enclasp

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enclasp - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Inclasp \In*clasp"\, v. t. [Pref. in- in + clasp. Cf.
     Enclasp.]
     To clasp within; to hold fast to; to embrace or encircle.
     [Written also enclasp.]
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           The flattering ivy who did ever see
           Inclasp the huge trunk of an aged tree.  --F. Beaumont.
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  Enclasp \En*clasp"\, v. t. [Pref. en- + clasp. Cf. Inclasp.]
     To clasp. See Inclasp.
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