Fasten+with+a+clasp

  • 91clip — I. transitive verb (clipped; clipping) Etymology: Middle English clippen, from Old English clyppan; akin to Old High German klāftra fathom, Lithuanian globti to embrace Date: before 12th century 1. encompass 2. a. to hold in a tight grip ; clutc …

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  • 92tack — tack1 tacker, n. tackless, adj. /tak/, n. 1. a short, sharp pointed nail, usually with a flat, broad head. 2. Naut. a. a rope for extending the lower forward corner of a course. b. the lower forward corner of a course or fore and aft sail. See… …

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  • 93snap — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. crackle, rapping, pop, crack, report, clap, smack; vigor, pep, verve, dash, élan; smartness, spruceness, crispness; spell (of weather); informal, sinecure, cinch, soft job. v. break, crack, crackle;… …

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  • 94cohere — I (adhere) verb affix, agglomerate, agglutinate, attach, be dense, be tacked together, become solid, cement, clasp, cleave, cling, clot, coagulate, coalesce, cohaerere, combine, come together, compress, congeal, conjoin, consolidate, fasten,… …

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  • 95stick — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. stab, puncture, prick; put, place, thrust; glue; transfix, impale; informal, puzzle, stump. See opening, coherence, difficulty. v. i. adhere, cling; stay, remain, tarry; stall, freeze, be immobile …

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  • 96buckle — buckle1 [buk′əl] n. [ME bokel, a buckle, boss of a shield < OFr bocle < LL bucula, beaver, shield < L buccula, cheek strap of a helmet, dim. of bucca, cheek: see BUCCAL] 1. a clasp on one end of a strap or belt for fastening the other… …

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  • 97in|fib|u|late — «ihn FIHB yuh layt», transitive verb, lat|ed, lat|ing. to fasten or confine with or as if with a buckle, clasp, ring, or pin. ╂[< Latin infībulatus, past participle of infībulare < in in 2 + fībula clasp] …

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  • 98span — {{11}}span (n.1) distance between two objects, O.E. span distance between the thumb and little finger of an extended hand, probably related to M.Du. spannen to join, fasten (see SPAN (Cf. span) (n.2)). The Germanic word was borrowed into Medieval …

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  • 99tack — tack1 noun 1》 a small, sharp broad headed nail.     ↘N. Amer. a drawing pin. 2》 a long stitch used to fasten fabrics together temporarily, prior to permanent sewing. 3》 a course of action: there is no reason for them to change tack now. 4》… …

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  • 100infibulation — noun Etymology: Latin infibulare to fasten the labia majora or prepuce with stitches or a clasp, from in + fibula clasp, fibula Date: 1798 extreme female genital mutilation involving complete excision of the clitoris, labia minora, and most of… …

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