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A powerfully narcotic and intoxicating gum resin which exudes from the flower heads, seeds, etc., of Indian hemp.

a central point of interest, or bound by a common tie; a class or division of society; a coterie; a set. As his name gradually became known, the circle of his acquaintance widened. Macaulay.

To declare elapsed, as the time allowed for introducing evidence. Sir W. Scott.

A small village containing a church. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott Sitting at the clachon alehouse. R. L. Stevenson.

Low, worthless people; the rabble. [Scot.] Jamieson.

or struck together. The broadsword's deadly clang, As if a thousand anvils rang. Sir W. Scott.

Same as Clamjamphrie. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott.

To daub or smear, as with lime; to make or finish in a slipshod way. [Scot.]

Frivolous or nonsensical talk; prattle; chattering. [Scot. & North of Eng.] Emmy found herself entirely at a loss in the midst of their clavers. Thackeray.

A large two-handed sword used formerly by the Scottish Highlanders.

Act of cleeking; a clutch. [Scot.]

A small breeze or horsefly. [North of Eng. & Scot.] Jamieson.

To throw violently; to hurl. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott.

pple; to engange in hand-to-hand fight. They boldly closed in a hand-to-hand contest. Prescott. To close on or upon, to come to a mutual agreement; to agree on or join in. "Would induce France and Holland to close upon some measures between them to our disadvantage." Sir W. Temple. -- To close with. (a) To accede to;…

To concrete, coagulate, or thicken, as soft or fluid matter by evaporation; to become a cot or clod.

of fibrous material (or sometimes of wire, as in wire cloth); commonly, a woven fabric of cotton, woolen, or linen, adapted to be made into garments; specifically, woolen fabrics, as distinguished from all others.

One of a breed of heavy draft horses originally from Clydesdale, Scotland. They are about sixteen hands high and usually brown or bay.

singer. Coat armor. See under Armor. -- Coat of arms (Her.), a translation of the French cotte d'armes, a garment of light material worn over the armor in the 15th and 16th centuries. This was often charged with the heraldic bearings of the wearer. Hence, an heraldic achievement; the bearings of any person, taken toge…

Clay mixed with straw. [Prov. Eng.] The poor cottager contenteth himself with cob for his walls, and thatch for his covering. R. Carew.

Abounding in cobwebs. "The cobwebbed cottage." Young.