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单词 reclasp
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Definition of reclasp in English:

reclasp

verb ˌriːˈklɑːspˌriːˈklasp
  • 1To clasp or hold tightly with one's hand or in one's arms, etc., for a second or subsequent time.

  • 2no object To clasp or embrace (a person) for a second or subsequent time. Occasionally without object. Also in extended use.

  • 3no object To interlace (one's fingers) again; to join or entwine (one's hands or arms) together tightly again. Also without object (of a person's hands): to rejoin tightly, typically with the fingers interlaced.

  • 4with object To reclose the clasp of (a purse, jewellery, etc.); to refasten.

Origin

Late 18th century; earliest use found in Henry Brooke (c1703–1783), writer and playwright. From re- + clasp.

Definition of reclasp in US English:

reclasp

verb
  • 1To clasp or hold tightly with one's hand or in one's arms, etc., for a second or subsequent time.

  • 2no object To clasp or embrace (a person) for a second or subsequent time. Occasionally without object. Also in extended use.

  • 3no object To interlace (one's fingers) again; to join or entwine (one's hands or arms) together tightly again. Also without object (of a person's hands): to rejoin tightly, typically with the fingers interlaced.

  • 4with object To reclose the clasp of (a purse, jewellery, etc.); to refasten.

Origin

Late 18th century; earliest use found in Henry Brooke (c1703–1783), writer and playwright. From re- + clasp.

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