† inclipv.
Obsolete. rare (archaic in later use).
transitive. To clasp, enclose, embrace.
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the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > surrounding > surround or lie around [verb (transitive)] > surround closely or tightly
clipc825
fathomOE
windc1175
truss1340
embracec1360
bindc1384
clasp1447
complect1523
circumplect1578
embrace1578
enclasp1596
entwist1600
beclasp1608
chaina1616
inclipa1616
corsleta1625
circumplex1632
enlace1633
entwine1633
comply1648
throttle1863
a1616 W. Shakespeare Antony & Cleopatra (1623) ii. vii. 67 What ere the Ocean pales, or skie inclippes, Is thine, if thou wilt ha't. View more context for this quotation
1855 R. C. Singleton tr. Virgil Aeneid ii, in tr. Virgil Wks. I. 277 The tiny frames of his two sons Each snake, inclipping them, infolds.
1909 M. Beerbohm Yet Again 295 What belt could inclip you?
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
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