Definition of BECLIP

beclip

Verb

  • To fold in the arms; embrace; clasp.
  • To wrap around; enclose; encircle; surround.
  • To include; comprise; comprehend; contain.
  • To lay hold of; seize upon; grip; catch; overtake.
  • To curdle (milk).
  • To clip around or about (the edges of); crop.

Origin / 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.

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