Dictionary
An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Clōse'-couched, a. p. 241Quite concealed. [Obs.] Milton.Close'-fist'ed, a. p. 241Covetous; niggardly. Berkeley.Clōse'-fights, n. pl. p. 241(Naut.) Gratings or framework formerly erected on the deck of a vessel, behind which men might stand to fire on an enemy. [Obs.] Nares.Clōse'-hānd'ed, a. p. 241Covetous; penurious. Hale.Clōse'-hānd'ed-ness, n. p. 241Covetousness.Clōse'-hāuled, a. p. 241(Naut.) Kept as near as possible to the wind, that is, to the point from which it blows;—said of a ship. Totten.Clōse'ly, adv. p. 241In a close manner; densely; nearly; pressingly. Follow Fluellen closely at the heels. Shak. Thou art sworn . . . As closely to conceal what we impart. Shak. I hope I have translated closely enough…Clōs'en, v. t. p. 241To make close; to fasten. [Rare.] His friends closen the tie by claiming relationship to him. Brit. Quart. Rev.Clōse'ness, n. p. 241The state of being close, compactness; nearness; narrowness; cautiousness; secrecy; covetousness; stinginess; oppressiveness; earnestness; strictness; literalness. See CLOSE, n. “An affectation of…Clōs'er, n. p. 241A finisher; one who concludes, finishes, or terminates. 2. (Arch.) The last stone in an horizontal course, but of a less size than the others, or a piece of brick finishing a course.Clōse'-stōol, n. p. 241A utensil, usually in the form of a stool or box, in which a chamber vessel is placed, for the convenience of the sick or infirm.Clŏs'et, n. p. 241A small room or apartment for retirement; any room for privacy. “A chair-lumbered closet, just twelve feet by nine.” Goldsmith. When thou prayest, enter into thy closet. Matt. vi. 6. 2. A small…Clos'et, v. t. p. 241To shut up in a closet; to conceal. “Bedlam’s closeted and handcuffed charge.” Cowper. 2. To take into a closet or private room for consultation. He was to call a new legislature, to closet its…Clōse'-tōngued, a. p. 241Keeping silence; cautious in speaking. Shak.Clōs'et-sīn, n. p. 241Sin committed in privacy. Bp. Hall.Clōsh, n. p. 241A disease in the feet of cattle;—called also the founder. Bailey. 2. The game of nine pins. Halliwell.Clōs'ūre, n. p. 241The act of shutting; a closing; as, the closure of a chink. Boyle. 2. That which closes or shuts; that by which separate parts are fastened or closed. “Without a seal, wafer, or any closure…Clŏt, n. p. 241A concretion, especially of a soft, slimy character; a coagulation. “Clots of ropy gore.” Addison. ☞ Clod and clot appear to be radically the same word, and are so used by early writers, as Holland…Clŏt, v. i. p. 241To concrete or coagulate, as soft or fluid matter, into a thick, inspissated mass. 2. To be formed into clots or clods; to adhere; as, clotted glebe. Philips. 3. To become gross; to be defiled, as by…Clōt'-bŭr, n. p. 241Burdock.Clōth, n. p. 241A woven fabric, of fibrous material, used for garments or other purposes. 2. A piece of such a fabric appropriated to some particular use; as, a cloth of state. Hayward. 3. The dress; raiment. [Obs.]…Clōthe, v. t. p. 241To put garments upon; to invest with raiment. Go with me, sir, to clothe you as becomes you. Shak. 2. To furnish with raiment; to provide with clothes; as, a master is to feed and clothe his…Clōthe, v. i. p. 241To wear clothes. Care no more to clothe and eat. Shak.Clōthes, n. p. 241pl. of cloth. 1. Covering for the human body; dress; vestments; vesture;—a general term for whatever covering is worn, or is made to be worn, for decency or comfort. She has a good face, speaks well…Clōthes'-bās'ket, n. p. 241A large basket for holding or carrying clothes.Clōthes'-brŭsh, n. p. 241A brush for removing dust, &c., from clothes.Clōthes'-hōrse, n. p. 241A frame to hang clothes on.Clōthes'-line, n. p. 241A line on which clothes are hung to dry.Clōthes'-pin, n. p. 241A forked piece of wood to secure clothes on a line.Clōthes'-prĕss, n. p. 241A receptacle for clothes.Clōth'ier, n. p. 242One who makes cloths. [Eng.] Hayward. Burnet. 