clipping

The definition of a clipping is something that has been cut out or off.

(noun)

An example of a clipping is a piece of art that's been cut from a magazine.

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See clipping in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

  1. the act of cutting out or trimming off
  2. something cut out or trimmed off: hair clippings
  3. ☆ a news story or other item clipped from a newspaper, magazine, etc.

Origin: < clip

See clipping in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. Something cut off or out, especially an item clipped from a newspaper or magazine.
  2. See clipped form.

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