| clabber | (n) raw milk that has soured and thickened | | clack | (n) a sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together; may be repeated, Syn. clap | | clack valve | (n) a simple valve with a hinge on one side; allows fluid to flow in only one direction, Syn. clapper valve, clack | | clade | (n) a group of biological taxa or species that share features inherited from a common ancestor | | cladistics | (n) a system of biological taxonomy based on the quantitative analysis of comparative data and used to reconstruct cladograms summarizing the (assumed) phylogenetic relations and evolutionary history of groups of organisms, Syn. cladistic analysis | | cladode | (n) a flattened stem resembling and functioning as a leaf, Syn. phylloclade, phylloclad, cladophyll | | cladogram | (n) a tree diagram used to illustrate phylogenetic relationships | | cladonia | (n) type genus of Cladoniaceae; lichens characterized by a crustose thallus and capitate fruiting bodies borne on simple or branched podetia, Syn. genus Cladonia | | cladoniaceae | (n) a family of lichens, Syn. family Cladoniaceae | | cladorhyncus | (n) one of two genera of stilts; similar to avocets but with straight bills, Syn. genus Cladorhyncus |
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| Clabber | n. [ See Bonnyclabber ] Milk curdled so as to become thick. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Clabber | v. i. To become clabber; to lopper. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Clachan | n. [ Scot., fr. Gael. ] A small village containing a church. [ Scot. ] Sir W. Scott [ 1913 Webster ] Sitting at the clachon alehouse. R. L. Stevenson. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Clack | v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Clacked p. pr. & vb. n. Clacking. ] [ Prob. of imitative origin; cf. F.claquer to clap, crack, D. klakken, MHG. klac crack, Ir. clagaim I make a noise, ring. Cf. Clack, n., Clatter, Click. ] 1. To make a sudden, sharp noise, or a succesion of such noises, as by striking an object, or by collision of parts; to rattle; to click. [ 1913 Webster ] We heard Mr.Hodson's whip clacking on the ahoulders of the poor little wretches. Thackeray. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. To utter words rapidly and continually, or with abruptness; to let the tongue run. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Clack | v. t. 1. To cause to make a sudden, sharp noise, or succession of noises; to click. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. To utter rapidly and inconsiderately. Feltham. [ 1913 Webster ]
To clack wool, to cut off the sheep's mark, in order to make the wool weigh less and thus yield less duty. [ Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
| | Clack | n. [ Cf. F. claque a slap or smack, MHG. klac crack, W. clec crack, gossip. See Clack, v. t. ] 1. A sharp, abrupt noise, or succession of noises, made by striking an object. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. Anything that causes a clacking noise, as the clapper of a mill, or a clack valve. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. Continual or importunate talk; prattle; prating. [ 1913 Webster ] Whose chief intent is to vaunt his spiritual clack. South. [ 1913 Webster ]
Clack box (Mach.), the box or chamber in which a clack valve works. --
Clack dish, a dish with a movable lid, formerly carried by beggars, who clacked the lid to attract notice. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Clack door (Mining), removable cover of the opening through which access is had to a pump valve. --
Clack valve (Mach.), a valve; esp. one hinged at one edge, which, when raised from its seat, falls with a clacking sound. [ 1913 Webster ]
| | Clacker | n. 1. One who clacks; that which clacks; especially, the clapper of a mill. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. A claqueur. See Claqueur. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Clad | v. t. To clothe. [ Obs. ] Holland. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Clad | imp. & p. p. of Clothe. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Cladocera | ‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; a sprout + &unr_; a horn. ] (Zool.) An order of the Entomostraca. [ 1913 Webster ] ☞ They have a bivalve shell, covering the body but not the head, and from four to six pairs of legs and two pairs of antenæ, for use in swimming. They mostly inhabit fresh water. [ 1913 Webster ] |
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