Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - clasp
Clasp
clasp
n. & v. --n. 1 a a device with interlocking parts for fastening. b a buckle or brooch. c a metal fastening on a book-cover. 2 a an embrace; a person's reach. b a grasp or handshake. 3 a bar of silver on a medal-ribbon with the name of the battle etc. at which the wearer was present. --v. 1 tr. fasten with or as with a clasp. 2 tr. a grasp, hold closely. b embrace, encircle. 3 intr. fasten a clasp. Phrases and idioms clasp hands shake hands with fervour or affection. clasp one's hands interlace one's fingers. clasp-knife a folding knife, usu. with a catch holding the blade when open. Derivatives clasper n. Etymology: ME: orig. unkn.
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English ~e Date: 14th century 1. a device (as a hook) for holding objects or parts together, a device (as a bar) attached to a military medal to indicate an additional award of the medal or the action or service for which it was awarded, a holding or enveloping with or as if with the hands or arms, II. transitive verb Date: 14th century to fasten with or as if with a ~ , to enclose and hold with the arms, to seize with or as if with the hand ; grasp ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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