01 v. t. To clothe; to wrap.
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To clothe; to wrap.“The surgeon happed her up carefully.” — Dr. J. Brown.
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4 senses · 4 variants
Webster, 1913
Hap
/(hăp)/
· IPA /hæp/
02 n. A cloak or plaid.
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A cloak or plaid.[O. Eng. & Scot.]
03 n. That which happens or comes suddenly or unexpectedly; also, the manner of occurrence or taking place; chance; fortune; accident; casual eve…
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That which happens or comes suddenly or unexpectedly; also, the manner of occurrence or taking place; chance; fortune; accident; casual event; fate; luck; lot.“Whether art it was or heedless hap.” — Spenser.“Cursed be good haps, and cursed be they that build Their hopes on haps.” — Sir P. Sidney.“Loving goes by haps: Some Cupid kills with arrows, some with traps.” — Shak.
04 v. i. To happen; to befall; to chance.
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To happen; to befall; to chance.“Sends word of all that haps in Tyre.” — Shak.