<blockquote>He sounds his imperial <b>clarion</b> along the whole line of battle. <i>E. Everett.</i></blockquote>
<h1>Clarionet</h1> <Xpage=261>
<hw>Clar`i*o*net"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Clarion</er>, <er>Clarinet</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>See <er>Clarinet</er>.</def>
<h1>Clarisonus</h1> <Xpage=261>
<hw>Cla*ris"o*nus</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>clarisonus</ets>; <ets>clarus + sonus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having a clear sound.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<i>Ash.</i>
<h1>Claritude</h1> <Xpage=261>
<hw>Clar"i*tude</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>claritudo</ets>, fr. <ets>clarus</ets> clear.]</ety> <def>Clearness; splendor.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<i>Beau. & Fl.</i>
<h1>Clarity</h1> <Xpage=261>
<hw>Clar"i*ty</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>claritas</ets>, fr. <ets>clarus</ets> clear: cf. F. <ets>clart\'82</ets>.]</ety> <def>Clearness; brightness; splendor.</def>
<blockquote>Floods, in whose more than crystal <b>clarity</b>, Innumerable virgin graces row. <i>Beaumont.</i></blockquote>
<h1>Claro-obscuro</h1> <Xpage=261>
<hw>Cla"ro-ob*scu"ro</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>See <er>Chiaroscuro</er>.</def>
<h1>Clarr\'82</h1> <Xpage=261>
<hw>Clar`r\'82"</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Claret</er>.]</ety> <def>Wine with a mixture of honey and species.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<i>Chaucer.</i>
<h1>Clart</h1> <Xpage=261>
<hw>Clart</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[Cf. Armor. <ets>kalar</ets> mud, mire, <ets>kalara</ets> to dirt, Sw. <ets>lort</ets> mud.]</ety> <def>To daub, smear, or spread, as with mud, etc.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark>
<i>Halliwell.</i>
<h1>Clarty</h1> <Xpage=261>
<hw>Clart"y</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Sticky and foul; muddy; filthy; dirty.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark>
<i>Halliwell.</i>
<h1>Clary</h1> <Xpage=261>
<hw>Clar"y</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <ety>[Cf. <er>Clarion</er>.]</ety> <def>To make a loud or shrill noise.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<i>Golding.</i>
<h1>Clary</h1> <Xpage=261>
<hw>Cla"ry</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. LL. <ets>sclarea</ets>, <ets>scarlea</ets>, D. & G. <ets>scharlei</ets>, F. <ets>sclar\'82e</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A plant (<spn>Salvia sclarea</spn>) of the Sage family, used in flavoring soups.</def>
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