clamor 
At sight of him, the people with a shout 
Kitted the air, clanii'iifi'ii'i tin ii god with praise. 
taton, s. A., I. Hi-.!!. 
To clamor bellat, t<i Bound all tin- lidls in a rhimc to- 
K.-tlii-r. Wiirlnti'ttni. 
II. iiilrtniK. 1. To utter loud sounds or out- 
cries; vociferate. 
Tlir l.oll.loll sj.arn.ws l;il ami ]ii-:li 
Cltllll"!' t.'li.-tll. I Ml'llll'llly. 
/'. ',. /;..*'/(/, .I.-1IIIV. 
2. To make importunate complaints or ilc- 
niands: as. to cliiiiinr for admittance. 
Tin- linns M"! only roiiij.laiii.-il. lull i-liint<nti-nl liniilly 
(or r.rrarli <>l Ihrir ati.-iriit l'ri\ ii 
//..,-, Ix-tl.rs, I. >i. ::. 
clamorer, clamourer(klaiii'or-oi->, . One win. 
clamors. 
clamorist, clamourist (klam 'or- 1st ). . \'. 
fliiniiir. rliiiiiiiin; + -i.*t.\ Same us cliiiiinri r. 
T. //</.//,-. [Hare.] 
clamorous (khim'or-us), a. [= Sp. Pg. It. cla- 
morimo, < .ML. elamorogut, for I... c/;/i.v (> F. 
claiiifiij-), < /liiniiir, clamor: see > clamor, .] 1. 
Making a clamor or outcry ; noisy ; vociferous ; 
loud; resounding. 
|'h.- r ;,,,,,,,,., ow l tlmt nightly hoots. 
.SVi.it., M. \. D., 11.3. 
Ami ktss'il IKT lips with such a cliunorotm smack, 
That, at the parting, all the church did echo. 
S/ia*., T. of the X. , III. 2. 
Infants clam'rotu, whether pleas'd or pain'd. 
Cowper, The Task, I. 232. 
With a gesture | ie ;tu ,-,i into silence 
All that claintti-oux throng. 
Longfellow, Evangellne, I. 4. 
2. Urgent or importunate in complaints or de- 
mands. 3. Figuratively, crying out, as for 
retribution or punishment ; heinous ; flagrant. 
Men do not arise to great crimes on the sudden, but hy 
degrees of carelessness to lesser impieties, and then to 
MMHonmi sins. Jer. Taylor, Works (ed. 1835), I. 283. 
clamorously (klam'or-us-li), adv. In a clam- 
orous manner; with loud noise or words. 
The old women heightened the general gloom hy clam- 
oroujtly bewailing their fate. 
Irving, Knickerbocker, p. 488. 
clamorousness (klam'or-us-nes), n. The state 
or quality of being clamorous. 
clamor some (klain'or-sum), a. [Also spelled 
(dial.) clammemome; < clamor -f- -some.] 
(ii-ecdy; rapacious; contentious. Brockett. 
[Prov. Eng.J 
Clamour, clamourer, etc. See clamor, etc. 
clamp 1 (klamp), n. [First in early mod. E. 
(taking in part the place of the earlier clam 1 ), 
after MD. klampe, a clamp, hook, tenon, grap- 
ple, brace, D. Klamp, a clamp, cleat, = MLG. 
klampc, a hook, clasp, = G. dial. (Bav. and Aus- 
trian) klampfe, G. (after LG.) klampe = Dan. 
klampe = Sw. klamp (prob. after D.), a clamp, 
cleat (cf. MLG. klampe = East Fries, klampe, a 
bridge over a ditch) ; practically an extension 
or variant of the older clam 1 , q. v., but in form 
as if from the pret. of the verb represented by 
MUG. klintpfen (pret. klampf, pp. gekliimpfen), 
draw, press, or hold fast together, which' may 
be regarded as an extension of the orig. Teut. 
(Goth.) "kliman (AS. "climman), pret. "klam, 
press or adhere together, whence also clam 1 , q. 
v. The forms derived from orrelated to clamp 1 
are numerous: see clam 1 , clam 2 , etc., clamp'' 1 , 
clamp 3 , etc., climb, clamber, etc. Cf. also cKpl.] 
