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snipt en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /snɪpt/

Etymology

From snip + -t. Doublet of snipped.

Meanings

1. (obsolete) Jagged; notched.
   • The bristles on the fruit-stalks are laid close as in the latter, but the segments of the leaves are very much snipt at the edges. 1801, William Withering, A systematic arrangement of British plants, volume 3, T. Cadell, page 477:
   • The leaves be somewhat round, hairie, and a little snipt or jagged about the edges, otherwise not much unlike the leaves of great Chickweede. 1586, Henry Lyte, Rembert Dodoens, A new herball, or, Historie of plants : wherein is contained the whole discourse and perfect description of all sorts of herbes and plants […] , Ninian Newton, page 100:

Forms

Synonyms

jaggy · serrated · dented · indented · dentilated · jagged · toothed · serrated · erose · gimped · notchy · saw-toothed · serriform · dentate · nicked · serrate · gnawed · notched

snipt en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /snɪpt/

Etymology

From snip + -t. Doublet of snipped.

Meanings

1. (alt-of, archaic) Archaic spelling of snipped.
   alt of snipped