clipper
(noun) scissors for cutting hair or finger nails (often used in the plural)
clipper
(noun) shears for cutting grass or shrubbery (often used in the plural)
clipper, clipper ship
(noun) a fast sailing ship used in former times
limiter, clipper
(noun) (electronics) a nonlinear electronic circuit whose output is limited in amplitude; used to limit the instantaneous amplitude of a waveform (to clip off the peaks of a waveform); “a limiter introduces amplitude distortion”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
clipper (plural clippers)
Anything that clips.
(chiefly, in the plural) A tool used for clipping something, such as hair, coins, or fingernails.
Something that moves swiftly; especially
(nautical) Any of several forms of very fast sailing ships having a long, low hull and a sharply raked stem.
(informal) An Alberta clipper.
(entomology) The Asian butterfly Parthenos sylvia, family Nymphalidae.
(electronics) A circuit which prevents the amplitude of a wave from exceeding a set value.
(historical) A person who mutilates coins by fraudulently paring the edges.
(slang) Confidence trickster; conman.
• 1848', William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair, Chapter 16
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Source: Wiktionary
Clip"per, n.
1. One who clips; specifically, one who clips off the edges of coin. The value is pared off from it into the clipper's pocket. Locke.
2. A machine for clipping hair, esp. the hair of horses.
3. (Naut.)
Definition: A vessel with a sharp bow, built and rigged for fast sailing.
– Clip"per-built` (, a.
Note: The name was first borne by "Baltimore clippers" famous as privateers in the early wars of the United States.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 March 2025
(noun) any of numerous and diverse orchids of the genus Odontoglossum having racemes of few to many showy usually large flowers in many colors
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