1 . An instrument of wood, metal, or other rigid 
material, used to hold anything, or to hold or 
fasten two or more things together by pressure 
so as to keep them in the same relative position. 
Specifically () lu joinery: (1) An instrument of wood or 
metal used for holding 
glued pieces of timber 
closely together until 
the glue hardens. (2) A 
piece of wood fixed to 
Cabinet-makers' Clamp. another with a mortise 
and tenon, or groove 
and tongue, so that the 111 UTS of the piece thus fixed cross 
those of the other and thereby prevent It from casting or 
warping, (/) fiaut. : (1) A thick plank on the inner part 
of a ship's side used to sustain the ends of the beams. (2) 
Any plate of iron made to turn or open and shut so as to 
confine a spar or Iwom. (c) In leather-mantif., a wooden 
bench-screw with two cheeks, used to hold the leather se- 
curely while it is stoned or slicked, (rf) A metallic piece 
and binding-screw, shaped somewhat like a stirrup, used 
to In -M one of the elements of a battery and complete the 
electric- connection, (e) pi. A sort of strong pincers used 
by sliip-c.arpenters for drawing nails. Also cmi/ix. 
2. pi. The hinged plates over the trunnions 
of a gun: generally called enp-xiiuarcn. 3. 
One of a pair of movable cheeks of lead or cop- 
per covering the jaws of a vise, and enabling it 
to grasp without bruising. 4. In bot., in the 
mycelium of fungi, a nearly semicircular cel- 
lular protuberance, like a short branch, which 
springs from one cell of a filament close to a 
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transverse wall, and is closely applied to the 
l.'itc'i'iil wall of Ihc adjoining cell. Kucli cell 
coalesces with the rliimp, and thus an open 
passage i~ I'oniii-il bet wren the two cells. Al-o 
called i-lniiip-rrll. 6. pi. Andirons. [Prov. 
l'' 11 ^- ] Binding-screw clamp. **< '..'. .</.'.<'/ - 
Collar and clamp. *.- Mar. Geometrical clamp, 
a clamp which leprn<U solely on th.- riu'i.lity ..f u 
ami ini ,,n IM< M.iiL Horseshoe clamp, LI /< 
.'..;. MM in. n strap fin- altai-limu the gripe an. I fun-foot. 
MOlderS' Clamp, ill.'"" .</.'.*'/. ii fr;nn.- for hnlilmu to^r 
lljrr DUNK III.- parts of a flask, HO that tin- m.-tnl ina> 
saf.'ly In- IK.IIIV.I ml., tin- MI. .1.1. 
clamp 1 (klamp), r. /. [= I), l.linii/iiii, etc. ; 
from the noun. See <//;/!, c.] To fasten with 
a clainp or clamps ; fix a clamp on. 
Tin- shMM^' oak. -n chest heavily (V./m/w/ with iron. 
M-IVMC.I 1.. Hi,- llo<,r. 0. A. Sola, Th. .ship-Chandler. 
clamp- (klamp), n. [Cf. D. and LG. klamp, a 
heap; cf. clamp 1 , clamp&, and c/wmpl.] 1. A 
slack of bricks laid up for burning, in such a 
manner as to leave spaces between them for the 
access of the fire, and imperviously inclosed : 
called a brick-clamp, in distinction from a brick- 
kiln. 
The name of clamp is also applied to a pile of bricks ar- 
ranged for burning in the usual way, and encased with a 
thin wall of burned bricks and daubed over with inii.l t<> 
retain the heat. C. T. Davit, Bricks, etc., p. 58. 
2. A pile of ore for roasting, or of coal for 
coking. 3. A mound of earth lined with straw 
thrown up over potatoes, beets, turnips, etc., 
to keep them through the winter. [Prov. Etig. ] 
4. A large fire made of underwood. [Prov. 
Eng.] 5. A heap of peat or turf for fuel. 
[Prov. Eng.] 
clamp 2 (klamp), v. t. [< clamp 2 , n.] 1. To 
burn (bricks) in a clamp. See clamp 2 , n., 1. 
