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clepe
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klip
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kleep
]
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verb (used with object),
cleped
or
clept
(also
y·cleped
or
y·clept
)
clep·ing.
Archaic.
to call;
name
(now chiefly in the past participle as
ycleped
or
yclept
).
Origin:
before 900;
Middle English
clepen,
Old English
cleopian,
variant of
clipian;
akin to
Middle Low German
kleperen
to rattle
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clepe
(kliːp)
—
vb
,
clepes
,
cleping
,
cleped
,
clept
,
ycleped
,
yclept
archaic
(
tr
) to call by the name of
[Old English
cleopian;
related to Middle Low German
kleperen
to rattle]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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