Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Classman

Class″man (?), n.; pl.Classmen(#). 1. A member of a class; a classmate.2. A candidate for graduation in arts who is placed in an honor class, as opposed to a passman, who is not...

4349

Classmate

Class″mate′ (?), n. One who is in the same class with another, as at school or college.

4350

Clastic

Clas″tic (?), a. 1. Pertaining to what may be taken apart; as, clastic anatomy (of models).2. (Min.) Fragmental; made up of brok� fragments; as, sandstone is a clastic rock.

4351

Clatch

Clatch (?), n. [Cf. Scot. clatch a slap, the noise caused by the collision of soft bodies; prob. of imitative origin.] (Scot. & Dial. Eng.) 1. A soft or sloppy lump or mass; as,...

4352

Clatch (2)

Clatch, v. t. & i. To daub or smear, as with lime; to make or finish in a slipshod way.

4353

Clathrate

Clath″rate (klăth″rā̍t), a. [L. clathri lattice, Gr. κλῃθρα.] 1. (Bot.) Shaped like a lattice; cancellate. Gray.2. (Zoöl.) Having the surface marked with raised lines resembling...

4354

Clatter

Clat″ter (klăt″tẽr), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Clattered (–tẽrd); p. pr. & vb. n.Clattering.] [AS. clatrung a rattle, akin to D. klateren to rattle. Cf. Clack.] 1. To make a rattling s...

4355

Clatter (2)

Clat″ter, v. t. To make a rattling noise with.You clatter still your brazen kettle.Swift.

4356

Clatter (3)

Clat″ter, n. 1. A rattling noise, esp. that made by the collision of hard bodies; also, any loud, abrupt sound; a repetition of abrupt sounds.The goose let fall a golden eggWith...

4357

Clatterer

Clat″ter‐er (?), n. One who clatters.

4358

Clatteringly

Clat″ter‐ing‐ly, adv. With clattering.

4359

Claude Lorraine glass

Claude″ Lor‐raine″ glass′ (?). [Its name is supposed to be derived from the similarity of the effects it gives to those of a picture by Claude Lorrain (often written Lorraine).]...

4360

Claudent

Clau″dent (?), a. [L. claudens, p. pr. of claudere to shut.] Shutting; confining; drawing together; as, a claudent muscle. Jonson

4361

Claudicant

Clau″di‐cant (?), a. [L. claudicans, p. pr. of claudicare to limp, fr. claudus lame.] Limping.

4362

Claudication

Clau′di‐ca″tion (?), n. [L. claudicatio.] A halting or limping. Tatler.

4363

Clause

Clause (?), n. [F. clause, LL. clausa, equiv. to L. clausula clause, prop., close of � rhetorical period, close, fr. claudere to shut, to end. See Close.] 1. A separate portion ...

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Clause (2)

Clause, n. See Letters clause or close, under Letter.

4365

Claustral

Claus″tral (?), a. [F., fr. LL. claustralis, fr. L. claustrum. See Cloister.] Cloistral. Ayliffe

4366

Claustrum

‖Claus″trum (?), n.; pl.Claustra. (Anat.) A thin lamina of gray matter in each cerebral hemisphere of the brain of man. — Claus″tral, a.

4367

Clausular

Clau″su‐lar (?; 135), a. [From L. clausula. See Clause, n.] Consisting of, or having, clauses. Smart.

4368

Clausure

Clau″sure (?; 135), n. [L. clausura. See Closure.] The act of shutting up or confining; confinement. Geddes.

4369

Clavate

{ Cla″vate (?), Cla″va‐ted (?), } a. [L. clava club.] (Bot. & Zoöl.) Club-shaped; having the form of a club; growing gradually thicker toward the top. [See Illust. of Antennae.]

4370

Clave

Clave (?), imp. of Cleave.

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Clavecin

Clav″e‐cin (?), n. The harpsichord.

4372

Clavel

Cla″vel (?), n. See Clevis.

4373

Clavellate

Clav″el‐late (?), a. See Clavate.

4374

Clavellated

Clav″el‐la′ted (?), a. [Cf. LL. cineres clavelatti ashes of burnt lees or dregs of wine, F. clavel an inferior sort of soda, E. clavate.] (Old Chem.) Said of potash, probably in...