knipsel — meaning in English

English meaning

• clipping noun A small piece cut from something larger, especially an article cut from a newspaper.
• cutting noun A piece cut from a plant — a stem, leaf, or root — used to grow a new plant.

Senses

knipsel is used for these senses in English:

• clipping (countable) A piece of something removed by clipping.
• cutting (countable) A newspaper clipping.

clipping — full definition

1. noun A small piece cut from something larger, especially an article cut from a newspaper.
2. noun A method of forming new words by shortening a longer word.
3. noun In audio or video, the distortion caused when a signal exceeds a device's maximum level.

cutting — full definition

1. noun A piece cut from a plant — a stem, leaf, or root — used to grow a new plant.
2. noun A clipping cut from a newspaper or other printed text.
3. noun A channel dug through higher ground at a lower level than the surrounding land, for a road, railway, or canal to pass through.
4. adj Sharp or piercing, especially of remarks or criticism.

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