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Cltaraciid, s. f. Bardism ; versification; heroism; fight-
ing'. Ri cliarachd re fad an la, Jig/ifing all day. — Dcatli
of Carril.
Cliaraiciie, s. m, A songster, a bard, a minstrel. /;•.
charaich.
Cliaranacii, aich, .s. m. A bard, a songster, a liarpcr;
a sword.
CtiATii, cleith, s.f. (Ir. id.) A harrow ; a luirdle ; a grate ;
a lattice, a casement ; a breast ; a chest ; a running or
darning of stociiings. iV. p/. cleith and cliathan ; d. pi.
cliathaibh. Le cliathaibh, x:itli /iai-rmi.:s. — .S7<tr. Chron.
Cliatha chliata, a harruxo. — Shaw. Troimh mo chleith,
through mil crtseimnt. — Stew. Pro. Cuid an t-searraich do
'n chhath, //«• fhal'x xharc of the hurroic ; meaning idleness,
as the foal only follows its mother while at work.
Cliatu, x\ a. Harrow; copulate as fowls; run a stocking.
Prct. a. chliath, harrowed; fiif. af. a. cliathaidh, shall
harrow.
Cliatiiacii, aich, s. The side of the human body; the
flank of a quadruped ; the slope of a hill, the ridge of a
liill ; a conflict. Rlinnean bu luime cliathach, a bare-
Jiankcd fawn. — Macint. Cliathach a mhonaidh, the ridge
of the hill.
Cliatiiadh, aidh, s. in. A harrowing; treading, as the
males of poultry.
Cliatiiadh, (a), /ir. ;;ar/. of cliath. Harrowing; treading,
as poultry.
Cliatiiag, aig, 4. /". The chine ; a hurdle. — Shaw.
Cliatiiaich. See Cliathach.
Cliathaidh, fut. aff. a. of cliath. Shall or will harrow.
Cliathan, ain, s. m. The breast.
Cliath-iauuuinn, .s. m. A trivet. — Shaw.
Cliatii-laijih, s. m. A liand-harrow.
Cliathracii, a. Breast-high. — Shaw.
Cliath-sheanciiaidh, s. VI. A genealogical table.
Cliatii-sheanchais, s. m. A genealogical table. — Macint.
Cliath-uinneig, s. m. A lattice. Troimh chliath-uinneig,
through a lattice. — Stew. 2 K.
Cliathrach, a. Breast-high. — Shaw.
Clibeacii, a. Rough, hairy. Ir. cliobach.
Clibeadh, eidh, s. m. The act of stumbling or slipping;
a stumble, a slip ; a tearing in pieces.
Clibeag, eig, s.f. A filly. jV. pi. clibeagan.
Clibean, ein, s. m. A dewlap ; any flabby thing.
t Clibhiseachd, s.f. Peevishness. — Shaw.
Clic, v. a. Hook, catch with a hook. Prct. chlic, hooked ;
fut. aff. clicidh, shall hook.
Clic, s.f. A hook, a crook.
Clì-lamhacii, a. Left-handed, awkward. Duine cli-
lamhacli, a left-handed /nan. — Stew. Jud. ref.
Cliooauacii, a. Croaking.
Cliotach, a. Left-handed.
Clip, r. a. Hook, catch with a hook. Vret. a. chlip, hooked ;
fut. aff. clipidh, shall hook.
t Clip, clipe, s. f. A hook to catch fish ; fraud, deceit,
cunning. — Shaxe.
t Clipeach, a. Deceitful, cunning; hooked.
Clipse, i.y. An eclipse. 6'co^c7j, clipps.
Clis, a. Active, agile, keenly, nimble, speedy. Gu clis na
cheile shas iad, thei/ seized each other keenlj/.- Oss. Cathluno.
Bradan grad-chlis, a nimble young salmon. — Macfar. Na
fir chlis, the phenomenon observed in the northern skies on
winter eienings, vulgarly called the merry-dancers.
Clisbeach, a. Cripple, lame.
Clisbeachd, s.f. Lameness.
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Clisg, r. a. and n. Start, startle. Pret. chlisg, started;
fit. aff. a. cliscidh, shall start. Chlisg na sleibhte, the
hills started.' — Oss. Duthona.
Clisg, s.f A start; a brisk movement.
