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adj. Botany Denoting a leaf whose base partially or completely surrounds a stem.

v. Present participle of clasp.

"But he was conscious -- to the very depths of his being -- that a future in which Joan did not figure would be so insupportable as not to bear considering; and in the immediate present he very strongly favored the idea of clasping Joan in his arms and kissing her until further notice."

clasped    clasping    clasps   

seize    clutch    prehend    fixing    holdfast    fastener    fastening    fix    secure    fasten   

hold    vachette clasp   

grasp    embrace   

agasp    asp    gasp    grasp    rasp   

brooch    buckle    circlet    bracelet    hug    squeeze    grasp    locket    tiara    handshake