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CIVILLY, siv'il-le, ad. In a manner relatingto government; politely, compluisantly,wUh-out rudeness.

CLACK, klak, s. Any thing that makes alasting and importunate noise.—1 he Clack of amill, a bell that rings when more com is re-quired to be put in.

To CLACK, klilk, v. n. To make a chinkingnoise ; to let the tongue run.

CLAD,klad, part.pret. itomClothe. Clothed,invested, garbed.

To CLAIM, blame, v. a. 202. To demand ofright, to require authoritatively.

CLAIM, klame, s. A demand of any thingas due ; a title to any privilege or possessionin the hands of another; in law ; a demand ofany thing that is in the possession of another.CLAIMABLE, klamil-bl, a. That whichmay he demanded as due.

CLAIM ANT, kli'mdnt, s. He that demandsany thing as unjustly detained by another.CLAIMER, kl^'mur, s. 08. He that makes ademand.

To CLAMBER, kl&m'b&r,r.n. To climb withdifficulty.

To CLAMM, klilm, v. n. To clog with anyglutinous matter.

£3* This word ought to be written with single m,both from its derivation, and from a rule that seemsto have obtained in our language, u:imely,that mono*syllables beginning with a consonant do not doubleauy consonant at the end, txcept /, l , and s. Thesubstantive Butt, and the verb to Buzz, seem the onlyexceptions.

CLAMMINESS, klam'mc-nes, s. Viscosity,

viscidity.

CLAMMY, kl&m'me, n.Viscous , glutinous.CLAMOROUS, klam'mur-us, a. Vociferous,noisy. 555.

CLAMOUR, kltlm'mfir, s. 418.Outcry, noise,exclamation, vociferation.

To CLAMOUR, kldm'miar, r. tu To makeoutcries, to exclaim, to vociferate.

CLAMP, klamp, s. A piece of wood joined toanother to strengthen it; a piece of iron usedto join stones together ; a quantity of bricks.To CLAMP, klimp, v. a. To strengthen bymeans of a clamp.

CLAN , kliln , s. A family, a race ; a body orsect of persons.

CLANCULAR, kling'ku-lur, a. 88. Clandes-tine, secret.

CLANDESTINE, klan-des'tin, a. 140. Se-cret, hidden. . , „ ,

CLANDESTINELY, klan-des'tln-le, ad.Secretly, privately.

CLANG, kldng, s. A sharp shrill noise.

To CLANG, kling, t>. «■ To clatter, to makea loud shrill noise-

CLANGOUR, kldng'gur, S.3I4.A loud shrillsound.

CLANGOUS, kltlng'gus, a. Making a clang.CLANK,klank,s. A loud, shrill, sharp noise.To CLAP, kl&p, v. a. To strike together witha quick motion; to put one thing to anothersuddenly ; to do auy thing with a sudden hastymotion ; to celebrate or praise bv clapping thehands, to applaud ; to infect with a venerealpoison.—To clap up, to complete suddenly.

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To CLAP, kl&p, «. To move nimbly, witha noise ; to enter with alacrity and brisknessupon any thing; to strike the hands togetherin applause.

CLA1*, kldp, s. A loud noise made by sud-den collision; a sudden or unexpected act ormotion; an explosion of thunder; an act ofapplause; a venereal infection; the netherpart of the beak of a hawk.

CLAPPER, kliip'pur, s. 98. One who clapswith his hands ; the tongue of a hell.

To CLAPPERCLAW, kldp'pur-klaw, t\ a.To tongue-beat, to scold. A low word.

CLARENCEUX,orCLARENCIEUX,kldr-en-shu, s. The second king at arms: sonamed from the duchy of Clarence.

CLARE-OBSCURE, klare4b-skfire', s.Light and shade in painting.

CLARET, khlr'et, s. French wine.

CLARICORD, kliir'e-kord, s. A musical in-strument in form of a spinet.

CLARIFICATION,klir-e-fe-kYshun,s.Theact of making any thing clear from impurities.

To CLARIFY, klir'e-fi, r. a. 511. To purify

or clear ; to brighten, to illuminate.

CLARION, klfire'yun,s.H3, 534. A trumpet.

CLARITY, klir'e-te, s. 511. Brightness,splendour.

CLARY, kla're, s. An herb.

To CLASH, kl&sli, t. n. To make a noise bymutual collision; to act with opposite power,or contrary direction; to contradict, oppose.

To CLASH, klJsh, v. a. To strike one thingagainst another.

CLASH, kldsli, s. A noisy collision of twobodies; opposition, contradiction.

CLASP, kldsp, s. A hook to hold any thingclose ; an embrace.

To CLASP, kldap, t\ a. To shut with a clasp;to catch hold by twining ; to enclose betweenthe hands ; to embrace ; to enclose.

CLASPER,kl&s'p6r,s.The tendrils orthreadsof creeping plants.

CLASPKNlFE,klitsp'nife, s, A knife whichfolds into the handle.

CLASS, kl&s, s. A rank or order of persons;a number of boys learning the same lesson ; aset of beings or things.

To CLASS, kills, v. a. To range according tosome stated method of distribution.

CLASSICAL, kltls'se-kill, > a. Relating to

CLASSICK, kUs'slk, $ antique au-thors ; of the first order or rank.

CLASSICK, klas'slk, s. An author of the

first rank.

CLASSIS, klis'sls, s. Order, sort, body.

To CLATTER, klilt'tur, t\ n.To make a noiseby knocking two sonorous bodies frequentlytogether; to utter a noise by being struck to-gether ; to talk fast and idly.

To CLATTER, kl&t'tijr, r. a. To strike anything so as to make it sound ; to dispute, jar,or clamour,

CLATTER, kldt't6r,s. A rattling noise madeby frequent collision of sonorous bodies; anytumultuous and confused noise.

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