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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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Clā'vel, n. p. 236See CLEVY.Clăv'el-lā'ted, a. p. 236Obtained from billets of wood;—said of potash, in its various forms, in reference to its having been obtained from billets or clubs of wood by burning, &c.Clāv'er, v. i. p. 236To talk loudly. [Scot.] As gude a man . . . as ever ye heard claver in a pulpit. W. Scott.Clāv'er, n. p. 236Clover. [Obs.] See CLOVER. Holland.Clā'vi-a-ry, n. p. 236(Mus.) An index of keys, or a scale of lines and spaces.Clā'vi-chōrd, n. p. 236(Mus.) A keyed, stringed instrument, now superseded by the piano-forte. See CLARICHORD.Clāv'i-cle, n. p. 237(Anat.) The collar-bone, which is joined at one end to the scapula, or shoulder-blade, and at the other to the sternum, or breast-bone.Clāv'i-cŏrn, n. p. 237(Entom.) One of a group of beetles, having club-shaped antennae.Cla·viē'ū·lar, a. p. 237(Anat.) Of, or pertaining to, the collar-bone.Clā'vi-er, n. p. 237(Mus.) The key-board of an organ, piano-forte, or harmonium.Clāvĭ-fōrm, a. p. 237(Bot.) Club-shaped;—said of organs and appendages of plants. Craig.Clāv'i-ger, n. p. 237One who keeps the keys of any place. 2. One who carries a club.Cla-vīg'er-oŭs, a. p. 237Bearing a club or a key.Clā'vis, n. p. 237A key; an explanation of something difficult to be understood.Clā'vy, n. p. 237(Arch.) A mantel-piece.Claw, n. p. 237A sharp, hooked nail, as of a beast or bird. 2. The whole foot of an animal armed with hooked nails; the pincers of a lobster, crab, and the like. 3. Any thing resembling the claw of an animal, as…Claw, v. t. p. 237To pull, tear, or scratch with claws or nails. 2. To relieve, as by scratching, from some uneasy sensation; to tickle;—hence, to flatter; to court. Rich men they claw, soothe up, and flatter; the…Claw'back, n. p. 237A flatterer or mean sycophant.Claw'-back, a. p. 237Flattering; sycophantic. [Obs.]Claw'-back, v. t. p. 237To flatter. [Obs.]Clawed, a. p. 237Furnished with claws. Grew.Claw'less, a. p. 237Destitute of claws.Claw'-sick'ness, n. p. 237A disease affecting the feet of sheep; the foot-rot.Clāy, n. p. 237A soft earth, which is plastic, or may be molded with the hands, consisting of alumina, the characterizing ingredient to which it owes its plasticity, and silica, with water. It is the result of the…Clāy, v. t. p. 237To cover or manure with clay. Mortimer. 2. To purify and whiten with clay, as sugar. Edwards.Clāy'-brāined, a. p. 237Stupid; dull. [Obs.] Shak.Clāy'-cōld, a. p. 237Cold as clay or earth; lifeless; inanimate. Rowe.Clāyes, n. pl. p. 237(Fort.) Wattles, or hurdles, made with stakes interwoven with osiers, to cover lodgments. [Obs.] Chambers.Clāy'ey, a. p. 237Consisting of clay; abounding with clay; partaking of clay; like clay.Clāy'ish, a. p. 237Partaking of the nature of clay, or containing particles of it.Clāy'-märl, n. p. 237A whitish, smooth, chalky clay. Mortimer.Clāy'mōre, n. p. 237A large two-handed sword used formerly by the Scottish Highlanders.Clāy'-slāte, n. p. 237(Min.) Argillaceous schist; argillite. Dana.Clēad'ing, n. p. 237The jacket or outer covering of the cylinder of a steam-engine; the wooden covering of a locomotive boiler. Weale.Clēan, a. p. 237Free from dirt or filth; as, clean clothes. 2. Free from that which is injurious; without defects; as, clean land; clean timber. 3. Free from awkwardness; not bungling; adroit; dextrous; as, a clean…Clēan, adv. p. 237Without limitation or remainder; quite; perfectly; wholly; entirely. “Domestic broils clean overblown.” Shak. All the people were passed clean over Jordan. Josh. iii. 17. 