Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for CLAN-DES'TINE
CLAN'CU-LAR-LYCLAN-DES'TINE-LY
CLAN-DES'TINE, a. [L. clandestinus.]
Secret; private; hidden; withdrawn from public view. It often bears an ill sense, as implying craft or deception, or evil design.
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