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A place in which to lie or rest; especially, the bed or couch of a wild beast.

A lord; a landholder, esp. one who holds land directly of the crown. [Scot.]

The state of being a laird; an estate; landed property. [Scot.] Ramsay.

A sirup prepared from the maiden-hair, formerly supposed to have medicinal properties.

See Chiaroscuro.

Act of hearing, or the ability to hear, sounds not normally audible; -- usually claimed as a special faculty of spiritualistic mediums, or the like.

Pertaining to, or characterized by, clairaudience.

A small inclosed pond used for gathering and greening oysters.

A power, attributed to some persons while in a mesmeric state, of discering objects not perceptible by the senses in their normal condition.

Pertaining to clairvoyance; discerning objects while in a mesmeric state which are not present to the senses.

A kind of frosted cake, containing flavored cream.

To make clear; to clear up what is obscure or not understood; to explain.

clearing up of anything which is obscure or not easily understood; an explanation. The eclaircissement ended in the discovery of the informer. Clarendon.

A European sting ray of the genus Trygon (T. pastinaca); -- called also fireflare and fiery flaw.

Smell; odor. [Obs.]

The white of egg. It is used as a size or a glaze in bookbinding, for pastry, etc.

See Glair.

Glairy; covered with glair.

A glairy viscous substance, which forms on the surface of certain mineral waters, or covers the sides of their inclosures; -- called also baregin.

Like glair, or partaking of its qualities; covered with glair; viscous and transparent; slimy. Wiseman.