Definition of Enclasped

1. Verb. (past of enclasp) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Enclasped

1. enclasp [v] - See also: enclasp

Lexicographical Neighbors of Enclasped

encipherments
enciphers
encircle
encircled
encirclement
encirclements
encircles
encirclet
encirclets
encircling
encircling(a)
encise
encite
encitement
enclasp
enclasped (current term)
enclasping
enclasps
enclave
enclaved
enclavement
enclavements
enclaves
enclaving
enclin'd
encline
enclined
enclines
enclises
enclisis

Literary usage of Enclasped

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Observations on Italy by John Bell (1825)
"The female figures are robed in long vestments, the hair bound up in nets, and the feet enclasped in sandals. A pleasing tone of purity reigns through the ..."

2. A Complete Word and Phrase Concordance to the Poems and Songs of Robert by J. B. Reid (1889)
"Encircled. Encircled in her clasping arms, The Lament. enclasped. enclasped to my faithful breast, I'll comfort thee, my dearie US Lassie ..."

3. George Eliot's Works by George Eliot (1893)
"They sat so, enclasped in silence, while Esther relieved her full heart. When she raised her head, she sat quite still for a minute or two looking fixedly ..."

4. The Harvard Classics by Charles William Eliot (1910)
"Lest these enclasped hands should never hold, This mutual kiss drop down between us both As an unowned thing, once the lips being cold. ..."

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