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A body of clients. E. Everett.

A thickened glandular portion of the body of the adult earthworm, consisting of several united segments modified for reproductive purposes.

That which is earthy and of little relative value, as the body of man in comparison with the soul. This cold clod of clay which we carry about with us. T. Burnet.

per, restricted to those who have received baptism by immersion. -- Close corporation, a body or corporation which fills its own vacancies. -- Close fertilization. (Bot.) See Fertilization. -- Close harmony (Mus.), compact harmony, in which the tones composing each chord are not widely distributed over several octav…

Fitting the body exactly; setting close, as a garment. Ayliffe.

tting an end to debate and securing an immediate vote upon a measure before a legislative body. It is similar in effect to the previous question. It was first introduced into the British House of Commons in 1882. The French word clôture was originally applied to this proceeding.

or administering and for giving the best possible effect to . . . every axiom. I. Taylor. Body cloth. See under Body. -- Cloth of gold, a fabric woven wholly or partially of threads of gold. -- Cloth measure, the measure of length and surface by which cloth is measured and sold. For this object the standard yard is u…

Covering for the human body; dress; vestments; vesture; -- a general term for whatever covering is worn, or is made to be worn, for decency or comfort. She . . . speaks well, and has excellent good clothes. Shak. If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole. Mark. v. 28.

a battalion implies a temporary inability in the commanding officer to restore any given body of men to their natural front in line or column. Farrow.

A kind of field spaniel, with short legs and stout body, which, unlike other spaniels, hunts silently.

To collect into a cluster or clusters; to gather into a bunch or close body. Not less the bee would range her cells, . . . The foxglove cluster dappled bells. Tennyson. Or from the forest falls the clustered snow. Thomson. Clustered column (Arch.), a column which is composed, or appears to be composed, of several colum…

Union, as in one body or mass; unity. Jer. Taylor. The coadunation of all the civilized provinces. Coleridge.

coagulation of egg albumin by heat. Coagulation is generally the change of an albuminous body into an insoluble modification.

To grow together; to unite by growth into one body; as, the parts separated by a wound coalesce.

The act of coalescing; union into a body or mass, as of separate bodies or parts; as, a coalition of atoms. Bentley.

that the coast was clear, Zelmane dismissed Musidorus." Sir P. Sidney. Coast guard. (a) A body of men originally employed along the coast to prevent smuggling; now, under the control of the admiralty, drilled as a naval reserve. [Eng.] (b) The force employed in lifesaving stations along the seacoast. [U. S.] -- Coast r…

An outer garment fitting the upper part of the body; especially, such a garment worn by men. Let each His adamantine coat gird well. Milton.

A mammal of tropical America of the genus Nasua, allied to the raccoon, but with a longer body, tail, and nose.

on the liver of the codfish, and used extensively in medicine as a means of supplying the body with fat in cases of malnutrition.

A body of law, sanctioned by legislation, in which the rules of law to be specifically applied by the courts are set forth in systematic form; a compilation of laws by public authority; a digest.