clasp

Definitions

1. 1.To inclose and hold in the hand or with the arms; to grasp; to embrace.
2. 2.To surround and cling to; to entwine about. "Clasping ivy." Milton.
3. 3.An adjustable catch, bent plate, or hook, for holding together two objects or the parts of anything, as the ends of a belt, the covers of a book, etc.
4. 4.A close embrace; a throwing of the arms around; a grasping, as with the hand. Clasp knife, a large knife, the blade of which folds or shuts into the handle. -- Clasp lock, a lock which closes or secures itself by means of a spring.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is to inclose and hold in the hand or with the arms; to grasp; to embrace called?
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• What is an adjustable catch, bent plate, or hook, for holding together two objects or the parts of anything, as the ends of a belt, the covers of a book, etc called?