v. t. [ L. acclamare; ad + clamare to cry out. See Claim, Clamor. ] [ R. ] 1. To applaud. “A glad acclaiming train.” Thomson. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To declare by acclamations. [ 1913 Webster ]

While the shouting crowd
Acclaims thee king of traitors. Smollett. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To shout; as, to acclaim my joy. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To shout applause. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Acclamation. [ Poetic ] Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who acclaims. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. A genus of birds including the red-winged blackbirds.
Syn. -- genus Agelaius. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Cf. G. erzkämmerer. See Arch-, pref. ] A chief chamberlain; -- an officer of the old German empire, whose office was similar to that of the great chamberlain in England. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Russian. ]a stringed instrument of Russian origin that has a triangular body and three strings. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ OE. blein, bleyn, AS. blēgen; akin to Dan. blegn, D. blein; perh. fr. the same root as E. bladder. See Bladder. ] 1. An inflammatory swelling or sore; a bulla, pustule, or blister. [ 1913 Webster ]

Blotches and blains must all his flesh emboss. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Far.) A bladder growing on the root of the tongue of a horse, against the windpipe, and stopping the breath. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖a. [ F. ] Of or pertaining to Bordeaux, in France, or to the district around Bordeaux. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. bourdelais, prob. fr. bordelais. See Bordelais. ] A sort of grape. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. (Naut.) Composed of three three-stranded ropes, or hawsers, twisted together to form a cable. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Twisted after the manner of a cable; as, a cable-laid gold chain. Simmonds. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. callaïs, Gr. ka`lai:s, ka`llai:s; cf. F. calaïte. ] A mineral. See Turquoise. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. capillaire maiden-hair; sirop de capillaire capillaire; fr. L. herba capillaris the maidenhair. ] 1. A sirup prepared from the maiden-hair, formerly supposed to have medicinal properties. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Any simple sirup flavored with orange flowers. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. chamberlain, chambrelencF. chambellon, OHG. chamerling, chamarlinc, G. kämmerling, kammer chamber (fr. L. camera) + -ling. See Chamber, and -ling. ] [ Formerly written chamberlin. ] 1. An officer or servant who has charge of a chamber or chambers. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An upper servant of an inn. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

3. An officer having the direction and management of the private chambers of a nobleman or monarch; hence, in Europe, one of the high officers of a court. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A treasurer or receiver of public money; as, the chamberlain of London, of North Wales, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

The lord chamberlain of England, an officer of the crown, who waits upon the sovereign on the day of coronation, and provides requisites for the palace of Westminster, and for the House of Lords during the session of Parliament. Under him are the gentleman of the black rod and other officers. His office is distinct from that of the lord chamberlain of the Household, whose functions relate to the royal housekeeping. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Office of a chamberlain. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Geol.) A subdivision of the Quaternary age immediately following the Glacial period; -- so named from beds near Lake Champlain. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The earlier deposits of this period are diluvial in character, as if formed in connection with floods attending the melting of the glaciers, while the later deposits are of finer material in more quiet waters, as the alluvium. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. chapelain, fr. LL. capellanus, fr. capella. See Chapel. ] 1. An ecclesiastic who has a chapel, or who performs religious service in a chapel. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A clergyman who is officially attached to the army or navy, to some public institution, or to a family or court, for the purpose of performing divine service. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Any person (clergyman or layman) chosen to conduct religious exercises for a society, etc.; as, a chaplain of a Masonic or a temperance lodge. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Chaplaincies The office, position, or station of a chaplain. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The office or business of a chaplain. [ 1913 Webster ]

The Bethesda of some knight's chaplainship. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The possession or revenue of a chapel. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. châtelaine the wife of a castellan, the mistress of a chateau, a chatelaine chain. ] An ornamental hook, or brooch worn by a lady at her waist, and having a short chain or chains attached for a watch, keys, trinkets, etc. Also used adjectively; as, a chatelaine chain. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To produce chilblains upon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Chill + Blain. ] A blain, sore, or inflammatory swelling of the feet or hands, produced by exposure to cold, and attended by itching, pain, and sometimes ulceration.
Syn. -- pernio. [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]

n. See Clake. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. (Zool.) The bernicle goose; -- now called barnacle goose and also called clack goose. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Claimed p. pr. & vb. n. Claiming. ] [ OE. clamen, claimen, OF. clamer, fr. L. clamare to cry out, call; akin to calare to proclaim, Gr. kalei^n to call, Skr. kal to sound, G. holen to fetch, E. hale haul. ] 1. To ask for, or seek to obtain, by virtue of authority, right, or supposed right; to challenge as a right; to demand as due. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To proclaim. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To call or name. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To assert; to maintain. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To be entitled to anything; to deduce a right or title; to have a claim. [ 1913 Webster ]

