Emily Dickinson Lexicon

civilization, n. [Fr. civilizer < mod. L. civilizare, to make civil.]

Civilized condition or state; a developed or advanced state of human society.

clad, adj. [ME < ON klæða, clothe.]

Clothed; covered with clothing; [fig.] arrayed; endowed; invested.

claim (-s), n. [OFr < L. clama-re, cry out, call, proclaim, declare aloud, call upon.]

A demand or assertion of a right or title to something.

claim (-ed, -s), v. [see claim, n.] (webplay: ask, call, demand, make, obtain, power, rank, right, seek, services, suit, upon).

Demand as one's own or one's due; seek or ask for on the ground of right.

clamber (-ed), v. [15^th c. clambre-n; appears to be a derivative of climb.] (webplay: feet).

Scramble; climb hurriedly; climb with difficulty and effort.

clamor, n. [OFr < L. clamor-em, a call, shout, cry.] (webplay: sounds).

Loud noise; loud shouting; excited outcry of vehement appeal; often implies a mingling of voices; [fig.] the loud sound of thunder in a storm.

clamor (-ing, -s), v. [see clamor, n.]

Raise an outcry for; seek, demand, or call importunately for, or to do a thing.

clan (-s), n. [Gaelic clann, family, stock, race < L. planta, sprout, shoot, scion, slip.]

Group; family; kindred; tribe; number of persons claiming descent from a common ancestor, and associated together.

clap (-s), v. [ME clappen.] (webplay: hands).

1. Strike the palms of the hand together, creating noise.
2. Close off; [fig.] silence.

clarified, verbal adj. [see clarify, v.]

Defecated; refined; made clear; freed from impurity.