Classicalism

A cla ic idiom or style. Cla ical'ity, Cla icalne , n. State or quality of being cla ical. Cla ically, a . In a cla ical or refined manner; after the manner of cla ic authors. -Belonging to the manner of cla es, or method of cla i fication. Cla icism, n. A cla icalism; a chaste or correct style, idiom, or expre ion. Cla icist, n. A cla ic scholar; one versed in cla i- cal knowledge, or in the cla ics. Clas's ifiable, a . That which may be cla ified; as, a cla ifiable population. tast of bodies. "War and slaughter, and the clash of arms." - Pope. -Opposition; contradiction; contention, as of thoughts, opinions, or interests; as, "The clashes between popes and kings." - Denham. Clash'ingly, adv . In a clashing manner. Clasp, n. [From A. S. clyppan , to clip, clasp, or embrace: Gael. clasp a , a clasp, a buckle, clasp , to button, to tie.] A hook for fastening; a catch for holding something together; as, the clasp of a belt. "That book,... that in gold clasps locks in the golden story." Shaks. -A throwing of the arms around; a hug; a clip; a close embrace. "The gro clasps of a lascivious Moor." - Shaks. -v. a. To clip; to embrace; to hug; to grasp; as, to clasp a lady's waist. "I beg, and clasp thy knees." - Milton . -To shut or fasten together with a clasp. "One clasp'd in wood, and one in strong cow-hide."-Pope. -To catch and hold by twining; to surround and cling to; to inclose within the hands. "Direct the clasping ivy where to climb." -Milton . Clasp'er, n. One who, or the thing which, clasps, as the tendril of a vine, or other plant. Clasp'ered, a. Po e ed of tendrils. Clasp-knife, n. A knife, the blade of which folds into the sheath of the handle. Clasp/-lock, n. A self-acting lock with a spring. Clasp'-nails, n. pl. (Joinery.) Nails with small, arrow-shaped heads, so as to sink in the wood.