klippe

1 of 2

noun (1)

klip·​pe

ˈklipə

plural -s

: a coin with a square or lozenge-shaped flan

17th century 3-thaler klippes

a 16th century Swedish klippe ore

klippe

2 of 2

noun (2)

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variants or klip

ˈklip

plural klippen

-pən

or klips

: an outlying isolated remnant of an overthrust rock mass owing its isolation to erosion : outlier

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

German, from Swedish klippa to cut, shear, clip, from Old Norse

Noun (2)

German klippe cliff, crag, rock near the sea, from Middle High German, from Middle Low German; akin to Old English clif cliff

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