Clever
Clev″er (?), a. [Origin uncertain. Cf. OE. cliver eager, AS. clyfer (in comp.) cloven; or clifer a claw, perh. connected with E. cleave to divide, split, the meaning of E. cleve...
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Cleverish
Clev″er‐ish (?), a. Somewhat clever.
Cleverly
Clev″er‐ly, adv. In a clever manner.Never was man so clever absurd.C. Smart.
Cleverness
Clev″er‐ness, n. The quality of being clever; skill; dexterity; adroitness.Syn. — See Ingenuity.
Clevis
Clev″is (?), n. [Cf. Cleave to adhere, Clavel.] A piece of metal bent in the form of an oxbow, with the two ends perforated to receive a pin, used on the end of the tongue of a ...
Clew
{ Clew (klū), Clue, } n. [OE. clewe, clowe, clue, AS. cleowen, cliwen, clywe ball of thread; akin to D. kluwen, OHG. chliwa, chliuwa, G. dim. kleuel, knäuel, and perch. to L. gl...
Clew (2)
Clew, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Clewedp. pr. & vb. n.Clewing.] [Cf. D. kluwenen. See Clew, n.] 1. To direct; to guide, as by a thread.Direct and clew me out the way to happiness.Beau. ...
Cliché
‖Cli′ché″ (?), n. [F. cliché, from clicher to stereotype.] A stereotype plate or any similar reproduction of ornament, or lettering, in relief.Cliché casting, a mode of obtainin...
Click
Click (klĭk), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Clicked (klĭkt); p. pr. & vb. n.Clicking.] [Prob. an onomatopoetic word: cf. OF. cliquier. See Clack, and cf. Clink, Clique.] To make a slight, ...
Click (2)
Click, v. t. 1. To move with the sound of a click.She clicked back the bolt which held the window sash.Thackeray.2. To cause to make a clicking noise, as by striking together, o...
Click (3)
Click, n. 1. A slight sharp noise, such as is made by the cocking of a pistol.2. A kind of articulation used by the natives of Southern Africa, consisting in a sudden withdrawal...
Click (4)
Click, v. t. [OE. kleken, clichen. Cf. Clutch.] To snatch. Halliwell.
Click (5)
Click, n. [Cf. 4th Click, and OF. clique latch.] 1. A detent, pawl, or ratchet, as that which catches the cogs of a ratchet wheel to prevent backward motion. See Illust. of Ratc...
Click beetle
Click″ bee″tle (?). (Zoöl.) See Elater.
Clicker
Click″er (?), n. 1. One who stands before a shop door to invite people to buy.2. (Print.) One who as has charge of the work of a companionship.
Clicket
Click″et (?), n. [OF. cliquet the latch of a door. See 5th Click.] 1. The knocker of a door.2. A latch key. Chaucer.
Clicky
Click″y (?), a. Resembling a click; abounding in clicks. “Their strange clicky language.” The Century.
Clidastes
‖Cli‐das″tes (?), n. [NL., prob. from Gr. κλείσ key.] (Paleon.) A genus of extinct marine reptiles, allied to the Mosasaurus. See Illust. in Appendix.
Cliency
Cli″en‐cy (?), n. State of being a client.
Client
Cli″ent (?), n. [L. cliens, -emtis, for cluens, one who hears (in relation to his protector), a client, fr. L. cluere to be named or called; akin to Gr. � to hear, Skr. çry, and...
Clientage
Cli″ent‐age (?), n. 1. State of being client.2. A body of clients. E. Everett.
Cliental
Cli‐en″tal (?), a. Of or pertaining to a client.A dependent and cliental relation.Burke.I sat down in the cliental chair.Dickens.
Cliented
Cli″ent‐ed (?), a. Supplied with clients.The least cliented pettifiggers.R. Carew.
Clientelage
Cli‐en″te‐lage (?), n. See Clientele, n., 2.
Clientele
Cli′en‐tele″ (? or?), n. [L. clientela: cf. F. clientèle.] 1. The condition or position of a client; clientship. Bp. Hall.2. The clients or dependents of a nobleman of patron.3....
Clientship
Cli″ent‐ship (?), n. Condition of a client; state of being under the protection of a patron. Dryden.
Cliff
Cliff (klĭf), n. [AS. clif, cloef; akin to OS. klif, D. klif, klip, Icel. klif, Dan. & G. klippe, Sw. klippa; perh. orig. a climbing place. See Climb.] A high, steep rock; a pre...