reclaspv.

Brit.

/ˌriːˈklɑːsp/,

/ˌriːˈklasp/, U.S.

/ˌriˈklæsp/

Forms: see re- prefix and clasp v.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: re- prefix, clasp v.

Etymology: < re- prefix + clasp v.

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

ΚΠ

a1783 H. Brooke Antony & Cleopatra (1789) iii. iii. 381 He rose, and down he came, and, to his breast, Clasp'd, and reclasp'd, the royal Artuasdes.

1827 W. G. Simms Early Lays in Southern Lit. Messenger (1841) July 470/2 Thou would'st still pause, and with a fresh affection, reclasp the hand, unite the lips that burn.

1919 I. Zangwill Jinny the Carrier ix. 353 His arms reclasped the box.

1991 C. Woolrich Blues of Lifetime ii. 40 She nearly dropped the columnar bags, but reclasped them just in time.

b. transitive. To clasp or embrace (a person) for a second or subsequent time. Occasionally intransitive. Also in extended use. Frequently figurative in later use.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > embrace > [verb (transitive)] > again

re-embrace1611

re-embosom1642

reclasp1793

1793 W. Taylor tr. J. W. von Goethe Iphigenia in Tauris i. 28 Dost thou not feel how I, with anxious bosom, pant to reclasp my father, mother, brethren.

1802 W. Paley Nat. Theol. xii. 234 When two laminæ, which have been separated by accident or force, are brought together again, they immediately reclasp.

1827 J. Nack Legend of Rocks & Other Poems 180 When you reclasp her to your heart In worlds were none shall sever, Where death can never bid you part Again—Oh never! never!

1880 J. M. Peebles Immortality & our Employments Hereafter x. 85 We shall be prepared to re-clasp the loved ones in our arms.

1975 F. Trippett Child Ellen i. vi. 163 She reclasps him and tries to squeeze him to death.

1990 Copeia No. 4. 1147/1 The male was allowed to reclasp the female.

2004 Observer (Nexis) 31 Oct. (Sport section) 10 The lost generation was reclasped to the Welsh bosom.

c. transitive. To interlace (one's fingers) again; to join or entwine (one's hands or arms) together tightly again. Also intransitive (of a person's hands): to rejoin tightly, typically with the fingers interlaced.

ΚΠ

1821 tr. M. de Cervantes Illustrious Scullion in New Monthly Mag. 1 325 On re-clasping the fingers, [the letters written on them] are seen again united, and correspond in such a manner that they may be read in succession.

1839 W. G. Simms Damsel of Darien II. ii. 24 He pushed the wondering girl from his arms, then as suddenly reclasped them around her.

1873 Ladies' Repository Dec. 443/2 Unclasping his hands and reclasping them an inch or two nearer his knees.

1940 J. F. C. Wright Slava Bohu 387 Reclasping his thick fingers over his stomach.

1957 E. Gilbert Silver Spoon 344 Everett saw her hands stir, unfold, reclasp.

1986 J. L. Adams Care & Feeding of Ideas i. iv. 56 Clasp your hands in front of you and look at them. Notice which thumb is on top. Unclasp them and reclasp them so that your other thumb is on top.

2. transitive. To reclose the clasp of (a purse, jewellery, etc.); to refasten. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fastening > fasten [verb (transitive)] > again

reclasp1793

refasten1802

1793 Orphan Sisters I. xiii. 162 Pulling off her gloves, unclasping and reclasping her bracelets, and other unnecessary adjustments, served to prolong the time.

1821 L. Gibbons Cavalier II. viii. 178 [He] drew three golden Jacobuses from the purse, which he instantly re-clasped, and committed to his pocket.

1854 B. P. Shillaber Life & Sayings Mrs. Partington 74 She reclasped the case and deposited the picture in the upper drawer of the old black bureau.

1866 Littell's Living Age 15 Dec. 656/1 A bracelet with pendant jewels which Kenneth reclasped on her arm.

1924 O. W. Firkins W. D. Howells i. 18 In company with Miss Howells..he visited Rome; returned to the hearth of the Anglo-Saxon race, to read its history in the unextinguished coals; reclasped the links of amity and ancestry with Wales.

1955 P. Chayefsky Bachelor Party in Television Plays 254 (stage direct. ) She opens her purse, extracts a pack of cigarettes, takes one, lights it up, puffs deeply, returns the pack, reclasps her purse.

