Part 34

=chrétienté= (kré-ti-in-té), _n.f._, Christendom. _Marcher sur la —_; (fam.) to wear shoes and stockings in holes.

=chrismal= (kri-), _n.m._, chrismatory.

=chrismation=, _n.f._, chrismation.

_le_ =christ= (krist), _n.m._, Christ, crucifix. _Jésus Christ_ (jé-zu-kri); Jesus Christ. [_Christ_ without _Jésus_ is never used in French without _le_.]

=christe= (krist), _n.f._, (bot.) crithmum, samphire, sea-fennel. _— marine_; crithmum, samphire, sea-fennel.

=christianiser= (kris-), _v.a._, to Christianize.

=christianisme= (kris-tia-nism), _n.m._, Christianity.

=christiaque= (kris-tiak), _adj._, Christian.

=chromate= (kro-), _n.m._, (chem.) chromate.

=chromatique= (kro-), _adj._, (chem. and mus.) chromatic.

=chromatique=, _n.f._, (mus., paint.) chromatics.

=chromatiquement=, _adv._, (mus.) chromatically.

=chrome= (krôm), _n.m._, chromium.

=chromique=, _adj._, (chem.) chromic.

=chromolithographie=, _n.f._, chromo-lithography.

=chronicité= (kro-), _n.f._, (med.) chronicity.

=chronique= (kro-), _n.f._, chronicle, history; summary, reports. _— scandaleuse_; tittle-tattle, scandalous reports.

=chronique=, _adj._, (med.) chronic.

=chroniqueur= (kro-), _n.m._, chronicler.

=chronogramme= (kro-), _n.m._, chronogram.

=chronographe= (kro-), _n.m._, chronographer.

=chronographie= (kro-), _n.f._, chronography.

=chronologie= (kro-), _n.f._, chronology.

=chronologique= (kro-), _adj._, chronological.

=chronologiste= (kro-), _n.m._, chronologer.

☉=chronologue= (kro-), _n.m._, chronologer.

=chronomètre= (kro-), _n.m._, chronometer.

=chrysalide= (kri-), _n.m._, aurelia, chrysalis, nympha; pupa; pupe; grub.

=chrysanthème= (kri-), _n.m._, chrysanthemum; ox-eye daisy; marigold.

=chrysite= (kri-), _n.f._, chrysite, touch-stone.

=chrysobate= (kri-), _n.f._, chrysobates.

=chrysobéril= (kri-), _n.m._, chrysober.

=chrysocale= (kri-), _n.m._, an alloy of copper and zinc, resembling gold; pinchbeck.

=chrysocolle= (kri-), _n.f._, chrysocolla, borax.

=chrysocome= (kri-), _n.f._, (bot.) chrysocoma, goldylocks.

=chrysogonum= (kri-), _n.m._, moth-mullein, red turnip.

=chrysolithe= (kri-), _n.f._, chrysolite.

=chrysophris= (kri-), _n.m._, (ich.) gilt-head.

=chrysoprase= (kri-), _n.f._, chrysoprase.

☉=chrysulée= (kri-), (chem.) _n.f._, chrysulea, aqua regia.

=chu=, =-e=, _part._, (of _choir_), fallen.

☉=chucheter=, _v.n._, to whisper; to twitter.

=chuchotement=, _n.m._, whispering, whisper, rustling.

=chuchoter=, _v.n._ and _a._, to whisper.

=chuchoterie= (sho-trî), _n.f._, whispering.

=chuchoteu-r=, _n.m._, =-se=, _n.f._, whisperer.

=chut= (shut), _int._, hush!

=chute=, _n.f._, fall, tumble; decline; falling, overthrow, lapse, downfall, descension, decay; catastrophe, disaster; failure, miscarriage. _— d’eau_; waterfall, cataract. _La — du jour_; the close of day. _— d’eau_; waterfall, watercourse. _— d’une voile_; (nav.) depth of a sail; drop (of the principal square sails). _— de courants_; setting of the tides.

=chuter=, _v.n._, (thea.) to fail, to be damned.

=chyle=, _n.m._, chyle.

=chyleu-x=, =-se=, _adj._, chylous.

=chylifère=, _adj._, (anat.) chyliferous.

=chylification=, _n.f._, chylifaction, chylification.

=chylose=, _n.f._, chylification.

=chyme=, _n.m._, chyme.

=chymification=, _n.f._, chymification.

