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Definition of Ycleed
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.]
It is full fair to ben yclept
madame. Chaucer.
But come, thou goddess fair and free.
In heaven ycleped Euphrosyne. Milton.
Those charming little missives ycleped
valentines. Lamb.
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.]
It is full fair to ben yclept
madame. Chaucer.
But come, thou goddess fair and free.
In heaven ycleped Euphrosyne. Milton.
Those charming little missives ycleped
valentines. Lamb.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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