2. Without miscarriage…Clēan, v. t. p. 237To render clean; to free from whatever is foul, noxious, offensive, or extraneous; to purify; to cleanse.Clēan'er, n. p. 237One who, or that which, cleans.Clēan'ing, n. p. 237The act of making clean. 2. The afterbirth of cows, ewes, &c. Gardiner.Clēan'li-ly, adv. p. 237In a cleanly manner. [Rare.] Craig.Clēan′lĭmbed, a. p. 237With well-proportioned limbs; as, a clean-limbed young fellow. Dickens.Clēan'li-ness, n. p. 237Freedom from dirt, filth, or extraneous matter. 2. Neatness of person or dress; purity. “Cleanliness from head to heel.” Swift.Clēan'ly, a. p. 237Habitually clean; free from any foul matter; carefully avoiding defilement. “Some plain but cleanly country maid.” Dryden. 2. Free from injurious or defiling influence; innocent; pure. “Cleanly…Clēan'ly, adv. p. 237In a clean manner; neatly. “He was very cleanly dressed.” Dickens.Clēan'ness, n. p. 237State or quality of being clean; freedom from dirt, filth, and foreign matter; neatness. 2. Freedom from infection or a foul disease. 3. Freedom from inexactness or error; correctness; purity. “The…Clēans'a-ble, a. p. 237Capable of being cleansed. Sherwood.Clēanse, v. t. p. 237To render clean; to free from filth, pollution, infection, guilt, or the like; to clean. Cleanse the stuffed bosom of that perilous stuff Which weighs upon the heart. Shak. Cleanse the pale corpse…Clēans'er, n. p. 237One who, or that which, cleanses; a detergent. Arbuthnot.Clēan'-tim'bered, a. p. 237Well-proportioned; symmetrical. [Obs.] Shak.Clear, n. p. 237(Carp.) Full extent; distance between extreme limits; especially, the distance between the nearest surfaces of two bodies, or the space between walls; as, a room ten feet square in the clear.Clear, a. p. 237Free from opaqueness; transparent; bright; undimmed. The stream is so transparent, pure, and clear. Denham. The clear sun on his wide watery glass gazed not. Milton. 2. Free from indistinctness or…Clear, adv. p. 237In a clear manner; plainly. Now clear I understood What oft my steadiest thoughts have searched in vain. Milton. 2. Without limitation; wholly; quite; entirely; as, to cut a piece clear off.Clear, v. t. p. 237To free from whatever obstructs sight; to render bright, transparent, or undimmed; as, to clear the sight. Chapman. He sweeps the skies and clears the cloudy north. Dryden. 2. To free from obscurity…Clear, v. i. p. 2371 To become free from clouds or fog; to become fair; — often followed by up, off, or away. So foul a sky clears not without a storm. Shak. Advise him to stay till the weather clears up. Swift. 2. To…Clear'age, n. p. 237The act of removing any thing; clearance. [Rare.] Todd.Clear'ance, n. p. 237The act of clearing; as, to make a thorough clearance. 2. A certificate that a ship or vessel has been cleared at the custom-house; permission to sail. Every ship was subject to seizure for want of…Clear'ed-ness, n. p. 237The quality of being cleared. Imputed by his friends to the clearedness, by his foes to the searedness, of his conscience. Fuller.Clear'er, n. p. 237One who, or that which, clears, purifies, or enlightens; that which brightens. 2. (Naut.) A tool on which the hemp for lines and twines, used by sail-makers, is finished.Clear'ing, n. p. 237The act or process of making clear. 2. A place or tract of land cleared of wood for cultivation. [U. S.] 3. (Banking.) A method adopted by banks and bankers for making exchanges and settling…Clear'ing-house, n. p. 237(Com.) The place where the business of clearing is carried on. Wharton.