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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Clāp'-trāp, n. p. 235A contrivance for clapping in theaters. [Obs.] 2. A trick or device to gain applause.Clāp'-trāp, a. p. 235Contrived for the purpose of making a show, or to gain applause; deceptive; unsubstantial; counterfeit.Clāre, n. p. 235A nun of the order of St. Clare.Clā're-eōn'stat, n. p. 235(Scots Law.) A deed executed by a subject superior, to complete the title of the heir of a vassal and give him possession of the lands held by the deceased vassal.Clār'ençe, n. p. 236A close four-wheeled carriage, with one seat inside, and a driver's seat.Clār'en-ceux or Clār'en-cieux, n. p. 236(Her.) The second king at arms, so called, probably, from the duke of Clarence, whose herald was appointed to this office by his brother, Henry V. His office is to marshal and dispose the funerals of…Clāre'-ob-seûre', n. p. 236Light and shade in painting; the particular distribution of the lights and shades of a piece, with respect to the ease of the eye and the effect of the whole piece. 2. A design of two colors…Clār'et, n. p. 236An inferior French pale wine. 2. A dark-red wine from Bordeaux and the Garonne, formerly the mixture of other wines.Clār'i-bēl'la, n. p. 236(Mus.) A stop, or set of pipes in an organ.Clār'i-chôrd, n. p. 236A musical instrument, formerly in use, in form of a spinet, containing from thirty-five to seventy strings;—called also manichord and clarichord.Clār'i-fi-cā'tion, n. p. 236The act of clearing; particularly the clearing or fining of liquid substances from all feculent matter by chemical means.Clār'i-fī'er, n. p. 236That which clarifies or purifies. 2. A vessel in which the process of clarification is conducted; as, the clarifier in sugar-works. Ure.Clār'i-fy, v. t. p. 236To make clear; to purify from feculent matter; to defecate; to fine; as, to clarify wine or sirup. 2. To make clear; to brighten or illuminate. [Rare.] “To clarify his reason, and to rectify his…Clār'i-fy, v. i. p. 236To grow or become clear or fine; to become pure, as liquors. 2. To grow clear or bright; to clear up. Whosoever hath his mind fraught with many thoughts, his wits and understanding do clarify and…Clār'i-gāte, v. i. p. 236To make proclamation of war with certain religious ceremonies. [Obs.] Holland.Clār’i-on, n. p. 236A kind of trumpet, whose note is clear and shrill. He sounds his imperial clarion along the whole line of battle. E. Everett.Clār'i-o-nĕt' or Clār'i-nĕt', n. p. 236(Mus.) A wind instrument, of the reed kind, the leading instrument in a military band.Cla-rīs'o-noûs, a. p. 236Having a clear sound. [Obs.]Clār'i-tūde, n. p. 236Clearness; splendor. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.Clār'i-ty, n. p. 236Clearness; brightness; splendor. [Obs.] Floods, in whose more than crystal clarity, Innumerable virgin graces row. Beaumont.Clā'ro-ob-scū'ro, n. p. 236See CLARE-OBSCURE.Clärt, v. t. p. 236To daub, smear, or spread, as with mud, &c. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.Clārt'y, a. p. 236Sticky and foul; muddy; filthy; dirty. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.Clār'y, v. i. p. 236To make a loud or shrill noise. [Obs.] Golding.Clā'ry, n. p. 236(Bot.) A plant of the genus Salvia; sage (Salvia sclarea).Clā'ry-wa'ter, n. p. 236A composition of brandy, sugar, clary-flowers, and cinnamon, with a little ambergris dissolved in it. It is a cardiac, and is used to assist digestion.Clāsh, v. i. p. 236To make a noise by striking against something; to dash noisily together. 2. To meet in opposition; to act in a contrary direction; to come in collision; to interfere. However some of his interests…Clăsh, v. t. p. 236To strike noisily against.Clăsh, n. p. 236A meeting of bodies with violence; a striking together with noise; collision, or noisy collision, of bodies. “The roll of cannon and clash of arms.” Tennyson. 