I. ˈklipə noun
( -s )
Etymology: German, from Swedish klippa to cut, shear, clip, from Old Norse
: a coin with a square or lozenge-shaped flan (as in 17th century German necessity money)
II. noun
or klip ˈklip
( plural klip·pen -pən ; or klips )
Etymology: German klippe cliff, crag, rock near the sea, from Middle High German, from Middle Low German; akin to Old English clif cliff — more at cliff
: an outlying isolated remnant of an overthrust rock mass owing its isolation to erosion : outlier