We must know how the first ruler, from whom any one claims, came by his authority. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Of. claim cry, complaint, from clamer. See Claim, v. t. ] 1. A demand of a right or supposed right; a calling on another for something due or supposed to be due; an assertion of a right or fact. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A right to claim or demand something; a title to any debt, privilege, or other thing in possession of another; also, a title to anything which another should give or concede to, or confer on, the claimant. “A bar to all claims upon land.” Hallam. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The thing claimed or demanded; that (as land) to which any one intends to establish a right; ; as, a settler's claim; a miner's claim. [ U.S. & Australia ] [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A loud call. [ Obs. ] Spenser [ 1913 Webster ]

To lay claim to, to demand as a right. “Doth he lay claim to thine inheritance?” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Capable of being claimed. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. OF. clamant, p. pr. of clamer. Cf. Clamant. ] One who claims; one who asserts a right or title; a claimer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who claims; a claimant. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having no claim. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. clair clear + F. & E. audience a hearing. See Clear. ] Act of hearing, or the ability to hear, sounds not normally audible; -- usually claimed as a special faculty of spiritualistic mediums, or the like. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. Pertaining to, or characterized by, clairaudience. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. One alleged to have the power of clairaudience. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖n. [ F. ] A small inclosed pond used for gathering and greening oysters. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖n. [ F. See Clare-obscure. ] See Chiaroscuro. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. ] A power, attributed to some persons while in a mesmeric state, of discerning objects not perceptible by the senses in their normal condition. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ F., fr. clair clear + voyant, p. pr. of voir to see. See Clear, and Vision. ] Pertaining to clairvoyance; discerning objects while in a mesmeric state which are not present to the senses. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who is able, when in a mesmeric state, to discern objects not present to the senses. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Complained p. pr. & vb. n. Complaining. ] [ F. complaindre, LL. complangere; com- + L. plangere to strike, beat, to beat the breast or head as a sign of grief, to lament. See Plaint. ] 1. To give utterance to expression of grief, pain, censure, regret. etc.; to lament; to murmur; to find fault; -- commonly used with of. Also, to creak or squeak, as a timber or wheel. [ 1913 Webster ]

O loss of sight, of thee I most complain! Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To make a formal accusation; to make a charge. [ 1913 Webster ]

Now, Master Shallow, you'll complain of me to the king? Shak.

Syn. -- To repine; grumble; deplore; bewail; grieve; mourn; regret; murmur. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To lament; to bewail. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

They might the grievance inwardly complain. Daniel. [ 1913 Webster ]

By chaste Lucrece's soul that late complain'd
Her wrongs to us. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. That may be complained of. [ R. ] Feltham. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. complaignant, p. pr. of complaindre. ] 1. One who makes complaint. [ 1913 Webster ]

Eager complainants of the dispute. Collier. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Law) (a) One who commences a legal process by a complaint. (b) The party suing in equity, answering to the plaintiff at common law. [ 1913 Webster ]

He shall forfeit one moiety to the use of the town, and the other moiety to the use of the complainant. Statutes of Mass. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who complains or laments; one who finds fault; a murmurer. Beattie. [ 1913 Webster ]

Speechless complainer, I will learn thy thought. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

pos>adj. uttering complaints. Opposite of uncomplaining. [ prenominal ] [ Narrower terms: faultfinding, grumbling(prenominal): fretful, querulous, whiney, whining(prenominal), whiny; protesting(prenominal), protestant ]
Syn. -- complaintive. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ F. complainte. See Complain. ] 1. Expression of grief, regret, pain, censure, or resentment; lamentation; murmuring; accusation; fault-finding. [ 1913 Webster ]

I poured out my complaint before him. Ps. cxlii. 2. [ 1913 Webster ]

Grievous complaints of you. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Cause or subject of complaint or murmuring. [ 1913 Webster ]

The poverty of the clergy in England hath been the complaint of all who wish well to the church. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. An ailment or disease of the body. [ 1913 Webster ]

One in a complaint of his bowels. Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Law) A formal allegation or charge against a party made or presented to the appropriate court or officer, as for a wrong done or a crime committed (in the latter case, generally under oath); an information; accusation; the initial bill in proceedings in equity.

Syn. -- Lamentation; murmuring; sorrow; grief; disease; illness; disorder; malady; ailment. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Full of complaint. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. complaisance. See Complaisant, and cf. Complacence. ] Disposition to please or oblige; obliging compliance with the wishes of others; a deportment indicative of a desire to please; courtesy; civility. [ 1913 Webster ]

These [ ladies ] . . . are by the just complaisance and gallantry of our nation the most powerful part of our people. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

They strive with their own hearts and keep them down,
In complaisance to all the fools in town. Young.

Syn. -- Civility; courtesy; urbanity; suavity; affability; good breeding. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ F. complaisant, p. pr. of complaire to acquiesce as a favor, fr. L. complacere. See Complacent. ] Desirous to please; courteous; obliging; compliant; as, a complaisant gentleman. [ 1913 Webster ]

There are to whom my satire seems too bold:
Scarce to wise Peter complaisant enough. Pope.

Syn. -- Obliging; courteous; affable; gracious; civil; polite; well-bred. See Obliging.

-- Com"plai*sant`ly, adv. -- Com"plai*sant`ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Law) A claim made by a person as an offset to a claim made on him. [ 1913 Webster ]