WordWeight : Weighing the Words

Pronunciation : Y*cleped"
Part of Speech : p.
Etymology : [AS. geclipod, p. p. of clipian, cleopian, cliopian, to call. See Clepe, and also the Note under Y-.]
Definition : Defn: Called; named; -- obsolete, except in archaic or humorous writings. [Spelt also yclept.] It is full fair to ben yclept madame. Chaucer. But come, thou goddess fair and free. In heaven ycleped Euphrosyne. Milton. Those charming little missives ycleped valentines. Lamb.

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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913