Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Clipper \Clip"per\ (kl[i^]p"p[~e]r), n.
1. One who clips; specifically, one who clips off the edges
of coins.
[1913 Webster]
The value is pared off from it into the clipper's
pocket. --Locke.
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2. A machine for clipping hair, esp. the hair of horses.
[1913 Webster]
3. (Naut.) A vessel with a sharp bow, built with a fast hull
and tall sails, rigged for fast sailing, and used in trade
where the cargo capacity was less important than the
speed; -- called also {clipper ship}. --
{Clip"per-built`}, a.
[1913 Webster]
Note: The name was first borne by "Baltimore clippers" famous
as privateers in the early wars of the United States.
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4. (Electronics) a circuit that limits the amplitude of a
waveform.
Syn: limiter.
[WordNet 1.5]
{Yankee Clipper},
(a) a clipper ship built in the United States. See
clipper[3].
(b) Joe DiMaggio; -- a nickname for the player who was a
prominent member of the New York Yankees baseball team
in the 1940's.
[PJC]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
clipper
n 1: (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"
[syn: {limiter}, {clipper}]
2: a fast sailing ship used in former times [syn: {clipper},
{clipper ship}]
3: shears for cutting grass or shrubbery (often used in the
plural)
4: scissors for cutting hair or finger nails (often used in the
plural)
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