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Bearing cirri, as many plants and animals.

Formed like a cirrus or tendril; -- said of appendages of both animals and plants.

Aping, or having, the manners of a city.

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

That which clarifies.

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

Capable of being classified.

Characterizing a class or classes; relating to classification.

as classes, orders, families, etc., according to some common relations or affinities. Artificial classification. (Science) See under Artifitial.

Pertaining to classification; admitting of classification. "A classificatory system." Earle.

One who classifies.

To distribute into classes; to arrange according to a system; to arrnge in sets according to some method founded on common properties or characters.

Club-shaped; clavate. Craig.

A high, steep rock; a precipice. Cliff swallow (Zoöl.), a North American swallow (Petrochelidon lunifrons), which builds its nest against cliffs; the eaves swallow.

A series of limestone strata found in Ohio and farther west, presenting bluffs along the rivers and valleys, formerly supposed to be of one formation, but now known to be partly Silurian and partly Devonian.

Having cliffs; broken; craggy.

A cliff. [Obs.] That gainst the craggy clifts did loudly roar. Spenser.

Broken; fissured. Climb the Andeclifted side. Grainger.

Shield-shaped; clypeate.

Containing cobalt.