beclip
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beclip¹
Where it comes from
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.
verb beclips · beclipping · beclipped
- 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;
- To wrap around; enclose; encircle; surround.
- To include; comprise; comprehend; contain.
- To lay hold of; seize upon; grip; catch; overtake.
- To curdle (milk).
beclip²
Where it comes from
From be- + clip.
verb beclips · beclipping · beclipped
- To clip around or about (the edges of); crop. beclip a photograph
