Dictionary entry

Clutter

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Clut″ter (?), n. [Cf. W. cludair heap, pile, cludeirio to heap.] 1. A confused collection; hence, confusion; disorder; as, the room is in a clutter.

He saw what a clutter there was with huge, overgrown pots, pans, and spits.

L'Estrange.

2. Clatter; confused noise. Swift.