beclip

== English == === Etymology 1 === 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 ==== beclip (third-person singular simple present beclips, present participle beclipping, simple past and past participle beclipped) (transitive, obsolete) To fold in the arms; embrace; clasp. (transitive) To wrap around; enclose; encircle; surround. (transitive, obsolete) To include; comprise; comprehend; contain. (transitive, obsolete) To lay hold of; seize upon; grip; catch; overtake. (transitive, obsolete) To curdle (milk). ===== Derived terms ===== beclipping === Etymology 2 === From be- +‎ clip. ==== Verb ==== beclip (third-person singular simple present beclips, present participle beclipping, simple past and past participle beclipped) (transitive) To clip around or about (the edges of); crop. beclip a photograph