Webster's Dictionary 1913

4699

Clot (3)

Clot, v. t. To form into, or cover with, clots; to cause to coagulate; to make into a slimy mass.

4700

Clotbur

Clot″bur′ (klŏt″bûr′), n. [Cf. Clote.] 1. The burdock. Prior.2. Same as Cocklebur.

4701

Clote

Clote (?), n. [AS. cl�te: cf. G. klette.] The common burdock; the clotbur. Wyclif.

4702

Cloth

Cloth (klŏth; 115), n.; pl.Cloths (klŏt͡hz; 115), except in the sense of garments, when it is Clothes (klōthz or klōz). [OE. clath cloth, AS. clāþ cloth, garment; akin to D. kle...

4703

Clothe

Clothe (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Clothed (�) orClad (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Clothing.] [OE. clathen, clothen, clethen, AS. clāðian, clæðan. See Cloth.] 1. To put garments on; to cover...

4704

Clothe (2)

Clothe (?), v. i. To wear clothes.Care no more to clothe eat.Shak.

4705

Clothes

Clothes (? or?; 277), n. pl. [From Cloth.] 1. Covering for the human body; dress; vestments; vesture; — a general term for whatever covering is worn, or is made to be worn, for ...

4706

Clotheshorse

Clothes″horse′ (–hôrs′), n. A frame to hang clothes on.

4707

Clothesline

Clothes″line′ (?), n. A rope or wire on which clothes are hung to dry.

4708

Clothespin

Clothes″pin′ (? or?), n. A forked piece of wood, or a small spring clamp, used for fastening clothes on a line.

4709

Clothespress

Clothes″press′ (?), n. A receptacle for clothes.

4710

Clothier

Cloth″ier (?), n. 1. One who makes cloths; one who dresses or fulls cloth. Hayward.2. One who sells cloth or clothes, or who makes and sells clothes.

4711

Clothing

Cloth″ing (?), n. 1. Garments in general; clothes; dress; raiment; covering.From others he shall stand in need of nothing,Yet on his brothers shall depend for clothing.Milton.As...

4712

Clothred

Clot″hred (?), p. p. Clottered. Chaucer.

4713

Clotpoll

Clot″poll′ (?), n. See Clodpoll. Shak.

4714

Clotted

Clot″ted (?), a. Composed of clots or clods; having the quality or form of a clot; sticky; slimy; foul. “The clotted glebe.” J. Philips.When lust...Lets in defilement to the inw...

4715

Clotter

Clot″ter (?), v. i. [From Clot.] To concrete into lumps; to clot. “Clottered blood.” Chapman.

4716

Clotty

Clot″ty (?), a. [From Clot, n.] Full of clots, or clods. “Clotty matter.” Harvey.

4717

Clôture

‖Clô′ture″ (?), n.(Parliamentary Practice) See Closure, 5.

4718

Clotweed

Clot″weed′ (?), n. [See Clote.] Cocklebur.

4719

Cloud

Cloud (kloud), n. [Prob. fr. AS. clūd a rock or hillock, the application arising from the frequent resemblance of clouds to rocks or hillocks in the sky or air.] 1. A collection...

4720

Cloud (2)

Cloud (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Clouded; p. pr. & vb. n.Clouding.] 1. To overspread or hide with a cloud or clouds; as, the sky is clouded.2. To darken or obscure, as if by hiding...

4721

Cloud (3)

Cloud, v. i. To grow cloudy; to become obscure with clouds; — often used with up.Worthies, away! The scene begins to cloud.Shak.

4722

Cloud-built

Cloud″–built (?), a. Built of, or in, the clouds; airy; unsubstantial; imaginary. Cowper.So vanished my cloud-built palace.Goldsmith.

4723

Cloud-burst

Cloud″–burst′ (?), n. A sudden copious rainfall, as if the whole cloud had been precipitated at once.

4724

Cloud-capped

Cloud″–capped′ (?), a. Having clouds resting on the top or head; reaching to the clouds; as, cloud-capped mountains.

4725

Cloud-compeller

Cloud″–com‐pel′ler (?), n. Cloud-gatherer; — an epithet applied to Zeus. Pope.