1993 P. Dalton Prodigal Husband vii. 125 He sighed heavily into her ear and with unsteady fingers, reclasped her bra.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	reclasp
释义	reclaspv. Brit. /ˌriːˈklɑːsp/, /ˌriːˈklasp/, U.S. /ˌriˈklæsp/ Forms: see re- prefix and clasp v. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: re- prefix, clasp v. Etymology: < re- prefix + clasp v. 1. a. transitive. To clasp or hold tightly with one's hand or in one's arms, etc., for a second or subsequent time. ΚΠ a1783 H. Brooke Antony & Cleopatra (1789) iii. iii. 381 He rose, and down he came, and, to his breast, Clasp'd, and reclasp'd, the royal Artuasdes. 1827 W. G. Simms Early Lays in Southern Lit. Messenger (1841) July 470/2 Thou would'st still pause, and with a fresh affection, reclasp the hand, unite the lips that burn. 1919 I. Zangwill Jinny the Carrier ix. 353 His arms reclasped the box. 1991 C. Woolrich Blues of Lifetime ii. 40 She nearly dropped the columnar bags, but reclasped them just in time. b. transitive. To clasp or embrace (a person) for a second or subsequent time. Occasionally intransitive. Also in extended use. Frequently figurative in later use. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > embrace > [verb (transitive)] > again re-embrace1611 re-embosom1642 reclasp1793 1793 W. Taylor tr. J. W. von Goethe Iphigenia in Tauris i. 28 Dost thou not feel how I, with anxious bosom, pant to reclasp my father, mother, brethren. 1802 W. Paley Nat. Theol. xii. 234 When two laminæ, which have been separated by accident or force, are brought together again, they immediately reclasp. 1827 J. Nack Legend of Rocks & Other Poems 180 When you reclasp her to your heart In worlds were none shall sever, Where death can never bid you part Again—Oh never! never! 1880 J. M. Peebles Immortality & our Employments Hereafter x. 85 We shall be prepared to re-clasp the loved ones in our arms. 1975 F. Trippett Child Ellen i. vi. 163 She reclasps him and tries to squeeze him to death. 1990 Copeia No. 4. 1147/1 The male was allowed to reclasp the female. 2004 Observer (Nexis) 31 Oct. (Sport section) 10 The lost generation was reclasped to the Welsh bosom. c. transitive. To interlace (one's fingers) again; to join or entwine (one's hands or arms) together tightly again. Also intransitive (of a person's hands): to rejoin tightly, typically with the fingers interlaced. ΚΠ 1821 tr. M. de Cervantes Illustrious Scullion in New Monthly Mag. 1 325 On re-clasping the fingers, [the letters written on them] are seen again united, and correspond in such a manner that they may be read in succession. 1839 W. G. Simms Damsel of Darien II. ii. 24 He pushed the wondering girl from his arms, then as suddenly reclasped them around her. 1873 Ladies' Repository Dec. 443/2 Unclasping his hands and reclasping them an inch or two nearer his knees. 1940 J. F. C. Wright Slava Bohu 387 Reclasping his thick fingers over his stomach. 1957 E. Gilbert Silver Spoon 344 Everett saw her hands stir, unfold, reclasp. 1986 J. L. Adams Care & Feeding of Ideas i. iv. 56 Clasp your hands in front of you and look at them. Notice which thumb is on top. Unclasp them and reclasp them so that your other thumb is on top. 2. transitive. To reclose the clasp of (a purse, jewellery, etc.); to refasten. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fastening > fasten [verb (transitive)] > again reclasp1793 refasten1802 1793 Orphan Sisters I. xiii. 162 Pulling off her gloves, unclasping and reclasping her bracelets, and other unnecessary adjustments, served to prolong the time. 1821 L. Gibbons Cavalier II. viii. 178 [He] drew three golden Jacobuses from the purse, which he instantly re-clasped, and committed to his pocket. 1854 B. P. Shillaber Life & Sayings Mrs. Partington 74 She reclasped the case and deposited the picture in the upper drawer of the old black bureau. 1866 Littell's Living Age 15 Dec. 656/1 A bracelet with pendant jewels which Kenneth reclasped on her arm. 1924 O. W. Firkins W. D. Howells i. 18 In company with Miss Howells..he visited Rome; returned to the hearth of the Anglo-Saxon race, to read its history in the unextinguished coals; reclasped the links of amity and ancestry with Wales. 1955 P. Chayefsky Bachelor Party in Television Plays 254 (stage direct. ) She opens her purse, extracts a pack of cigarettes, takes one, lights it up, puffs deeply, returns the pack, reclasps her purse. 1993 P. Dalton Prodigal Husband vii. 125 He sighed heavily into her ear and with unsteady fingers, reclasped her bra. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.a1783
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