The lu-icks are not bumed in kilns as with us, but are 
clamped. C. T. Oatn, Bricks, etc., p. 57. 
2. To cover (potatoeSj beets, turnips, etc.) with 
earth for winter keeping. [Prov. Eng.] 
clamp a t (klamp), . An obsolete form of clamS, 
Clam or clamp, a kind of shell-fish. Joaelyn (1672). 
clamp 4 (klamp), r. i. [Appar. imitative; ef. clank, 
clump 2 , tramp.] To tread heavily ; tramp. 
The policeman with clamping feet. Thackeray. 
clamp 4 (klamp). n. [< clamp*, .] A heavy 
footstep or tread ; a tramp. 
clamp 5 (klamp), c. t. [Perhaps a particular 
use of clamp 1 , v.] 1. To make or mend in a 
clumsy manner; patch. 2. To patch or trump 
up (a charge or an accusation). [Scotch.] 
clamp-cell (klamp'sel), . Same as clamp 1 , 4. 
clamp-connection (klamp'ko-nek''8hon), . 
In bot., the connection formed between two 
cells by a clamp-cell. 
clamp-coupling (klamp'kup"ling), n. A device 
for uniting the ends of a shaft by means of 
conical binding-sleeves, which by longitudinal 
motion wedge themselves between the shaft- 
ends and an outer cylinder, thus binding the 
whole together. 
clamp-dog (klamp'dog), w. A clamp which 
serves as a connection between a piece which 
is to be turned and the face- 
plate or spindle of a lathe, com- 
pelling the work to partake of 
the motion of the head-spindle. 
clamper (klam'pr), n. A con- 
trivance consisting of a frame 
of iron having sharp prongs on 
the lower part, fastened to the 
sole of the shoe or boot, to pre- 
vent slipping on the ice. Also 
called creeper, and in the Unit- 
ed States calk. 
clamping (klam'ping), n. [Verbal n. of clamp-, 
.] The process of burning bricks in a clamp. 
The process called clamping so common, and practised 
largely both in this country and in some parts of Great 
Britain remote from London, ... is usually a method of 
burning bricks by placing them In a temporary kiln, the 
walls of which are generally built of "green " or unburned 
bricks. C. T. Damn, Bricks, etc., p. 57. 
clamp-iron (klamp'i'ern), n. One of several 
irons fastened at the ends of 
fires to prevent the fuel from 
falling. Imp. Diet. 
clamp-kiln (klanvp'kil), n. 
[Also clamp-kill; < clamp 2 + 
kiln.'} A kiln built of sods for 
burning lime. 
clamp-nail (klamp'nal), w. A 
short, stout, large-headed nail 
for fastening clamps in ships. 
clamp-screw (klamp'skro), . 
A tool used by joiners to hold 
clandestineness 
work to the table, or to secure two pieces to- 
gether. 
clam-scraper (klam'skra'p^r), . Same uniirag- 
claru-shell (klam'shel), . 1. The shell of a 
chuii. 2. The mouth, or the lip. [Vulgar, 
New Kng. ] 
You don't f.-.-l much like sprakln', 
W In if ><Hi l.'t y.ur l<i<n thru* gupe, a -niart of tar will 
l.-ak In. - lw Papers. 
3. A box made of two similar pieces of wrought - 
iron hinged together at one end, used in dredg- 
ing. Knruc. Jint., VII. 4o'."i. 
clam-tongs (klam'tongz), M. pi. An instru- 
ineiit used for gathering clams. See rliimtiicr'- 
and luiujx. 
clam-WOrm (klam' werm), n. A species of 
\irnK, especially .V. limbata, found in associa- 
tion with the soft clam, Mya arenaria. One pe- 
cies, .V. virnu, Is a large sen \v .1 m Ii "in is t.. I'oini-h.-s long, 
of a dull bluUh-green color tinted with iridescent hues. 
