Closestool

A chamber-utensil; a bidet, (q. v.) "And his high helmet was a close- stool pan." Garth. Closet, n., [dim. of close .] A small room or private apartment. "The taper burneth in your closet." Shaks. -Any small room intended for privacy; a cabinet; a private repository. "He furnishes her closet first, and fills The crowded shelves with rarities of shells." - Dryden. -. i. To come close together; to unite; to coalesce; as, to close a wound. To end; to terminate, or come to a -v. a. To shut up or conceal in a closet. period; as, the poll closes at five o'clock. the noun.] To put clothes or garments on. To cover with dre . To furnish with raiment. - To put on; to invest; to cover; to surround; to encompa ; to cover or spread over. Clothes, n. pl . of CLOTH. Covering for the body. What- ever covering is worn, or made to be worn, for decency or comfort. Garments; raiment: attire; dre ; vest- ments; apparel. - Blankets, ., put upon a bed. Clothes'-horse, n. A frame that is used for hanging clothes on to dry, after they are washed. Clothes'-pre , n . A depository for clothes. Cloth'ier, n. A maker or seller of cloths or clothes.- One who dre es or fulls cloth. Clothing, a. Covering with, or putting on vestments of any kind; providing with garments; covering. -n. Garments in general clothes; dre ; raiment; covering. Cloth'-moth, n. ( Zool .) See TINIA. Clo'tho, n. ( Zool .) A genus of spiders which inhabit Egypt and S. Europe, the best known species of which, C. Durandiabove half an inch long, long-legged, brown, with black abdomen, marked with five yellowish spots-is interesting on account of its habits, and the sort of tent which it spins for itself. This curious struc ture is in shape like a limpet-shell, about an inch in di- ameter, and is fastened to the under side of stones or in crevices of rocks, not by its whole circumference, but by seven or eight points only. Within this the eggs are de- posited in several bags of lenticular form. The parent creeps in and out under the edges of her tent, and sup- plies the young with food till they are able to dispense with the maternal care. Cloud'berry, n. ( Bot .) See RUBUS. Cloud'-capt, n. Topped with clouds. ma ; adhering in a lump. Clot'ting, n. Same as clot. (R.) - Full of clots, or small Cloud'-compelling, a. An epithet of Jupiter, by gloom; want of brightne . - Appearance of gloom or sullenne . Cloud'le , a. Being without a cloud; unclouded; clear; bright. Cloud'let, n. A little cloud. Cloud, (St.,) ( kloo ,) or CLODOALD, son of Clodomir, and grandson of Clovis, king of France. After the death of his father, and the murder of his two brothers (see CLODOMIR), he became a monk, and found refuge in a monastery near Paris, which took from him the name of St. Cloud. D. at St. Cloud, 560. (Meteorol.) C. differ from fogs or mists only in occu- pying a more elevated position; in all cases the origin is the same, namely, the vapors which rise from collec- tions of water, and indeed from the whole surface of the earth. These aqueous vapors are condensed in the higher and colder regions of the atmosphere, and thus lose their transparency and become visible. C. differ very greatly in respect of form, magnitude, density, . These dif- ferences depend on the quantity of vapor of which they are composed, and the situations which they take as they unite with one another; and are determined in a great measure by the direction and velocity of the mo- tion communicated to them by the wind. The height at which they float in the atmosphere is determined by their specific gravity, and consequently varies with their density. Thin light C. are observed higher than the summits of the loftiest mountains, while those which are dense and thick rise only to a small distance above the surface of the earth. It is very difficult to deter- mine their average elevation: it is supposed to be be- tween two and three miles, but it varies at different times of the year. C. are generally distributed into 3 primary formations - the Cirrus , the Cumulus, and the Stratus . But besides these there are 4 other varieties- the Cirro- cumulus , the Cirro - stratus , the Cumulo - stratus , and the Cumulo -cirrostratus or Nimbus . The Cirrus -v. a. To patch; to mend by sewing on a piece or patch. Cloud, (St.,) a parish and town of France, dep. Seine- et-Oise, on the limit of Paris; pop . 