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clasp
clasp / klasp/ • v. [tr.] 1. grasp (something) tightly with one's hand. ∎ place (one's arms) around something so as to hold it tightly: Kate's arms were clasped around her knees. ∎ hold (someone) tightly: he clasped Joanne in his arms. ∎ (clasp one's hands) press one's hands together with the fingers interlaced: he lay on his back with his hands clasped behind his head. 2. archaic fasten (something) with a small device, typically a metal one. • n. 1. a device with interlocking parts used for fastening things together: a handbag with a golden clasp. ∎ a silver bar on a medal ribbon, inscribed with the name of the battle at which the wearer was present. 2. [in sing.] an embrace. ∎ a grasp or handshake. |
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"clasp." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "clasp." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-clasp.html "clasp." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-clasp.html |
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CLASP (Consortium of Local Authorities Special Programme). In 1957 several English local education authorities combined resources to develop a system of prefabricated school-building devised in Notts. and evolved by Aslin in Herts.
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JAMES STEVENS CURL. "CLASP." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES STEVENS CURL. "CLASP." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-CLASP.html JAMES STEVENS CURL. "CLASP." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-CLASP.html |
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clasp n. a silver bar on a medal ribbon, inscribed with the name of the battle at which the wearer was present.
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"clasp." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "clasp." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-clasp.html "clasp." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-clasp.html |
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clasp sb. fastening consisting of interlocking parts; vb. secure with this. XIV. of unkn. orig.
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T. F. HOAD. "clasp." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "clasp." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-clasp.html T. F. HOAD. "clasp." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-clasp.html |
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•asp
•clasp, gasp, grasp, hasp, rasp
•crisp, lisp, will-o'-the-wisp, wisp
•wasp • woodwasp • cusp
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"clasp." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "clasp." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-clasp.html "clasp." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-clasp.html |
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