Su. G. _klaa_, unguibus veluti fixis prehendere. This may be viewed as the pret. of the _v._ ~Cleik~, q. v.
~Claucht~, ~Claught~, _s._ A catch or seizure of any thing in a sudden and forcible way, S.
_Ross._
_To_ CLAVER, _v. a._
1. To talk idly, or in a nonsensical manner, S. p.r.o.n. _claiver_.
_Ramsay._
2. To chat, to gossip, S.
_Morison._
Germ. _klaffer_, garrulus.
~Claver~, ~Claiver~, _s._ Frivolous talk, prattle, S.
_Ramsay._
CLAVER, CLAUIR, _s._ Clover, S.
_Douglas._
A. S. _claefer_, Belg. _klaver_, id. from A. S. _cleafan_, to cleave, because of the remarkable division of the leaves.
CLAW, _s._ A kind of iron spoon for sc.r.a.ping the bake-board, Ang.
Teut. _klauw-en_, scalpere, _klauwe_, rastrum.
_To_ CLAY, CLAY UP, _v. a._ To stop a hole or c.h.i.n.k by any unctuous or viscous substance, S.
_Ferguson._
CLEAVING, _s._ The division in the human body from the _os pubis_ downwards, S.
V. ~Clof~.
_Ramsay._
Isl. _klof_, femorum intercapedo.
_To_ CLECK, _v. a._ To hatch.
V. ~Clek~.
CLECKIN-BROD, _s._ A board for striking with at hand-ball, Loth.
_Baw-brod_, i. e. ball-board, synon.
Isl. _klecke_, leviter verbero.
_To_ CLEED, CLEITH, _v. a._
1. To clothe, S.
_Burns._
2. Metaph. applied to foliage.
_Ferguson._
3. Used obliquely, to denote the putting on of armour.
_Acts Marie._
4. To seek protection from.
_Spalding._
Isl. Su. G. _klaed-a_, Germ. _kleid-en_, Belg. _kleed-en_, Dan.
_klaed-er_, id.
~Cleeding~, ~Cleading~, _s._ Clothing, apparel, S.
Germ. _kleidung_, id.
_Ramsay._
~Cled Score~, A phrase signifying twenty-one in number, S.
_Statist. Acc._
Qu. _clothed_ with one in addition.
CLEG, GLEG, _s._ A gad-fly, a horse-fly. It is p.r.o.nounced _gleg_, S. B.
_cleg_, Clydes. A. Bor. id.
_Hudson._