Emily Dickinson Lexicon — CLASP'ING

Definition for CLASP'ING

CLASP'ER-ED CLASP'-KNIFE

CLASP'ING, ppr.

Twining round; catching and holding; embracing; inclosing; shutting or fastening with a clasp.
In botany, surrounding the stem at the base, as a leaf. – Martyn.

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