In*clasp" (?), v. t. [Pref. in- in + clasp. Cf. Enclasp.]

To clasp within; to hold fast to; to embrace or encircle.

[Written also enclasp.]

The flattering ivy who did ever see Inclasp the huge trunk of an aged tree. F. Beaumont.

 

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