clappe
See also: clappé
French
editPronunciation
editVerb
editclappe
- inflection of clapper:
Middle English
editEtymology 1
editA back-formation from clappen.
Alternative forms
editPronunciation
editNoun
editclappe (plural clappes)
- A loud sound or commotion, especially consisting of speech.
- (rare) A strike or attack; a forceful motion.
- (rare) An lucky or unlucky event or happening.
- (rare) A part of a mill that impels grain.
Descendants
editReferences
edit- “clap(pe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-08.
Etymology 2
editVerb
editclappe
- Alternative form of clappen