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Definition of Handclap
1. Noun. A clap of the hands to indicate approval.
Definition of Handclap
1. Noun. A single clap of the hands ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Handclap
1. a striking together of the palms of the hands [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Handclap
Literary usage of Handclap
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language ...: To which is by John Jamieson (1880)
"To take to task, S. handclap, «. A moment ; q. as much time as is required for
clapping the hands together. In a handclap, in a moment, S. П., ..."
2. Jamieson's Dictionary of the Scottish Language: In which the Words are by John Jamieson, John Johnstone (1867)
"A moment ; q. as much time as is required for dapping the hands together. In a
handclap, in a moment, ..."
3. Another Book on the Theatre by George Jean Nathan (1915)
"There was not a handclap from the forty-six. Nor a handclap, a murmur, a sound,
for that matter, from any one else. And then it was that I came to wonder if ..."
4. The Science of Musical Sounds by Dayton Clarence Miller (1916)
"The diaphragm is given a single displacement, and upon release is allowed to
vibrate freely. This displacement may be produced by the noise of a handclap, ..."
5. The Journal of the Polynesian Society by Polynesian Society (N.Z.) (1906)
"This is a natural association of ideas which we in English compound in the
noun “handclap” though not as a verb. It is a compound because it is an ..."
6. The Principles of Sociology by Edward Alsworth Ross (1920)
"The strong man Min-or»d cares only for the handclap of his peers and will not be
looking **" tery minute for fear his social image has changed. ..."
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