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adv. Authentically. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. cataclysmos, Gr. kataklysmo`s, from &unr_; to dash over, inundate; kata` downward, against + &unr_; to wash or dash over: cf. F. cataclysme. ] 1. An extensive overflow or sweeping flood of water; a deluge. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Geol.) Any violent catastrophe, involving sudden and extensive changes of the earth's surface. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. Of or pertaining to a cataclysm. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who believes that the most important geological phenomena have been produced by cataclysms. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a catholic manner; generally; universally. Sir L. Cary. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a choleric manner; angrily. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. glycérolé. ] (Med.) Same as Glycerite. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One of a breed of heavy draft horses originally from Clydesdale, Scotland. They are about sixteen hands high and usually brown or bay. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

. One of a breed of small silky-haired terriers related to, but smaller than, the Skye terrier, having smaller and perfectly erect ears. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. [ NL. Clypeaster (L. clupeus shield + aster star) + -oid. ] (Zool.) Like or related to the genus Clupeaster; -- applied to a group of flattened sea urchins, with a rosette of pores on the upper side. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. clupeatus, p. p. of clupeare to arm with a shield, fr. clupeus, clipeus shield. ] 1. (Bot.) Shaped like a round buckler or shield; scutate. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) Furnished with a shield, or a protective plate or shell. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. clupeus shield + -form. ] Shield-shaped; clypeate. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Clypei [ L., a shield. ] (Zool.) The frontal plate of the head of an insect. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_; a place washed by the waves, fr. &unr_;. See Clyster. ] Connected with, or related to, the deluge, or to a cataclysm; as, clysmian changes. Smart. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Washing; cleansing. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L., fr. G. &unr_;. fr. &unr_; to wash off or out; akin to Goth. hlūtrs pure, G. lauter: cf. F. clystère ] (Med.) A liquid injected into the lower intestines by means of a syringe; an injection; an enema. [ 1913 Webster ]

Clyster pipe, a tube or pipe used for injections. [ 1913 Webster ]

In hair dressing, a loose, low coil at the back of the head, like the knot on the head of the bust of Clytie by G. F. Watts. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; the southeast wind + &unr_; wave, billow; according to another reading, &unr_;, i. e. a north-east wind, as in the Latin Vulgate Euro-aquilo. ] A tempestuous northeast wind which blows in the Mediterranean. See Levanter. [ 1913 Webster ]

A tempestuous wind called Euroclydon. Acts xxvii. 14. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Fantastically. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a frolicsome manner; with mirth and gayety. [ Obs. ] Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In an impolitic manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a metallic manner; by metallic means. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Pedantically. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Phlegmatically. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a politic manner; sagaciously; shrewdly; artfully. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. 1. With exposure to popular view or notice; without concealment; openly; as, property publicly offered for sale; an opinion publicly avowed; a declaration publicly made. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. In the name of the community. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In the manner of relics. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Romantically. [ R. ] Strype. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a rustic manner; rustically. Chapman. [ 1913 Webster ]