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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Clāim'a-ble, a. p. 235Capable of being claimed.Clāim'ant, n. p. 235One who claims; one who demands any thing as his right; a claimer. 2. A person who has a right to claim or demand.Clāim'er, n. p. 235A claimant; one who demands as due.Clāim'less, a. p. 235Having no claim.Clair'-ob-scūre', n. p. 235See CLARE-OBSCURE.Clâir-voy'ançe, n. p. 235A power, attributed to persons in a mesmeric state, of discerning objects not perceptible by the senses.Clâir-voy'ant, a. p. 235Pertaining to clairvoyance; discerning objects which are not perceptible by the senses.Clâir-voy'ant, n. p. 235One who discerns objects not present to the senses.Clăm, n. p. 235(Conch.) A bivalve shell-fish of different genera, as the Venus mercenaria, or round clam of North America, the Mya arenaria, or long clam, and others. S. F. Baird. You shall scarce find any bay or…Clām, v. t. p. 235To clog, as with glutinous or viscous matter. A swarm of wasps got into a honey-pot, and there they cloyed and clammed themselves till there was no getting out again. L’Estrange.Clām, v. i. p. 235To be moist or glutinous, to stick; to adhere. [Rare.] Dryden.Clām, n. p. 235A crash or clangor of discordant sounds made in ringing a chime of bells, by pulling all the bells at once, by way of concluding the chime. Nares.Clām, v. t. or i. p. 235To produce, in bell ringing, a clam or clamor. Nares.Clā'mant, a. p. 235Crying earnestly; clamorously beseeching. “A train of clamant children dear.” Thomson.Cla-mā'tion, n. p. 235The act of crying out. Browne.Clăm'ber, v. i. p. 235To climb with difficulty, or with hands and feet.Clăm'mi-ness, n. p. 235The state of being clammy or viscous.Clăm'my, a. p. 235Having the quality of being viscous or adhesive; soft and sticky; glutinous.Clām'or, n. p. 235A great outcry or vociferation; loud and continued shouting or exclamation. “Senseless clamors and tumultuous cries.” Addison. 2. Any loud and continued noise. “Loud Arno’s boisterous clamors.”…Clām'or, v. t. p. 235To approach or salute with noise. The people with a shout Rifted the air, clamoring their god with praise. Milton. 2. To stun with noise. Bacon. To clamor-bells, to multiply the strokes, so as to…Clām'or, v. i. p. 235To utter loud sounds or outcries; to vociferate; to complain; to make importunate demands. Shak.Clām'or-er, n. p. 235One who clamors.Clām'or-oûs, a. p. 235Speaking and repeating loud words; noisy; vociferous; loud; turbulent.Clām’or-oûs-ly, adv. p. 235With loud noise or words.Clām'or-oûs-ness, n. p. 235The state or quality of being loud or noisy.Clămp, n. p. 235Something that fastens or binds; a piece of timber or iron, used to fasten work together. 2. (Joinery.) (a.) An instrument with a screw or screws by which work is held in its place or together. (b.)…Clăm'p, v. t. p. 235To unite, secure, or render firm by means of a clamp.Clăm'p, v. i. p. 235To tread heavily or clumsily; to clump. “The policeman with clamping feet.” Thackeray.Clăm'p'er, n. p. 235An instrument of iron, with sharp prongs, attached to the under surface of a boot or shoe to enable the wearer to walk securely upon ice; a creeper. Kane.Clân, n. p. 235A tribe or collection of families, united under a chieftain, regarded as having the same common ancestor, and bearing the same surname; as, the clan of McDonald; clan Stuart. “I have marshaled my…Clăn'cu-lar, a. p. 235Conducted with secrecy; clandestine; concealed. [Obs.] “Not close and clancular, but frank and open.” Barrow.Clăn'cu-lar-ly, adv. p. 235Privately; secretly. [Obs.]Clan-dĕs'tĭne, a. p. 235Withdrawn from public notice for an evil purpose; kept secret; hidden; private; as, a clandestine marriage. Locke. Syn.—Hidden; secret; private; concealed; underhand; sly; fraudulent.Clan-dĕs'tĭne-ly, adv. p. 235In a secret manner.Clan-dĕs'tĭne-ness, n. p. 235A state of concealment; secrecy.Clăn'des-tīn'i-ty, n. p. 235Privacy or secrecy. [Rare.]Clăng, v. t. p. 235To strike together with a ringing metallic sound. They clanged their sounding arms. Prior.Clăng, v. n. p. 235To produce a sharp, shrill sound. “Clanging hoofs.” Tennyson.Clăng, n. p. 235A sharp, ringing sound, like that made by metallic substances when struck together. The broadsword’s deadly clang, As if a thousand anvils rang. W. Scott.Clăng'gor, n. p. 235A sharp, shrill, harsh sound. Dryden.Clāng'gor-ōus, a. p. 235Making a clangor; sharp or harsh in sound.Clăng'gōus, a. p. 235Making a clang, or a ringing metallic sound.Clānk, n. p. 235The loud, ringing sound made by a collision of metallic or other sonorous bodies. But not in chains to pine, His spirit withered with their clank. Byron.Clănk, v. t. p. 235To cause to make a sharp, ringing sound; to strike with a sharp sound; as, the prisoners clank their chains.Clānk, v. i. p. 235To make a sharp, ringing noise, as of pieces of metal struck together; to clang.Clăn'mish, a. p. 235Closely united, like a clan; disposed to adhere closely, as the members of a clan.Clān'nish-ly, adv. p. 235In a clannish manner.Clăn'nish-ness, n. p. 235Close adherence or disposition to unite, as a clan.Clān'ship, n. p. 235A state of union, as in a family or clan; an association under a chieftain.Clāns'man, n. p. 235One belonging to a particular clan.Clāp, v. t. p. 235To strike with a quick motion, so as to make a noise by the collision. Then like a bird it sits and sings, And whets and claps its silver wings. Marvel. 2. To thrust, drive, or put, in a hasty or…Clăp, v. i. p. 235To come together suddenly with noise. The doors around me clapped. Dryden. 2. To strike the hands together in applause. “Their ladies bid them clap.” Shak. 3. To enter with alacrity and briskness; —…Clāp, n. p. 235A loud noise made by sudden collision. Give the door such a clap, as you go out, as will shake the whole room. Swift. 2. A single, sudden act or motion; a stroke; a thrust. What, fifty of my…Clāp’bōard, n. p. 235A strip of board thicker at one edge than at the other;— used for covering the outside of houses. [U. S.] 2. A board cut thin and prepared for making casks; a stave. [Eng.] Halliwell.Clāp'bōard, v. t. p. 235To cover with clapboards; as, to clapboard the sides of a house. [U. S.] Bartlett.Clāp'-brēad or Clāp'-cāke, n. p. 235A kind of cake or bread made of oatmeal rolled thin and baked hard;—so called (according to Kennett) from being clapped or beaten till it is thin. Halliwell.Clāp'-dish, n. p. 235A wooden bowl or dish. See CLACK-DISH.Clāp'-nĕt, n. p. 235A net for taking birds, made to close or clap together suddenly.Clāp'per, n. p. 235A person who claps, or applauds by clapping. 2. That which strikes, as the tongue of a bell, or the piece of wood that strikes a mill-hopper, &c.Clāp'per, n. p. 235An inclosed place for rabbits to burrow in. “A clapper for conies.” [Obs.] Minsheu.