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infibulate, v. rare.|ɪnˈfɪbjuːleɪt|
[f. ppl. stem of L. infībulāre, f. in- (in-2) + fībula a clasp, pin, fibula. Cf. fibulate.]
trans. To fasten with a clasp or buckle. Hence inˈfibulated ppl. a., fastened with a clasp (see next).
1623Cockeram, Infibulate, to buckle. 1721in Bailey. 1847De Quincey Sir W. Hamilton Wks. 1890 V. 326 Hooks and eyes..that are fitted to infibulate him... Infibulate cannot be a plagiarism, because I never saw the word before; and, in fact, I have this moment invented it. 1850J. Leitch tr. C. O. Müller's Anc. Art §425 (ed. 2) 611 Caricature of an infibulated citharœdus. |