n. [ L. angustus narrow + clavus a nail, a stripe. ] (Rom. Antiq.) A narrow stripe of purple worn by the equites on each side of the tunic as a sign of rank. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ F., fr. Gr. a'yto`s self + L. clavis key. ] 1. A kind of French stewpan with a steam-tight lid. Knight. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. a device used for sterilizing objects by exposing them to steam at above atmospheric pressure (and thus at a temperature above the normal boiling point of water). It consists of a closed chamber able to withstand internal pressure, and a means of passing superheated steam into the chamber. Autoclaves are made in various sizes, and are much used in hospitals and research laboratories to render instruments and equipment sterile. [ PJC ]

n. close-fitting and woolen and covers all of the head but the face.
Syn. -- balaclava helmet. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ } a. [ L. clava club. ] (Bot. & Zool.) Club-shaped; having the form of a club; growing gradually thicker toward the top. [ See Illust. of Antennae. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

imp. of Cleave. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. ] The harpsichord. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Clevis. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. See Clavate. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. LL. cineres clavelatti ashes of burnt lees or dregs of wine, F. clavel an inferior sort of soda, E. clavate. ] (Old Chem.) Said of potash, probably in reference to its having been obtained from billets of wood by burning. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Obs. ] See Clover. Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Frivolous or nonsensical talk; prattle; chattering. [ Scot. & North of Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Emmy found herself entirely at a loss in the midst of their clavers. Thackeray. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a genus of fungi parasitic upon the ovaries of various grasses.
Syn. -- genus Claviceps. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ F. clavicorde, fr. L. clavis key + chorda string. ] (Mus.) A keyed stringed instrument, now superseded by the pianoforte. See Clarichord. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. clavicule, fr. L. clavicula a little key, tendril, dim. of clavis key, akin to claudere to shut. See Close, and cf. Clef. ] (Anat.) The collar bone, which is joined at one end to the scapula, or shoulder blade, and at the other to the sternum, or breastbone. In man each clavicle is shaped like the letter &unr_;, and is situated just above the first rib on either side of the neck. In birds the two clavicles are united ventrally, forming the merrythought, or wishbone. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. clavicorne. ] (Zool.) Having club-shaped antennæ. See Antennæ -- n. One of the Clavicornes. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL.; Fr. L. clava club + cornu horn. ] (Zool.) A group of beetles having club-shaped antennæ. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. claviculaire. See Clavicle. ] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the clavicle. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F., fr. L. clavis key. ] (Mus.) The keyboard of an organ, pianoforte, or harmonium. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Clavier (&unr_;) is the German name for a pianoforte. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. clava club + -form. ] (Bot.) Club-shaped; clavate. Craig. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ n. [ L., fr. clava club + gerere to carry. ] One who carries a club; a club bearer. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L., fr. clavis key + gerere to carry. ] One who carries the keys of any place. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Bearing a club or a key. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. L. Claves E. Clavises [ L. ] A key; a glossary. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L., a nail. ] A callous growth, esp. one the foot; a corn. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Clavies [ Cf. F. claveau centerpiece of an arch. ] (Arch.) A mantelpiece. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F., fr. L. conclave a room that may locked up; con- + clavis key. See Clavicle. ] 1. The set of apartments within which the cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church are continuously secluded while engaged in choosing a pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The body of cardinals shut up in the conclave for the election of a pope; hence, the body of cardinals. [ 1913 Webster ]

It was said a cardinal, by reason of his apparent likelihood to step into St. Peter's chair, that in two conclaves he went in pope and came out again cardinal. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A private meeting; a close or secret assembly. [ 1913 Webster ]

The verdicts pronounced by this conclave (Johnson's Club) on new books, were speedily known over all London. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

To be in conclave, to be engaged in a secret meeting; -- said of several, or a considerable number of, persons. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. conclaviste, It. conclavista. ] One of the two ecclesiastics allowed to attend a cardinal in the conclave. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F., fr. L. in + clavus a nail. ] A tract of land or a territory inclosed within another territory of which it is independent. See Exclave. [ Recent ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ Cf. F. enclaver. ] To inclose within an alien territory. [ Recent ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. ] The state of being an enclave. [ Recent ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Formed fr. enclave by substitution of ex- for en- ] A portion of a country which is separated from the main part and surrounded by politically alien territory. [ Recent. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The same territory is an enclave in respect to the surrounding country and an exclave with respect to the country to which it is politically attached. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ LL. inclavatus; L. pref. in- in + clavare to fasten with nails, fr. clavus nail. ] Set; fast; fixed. Dr. John Smith. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Inclavated. ] (Her.) Resembling a series of dovetails; -- said of a line of division, such as the border of an ordinary. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Infra + clavicular. ] (Anat.) Below the clavicle; as, the infraclavicular fossa. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Anat.) See Episternum. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) (a) Between the clavicles; as, the interclavicular notch of the sternum. (b) Of or pertaining to the interclavicle. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. laticlavus, laticlavium; latus broad + clavus nail, a purple stripe on the tunica: cf. F. laticlave. ] (Rom. Antiq.) A broad stripe of purple on the fore part of the tunic, worn by senators in ancient Rome as an emblem of office. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ . See Panslavic, Panslavism, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. post- + clavicle. ] (Anat.) A bone in the pectoral girdle of many fishes projecting backward from the clavicle. -- Post`*cla*vic"u*lar a. [1913 Webster]

{ }, n. Same as Slav. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Same as Slavic. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Slavism. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. & n. Same as Slavonian. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Same as Slavonic. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. sub- + L. clavis a key. See Clavicle. ] (Anat.) Situated under the clavicle, or collar bone; as, the subclavian arteries. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Anat.) A bone which usually connects the clavicle with the post-temporal in the pectorial arch of fishes. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) (a) Situated above the clavicle. (b) Of or pertaining to the supraclavicle. [ 1913 Webster ]