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Definition of Enclasped
1. enclasp [v] - See also: enclasp
Lexicographical Neighbors of Enclasped
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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