Cloudage to Clubbish

Cloudage
(Cloud"age) n. Mass of clouds; cloudiness. [R.]

A scudding cloudage of shapes.
Coleridge.

Cloudberry
(Cloud"ber`ry) n. (Bot.) A species of raspberry (Rubus Chamæmerous) growing in the northern regions, and bearing edible, amber- colored fruit.

Cloud-built
(Cloud"-built) a. Built of, or in, the clouds; airy; unsubstantial; imaginary. Cowper.

So vanished my cloud-built palace.
Goldsmith.

Cloud-burst
(Cloud"-burst`) n. A sudden copious rainfall, as if the whole cloud had been precipitated at once.

Cloud-capped
(Cloud"-capped`) a. Having clouds resting on the top or head; reaching to the clouds; as, cloud-capped mountains.

Cloud-compeller
(Cloud"-com*pel`ler) n. Cloud-gatherer; — an epithet applied to Zeus. [Poetic.] Pope.

Cloudily
(Cloud"i*ly) adv. In a cloudy manner; darkly; obscurely. Dryden.

Cloudiness
(Cloud"i*ness), n. The state of being cloudy.

Clouding
(Cloud"ing), n.

1. A mottled appearance given to ribbons and silks in the process of dyeing.

2. A diversity of colors in yarn, recurring at regular intervals. Knight.

Cloudland
(Cloud"land`) n. Dreamland.

Cloudless
(Cloud"less), a. Without a cloud; clear; bright.

A cloudless winter sky.
Bankroft.

Cloud"less*ly, adv.Cloud"less*ness, n.

Cloudlet
(Cloud"let) n. A little cloud. R. Browning.

Eve's first star through fleecy cloudlet peeping.
Coleridge.

Cloudy
(Cloud"y) a. [Compar. Cloudier ; superl. Cloudiest.] [From Cloud, n.]

1. Overcast or obscured with clouds; clouded; as, a cloudy sky.

2. Consisting of a cloud or clouds.

As Moses entered into the tabernacle, the cloudy pillar descended.
Ex. xxxiii. 9

3. Indicating gloom, anxiety, sullenness, or ill-nature; not open or cheerful. "A cloudy countenance." Shak.

4. Confused; indistinct; obscure; dark.

Cloudy and confused notions of things.
Watts.

5. Lacking clearness, brightness, or luster. "A cloudy diamond." Boyle.


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