CLERK-ALE
CLERK-ALE, noun [clerk and ale.] In England, the feast of the parish clerk.
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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CLERKLIKE
CLERKLIKE, adjective Like a clerk; learned.
CLERKLY
CLERKLY, adjective Scholarlike.CLERKLY, adverb In a learned manner.
CLERKSHIP
CLERKSHIP, noun1. A state of being in holy orders.2. Scholarship.3. The office or business of a clerk or writer.
CLEROMANCY
CLEROMANCY, noun A divination by throwing dice or little bones, and observing the points or marks turned up.
CLEVE
CLEVE,CLEVER, adjective1. Fit; suitable; convenient; proper; commodious.2. Dextrous; adroit; ready; that performs with skill or address.3. In New England, good-natured, possessi...
CLEVER
CLEVER, a.1. Fit; suitable; convenient; proper; commodious.2. Dextrous; adroit; ready; that performs with skill or address.3. In New England, good-natured, possessing an agreeab...
CLEVERLY
CLEVERLY, adverb Fitly; dextrously; handsomely.
CLEVERNESS
CLEVERNESS, noun1. Dexterity; adroitness; skill.2. Mildness of agreeableness of disposition; obligingness; good nature.
CLEVIS
CLEVIS, noun An iron bent to the form of an ox bow, with the two ends perforated to receive a pin, used on the end of a cartneap to hold the chain of the forward horse or oxen; ...
CLEVY
CLEVY,CLEW, noun1. A ball of thread.2. The thread that forms a ball; the thread that is used to guide a person in a labyrinth. Hence, any thing that guides or directs one in an ...
CLEW
CLEW, n.1. A ball of thread.2. The thread that forms a ball; the thread that is used to guide a person in a labyrinth. Hence, any thing that guides or directs one in an intricat...
CLEW-CARNETS
CLEW-CARNETS, noun In marine language, a sort of tackle, or rope and pulley, fastened to the clews of the main and foresails to truss them up to the yard.
CLEW-LINES
CLEW-LINES, noun These are the same tackle, and used for the like purpose as clew-garnets, but are applied to the smaller square sails, as the top-sail, top-gallant and sprit-sa...
CLICK
CLICK, verb intransitive Literally, to strike; hence,To make a small sharp noise, or rather a succession of small sharp sounds, as by a gentle striking.The solemn death-watch cl...
CLICK-MAKER
CLICK-MAKER, noun An artificer whose occupation is to make clocks.
CLICKER
CLICKER, noun The servant of a salesman, who stands at the door to invite customers; a law ward and not used in the United States.
CLICKET
CLICKET, noun The knocker of a door.
CLICKING
CLICKING, participle present tense Making small sharp noises.
CLIENT
CLIENT, noun1. Among the Romans, a citizen who put himself under the protection of a man of distinction and influence, who, in respect to that relation, was called his patron. H...
CLIENTAL
CLIENTAL, adjective Dependent.
CLIENTED
CLIENTED, adjective Supplied with clients.
CLIENTSHIP
CLIENTSHIP, noun The condition of a client; a state of being under the protection of a patron.CLIF, noun1. A steep bank; as the cliffs of Dover. So in Saxon, the cliffs of the R...
CLIF
CLIF,CLIFF, in music. [See Clef.]
CLIFF
CLIFF, in music. [See Clef.]
CLIFFY
CLIFFY, adjective Having cliffs; broken; craggy.
CLIFTED
CLIFTED, adjective Broken.