Emily Dickinson Lexicon

claw (-s), n. [OE clawu.] (webplay: away, bird, escape, hand, windward).

Sharp, horny talon attached to the feet of birds and some beasts.

claw (-ed), v. [OE clawize.]

Scratch; tear; [fig.] grab at.

clay, n. [OE claez < clam, cloam, earth, potter's clay.] (webplay: name, touch).

Earth as the material of the human body (Genesis 2:7); hence, the human body (living or dead) as distinguished from the soul; the earthly or material part of man.

clean, adv. [OE clæne < OHG chleini, clear, pure, clean, neat, delicate, fine, tiny, small, puny.]

Wholly; entirely; absolutely.

clear, adj. [ME < L. clar-um, bright, clear, manifest, plain, brilliant, illustrious, famous.] (webplay: care, faithful, shining, sound, spots, victory).

1. Unambiguous; easy to understand; fully intelligible.
2. Ringing; distinctly audible; unmixed with dulling or interfering noises.

clear (-er), adv. [see clear, adj.] (webplay: day, faithful, foreign, mind).

1. Distinctly audible; free from obscurity.
2. Clearly; easily; plainly; unmistakably; obviously; decidedly; without doubt.

cleared, verbal adj. [see clear, adj.] (webplay: shining, sound, spots).

Removed; dissipated; dispersed.

clearing, n. [see clear, adj.] (webplay: mind, sound, tried).

1. A piece of land cleared for cultivation; an area that does not have any trees.
2. Cleaving; splitting; separating; riving.

cleavage, n. [see cleave, v.]

Cleaving; splitting; separating; riving.

cleave (cloven, -s), v. [OE cliofan < Gk. gluf, to cut with a knife, carve.] (webplay: adhere).

1. Leave; remove or separate from something.
2. Split; slice; disjoin.
3. Drop; fall away; separate from something.