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/ee klept"/, v.a pp. of clepe.Also, ycleped.[bef. 1000; ME ycleped, OE geclypod, ptp. of clypian, cleopian to CLEPE]
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yclept — or y clept [ē klept′] vt. [ME ycleped < OE geclypod < ge ,Y + pp. of clipian, to call, CLEPE (popularized by SPENSER2 Edmund & MILTON2 John)] Archaic called; named; known as [a giant yclept Barbarossa]: also sp … English World dictionary
yclept — O.E. gicliopad; see Y (Cf. y ) … Etymology dictionary
yclept — Ycleped Y*cleped , p. p. [AS. geclipod, p. p. of clipian, cleopian, cliopian, to call. See {Clepe}, and also the Note under {Y }.] Called; named; obsolete, except in archaic or humorous writings. [Spelt also {yclept}.] [1913 Webster] It is full… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
yclept — adjective /ɪˈklɛpt/ Called, named. But come, thou Goddess fair and free/ In heaven yclept Euphrosyne … Wiktionary
yclept — or ycleped Etymology: Middle English, from Old English geclipod, past participle of clipian to cry out, name past participle of clepe … New Collegiate Dictionary
yclept — y·clept || ɪ klept adj. called by name (Archaic)v. call, name (Archaic) … English contemporary dictionary
yclept — [ɪ klɛpt] adjective archaic by the name of. Origin OE gecleopod, past participle of cleopian call , of Gmc origin … English new terms dictionary
yclept — y•clept or y•cleped [[t]iˈklɛpt[/t]] v. fun archaic a pp. of clepe • Etymology: bef. 1000; ME; OE geclypod, ptp. of clypian, cleopian to clepe … From formal English to slang
yclept — adj. archaic or joc. called (by the name of). Etymology: OE gecleopod past part. of cleopian call f. Gmc … Useful english dictionary
The Red Box — infobox Book | name = The Red Box title orig = translator = image caption = author = Rex Stout cover artist = country = United States language = English series = Nero Wolfe genre = Detective fiction publisher = Farrar Rinehart release date =… … Wikipedia
