Part 1960

<h1>Civilizer</h1> <Xpage=260>

<hw>Civ"i*li*zer</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who, or that which, civilizes or tends to civilize.</def>

<h1>Civily</h1> <Xpage=260>

<hw>Civ"i*ly</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In a civil manner; as regards civil rights and privileges; politely; courteously; in a well bred manner.</def>

<h1>Civism</h1> <Xpage=260>

<hw>Civ"ism</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf.F. <ets>civisme</ets>, fr.L. <ets>civis</ets> citizen.]</ety> <def>State of citizenship.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Dyer.</i>

<h1>Cizar</h1> <Xpage=260>

<hw>Ciz"ar</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <ety>[From <er>Cizars</er>.]</ety> <def>To clip with scissors.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Beau. & Fl.</i>

<h1>Cizars</h1> <Xpage=260>

<hw>Ciz"ars</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt> <def>Scissors.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Swift.</i>

<h1>Cize</h1> <Xpage=260>

<hw>Cize</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Bulk; largeness. <mark>[Obs.]</mark> See <er>Size</er>.</def>

<h1>Clabber</h1> <Xpage=260>

<hw>Clab"ber</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Bonnyclabber</er>]</ety> <def>Milk curdled so as to become thick.</def>

<h1>Clabber</h1> <Xpage=260>

<hw>Clab"ber</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <def>To become clabber; to lopper.</def>

<h1>Clachan</h1> <Xpage=260>

<hw>Clach"an</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Scot., fr.Gael.]</ety> <def>A small village containing a church.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark>

<i>Sir W. Scott</i>

<blockquote>Sitting at the <b>clachon alehouse</b>. <i>R. L. Stevenson.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Clack</h1> <Xpage=260>

<hw>Clack</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Clacked</er> <tt>(?)</tt>;<tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Clacking</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Prob. of imitative origin; cf. F.<ets>claquer</ets> to clap, crack, D. <ets>klakken</ets>, MHG. <ets>klac</ets> crack, Ir. <ets>clagaim</ets> I make a noise, ring. Cf. <er>Clack</er>, <tt>n.</tt>, <er>Clatter</er>, <er>Click</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>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.</def>

<blockquote>We heard Mr.Hodson's whip <b>clacking</b> on the ahoulders of the poor little wretches. <i>Thackeray.</i></blockquote>

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<p><b>2.</b> <def>To utter words rapidly and continually, or with abruptness; to let the tongue run.</def>