v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Applauded; p. pr. & vb. n. Applauding. ] [ L. applaudere; ad + plaudere to clash, to clap the hands: cf. F. applaudir. Cf. Explode. ] 1. To show approval of by clapping the hands, acclamation, or other significant sign. [ 1913 Webster ]

I would applaud thee to the very echo,
That should applaud again. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To praise by words; to express approbation of; to commend; to approve. [ 1913 Webster ]

By the gods, I do applaud his courage. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- To praise; extol; commend; cry up; magnify; approve. See Praise. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To express approbation loudly or significantly. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. worthy of being applauded. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. One who applauds. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To laud or praise greatly. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ Its name is supposed to be derived from the similarity of the effects it gives to those of a picture by Claude Lorrain (often written Lorraine). ] A slightly convex mirror, commonly of black glass, used as a toy for viewing the reflected landscape. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. claudens, p. pr. of claudere to shut. ] Shutting; confining; drawing together; as, a claudent muscle. [ R. ] Jonson [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. claudicans, p. pr. of claudicare to limp, fr. claudus lame. ] Limping. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. claudicatio. ] A halting or limping. [ R. ] Tatler. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ L. collaudare; col- + laudare to praise. ] To join in praising. [ Obs. ] Howell. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. illaudabilis. See In- not, and Laudable. ] Not laudable; not praise-worthy; worthy of censure or disapprobation. Milton.

-- Il*laud"a*bly, adv. [Obs.] Broome. [1913 Webster]

a. Not closing or shutting. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. laus, laudis. See Laud, v. i. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. High commendation; praise; honor; exaltation; glory. “Laud be to God.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

So do well and thou shalt have laud of the same. Tyndals. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A part of divine worship, consisting chiefly of praise; -- usually in the pl. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ In the Roman Catholic Church, the prayers used at daybreak, between those of matins and prime, are called lauds. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Music or singing in honor of any one. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Lauded; p. pr. & vb. n. Lauding. ] [ L. laudare, fr. laus, laudis, praise. Cf. Allow. ] To praise in words alone, or with words and singing; to celebrate; to extol. [ 1913 Webster ]

With all the company of heaven, we laud and magnify thy glorious name. Book of Common Prayer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. laudabilitas. ] Laudableness; praiseworthiness. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. laudabilis: cf. OE. laudable. See Laud, v. i. ] 1. Worthy of being lauded; praiseworthy; commendable; as, laudable motives; laudable actions; laudable ambition. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Med.) Healthy; salubrious; normal; having a disposition to promote healing; not noxious; as, laudable juices of the body; laudable pus. Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality of being laudable; praiseworthiness; commendableness. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a laudable manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From Laudanum. ] (Chem.) A white organic base, resembling morphine, and obtained from certain varieties of opium. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Orig. the same wort as ladanum, ladbdanum: cf. F. laudanum, It. laudano, ladano. See Ladanum. ] Tincture of opium, used for various medical purposes. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ A fluid ounce of American laudanum should contain the soluble matter of one tenth of an ounce avoirdupois of powdered opium with equal parts of alcohol and water. English laudanum should have ten grains less of opium in the fluid ounce. U. S. Disp. [ 1913 Webster ]

Dutchman's laudanum (Bot.) See under Dutchman. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. laudatio: cf. OE. taudation. See Land, v. t. ] The act of lauding; praise; high commendation. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. laudativus laudatory: cf. F. laudatif. ] Laudatory. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A panegyric; a eulogy. [ Obs. ] Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L. ] 1. One who lauds. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Law) An arbitrator. [ Obs. ] Cowell. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. laudatorius: cf. OF. laudatoire. ] Of or pertaining praise, or to the expression of praise; as, laudatory verses; the laudatory powers of Dryden. Sir J. Stephen. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who lauds. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To applaud. [ Obs. ] Chapman. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From L. plaudite do ye praise (which was said by players at the end of a performance), 2d pers. pl. imperative of plaudere. Cf. Plausible. ] A mark or expression of applause; praise bestowed. [ 1913 Webster ]

Not in the shouts and plaudits of the throng. Longfellow. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Acclamation; applause; encomium; commendation; approbation; approval. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Applauding; commending. [ 1913 Webster ]