Part 1963

<h1>Clair-obscur</h1> <Xpage=261>

<hw>Clair"-ob*scur"</hw> <tt>(<?/)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. See <er>Clare-obscure</er>.]</ety> <def>See <er>Chiaroscuro</er>.</def>

<h1>Clairvoyance</h1> <Xpage=261>

<hw>Clair*voy"ance</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A power, attributed to some persons while in a mesmeric state, of discering objects not perceptible by the senses in their normal condition.</def>

<h1>Clairvoyant</h1> <Xpage=261>

<hw>Clair*voy"ant</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[F., fr. <ets>clair</ets> clear + <ets>voyant</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>voir</ets> to see. See <er>Clear</er>, and <er>Vision</er>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to clairvoyance; discerning objects while in a mesmeric state which are not present to the senses.</def>

<h1>Clairvoyant</h1> <Xpage=261>

<hw>Clair*voy"ant</hw> <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who is able, when in a mesmeric state, to discern objects not present to the senses.</def>

<h1>Clake, Claik</h1> <Xpage=261>

<hw><hw>Clake</hw>, <hw>Claik</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The bernicle goose; -- called also <altname>clack goose</altname>.</def><-- now called barnacle goose-->

<h1>Clam</h1> <Xpage=261>

<hw>Clam</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. <er>Clamp</er>, <er>Clam</er>, <tt>v. t.</tt>, <er>Clammy</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A bivalve mollusk of many kinds, especially those that are edible; <as>as, the long <ex>clam</ex> (<spn>Mya arenaria</spn>), the quahog or round <ex>clam</ex> (<spn>Venus mercenaria</spn>), the sea <ex>clam</ex> or hen <ex>clam</ex> (<spn>Spisula solidissima</spn>), and other species of the United States</as>. The name is said to have been given originally to the <spn>Tridacna gigas</spn>, a huge East Indian bivalve.</def>

<blockquote>You shall scarce find any bay or shallow shore, or cove of sand, where you may not take many <b>clampes</b>, or lobsters, or both, at your pleasure. <i>Capt. John Smith (1616).</i></blockquote>

<blockquote><b>Clams</b>, or <b>clamps</b>, is a shellfish not much unlike a coclke; it lieth under the sand. <i>Wood (1634).</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Ship Carp.)</fld> <def>Strong pinchers or forceps.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <def>A kind of vise, usually of wood.</def>

<cs><col>Blood clam</col>. <cd>See under <er>Blood</er>.</cd></cs>

<h1>Clam</h1> <Xpage=261>

<hw>Clam</hw> <tt>(cl\'ddm)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Clammed</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Clamming</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Cf. AS. <ets>cl\'91man</ets> to clam, smear; akin to Icel. <ets>kleima</ets> to smear, OHG. <ets>kleimjan</ets>, <ets>chleimen</ets>, to defile, or E. <ets>clammy</ets>.]</ety> <def>To clog, as with glutinous or viscous matter.</def>

<blockquote>A swarm of wasps got into a honey pot, and there they cloyed and <b>clammed</b> Themselves till there was no getting out again. <i>L'Estrange.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Clam</h1> <Xpage=261>

<hw>Clam</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <def>To be moist or glutinous; to stick; to adhere.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Dryden</i>

<h1>Clam</h1> <Xpage=261>

<hw>Clam</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Claminess; moisture.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> "The <i>clam</i> of death."

<i>Carlyle.</i>

<h1>Clam</h1> <Xpage=261>

<hw>Clam</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Abbrev. fr. <ets>clamor</ets>.]</ety> <def>A crash or clangor made by ringing all the bells of a chime at once.</def>