cut

He made a fine cut with his sword.

a smooth or clear cut

Look at this cut on my finger!

The bank robbers disbanded after everyone got their cut of the money.

(used in same contexts); increase

The director asked the cast to note down the following cuts.

the director's cut

The player next to the dealer makes a cut by placing the bottom half on top.

I like the cut of that suit.

That’s our finest cut of meat.

Rip called him by name, but the cur snarled, showed his teeth, and passed on. This was an unkind cut indeed.

The drummer on the last cut of their CD is not identified.

The shunter has a lightweight portable radio transmitter by which, as he uncouples an incoming train into cuts for marshalling, he informs the Traffic Office of the number of wagons in each cut and its siding; ….

a book illustrated with fine cuts

He's buy me a whit Cut, forth for to ride

Two women for stealing 30 cuttes of linen yarn.

Don't buy his coke: it's full of cut.

I'm laying in a cut 'bout to shoot me a mutt