Clam-worms burrow in the sand, are very voracious, and 
are much used for bait. (New Jersey and New Eng. coast.) 
clan (klan), n. [< Gael. cUinn, < Ir. clann, rlnml, 
offspring, children, descendants, a tribe, clan, 
prob. through W. plant, offspring, children, < 
L. planta, offshoot, sprout, scion, slip, in later 
L. a plant: see plant, of which elan is thus a 
doublet.] l.Arace; a family; atribe; an asso- 
ciation of persons under a chieftain ; especially, 
such a family or tribe among the Highlanders 
of Scotland. The clan Is a tribal form of social and po- 
litical organi/ation based upon kinship of the members. 
The chief features of the system are (1) the leadership of a 
chief, regarded as representing a common ancestor, and 
(2) the possession of land partly undivided as the common 
ill-main of the clan, and partly divided as the separate 
property of its meml>ers and their heirs, the clan being the 
heir of a member who dies leaving no son. It prevailed 
in early times in Germany and Ireland, and until recently 
In Scotland, and to some extent in other countries. Thus, 
among the Highlanders a clan consisted of the common 
descendants of the same progenitor, under (lie patriarchal 
control of a chief, who represented the common ancestor, 
and who was revered and served by the clansmen with 
tlie blind devotion of children. The clans did not, how- 
ever, acknowledge the principle of primogeniture, often 
raising to the chiefslilp a brother or an uncle of a deceased 
chief. The name of the clan was generally that of the 
original progenitor with the prefix Mac (son). There are 
few traces of this institution now remaining. 
Each trained to arms since life began, 
Owning no tie but to hU clan. 
Scott, L. ..f the I... III. 24. 
We find the Tribe or dun, including a number of per- 
sons, in theory of kin to it, yet In fact connected with it 
only by common dependence on the chief. 
Maine, Early Hist, of Institutions, p. 80. 
2. Figuratively, a clique, sect, set, society, or 
body of persons closely united by some com- 
mon interest or pursuit, and supposed to have 
a spirit of exclusiveness toward others. 
Partridge, and the rest of his dan, may hoot me for a 
cheat, if I fail in any single particular. N<y'. 
= 8yn. 1. Tribe, Race, etc. See people. 
clanculart (klang'ku-lttr), a. [< L. clancula- 
riuKj secret, clandestine, < elanculum, secretly, 
a dim. form, < cUim, secretly : see clandestine.] 
Clandestine; secret; private; concealed. 
Not allowing to himself any reserve of carnal pleasure, 
no rhiiH-ulur lust, no private oppressions, no secret covet- 
ousnesa. Jer. Taylor, Works (ed. 1835), I. 836. 
clancularlyt (klang'ku-lS,r-li), adv. Privately; 
secretly. 
Judgements should not be administered clancularly, in 
dark corners, but in open court. Barrow, Sermons, If. xx. 
clandestine (klan-des'tin), a. [= D. clandes- 
tien, < F. clandestiit = Sp. Pg. It. clandestine, < 
L. clandestinus, secret, < clam (OL. calam, cal- 
lim), secretly, from root of celare = AS. helan, 
hide (see conceal) ; the second element is uncer- 
tain.] Secret ; private ; hidden ; furtive ; with- 
drawn from public view : generally implying 
craft, deception, or evil design. 
They, in a elandcutine and secret manner, collect and 
snatch fire, as it were by stealth, from the chariot of the 
Sun. Bacon, Physical Fables, ii., Eipl. 
It is the worst rlanitentine marriage, when Ood Is not 
invited to It. Fuller, Holy State, p. 207. 
Clandestine marriage, (a) A marriage contracted 
without the due observance of the ceremonies which the 
law has prescribed. By the law of Scotland clandestine 
marriages are valid, by that of England void ; the law in 
the United States varies, (ft) Any secret marriage, but 
especially one contracted in defiance of the will of parents 
or guardians. Syn. Latent, Covert, etc. See itecret. 
clandestinely (klan-des'tin-li), ailr. In a clan- 
destine manner; secretly; privately; furtively. 
Tills Trick [pouring water on a cargo of cloves) they use 
whenever they dispose of any clandfutinely. 
Danijn'er, Voyages, I. 318. 
clandestineness (klan -des' tin -nes), n. The 
state or quality of being clandestine ; secrecy; 
a state of concealment. 
