Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Claim

Claim (klām), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Claimed (klāmd); p. pr. & vb. n.Claiming.] [OE. clamen, claimen, OF. clamer, fr. L. clamare to cry out, call; akin to calare to proclaim, Gr. κα...

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Claim (2)

Claim, v. i. To be entitled to anything; to deduce a right or title; to have a claim.We must know how the first ruler, from whom any one claims, came by his authority.Locke.

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Claim (3)

Claim, n. [Of. claim cry, complaint, from clamer. See Claim, v. t.] 1. A demand of a right or supposed right; a calling on another for something due or supposed to be due; an as...

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Claimable

Claim″a‐ble (?), a. Capable of being claimed.

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Claimant

Claim″ant (?), n. [Cf. OF. clamant, p. pr. of clamer. Cf. Clamant.] One who claims; one who asserts a right or title; a claimer.

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Claimer

Claim″er (?), n. One who claims; a claimant.

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Claimless

Claim″less, a. Having no claim.

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Clair-obscur

‖Clair″–ob‐scur″ (�), n. [F. See Clare-obscure.] See Chiaroscuro.

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Clairaudience

Clair‐au″di‐ence (?), n. [F. clair clear + F. & E. audience a hearing. See Clear.] Act of hearing, or the ability to hear, sounds not normally audible; — usually claimed as a sp...

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Clairaudient

Clair‐au″di‐ent (?), a. Pertaining to, or characterized by, clairaudience.

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Clairaudient (2)

Clair‐au″di‐ent, n. One alleged to have the power of clairaudience.

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Claire

‖Claire (?), n. A small inclosed pond used for gathering and greening oysters.

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Clairvoyance

Clair‐voy″ance (?), n. A power, attributed to some persons while in a mesmeric state, of discerning objects not perceptible by the senses in their normal condition.

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Clairvoyant

Clair‐voy″ant (?), a. [F., fr. clair clear + voyant, p. pr. of voir to see. See Clear, and Vision.] Pertaining to clairvoyance; discerning objects while in a mesmeric state whic...

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Clairvoyant (2)

Clair‐voy″antn. One who is able, when in a mesmeric state, to discern objects not present to the senses.

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Clake

{ Clake, Claik (?), } n.(Zoöl.) The bernicle goose; — called also clack goose.

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Clam

Clam (?), n. [Cf. Clamp, Clam, v. t., Clammy.] 1. (Zoöl.) A bivalve mollusk of many kinds, especially those that are edible; as, the long clam (Mya arenaria), the quahog or roun...

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Clam (2)

Clam (clăm), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Clammed (klămd); p. pr. & vb. n.Clamming.] [Cf. AS. clæman to clam, smear; akin to Icel. kleima to smear, OHG. kleimjan, chleimen, to defile, or ...

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Clam (3)

Clam, v. i. To be moist or glutinous; to stick; to adhere. Dryden

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Clam (4)

Clam, n. Claminess; moisture. “The clam of death.” Carlyle.

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Clam (5)

Clam, n. [Abbrev. fr. clamor.] A crash or clangor made by ringing all the bells of a chime at once. Nares.

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Clam (6)

Clam, v. t. & i. To produce, in bell ringing, a clam or clangor; to cause to clang. Nares.

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Clamant

Cla″mant (?), a. [L. clamans, p. pr. of clamare to call. Cf. Claimant.] Crying earnestly, beseeching clamorously. “Clamant children.” Thomson.

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Clamation

Cla‐ma″tion (?), n. [LL. clamatio, fr. L. clamare to call.] The act of crying out. Sir T. Browne.

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Clamatores

‖Clam′a‐to″res (?), n. pl. [L. clamator, pl. clamatores, a bawler.] (Zoöl.) A division of passerine birds in which the vocal muscles are but little developed, so that they lack ...

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Clamatorial

Clam′a‐to″rial (?), a.(Zoöl.) Like or pertaining to the Clamatores.

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Clambake

Clam″bake (?), n. The backing or steaming of clams on heated stones, between layers of seaweed; hence, a picnic party, gathered on such an occasion.