Literary notes about Clamp (AI summary)
In literature, the word "clamp" serves a range of functions, from the literal designation of a tool that holds objects securely to a metaphorical device symbolizing restraint or control. In technical descriptions, it frequently appears as an essential mechanism for fastening or stabilizing items, as seen in instructions to secure a component in place [1][2][3][4]. At the same time, the term acquires a more figurative hue in narratives where it conveys confinement or an oppressive hold, as when it is used to depict the way circumstances or forces can bind a character or soul [5][6][7]. Even as a character’s name, it enriches the text by blurring the lines between object and person, illustrating the versatility of the term across different literary genres [8][9].
- The lower part of the jaws is rigid while the top is brought down on top of the work, acting as a clamp.
— from Oxy-Acetylene Welding and Cutting
Electric, Forge and Thermit Welding together with related methods and materials used in metal working and the oxygen process for removal of carbon by Harold P. (Harold Phillips) Manly - Do a quick job, and clamp it down tight.
— from Wolves of the Sea
Being a Tale of the Colonies from the Manuscript of One Geoffry Carlyle, Seaman, Narrating Certain Strange Adventures Which Befell Him Aboard the Pirate Craft "Namur" by Randall Parrish - The saw is firmly fastened in a saw-clamp, expressly for the purpose, so that it will not shake or rattle.
— from Wood-working for Beginners: A Manual for Amateurs by Charles G. (Charles Gardner) Wheeler - The clamp should then be removed and the injection commenced.
— from Section Cutting and Staining
A practical introduction to histological methods for students and practitioners by Walter S. Colman - How can a man's soul exist after he knows what sodden morasses the body can clamp him into!
— from Clair de LuneA Play in Two Acts and Six Scenes by Michael Strange - the collar's but newly clamp'd, And nothing but the name thereon is changed— Master?
— from Poems by Victor Hugo - I clamp my teeth Upon its stem— It is my bliss, My diadem.
— from Songs for a Little House by Christopher Morley - "I have brought you the statement of the property, Mrs. Kinloch," said Mr. Clamp.
— from The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 09, July, 1858
A Magazine of Literature, Art, and Politics by Various - After every circumstance had passed in review, her suspicions inevitably returned and fastened upon her lawyer, Clamp.
— from The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 11, September, 1858
A Magazine of Literature, Art, and Politics by Various