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a. Worthy of applause; praiseworthy. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. applaudere, applausum. See Applaud. ] The act of applauding; approbation and praise publicly expressed by clapping the hands, stamping or tapping with the feet, acclamation, huzzas, or other means; marked commendation. [ 1913 Webster ]

The brave man seeks not popular applause. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Acclaim; acclamation; plaudit; commendation; approval. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ LL. applausivus. ] Expressing applause; approbative. -- Ap*plau"sive*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

n. [ L. balaustium, Gr. balay`stion. ] (Bot.) The pomegranate tree (Punica granatum). The bark of the root, the rind of the fruit, and the flowers are used medicinally. [ 1913 Webster ]

. (Law) A clause, as in a blanket mortgage or policy, that includes a group or class of things, rather than a number mentioned individually and having the burden, loss, or the like, apportioned among them. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ F. clause, LL. clausa, equiv. to L. clausula clause, prop., close of &unr_; rhetorical period, close, fr. claudere to shut, to end. See Close. ] 1. A separate portion of a written paper, paragraph, or sentence; an article, stipulation, or proviso, in a legal document. [ 1913 Webster ]

The usual attestation clause to a will. Bouvier. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Gram.) A subordinate portion or a subdivision of a sentence containing a subject and its predicate. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Obs. ] See Letters clause or Letters close, under Letter. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ F., fr. LL. claustralis, fr. L. claustrum. See Cloister. ] Cloistral. Ayliffe [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Claustra. [ L., a bolt or bar. ] (Anat.) A thin lamina of gray matter in each cerebral hemisphere of the brain of man. -- Claus"tral, a. [1913 Webster]

a. [ From L. clausula. See Clause, n. ] Consisting of, or having, clauses. Smart. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. clausura. See Closure. ] The act of shutting up or confining; confinement. [ R. ] Geddes. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Lack of plausibility; the quality of being implausible. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. im- not + plausible: cf. F. implausible. ] Not plausible; not wearing the appearance of truth or credibility, and not likely to be believed. “Implausible harangues.” Swift.

-- Im*plau"si*ble*ness, n. -- Im*plau"si*bly, adv. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Loose. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ [ L. ] (Internat. Law) Lit., closed sea; hence, a body of water within the separate jurisdiction of the nation; -- opposed to open sea (mare liberum), the water open to all nations and over which no single nation has special control. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

(Diplomacy), A clause, often inserted in treaties, by which each of the contracting nations binds itself to grant to the other in certain stipulated matters the same terms as are then, or may be thereafter, granted to the nation which receives from it the most favorable terms in respect of those matters. It is used most frequently in treaties regarding the terms of trade between countries, as regarding tariffs and non-tariff barriers to trade. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

There was a “most-favored-nation” clause with provisions for the good treatment of strangers entering the Republic. James Bryce. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

Steam navigation was secured by the Japanese as far as Chungking, and under the most-favored-nation clause the right accrued to us. A. R. Colquhoun. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

. A clause sometimes inserted in contracts or specifications, requiring that a material of construction, as cement, must be of a brand that has stood the test of a specified number of years' use in an important public work. [ Cant, U. S. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ Cf. F. plausibilité. ] 1. Something worthy of praise. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Integrity, fidelity, and other gracious plausibilities. E. Vaughan. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The quality of being plausible; speciousness. [ 1913 Webster ]

To give any plausibility to a scheme. De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Anything plausible or specious. R. Browning. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. plausibilis praiseworthy, from plaudere, plausum, to applaud, clap the hands, strike, beat. ] 1. Worthy of being applauded; praiseworthy; commendable; ready. [ Obs. ] Bp. Hacket. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Obtaining approbation; specifically pleasing; apparently right; specious; as, a plausible pretext; plausible manners; a plausible delusion. “Plausible and popular arguments.” Clarendon. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Using specious arguments or discourse; as, a plausible speaker. [ 1913 Webster ]

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Syn. -- Plausible, Specious. Plausible denotes that which seems reasonable, yet leaves distrust in the judgment. Specious describes that which presents a fair appearance to the view and yet covers something false. Specious refers more definitely to the act or purpose of false representation; plausible has more reference to the effect on the beholder or hearer. An argument may by specious when it is not plausible because its sophistry is so easily discovered. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To render plausible. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Quality of being plausible. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. 1. In a plausible manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Contentedly, readily. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The Romans plausibly did give consent. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. plaudere, plausum, to applaud. ] 1. Applauding; manifesting praise. Young. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Plausible, specious. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Applause of one's self. [ 1913 Webster ]

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[ 1913 Webster ]

a. Not approving; disapproving. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]