Definition of Clasps

1. Noun. (plural of clasp) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Clasps

1. clasp [v] - See also: clasp

Lexicographical Neighbors of Clasps

clasp
clasp-knife
clasp-knife effect
clasp-knife rigidity
clasp-knife spasticity
clasp arm
clasp guideline
clasp knife
clasped
clasper
claspered
claspers
clasping
clasps (current term)
claspt

Literary usage of Clasps

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

1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"clasps: Nil. gest number of clasps to any one medal is four. ... clasps: Nil. This award was first notified, in an Admiralty Notice dated, January 30, 1857. ..."

2. The Principles and practice of dental surgery by Chapin Aaron Harris (1863)
"CENTRAL INCISOR WITH TWO clasps. Cases will frequently occur in which it may be necessary to employ two clasps for the support of a single incisor. ..."

3. The Principles and practice of dentistry: Including Anatomy, Physiology by Chapin Aaron Harris, Philip H. Austen (1882)
"With round pliers and a hammer, clasps can be fitted with great ... A common error in soldering clasps is to make their union to the plates too wide. ..."

4. A Practical Treatise on Mechanical Dentistry by Joseph Richardson (1860)
"In any case, if the dentés sapienti« remain, partial or stay clasps may be attached to ... Separation of the teeth, by filing, for the reception of clasps. ..."

5. Bookbinding, and the Care of Books: A Handbook for Amateurs, Bookbinders by Douglas Cockerell (1901)
"Bound CHAPTER XVIII clasps and Ties—Metal on Bindings clasps AND TIES Books ... All books written or Ties SOME books need to be clasped to keep clasps and ..."

6. The Journal of the Allied Dental Societies by Allied Dental Societies (U.S.) (1918)
"After a number of spring clasp and wire attachments had failed, I succeeded in making a bridge with cast clasps that has been worn with comfort and ..."

7. Visitation of England and Wales by Joseph Jackson Howard, Frederick Arthur Crisp, College of Arms (Great Britain) (1904)
"... Transvaal January to August 1901, March to 31 May 1902, operations in Orange River Colony August 1901 to March 1902 (Queen's medal with three clasps, ..."

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