splice
verb
[ splʌɪs ]
• join or connect (a rope or ropes) by interweaving the strands at the ends.
• "we learned how to weave and splice ropes"
Similar:
interweave,
braid,
plait,
entwine,
intertwine,
interlace,
knit,
mesh,
join,
unite,
connect,
bind,
fasten,
tie,
marry,
splice
noun
• a join consisting of two ropes, pieces of tape or timber, etc. joined together at the ends.
• "so smooth is the splice that you can't see the join"
Origin:
early 16th century: probably from Middle Dutch splissen, of unknown origin.
