Emily Dickinson Lexicon

clove, verbal adj. [see cleave, v.]

Split; cleft asunder; divided lengthwise.

clover (-s, -'s), n. [ME claver.] (webplay: bee, cattle, grass, flower, honey, live).

Three-leafed plant; favorite plant of the bee for pollination; common name of the species of Trefoil; often refers to luxurious living.

clown, n. [16^th c. clowne < NFris. klönne, clumsy lout, lumpish fellow.]

Rustic; peasant; countryman; man of course manners.

cloy, v. [Aphetic form of acloy < OFr encoye-r < late L. inclava-re, to drive in a nail; see clog, v.] (webplay: satisfy).

Satiate; surfeit; gratify beyond desire.

club, n. [ME clubbe.] (webplay: death).

Heavy stick; piece of wood used for beating; symbol of rude physical force.

clue, n. [OE cliwen; originally a ball of thread to guide one through a labyrinth.]

Suggestion; hint; cue; that which points the way; a past definition was a ball of thread, which in various mythological or legendary narratives is mentioned as the means of 'threading' a way through a labyrinth or maze; past definition was a cocoon spun by a silkworm or the like.

clumsy, adj. [ME clumsen < EFris. klömen, numb with cold.]

Dull; slow of understanding; wanting keenness of perception in the senses; not quick in intelligence or mental perception.

cluster (-s), n. [OE clyster.] (webplay: growing).

Bunch; collection of things of the same kind, as fruits or flowers, growing or grouped closely together.

cluster, v. [see cluster, n.]

Assemble; collect closely; gather in a cluster or group.

clutch, n. [ME cloke; see clutch, v.] (webplay: clasp, hand).

Grasp; hold; handle; control; seizure; means of holding something.