Clisgeacii, a. Apt to start; skittish; causing to start;
skipping; starting.
Clisg EADH, idh, v. ;». The act of starting ; a skipping.
Clisg KADH, (a), /;;■. part, of clisg. Starting. An earbag
a clisgeadh, the young roe starting. — Oss. Gaul.
Clisneach, ich, .5. m. The human body; a carcass; the
outward appearance.
Clist, a. Active, nimble, swift, dexterous. Gu clist, nimbly.
Clisteaciid, s.f. Activity, nimbleness, swiftness, dexterity.
ClItii, a. See Ci.i.
Ci.iv,s.m. (/;•. clu. Gr. y.%ii(;.) Fame, renown; character,
reputation. Asp. form, chliù. Cha n'eireadh mo chliù na
bhàs, mv fame -would nut rise by his death. — Oss. Dargo.
Cliùar, a. See CliiImiior.
Cliudan, ain, s. m. A slap on the face, a slight stroke with
the fingers; a fillip.
Cliudanaciid, s.f. A continued or frequent slapping on
the face; a fillipping.
Cliùmiior, a. Renowned, famous, noted. Com. and *•«/).
cliilmhoire.
Cliùiteacii, a. {from cliù.) (Gr. f xJifTo;. Lat. f clutos,
inclytus.) Famous, renowned, noted, celebrated. Fionn-
ghal cliiliteach, renowned Fingal. — Oss. Temo. Com. and
sup. cliùitiche. Is cliùitiche an onoir nan t-òr, honesty is
better than gold. — G. P.
Cliùth ACiiADii, aidh, s. m. The act of praising; an ex-
tolling.
Cliùtiiaich, r. a. Praise; make famous ; extol. Pret. a.
chliiithaich, praised ; fut. aff. a. cliùthaichidh, shall praise.
Chliùthaich mi, / praised. — Stew. Dan.
Clò, s. m. Slumber ; rest ; a nail, a pin, a peg. Clò do 'n
t-siùl, slumber to the eye. — Sm. Bròn gun chlò, sorrow
without rest. — Id. Clò codail, slumber. — Stew. Ps.
Clo, s. m. Raw cloth, coarse home-made cloth.
Clobh, clobha, s. A pair of tongs. N. pi. clobhachan.
A chlobhachan, its tongs. — Stew. Exod.
Clobhsa, ai, s. m. A little court or area ; a close ; an entry ;
a passage. Scotch, close. Belg. kluyse.
Clock, cloich, s. f. (Ir. id.) A stone ; a pebble ; a rock ;
a stone-weight; a testicle ; a monument ; rarely, henbane.
N. pi. clochan ; ?nore frequently, clachan. Clochan brùite,
bruised [ testicles ] stones. — Stew. Lev. Cloch-bholg, a
rattle; cloch-bhrath, a rocking- stone ; cloch-buaidh, a o-em ;
cloch-chinn, a tombstone, an upright tomb-stone ; cloch-
chreadh, a brick; cloch-chriche, a landmark; cloch-chro-
taidh, a mortar-stone ; cloch-dhealbh, an image-stone ; cloch-
fhaobhair, a hune ; cloch-fhuail, the gravel ; cloch-ghaireil,
freestone ; cloch-gheurachaidh, a whetstone ; cloch-iùil, a
liiaditone ; cloch-liobhair, a smoothing-stone ; cloch-mheal-
lain, a hailstone; cloch-mhile, a milestone; cloch-mhine-
achair, a lapidari/ ; cloch-mhuUaich, a top-stone ; cloch na
cineamhuinn, the fatal stone ; cloch na sùl, the apple of the
eye; cloch-oisinn, a corner-stone; cloch-shnaigheadair, an
engraver; cloch-shneachd, hailstone; cloch-shreathal,yree-
stonc ; cloch-theine, a flint or freestone.
Clochach, a. (from cloch.) Ir. id. Stony, pebbly, flinty,
rocky. Air aitibh clochacii, on stony ground. — Stew. N. T.
Clochair, s. m. A mason. See Clachair.
Clochaireachd, s.f. See Clachaireachd.
Clochan, ain, s.m. A pavement, a causeway; stepping-
stones in water.
Clochar, air, s. m. (Scotch, clochar.) A wheezing in the
tlu-oat ; an assembly ; a convent.