
[ 1175-1225; ME slitte (n.), slitten (v.); c. G schlitzen to split, slit; akin to OE slite a slit, geslit a bite, slitan to split; see SLICE ]