Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
By surface analysis, clip + -ing.
A Yankee fellow told a clipping good story.1880, Richard Mounteney Jephson, A Pink Wedding, volume 1, page 124:
Rather! a clipping good run!1887, Fores's Sporting Notes & Sketches, page 270:
By surface analysis, clip + -ing.
a clipping of hair
I use a mulching mower and usually let the clippings go back to the lawn, but sometimes I'll gather clippings for mulching in the vegetable garden.2001 June 19, Pat Kiewicz, “Mulch in the garden”, in rec.gardens (Usenet), message-ID <_ZFX6.44183$s12.1097074@typhoon.mw.mediaone.net>:
grass clippings
When a 90-year-old yellowed clipping appeared one day at my feet, an implausible new mystery entered my life.2011 November 19, James Bishop Jr., “Grand Canyon mystery runs deep”, in The Arizona Republic:
> --Lia An unusual clipping! -or is it not short for Julia?2007 December 11, Peter T. Daniels, “Bushman clicks and tsks”, in sci.lang (Usenet), message-ID <b992264e-0708-4570-b54d-4ecc43586865@t1g2000pra.googlegroups.com>:
The word "ad" is a clipping of "advertisement".
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| clippings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
apocope · apheresis · acronymy · affix-clipping · syncope
procope (short form of a word) · aphaeresis (short form of a word) · metaplasm (short form of a word) · apocope (short form of a word) · syncope (short form of a word)
short form · cutting · press cutting · offcut · snippet
fi leikkaus (action of the verb "to clip") · de Schnipsel (piece of something removed by clipping) · de Verkürzung (short form) · hu szórövidülés (short form) · pl podcinanie (signal processing) · is úrklippa (article clipped from a newspaper) · el περικοπή (short form) · nl knipsel (piece of something removed by clipping) · es acortamiento (short form) · ru срез (piece of something removed by clipping) · uk стри́жка (action of the verb "to clip") · mi topenga (piece of something removed by clipping) · cy toriad (article clipped from a newspaper) · bg изрезка (article clipped from a newspaper) · ca retall (piece of something removed by clipping) · de Presseausschnitt (article clipped from a newspaper) · gl retrinco (piece of something removed by clipping) · fi lehtileike (article clipped from a newspaper) · pl skrót (short form) · de Schnitt (piece of something removed by clipping) · ca truncament (short form) · fi leike (article clipped from a newspaper) · pl przycinanie (action of the verb "to clip") · fr troncation (short form) · pt cortado (action of the verb "to clip") · de beschneidend (action of the verb "to clip") · de Rasenschnitt (piece of something removed by clipping) · cs zkrácenina (short form) · de Zeitungsausschnitt (article clipped from a newspaper) · de Kurzform (short form) · pl wycinek (piece of something removed by clipping) · pt encurtamento (short form) · de Kurzwortbildung (short form) · pt recortado (action of the verb "to clip") · es recorte (piece of something removed by clipping) · ru обрезка (piece of something removed by clipping) · grc ἀπόκομμα (piece of something removed by clipping) · ca retall (article clipped from a newspaper) · pl przycinanie (computer graphics) · bg изрезка (piece of something removed by clipping) · es recorte (article clipped from a newspaper) · fr apocope (short form) · pt recorte (article clipped from a newspaper) · bg отрязък (piece of something removed by clipping) · cy talfyriad (short form) · bg съкращение (short form) · pl podcinanie (football) · ar قُلَامَة (piece of something removed by clipping) · ga bearradh (short form) · pt recorte (piece of something removed by clipping) · de Ausschnitt (article clipped from a newspaper) · nl verkorting (short form) · ee administration (piece of something removed by clipping) · fi lyhennys (short form) · bg кастрене (action of the verb "to clip") · de Abschnitt (piece of something removed by clipping) · pl wycinek (article clipped from a newspaper) · de schneidend (action of the verb "to clip") · hu szócsonkítás (short form) · bg подрязване (action of the verb "to clip") · fi leike (piece of something removed by clipping) · de abschneidend (action of the verb "to clip") · ga gearrthán (article clipped from a newspaper) · it accorciamento (short form) · pt clipagem (piece of something removed by clipping) · fi leikkaaminen (action of the verb "to clip") · nl krantenknipsel (article clipped from a newspaper)
By surface analysis, clip + -ing.