2. Opposition; contradiction, as between…Clăsh'ing-ly, adv. p. 236With clashing.Clăsp, n. p. 236A catch, or flattened hook, for holding together the parts of any thing, as the ends of a belt, the covers of a book, &c. 2. A close embrace; a throwing of the arms around.Clăsp, v. t. p. 236To shut or fasten together with a clasp. 2. To inclose and hold in the hand, or with the arms; to embrace; to grasp. He . . . clasped the hero’s knees, and prayed. Dryden. 3. To surround and cling…Clăsp'er, n. p. 236One who, or that which, clasps, as a tendril. "The claspers of vines." Derham.Clásp'ered, a. p. 236Furnished with tendrils.Clăsp'-knife, n. p. 236A large knife, the blade of which folds or shuts into the handle. Johnson.Clăsp'-lŏck, n. p. 236A lock which closes or secures itself by means of a spring.Clăss, n. p. 236A group of individuals ranked together as possessing common characteristics; as, the different classes of society; the educated class; the lower classes. 2. A number of students in a school or…Clăss, v. t. p. 236To form into a class; to arrange in classes; to rank together; to classify or refer to some class or group in classification; as, to class scholars; to class words or passages. In scientific…Cläss, v. i. p. 236To be grouped or classed. “Family under which it classes.” Tatham.Cläss'i-ble, a. p. 236Capable of being classed.Clās'sic or Clās'sic-al, a. p. 236Of the first class or rank; superior in dignity or authority; especially in literature or art; — originally and chiefly used of the best Greek and Roman writers, but also applied to the best modern…Clăs'sic, n. p. 236A work of acknowledged excellence and authority; — commonly used of the Greek and Latin authors, but also applied to the best modern authors, and their works; as, to study the classics. It at once…Clăs'sĭc-al-ism, n. p. 236A classical idiom, style, or expression; a classicism.Clăs'si-căl'i-ty or Clăs'si-cal-nĕss, n. p. 236The quality of being classical. Carlyle.Clăs'si-cal-ly, adv. p. 236In a classical manner; according to the manner of classical authors. 2. In the manner of classes; according to a regular order of classes or sets.Clăs'si-çĭsm, n. p. 236A classic idiom or expression; a classicalism. C. Kingsley.Clăs'si-cist, n. p. 236One skilled in classical learning, or in the classics; a classic.Clās'si-fi-a-ble, a. p. 236Capable of being classified.Clas-sif'ic, a. p. 236Constituting a class or classes; distributed into sets.Clās'si-fi-cā'tion, n. p. 236The act of forming into a class or classes; a distribution into groups, as classes, orders, families, &c., according to some common relations or affinities. Artificial classification (Nat. Hist.), an…Clās'si-fi-ca-to-ry, a. p. 236Pertaining to classification; admitting of classification.Clās'si-fy, v. t. p. 236To make a class or classes; to distribute into classes; to arrange in sets according to some common properties or characters; to systematize; to exhibit, in an arrangement, the order or systems of…Clās'sis, n. p. 236A class or order; sort; kind. [Obs.] “His opinion of that classis of men.” Clarendon. 2. (Eccl.) An association or convention having juridical power in certain churches; an ecclesiastical judicatory.Clāss'man, n. p. 236A scholar examined for his degree, according to his merit;—corresponding to optime and wrangler at Cambridge. [Oxford. Eng.] Ogilvie.Clăss'māte, n. p. 236One who is in the same class with another, as at school or college.Clāth'rate, a. p. 236(Bot.) Shaped like a lattice; cancellate. Gray.Clăt'ter, v. i. p. 236To make rattling sounds; to make repeated and abrupt sounds, as by striking hard bodies. “Clattering loud with iron clank.” Longfellow. 2. To make empty and noisy talk; to rattle with the tongue; to…Clăt'ter, v. t. p. 236To strike and make a rattling noise. You clatter still your brazen kettle. Swift.Clăt'ter, n. p. 236A repeated rattling noise; a repetition of abrupt sounds. “The clatter of street-pacing steeds.” Cowper.Clăt'ter-er, n. p. 236One who clatters; a babbler.