What is a gripe or seizure of the hand; a seizure by embrace, or infolding in the arms. "The grasps of love." Shak called?
grasp — A gripe or seizure of the hand; a seizure by embrace, or infolding in the arms. "The grasps of love." Shak. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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