clip the church
clip the church verb: to hold hands in an outward-facing ring around a church, an ancient English custom traditionally observed by local communities on Easter Monday, Shrove Tuesday, or the church's saint's day.
Verb
clip the church (third-person singular simple present clips the church, present participle clipping the church, simple past and past participle clipped the church)
- To hold hands in an outward-facing ring around a church, an ancient English custom traditionally observed by local communities on Easter Monday, Shrove Tuesday, or the church's saint's day.
- In its revived form at Edgmond it constitutes part of the annual “feast” of the parish schools. The charity children clipped the church in Birmingham.2015, Felicity Trotman, A Year in the Life of Victorian Britain
Forms of clip the church
| third-person singular present | clips the church |
|---|---|
| present participle | clipping the church |
| past participle | clipped the church |
| past | clipped the church |
Origin of clip the church
From Old English clyppan (“to hug, to clasp”).
Questions about clip the church
- What does clip the church mean?
- Clip the church means to hold hands in an outward-facing ring around a church, an ancient English custom traditionally observed by local communities on Easter Monday, Shrove Tuesday, or the church's saint's day.
- What part of speech is clip the church?
- Clip the church is a verb.
- What is the past tense of clip the church?
- The past tense of clip the church is clipped the church.
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