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Clipping

Clipping Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Clipping? [n] the act of clipping or snipping [n] cutting down to the desired size or shape [n] an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine; "he searched through piles of letters and clippings" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Clipping: clip \| cutting \| newspaper clipping \| press clipping \| press cutting \| snip \| trim \| trimming Related Terms \| Find terms related to Clipping: abbreviation \| ana \| analects \| anthology \| apocope \| aposiopesis \| bit \| butt \| chip \| chunk \| clip \| clippings \| collectanea \| collection \| collop \| contraction \| crasis \| crumb \| cut \| cutting \| cuttings \| dollop \| elision \| ellipsis \| end \| excerpta \| excerpts \| extracts \| florilegium \| flowers \| fragment \| fragments \| gleanings \| gob \| gobbet \| hunk \| lump \| miscellanea \| miscellany \| modicum \| moiety \| morsel \| paring \| particle \| piece \| pruning \| rasher \| scoop \| scrap \| shard \| shaving \| shiver \| shortening \| shred \| slice \| sliver \| smithereen \| snack \| snatch \| snip \| snippet \| splinter \| stitch \| stump \| syncope \| syneresis \| tatter \| truncation See Also \| cut \| cutting \| cutting off \| excerpt \| extract \| pruning \| selection Clipping In Webster's Dictionary \Clip"ping\, n. 1. The act of embracing. [Obs.] 2. The act of cutting off, curtailing, or diminishing; the practice of clipping the edges of coins. clipping by Englishmen is robbing the honest man who receives clipped money. --Locke. 3. That which is clipped off or out of something; a piece separated by clipping; as, newspaper clippings.

Clipping Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Clipping?

[n] the act of clipping or snipping
[n] cutting down to the desired size or shape
[n] an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine; "he searched through piles of letters and clippings"

Clipping In Webster's Dictionary

\Clip"ping\, n.
1. The act of embracing. [Obs.]

2. The act of cutting off, curtailing, or diminishing; the
   practice of clipping the edges of coins.

         clipping by Englishmen is robbing the honest man who
         receives clipped money.               --Locke.

3. That which is clipped off or out of something; a piece
   separated by clipping; as, newspaper clippings.

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