5,248. The historical a ociations of this place are intimately connected with the royalty of France. Its palace, which is very beau- tiful, was originally the property of the dukes of Or- leans, and, for a long period, was a summer residence of the kings of France. Its fountains are extremely ele- gant, and its park extensive. Here, in 1799, Napoleon I. dismi ed the A embly of Five Hundred, and caused himself to be proclaimed first consul; and here, in 1830, Charles X. put his signature to the ordinances which cost him his throne. Cloud'-topt, a. Crowned with clouds; cloud-capt. Cloud'y, adv . Overcast or obscured with clouds. Con- sisting of a cloud or clouds.-Obscure; dark; not easily understood. Indicating gloom, anxiety, sullenne , or ill-nature.-Marked with veins or spots, as marble.-Not Clough, ( kluf .) n. [A. S., from cleofian , to cleave, to split. A cleft in a hill; a precipice or rugged ascent. Clout, n. [A. S. clut , from cleofian , to cleave, to divide or separate.] A patch of cloth, leather, .; a rag; a piece of cloth for mean purposes. - An iron plate on an axletree. To cover with a piece of cloth. To join clumsily. -To cover or arm with an iron plate. Clout'ed, p . a . Covered with a clout; patched; mended Clouted, or Clotted Cream. A kind of cream produced by setting a pan of new milk on a hot hearth. Clou'tierville, in Louisiana , a post-village of Natchi- toches parish, on the N. bank of Red River, 85 m. W. by S. of Concord i a. Here, on April 23, 1864, an engage ment took place between the rear-guard of the National army under Gen. T. Kilby Smith, and the Confederates, in which the latter were repulsed with a lo of 100 men. Clout'-nail, n. A wrought-iron nail, short, and with a large head, used for the soles of strong shoes, or where clinching is nece ary. Clo'vate, a. [See CLOVE.] ( Zool .) Applied to a shell that is thicker at the top than at the base. Clove, one of the two preterites of CLEAVE, q. v. (Used principally in poetry.) Clove, n. [See CLOUGH.) A ravine; a gap; a break in land. Clove, n. [Fr. clou : Sp. clavo , from Lat. clavus , a nail.] The dried spicy bud of an East Indian tree, so called from its resemblance to a nail. See CARYOPHYLLUS. -[A.S. clufe , from cleofian, to split, to divide.] ( Bot . ) One of the small bulbs formed in the axillæ of the scales of a mother bulb, as in garlic. -In some parts of England, a term used for a weight of quantity; as, a clove of wool (about 7 lbs). Clove/-gillyflower, Clove Pink, n. ( Bot . ) See Clove'-hitch, n. ( Naut .) Two half hitches formed round a spar or other rope. Clove'-hook, n. ( Naut . ) An iron clasp, in two parts, moving upon the same pivot and overlapping one anoth- er, used for bending chain-sheets to the clues of sails. Clo'ven, pp . of CLEAVE, q. v. Clo'ven - footed, Clo'ven - hoofed, a . Having the foot or hoof cleft or divided into two parts, as the ox. "The cloven- footed fiend is banished from us." - Dryden. Clo'ver, Clover-gra , n . [A. S. cloefer , from cleo- fian, to cleave.] ( Bot . ) Trefoil, a gra , of which the leaf appears as if cleft into three lobes or divisions. See pearance of the cumulus and stratus or cirro-stratus. Clo'ver, in Illinois , a township of Henry co. The Nimbus , or rain - cloud , is that into which the others Clover, in Pennsylvania, a township of Jefferson resolve themselves when rain falls. The above nomen- Clover Creek, in Pennsylvania , traverses Blair co., and falls into the Juniata River. Clo'verdale, in California , a post-village and town- ship of Sonoma co., on Ru ian River, 34 m. N.N.W. of Santa Rosa. Clover dale, in Indiana , a post-village and township of Putnam co., 10 m. S. of Green castle. Clover dale, in Virginia , a village of Botetourt co. Clover Hill, in New Jersey , a village of Hunter don co., 35 m. N. of Trenton. Clover Hill, in Tenne ee, a village of Blount co., 25 m. S. W. of Knoxville. Clover Hill, in Virginia , a village, formerly cap. of Appomattox co., 20 m. E. of Lynchburg. Clover land, in Indiana , a post-village of Clay co., 10 m. E. N. E. of Terre Haute. Clown'ishly, adv . After the manner of clowns; rudely; awkwardly; churlishly. Clown'ishne , n. Quality of being clownish; awk- wardne , or rusticity of manner; coarsene of be- havior. Club, v. i . [A. S. cleofian , to cleave, to adhere.] To join or contribute a certain share or proportion to a common expense. -To join or unite together for some common end. "Let sugar, wine, and ere am together club , To make that gentle viand, syllaoub." - King. -v. a. To form a club; to unite for the accomplishment of a common end. brutal fellow.