1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Clip.

2. (n.) The act of embracing.

3. (n.) The act of cutting off, curtailing, or diminishing; the practice of clipping the edges of coins.

4. (n.) That which is clipped off or out of something; a piece separated by clipping; as, newspaper clippings.

abbreviation ana analects anthology apocope aposiopesis bit butt chip chunk clip clippings collectanea collection collop contraction crasis crumb cut cutting cuttings dollop elision ellipsis end excerpta excerpts extracts florilegium flowers fragment fragments gleanings gob gobbet hunk lump miscellanea miscellany modicum moiety morsel paring particle piece pruning rasher scoop scrap shard shaving shiver shortening shred slice sliver smithereen snack snatch snip snippet splinter stitch stump syncope syneresis tatter truncation