Clipper

klip'ir, n. one that clips a sharp-built, fast-sailing ve el. Clipping, klip'ing, h. the act of cutting, esp. debasing com by cutting off the edges the thing clipped off. Clique, kl€k, n. a group of persons in union for a purpose a party or faction a gang —used generally in a bad sense. [Fr., prob. from root of click, and so = a noisy conclave.] Cloak, Cloke, kick, n. a loose outer garment a covering that which conceals a disguise, pretext. v.t. to clothe with a cloak to cover to conceal. [Old Fr. cloquc—Low L cloca, a bell, also a horseman’s cape, because bell-shaped, from root of Clock.