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De - Pt| English Dictionary: clouding | by the DICT Development Group |
| 3 results for clouding | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Clouding \Cloud"ing\, n. 1. A mottled appearance given to ribbons and silks in the process of dyeing. 2. A diversity of colors in yarn, recurring at regular intervals. --Knight. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Cloud \Cloud\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Clouded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Clouding}.] 1. To overspread or hide with a cloud or clouds; as, the sky is clouded. 2. To darken or obscure, as if by hiding or enveloping with a cloud; hence, to render gloomy or sullen. One day too late, I fear me, noble lord, Hath clouded all thy happy days on earth. --Shak. Be not disheartened, then, nor cloud those looks. --Milton. Nothing clouds men's minds and impairs their honesty like prejudice. --M. Arnold. 3. To blacken; to sully; to stain; to tarnish; to damage; -- esp. used of reputation or character. I would not be a stander-by to hear My sovereign mistress clouded so, without My present vengeance taken. --Shak. 4. To mark with, or darken in, veins or sports; to variegate with colors; as, to cloud yarn. And the nice conduct of a clouded cane. --Pope. | |
