A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

SLIT

Wed, 17 Jul '24
Feature of some dresses
Tue, 9 Jul '24
Narrow opening
Sun, 26 May '24
Feature of a snake's eye
Wed, 24 Apr '24
It allows for venting
Thu, 4 Apr '24
Vent feature
Wed, 21 Feb '24
Thin cut
Fri, 16 Jun '23
Open with a penknife, say
Fri, 28 Apr '23
Knife cut
Sun, 23 Apr '23
Shape of a fox's pupil
Tue, 7 Mar '23
Evening gown feature
Fri, 10 Feb '23
Buttonhole, essentially
Thu, 5 May '22
Pupil of a cat's eye, often
Wed, 15 Dec '21
Cut of a dress, maybe
Fri, 5 Nov '21
Paper cut, e.g.
Sun, 15 Aug '21
Thin incision
Tue, 3 Aug '21
Feature of some dresses
Mon, 19 Apr '21
Opening made by a letter opener