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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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Clüs'ter-y, a. p. 243Growing in clusters. Johnson. 2. Full of clusters. Bailey.Clŭtch, v. t. p. 243To seize, clasp, or gripe with the hand; as, to clutch a dagger; to clutch prey. Shak. Herbert. 2. To close tightly; to clinch. Not that I have the power to clutch my hand When his fair angels would…Clŭtch, v. i. p. 243To catch; to snatch;—often followed by at. “Clutching at the phantoms of the stock-market.” Bancroft.Clŭtch, n. p. 243A gripe or clinching with the fingers; seizure; grasp. “The clutch of poverty.” Cowper. But Age, with his stealing steps, Hath clawed me in his clutch. Shak. 2. (Mach.) (a.) A projecting tooth, or…Clŭt'ter, n. p. 243A confused collection; hence, confusion; disorder; bustle; noise; as, the room is in a clutter. He saw what a clutter there was with huge, overgrown pots, pans, and spits. L'Estrange.Clŭt'ter, v. t. p. 243To crowd together in disorder; to fill with things in confusion; as, to clutter a room; to clutter the house. 2. To clot or coagulate, as blood. [Obs.] Holland.Clăt'ter, v. i. p. 243To make a bustle, or fill with confusion.Clŷp'e-ate, a. p. 243(Bot.) Shaped like a round buckler or shield; scutate. Lewton.Clŷp'e-i-fōrm, a. p. 243(Nat. Hist.) Shield-shaped; clypeate. R. Owen. Henslow.Clyś'mi-an, a. p. 243Connected with, or related to, the deluge; as, Clysmian changes.Cly̆s'mic, a. p. 243Washing; cleansing. [Rare.]Cly'ster, n. p. 243(Med.) A liquid substance injected into the lower intestines by means of a syringe; an injection.Clys'ter-ize, v. t. p. 243To apply a clyster to. [Obs.]Clŷs'ter-pīpe, n. p. 243A tube or pipe used for injections.Cly'ster-wīse, adv. p. 243In the manner of a clyster.Co. p. 243A prefix, signifying with, together, in conjunction, and the like. See CON.Co'a-çér'vāte, v. t. p. 243To heap up; to pile. [Rare.] “Safely stored up and coacervated to preserve them.” Howell.Cō'a-çér'vate, a. p. 243Raised into a pile; collected into a crowd; heaped; accumulated. [Rare.] Bacon.Cō-ăc'er-vā'tion, n. p. 243The act of heaping up; the state of being heaped together. [Rare.] Bacon.Coach, n. p. 243A large, close, four-wheeled carriage, having at least two seats within, and capable of holding four persons;—used for purposes of state, for pleasure, and for traveling. 2. A special tutor, who…Cōach, v. t. p. 243To convey in a coach. Pope. 2. To prepare for public examination by private instruction. [Eng. Cant.]Cōach'-bōx, n. p. 243The seat on which the driver of a coach sits. Arbuthnot.Cōach'ee, n. p. 243A coachman. [Slang.]Cōach'-fēl'lōw, n. p. 243A horse employed to draw a coach in company with another. 2. One who is intimately connected with another. Nares.Cōach'man, n. p. 243The person who drives a coach.Cōach'man-ship, n. p. 243Skill in driving coaches.Co-ăct′, v. t. p. 243To drive together; to force; to compel. [Obs.] In conclusion, both garrisons and the inhabitants . . . were coacted to render the city. Hale.Co-ăct', v. i. p. 243To act together; to unite. [Obs.] If I tell you how these two did coact, Shall I not lie in publishing a truth? Shak.Co-ăc'tion, n. p. 243Force; compulsion, either in restraining or impelling. South.Co-ăct'ive, a. p. 243Serving to compel or constrain. “Any coactive power of the civil kind.” Warburton. 2. Acting in concurrence. Shak.Co-ăc'tive-ly, adv. p. 243In a coactive manner.Cō-āc-tiv'i-ty, n. p. 243Unity of action. More.Co-ăd/ap-tā'tion, n. p. 243Mutual adaptation. R. Owen.Co'-a-dăpt'ed, a. p. 243Adapted one to another; as, co-adapted pulp and tooth. R. Owen.Co-ād'ju-ment, n. p. 243Mutual aid or assistance.Co'ad-jüst', v. t. p. 243To adjust by mutual adaptations. R. Owen.Co'ad-jüst'ment, n. p. 243State of being mutually adjusted.Co-ād'ju-tant or Cō'ad-jū'tant, a. p. 243Mutually assisting or operating. Phillips.Co-ăd'ju-tant, n. p. 243An assistant. Ogilvie.Co-ăd'ju-ting, a. p. 244Mutually assisting; co-operating. “Coadjuting springs.” Drayton.Co-ād'ju-tive, a. p. 244Rendering mutual aid. Feltham.Cō'ad-jū'tor, n. p. 244One who aids another; an assistant; a fellow-helper. “Craftily outwitting her perjured coadjutor.” Sheridan. 2. One who is empowered or appointed to perform the duties of another. Johnson. 3. (Rom.…Cō'ad-jū'tor-shĭp, n. p. 244State of a coadjutor; joint assistance. Pope.Cō'ad-jū'tress or Cō'ad-jū'trix, n. p. 244A female assistant. Smollett.Co-ād'ju-van-cy or Cō'ad-jū'van-cy, n. p. 244Joint help; assistance; concurrent aid; co-operation. [Rare.] Browne.Co-ād'ju-vant or Cō'ad-jū'vant, n. p. 244(Med.) An ingredient in a prescription designed to aid some other ingredient.Co-ād'ū-nate, a. p. 244(Bot.) United at the base.Co-ăd'ū-nī'tion, n. p. 244Union of different substances in one mass. [R.] Hale.Cō'ad-vĕnt'ūre, n. p. 244An adventure in which two or more are partakers.Cō'ad-vēnt'ūr·er, n. p. 244A fellow-adventurer.Cō'af-fōr'est, v. t. p. 244To convert, as ground, into a forest. Howell.Cō-ā'gen-cy, n. p. 244Agency in common; joint agency.Cō-ā'gent, n. p. 244An assistant or associate in an act; a co-worker. Beaum.Cō'ag-mēnt', v. t. p. 244To congregate or head together. [Obs.] Glanville.Co-ăg'men-tā'tion, n. p. 244Collection into a mass or united body; union; conjunction. [Obs.] B. Jonson.Co-ăg'ū-la-bil'i-ty, n. p. 244Quality of being coagulable; capacity of being coagulated. Ure.Co-ăg'ū-lā-ble, a. p. 244Capable of being coagulated. “Coagulable into a thick, white substance, not unlike a custard.” Boyle.Co-ăg'ū-lant, n. p. 244A substance which produces coagulation. Forsyth.Co-ăg'ū-lāte, v. t. p. 244To cause to change into a curd-like or inspissated state; — said of liquids; as, rennet coagulates milk; heat coagulates the white of an egg.Co-ăg'ū-lāte, v. i. p. 244To undergo coagulation. Boyle. Syn.—To thicken; concrete; curdle.