CLANGOR
CLANGOR, noun A sharp, shrill, harsh sound. [See Clang.]
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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CLANGOROUS
CLANGOROUS, adjective Sharp, or harsh in sound.
CLANGOUS
CLANGOUS, adjective Making a clang, or a shrill, or harsh sound.
CLANISH
CLANISH, adjective Closely united, like a clan; disposed to adhere closely, as the members of a clan.
CLANISHNESS
CLANISHNESS, noun Close adherence or disposition to unite, as a clan.
CLANK
CLANK, n [See Clang.] The loud, shrill, sharp sound, made by a collision of metallic or other sonorous bodies.CLANK, verb transitive To make a sharp, shrill sound; to strike wit...
CLANSHIP
CLANSHIP, noun A state of union, as in a family, or clan; an association under a chieftain.
CLAP
CLAP, verb transitive1. To strike with a quick motion, so as to make a noise by the collision; to strike with something broad, or having a flat surface; as, to clap the hands; t...
CLAP-BOARD
CLAP-BOARD, noun A thin narrow board for covering houses. In England, according to Bailey, a clapboard is also what in America is called a stave for casks.
CLAP-DISH
CLAP-DISH, noun A wooden bowl or dish.
CLAP-DOCTOR
CLAP-DOCTOR, noun One who is skilled in healing the clap.
CLAP-NET
CLAP-NET, noun A net for taking larks, united with a looking glass.
CLAPPED
CLAPPED, participle passive Thrust or put on or together; applauded by striking the hands together; infected with the venereal disease.
CLAPPER
CLAPPER, noun1. A person who claps, or applauds by clapping.2. That which strikes, as the tongue of a bell, or the piece of wood that strikes a mill-hopper.
CLAPPER-CLAW
CLAPPER-CLAW, verb transitive [slap and claw.] To scold; to abuse with the tongue; to revile.
CLAPPING
CLAPPING, participle present tense Driving or putting on, in, over, or under, by a sudden motion; striking the hands together.
CLARE
CLARE, noun A nun of the order of St. clare
CLARE-OBSCURE
CLARE-OBSCURE, noun Light and shade in painting; or the particular distribution of the lights and shades of a piece, with respect to the ease of the eye and the effect of the wh...
CLARENCEUX
CLARENCEUX,CLARENCIEUX, noun In Great Britain, the second king at arms, so called from the duke of Clarence, and appointed by Edward IV. His office is to marshal and dispose the...
CLARENCIEUX
CLARENCIEUX, n. In Great Britain, the second king at arms, so called from the duke of Clarence, and appointed by Edward IV. His office is to marshal and dispose the funerals of ...
CLARET
CLARET, noun A species of French wine, of a clear pale red color.
CLARICHORD
CLARICHORD, noun A musical instrument in form of a spinet, called also manichord. It has forty nine or fifty stops or keys, and seventy strings; some of the latter being in unis...
CLARIFICATION
CLARIFICATION, noun [See Clarify.] The act of clearing; particularly the clearing or fining of liquid substances from all feculent matter.
CLARIFIED
CLARIFIED, participle passive Purified; made clear or fine; defecated.
CLARIFIER
CLARIFIER, noun1. That which clarifies or purifies; as, whites of eggs, blood and isinglass are clarifiers of liquors.2. A vessel in which liquor is clarified.
CLARIFY
CLARIFY, verb transitive1. To make clear; to purify from feculent matter; to defecate; to fine; applied particularly to liquors; as, to clarify wine, or syrup.2. To make clear; ...
CLARIFYING
CLARIFYING, participle present tense Making clear, pure or bright; defecating; growing clear.