slicer (sliser)

[ sleuth2. sleylt. An obsolete spelling of sly . sley2, n. See slay2 . sleythet, n. A Middle English form of sleight . slibbert (slib'er), a. A variant of slipper1 . slicchet, n. A Middle English form of sleech . slice (slis), n. [Early mod. E. also slise , sclice , sclise , sklise ; ME. slice, slyce, sclice , sclyce , sklyce , sclyse , esclice (Walloon sklice ), a shiver, splinter, broken piece of wood, esclicer , esclicier, esclichier , slice, slit, slizan , sclizan , MHG. slīzen , G. schlei en , slice, slit, = AS. slit an , > E. slit1 : see slit1 . Cf. slash1 , slat3 , slatel , from the same source.] 1. A thin broad piece cut off from something: as, a slice of bread or of bacon: often used figuratively. Captaine Smith did intreat and moue them to put in practice his old offer, seeing now it was time to vse both it and him, how slenderly heretofore both had beene re- garded. Quoted in Capt . John Smith's Works, II. 79. slenderne (slen'der-nes), n . Slender char- acter, quality, or condition. ( a ) Slimne ; thin- ne ; finene : as, the slenderne of a hair. (b) Slight- ne ; feeblene : as, the slenderne of one's hopes. (c) 2t. A shiver; a splinter. We do acknowledge you a careful curate, And one that seldom troubles us with sermons; A short slice of a reading serves us, sir. Sparene ; smallne ; meagerne ; inadequacy: as, slen derne of income or supply.