2. One who sells cloth or clothing. 3. One who dresses or fulls cloth. [U. S.]Clōth'ing, n. p. 242Garments in general; clothes; dress; raiment; covering. From others he shall stand in need of nothing, Yet on his brothers shall depend for clothing. Milton, As for me, . . . my clothing was…Clōth'-pā'per, n. p. 242A coarse kind of paper used for pressing and finishing woolen cloths. Simmonds.Clōth'-shēar'er, n. p. 242One who shears cloth, and frees it from superfluous nap.Clŏt'pōll, n. p. 242A thickskull; a blockhead. Shak.Clŏt'ter, v. i. p. 242To concrete or gather into lumps. [Obs.] “Clottered blood.” Chapman.Clŏt'ting, n. p. 242That which is clotted or coagulated; a clotted substance; a clot.Clot'ty, a. p. 242Full of clots, or small, hard masses; full of concretions or clods. “Clotty matter.” Harvey.Cloud, n. p. 242A collection of visible vapor, or watery particles, suspended in the atmosphere. I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth. Gen. ix. 13. As when…Cloud, v. t. p. 242To overspread with a cloud or clouds; as, the sky is clouded. 2. To render dark or obscure; to render gloomy or sullen; to sully or tarnish. “No beauty beaming on his clouded mind.” Mason. One day…Cloud, v. i. p. 242To grow cloudy; to become obscure with clouds. Worthies, away! The scene begins to cloud. Shak.Cloud’age, n. p. 242Mass of clouds; cloudiness. [Rare.] “A scudding cloudage of shapes.” Coleridge.Cloud'-bĕr'ry, n. p. 242(Bot.) A species of bramble, Rubus chamaemorus, the fruit of which is sometimes eaten. London.Cloud'-bôrn, a. p. 242Born of a cloud. Dryden.Cloud'-cāpt, a. p. 242Capped with clouds; touching the clouds; lofty. “The cloud-capt towers.” Shak.Cloud'-com-pĕl'ler, n. p. 242He who collects clouds; Jove; Jupiter.Cloud'-com-pĕl'ling, a. p. 242Collecting or driving clouds; as, cloud-compelling Jove. Dryden.Cloud'i-ly, adv. p. 242With clouds; darkly; obscurely. Dryden.Cloud'i-nēss, n. p. 242The state of being cloudy.Cloud'less, a. p. 242Being without a cloud; unclouded; clear; bright; luminous. “A cloudless winter sky.” Bancroft.Cloud'less-ly, adv. p. 242Without clouds.Cloud'let, n. p. 242A small cloud. “Eve’s first star through fleecy cloudlet peeping.” Coleridge.Cloud'y, a. p. 242Overcast or obscured with clouds; clouded; as, a cloudy sky. 2. Consisting of a cloud or clouds. As Moses entered into the tabernacle, the cloudy pillar descended. Ex. xxxiii. 9. 3. Lacking…Clough, n. p. 242A cleft in a hill; a narrow valley between two hills. Nares.Clōugh, n. p. 242An allowance of two pounds in every hundred weight, after tare and tret have been deducted, for the turn of the scale, that the commodity may hold out in retailing. [Written also clof.] 2. A kind of…Clout, n. p. 242A piece of cloth, leather, &c., used to fill up or cover a hole, or for any other purpose; a patch. His garments, nought but many ragged clouts. With thorns together pinned and patched was. Spenser.…Clout, v. t. p. 242To cover with cloth, leather, or other material; to patch; to mend. They . . . took old sacks upon their asses, and wine-bottles, old and rent, and bound up, and old shoes, and clouted upon their…Clout'er-ly, a. p. 242Bungling; ill-formed; clumsy; awkward. [Obs.] “Rough-hewn, clouterly verses.” Phillips.Clout'-näil, n. p. 242A nail used for securing clouts or small patches of iron, &c. Halliwell. 2. A nail with a large head for arming the soles of shoes.Clō'vāte, a. p. 242(Conch.) Thicker toward the top and elongated toward the base;—said of a shell. Gilbert.