klippe
1 of 2noun (1)
klip·pe
ˈklipə
plural -s
: a coin with a square or lozenge-shaped flan
17th century 3-thaler klippes
a 16th century Swedish klippe ore
klippe
2 of 2noun (2)
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variants or klip
ˈklip
plural klippen
-pən
or klips : an outlying isolated remnant of an overthrust rock mass owing its isolation to erosion : outlier
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
German, from Swedish klippa to cut, shear, clip, from Old Norse
Noun (2)
German klippe cliff, crag, rock near the sea, from Middle High German, from Middle Low German; akin to Old English clif cliff