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beclip

verb

Etymology

From Middle English beclippen, from Old English beclyppan (“to clip, clasp, embrace, enfold”), from Proto-Germanic *bi- (“be-”) + *klumpijaną (“to hold, clench”), from Proto-Indo-European *glemb-, *glembʰ- (“to hold, clench”), equivalent to be- + clip. Compare also Middle English umbeclippen (“to embrace”). See also umbeclip.

  1. derived from *glemb-✻
  2. derived from *bi-✻ — “be-”
  3. inherited from beclyppan — “to clip, clasp, embrace, enfold”
  4. inherited from beclippen

Definitions

  1. To fold in the arms

    To fold in the arms; embrace; clasp.

    • At the coming of Jupiter many Tears were wept for joy, by Dame Cibel and Vesc. Cibel kist and beclipt oftentimes her Son;

  2. To wrap around

    To wrap around; enclose; encircle; surround.

  3. To include

    To include; comprise; comprehend; contain.

  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. To lay hold of

      To lay hold of; seize upon; grip; catch; overtake.

    2. To curdle (milk).

    3. To clip around or about (the edges of)

      To clip around or about (the edges of); crop.

      • beclip a photograph

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Derived

beclipping

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA