- clapse
- a clasp. S.
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England. Francis Grose. 1790.
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clapse — claps(e obs. and dial. f. clasp … Useful english dictionary
clasp — {{11}}clasp (n.) c.1300, claspe, perhaps metathesis alteration of clapse, and thus from O.E. clyppan clasp (see CLIP (Cf. clip) (2)). {{12}}clasp (v.) late 14c., from CLASP (Cf. clasp) (n.). Related: Clasped; clasping … Etymology dictionary
clasp — /klæsp / (say klasp), /klasp / (say klahsp) noun 1. a device, usually of metal, for fastening things or parts together; any fastening or connection; anything that clasps. 2. a grasp; an embrace. 3. a military decoration consisting of a small… …
clasp — [klasp, kläsp] n. [ME claspe, clapse; ? akin to OE clyppan, clasp: see CLIP2] 1. a fastening, as a hook, buckle, or catch, to hold two things or parts together 2. the act of holding or grasping; embrace 3. a grip of the hand 4. a metal bar… … English World dictionary
metathesis — [mə tath′ə sis] n. pl. metatheses [mə tath′əsēz΄] [LL < Gr, transposition, a going over < metatithenai, to put over, transpose < meta, over (see META ) + tithenai, to place (see DO1)] transposition or interchange; specif., a) the… … English World dictionary
