Clinging+grasp
81prehensile — 1781, from Fr. préhensile (Buffon), from L. prehensus, pp. of prehendere to grasp, to seize, from prae before (see PRE (Cf. pre )) + hendere, related to hedera ivy, via notion of clinging, and cognate with Gk. khandanein to take in, hold (see …
82cling — v. & n. v.intr. (past and past part. clung) 1 (foll. by to) adhere, stick, or hold on (by means of stickiness, suction, grasping, or embracing). 2 (foll. by to) remain persistently or stubbornly faithful (to a friend, habit, idea, etc.). 3… …
83cling´er — cling «klihng», verb, clung, cling|ing, noun, adjective. –v.i. 1. to stick or hold fast: »A vine clings to its support. Wet clothes cling to the body. SYNONYM(S): adhere. 2. to grasp; …
84MUSIC — This article is arranged according to the following outline: introduction written sources of direct and circumstantial evidence the material relics and iconography notated sources oral tradition archives and important collections of jewish music… …
