CLOSE-STOOL
CLOSE-STOOL, noun A chamber utensil for the convenience of the sick and infirm.
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CLOSE-TONGUED
CLOSE-TONGUED, adjective Keeping silence; cautious in speaking.
CLOSED
CLOSED, participle passive Shut; made fast; ended; concluded.
CLOSELY
CLOSELY, adverb1. In a close, compact manner; with the parts united, or pressed together, so as to leave no vent; as a crucible closely luted.2. Nearly; with little space interv...
CLOSENESS
CLOSENESS, noun1. The state of being shut, pressed together, or united. Hence according to the nature of the thing to which the word is applied.2. Compactness; solidity; as the ...
CLOSER
CLOSER, noun s as z. A finisher; one who concludes.CLOSER, adjectivecomparative of close. More close.
CLOSEST
CLOSEST, adjectivesuperlative of close. Most close. In these words, s has its proper sound.
CLOSET
CLOSET, noun s as z.1. A small room or apartment for retirement; any room for privacy.When thou prayest, inter into thy closet Matthew 6:6.2. An apartment for curiosities or val...
CLOSET-SIN
CLOSET-SIN, noun Sin committed in privacy.
CLOSETED
CLOSETED, participle passive s as z. Shut up in a closet; concealed.
CLOSETING
CLOSETING, participle present tense s as z. Shutting up in a private room; concealing.
CLOSH
CLOSH, noun A disease in the feet of cattle, called also the founder.
CLOSING
CLOSING, participle present tense s as z. Shutting; coalescing; agreeing; ending.CLOSING, adjective s as z. That ends or concludes; as a closing word or letter.CLOSING, noun s a...
CLOSSUS
CLOSSUS, n. A statue of a gigantic size. The most remarkable colossus of antiquity was one at Rhodes, a statue of Apollo, so high that it is said ships might sail between its legs.
CLOSURE
CLOSURE, noun1. The act of shutting; a closing.2. That which closes, or shuts; that by which separate parts are fastened or made to adhere.3. Inclosure; that which confines.4. C...
CLOT
CLOT, noun [See Clod.] A concretion, particularly of soft or fluid matter, which concretes into a mass or lump; as a clot of blood. Clod and clot appear to be radically the same...
CLOT-BIRD
CLOT-BIRD, noun The common Oenanthe or English Ortolan.
CLOT-BUR
CLOT-BUR, noun Burdock.
CLOTH
CLOTH, noun1. A manufacture or stuff of wool or hair, or of cotton, flax, hemp or other vegetable filaments, formed by weaving or intertexture of threads, and used for garments ...
CLOTH-SHEARER
CLOTH-SHEARER, noun One who shears cloth, and frees it from superfluous nap.
CLOTH-WORKER
CLOTH-WORKER, noun A maker of cloth.
CLOTHE
CLOTHE, verb transitivepreterit tense and participle passive clothed, or clad. [See Cloth.]1. To put on garments; to invest the body with raiment; to cover with dress, for conce...
CLOTHED
CLOTHED, participle passive Covered with garments; dressed; invested; furnished with clothing.
CLOTHES
CLOTHES, nounplural Of cloth; pronounced cloze.1. Garments for the human body; dress; vestments; vesture; a general term for whatever covering is worn, or made to be worn, for d...
CLOTHIER
CLOTHIER, noun1. In English authors, a man who makes cloths; a maker of cloth. In this sense, I believe it is not used in the United States; certainly not in New England.2. In A...
CLOTHING
CLOTHING, participle present tense Covering with or putting on vestments of any kind; providing with garments; investing; covering.CLOTHING, noun1. Garments in general; clothes;...
CLOTPOLL
CLOTPOLL, noun A thickskull; a blockhead. [See Clod-poll.]