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a splice made in a rope by turning back one end and interweaving it with the main body of the rope so as to form a loop. See illus. under splice.[1760-70]
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Eye-splice — n. (Naut.) A splice formed by bending a rope s end back, and fastening it into the rope, forming a loop or eye. See Illust. under {Splice}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
eye splice — n. a splice made by turning back the end of a rope and interlacing its strands into the body of the rope so as to form an end loop, or eye: see SPLICE … English World dictionary
eye splice — eye′ splice n. navig. tex a splice made in a rope by turning back one end and interweaving it with the main body of the rope so as to form a loop • Etymology: 1760–70 … From formal English to slang
Eye splice — The eye splice is the best method of creating a permanent loop in the end of multi stranded rope by means of rope splicing. The ends of the rope are tucked (plaited) back into the standing end to form the loop. Originally this splice was… … Wikipedia
eye splice — noun : a splice formed by bending a rope s end back and splicing it into the rope so that a loop is formed * * * a splice made in a rope by turning back one end and interweaving it with the main body of the rope so as to form a loop. See illus.… … Useful english dictionary
eye splice — /ˈaɪ splaɪs/ (say uy spluys) noun a splice made in a rope by turning back one end and interweaving it with the main body of the rope so as to form a loop …
eye-splice — … Useful english dictionary
Splice — may refer to:* Connection of two or more pieces of linear material: ** Rope splicing, joining two pieces of rope or cable by weaving the strands of each into the other ** Eye splice, the best method of creating a permanent loop in the end of… … Wikipedia
Eye (disambiguation) — Eye may refer to one of the following: *Eye, the sight organ *Eye of a needle *Eye (cyclone), the center of a tropical cyclone *The loop of an eye bolt *The result of an eye splice *Batter s eye in baseball *Eye of Providence, the all seeing eye… … Wikipedia
splice — spliceable, adj. /spluys/, v., spliced, splicing, n. v.t. 1. to join together or unite (two ropes or parts of a rope) by the interweaving of strands. 2. to unite (timbers, spars, or the like) by overlapping and binding their ends. 3. to unite… … Universalium
