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The name firat given in England to the red wines of M

A soft, sweet stop, or set of open wood pipes in an organ.

A musical instrument, formerly in use, in form of a spinet; -- called also manichord and clavichord.

he act or process of making clear or transparent, by freeing visible impurities; as, the clarification of wine.

That which clarifies.

feculent matter; to defecate; to fine; -- said of liquids, as wine or sirup. "Boiled and clarified." Ure.

To declare war with certain ceremonies. [Obs.] Holland.

A wind instrument, blown by a single reed, of richer and fuller tone than the oboe, which has a double reed. It is the leading instrument in a military band.

A reed stop in an organ.

A kind of trumpet, whose note is clear and shrill. He sounds his imperial clarion along the whole line of battle. E. Everett.

See Clarinet.

Having a clear sound. [Obs.] Ash.

Clearness; splendor. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.

Clearness; brightness; splendor. Floods, in whose more than crystal clarity, Innumerable virgin graces row. Beaumont.

See Chiaroscuro.

Wine with a mixture of honey and species. [Obs.] Chaucer.

To daub, smear, or spread, as with mud, etc. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.

Sticky and foul; muddy; filthy; dirty. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.

A plant (Salvia sclarea) of the Sage family, used in flavoring soups. Clary water, a composition of clary flowers with brandy, etc., formerly used as a cardiac.

Consisting of, or having, clauses. Smart.