Dictionary
An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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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.Clăt'ter-ing-ly, adv. p. 236With clattering.Clau'dent, a. p. 236Shutting; confining; drawing together; as, a claudent muscle. [Rare.] Johnson.Clau'di-cant, a. p. 236Halting; limping. [Rare.]Clau'di-cāte, v. i. p. 236To halt or limp. [Obs.] Bailey.Clau'di-cā'tion, n. p. 236A halting or limping. [Rare.] Tatler.Clause, n. p. 236A separate portion of a written paper, paragraph, or sentence; an article, stipulation, or proviso, in any legal document. “The usual attestation clause to a will.” Bouvier. 2. (Gram.) A portion of a…Claus'tral, a. p. 236Relating to a cloister, or religious house. Claustral prior, one who governs a priory by commendam, deriving his jurisdiction wholly from an abbot. Ayliffe.Claus'ū-lar, a. p. 236Consisting of, or having, clauses. Smart.Claus'ūre, n. p. 236The act of shutting up or confining; confinement. [Rare.] Geddes.Clā'vāte, a. p. 236Clā'vā-ted p. 236Club-shaped; having the form of a club; growing gradually thicker toward the top.Clāve, imp. p. 236of cleave. [Obs.]