Definition of Handclasps

1. Noun. (plural of handclasp) ¹

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Definition of Handclasps

1. handclasp [n] - See also: handclasp

Lexicographical Neighbors of Handclasps

handbraking
handbras
handbreadth
handbreadths
handbuild
handbuilt
handcar
handcare
handcars
handcart
handcarts
handclap
handclapping
handclaps
handclasp
handclasps (current term)
handcloth
handcloths
handcolour
handcops
handcraft
handcrafted
handcrafter
handcrafters
handcrafting
handcrafts
handcraftsman
handcraftsmanship
handcraftsmanships
handcraftsmen

Literary usage of Handclasps

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Education by Project Innovation (Organization) (1919)
"... the opposing ranks leaped out of the trenches and foe met foe with friendly, cheers and handclasps, those who had food sharing it with the starving, ..."

2. Plutarch's Lives by Plutarch (1919)
"And when Cato was come, Pompey gave him a friendly welcome with salutations and handclasps, acknowledged his obligations to him, and invited him to be his ..."

3. The Proceedings of the Hague Peace Conferences: Translation of the Official by James Brown Scott (1920)
"That is why the relations among us, the members of this Conference, have become day by day more cordial, our handclasps warmer. ..."

4. Music (1894)
"... incoherence every now and then by a deep bass groan, and Millie turned with a sweet smile to receive the affectionate greetings and friendly handclasps ..."

5. Mississippi Valley Beginnings: An Outline of the Early History of the by Henry Edward Chambers (1922)
"With which the handclasps of mutual and admiring introduction and acquaintanceship would follow and the never-empty earthern jug with its corn-cob stopper ..."

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