Emily Dickinson Lexicon

SLIT'TING, ppr.

Cutting lengthwise.

SLIT'TING-MILL, n.

A mill where iron bars are slit into nail rods, &c.

SLIVE, v.i.

To sneak. [Local.]

SLIV'ER, n.

A long piece cut or rent off, or a piece cut or rent lengthwise. In Scotland, it is said to signify a slice; as, a sliver of beef.

SLIV'ER, v.t. [Sax. slifan; W. ysleiviaw, from yslaiv, a slash or slice, from glaiv, a sword or cimeter; llaiv, shears or a shave; but all probably from the sense of cutting or separating. Class Lb.]

To cut or divide into long thin piece; or into very small pieces; to cut or rend lengthwise; as to sliver wood.

SLIV'ER-ED, pp.

Divided into long thin pieces; cut or rent lengthwise.

SLIV'ER-ING, ppr.

Cutting or rending lengthwise into long thin pieces, or very small pieces.

SLOAM, n.

Layers of earth between those of coal.

SLOAT, n. [from the root of Dan. slutter, to fasten, D. sluiten, Sw. sluta, G. schliessen; from the root of L. claudo.]

A narrow piece of timber which holds together larger pieces; as, the sloats of a cart.

SLOB'BER, v.

and its derivatives, are a different orthography of Slabber, the original pronunciation of which was probably slobber. [See Slabber and Slaver.]

SLOCK, v.

To quench, is a different orthography of Slake, but not used.

SLOE, n. [Sax. slag, sla; G. schlehe; D. slee, in sleepruim, and slee signifies sour; slee-boom, the sloe-tree; Dan. slaae, slaaen, or slaaen-torne.]

A small wild plum, the fruit of the black thorn, Prunus spinosa. – Mortimer.

SLOOM, n.

Slumber. [Not in use or bed.]

SLOOM'Y, a.

Sluggish; slow. [Not in use or local.] Skinner.

SLOOP, n. [D. sloep, sloepschip; G. schaluppe; Dan. sluppe; Fr. chaloupe. It is written also Shallop.]

A vessel with one mast, the main-sail of which is attached by a graff above, to a boom below, and to the mast on its foremost edge. It differs from a cutter by having a fixed steeving bowsprit, and a jib-stay. Sloops are of various sizes, from the size of a boat to that of more than 100 tons burthen. Mar. Dict. Sloop of war, a vessel of war rigged either as a ship, brig or schooner, and usually carrying from 10 to 18 guns. Mar. Dict.

SLOP, n.¹ [probably allied to slabber.]

1. Water carelessly thrown about on a table or floor; a puddle; a soiled spot.
2. Mean liquor; mean liquid food.

SLOP, n.² [Qu. D. sluif, a case or cover, or slof, an old slipper, or Sax. slopen, lax, loose; toslupan, to loosen.]

Trowsers; a loose lower garment; drawers; hence, ready made clothes. Shak.

SLOP, v.t. [probably allied to lap.]

To drink greedily and grossly. [Little used.]

SLOPE, a. [This word contains the elements of L. labor, lapsus, and Eng. slip; also of L. levo, Eng. lift. I know not whether it originally signified ascending or descending, probably the latter.]

Inclined or inclining from a horizontal direction; forming an angle with the plane of the horizon; as, slope hills. [Little used.] – Milton.

SLOPE, n.

1. An oblique direction; a line or direction inclining from a horizontal line; properly a direction downward.
2. An oblique direction in general; a direction forming an angle with a perpendicular or other right line.
3. A declivity; any ground whose surface forms an angle with the plane of the horizon; also, an acclivity, as every declivity must be also an acclivity.

SLOPE, v.i.

To take an oblique direction; to be declivous or inclined.

SLOPE, v.t.

To form with a slope; to form to declivity or obliquity; to direct obliquely; to incline; as, to slope the ground in a garden; to slope a piece of cloth in cutting a garment.

SLOPE-NESS, n.

Declivity; obliquity. [Not such used.] – Wolton.

SLOPE-WISE, adv.

Obliquely. – Carew.

SLOP-ING, ppr.

1. Taking an inclined direction.
2. adj. Oblique; declivous; inclining or inclined from a horizontal or other right line.