=ci=, _adv._, here. _Celui-— est meilleur que celui-là_; this is better than that. _Cet homme-—_; this man. _—-dessus_, _—-devant_; above, before, heretofore, ex, former. _Par-— par-là_; here and there, up and down; off and on. _—-après_; hereafter. _—-dessous_; below. _—-contre_; opposite. _Entre — et demain_; between this time and to-morrow. _Entre — et là_; between this and then. (French Revolution) _Un —-devant noble_, _un —-devant_; an ex-noble, royalist. _Les —-devant nobles_, _les —-devant_; the royalists, the aristocracy.

=cibagé=, _n.m._, an Indian pine, cibage.

=cibaudière=, _n.f._, sort of fishing-net.

=cible=, _n.f._, mark to be shot at, target.

=ciboire=, _n.m._, a sacred vase, pyx; (arch.) ciborium, canopy.

=ciboule=, _n.f._, scallion, green onion; eschalot.

=ciboulette=, _n.f._, (bot.) chive. _V._ =civette=.

=cicatrice=, _n.f._, scar, seam, mark.

=cicatricule=, _n.f._, cicatricule, eye or thread; (of an egg) small scar.

=cicatrisant=, =-e=, _adj._, cicatrizing.

=cicatriser=, _v.a._, to mark with a scar, to scar; to cicatrize; to close, heal up.

_se_ =cicatriser=, _v.r._, to be cicatrized, to skin over, to heal up.

=ciccus=, _n.m._, a species of grasshopper; a species of wild-goose; ciccus.

=cicéro=, _n.m._, (print.) pica. _— gros œil_; pica. _— petit œil_; small pica.

=cicérole=, _n.f._, chick-pea.

=cicéron=, _n.m._, Cicero.

=cicérone=, _n.m._, cicerone.

=cicéronien=, =-ne= (-in, -è-n), _adj._, Ciceronian.

=cicindèle=, _n.f._, cicindela.

☉=cicisbée=. _V._ =sigisbée=.

=ciclamor=, _n.m._ _V._ =orle=.

=cicutaire=, _n.f._, cicuta, water-hemlock.

=cid= (sid), _n.m._, cid (chief, commander).

=cidre=, _n.m._, cider. _Gros —_; strong cider. _— paré_; old cider. _— piquant_; rough cider.

=cⁱᵉ.=, (ab.) Co. (for Company).

=ciel= (siel), _n.m._, (cieux) heaven, the heavens, the firmament, the sky; paradise. _Grâces au —_; thanks be to heaven, to God. _C’est un coup du —_; it is a judgment of heaven. _O —!_ O heavens! _Juste —!_ good heavens! great god! _Du —_; heavenly. _Arc-en-—_ (_—s-—_); rainbow. _Remuer — et terre_; to leave no stone unturned.

=ciel=, _n.m._, (ciels) tester of a bed; (c.rel.) the canopy which is carried over the host; sky (paint.); the roof of a quarry; air, climate. _Un beau —_; a fine climate. _L’Italie est sous un des plus beaux —s de l’Europe_; Italy has one of the finest climates in Europe.

=cierge=, _n.m._, wax-taper, church candle, wax-light. _— du Pérou_; torch thistle. _— pascal_; Easter cierge. _—s d’eau_; water-jets. _Droit comme un —_; as stiff as a poker.

=ciergé=, =-e=, _adj._, (nav.) stiff.

=ciergier=, _n.m._, wax-chandler.

=cigale=, _n.f._, cicada, grasshopper. _— de rivière_; water-grasshopper. _— de mer_; shrimp.

=cigare=, _n.m._, cigar.

=cigarette=, _n.f._, cigarette.

*=cigogne=, _n.f._, (orni.) stork. _— à sac_; hurgil. _Bec de —_; (bot.) crane’s bill. _Conte à la —_, or _conte de la —_; absurd and improbable story.

*=cigogneau=, _n.m._, (fam.) a young stork.

=ciguë= (si-gû), _n.f._, hemlock. _— vireuse_, or _— d’eau_; water-hemlock, cow-bane.

=cil=, _n.m._, eye-lash; (bot.) lash, hair.

=ciliaire=, _adj._, ciliary.

=cilice=, _n.m._, hair-cloth.

=cilié=, =-e=, _adj._, (bot.) ciliated, lashed.

*=cillement=, _n.m._, twinkle, winking.

*=ciller=, _v.a._, to wink, to twinkle; (hawking) to seel.

*=ciller=, _v.n._, to wink; to twinkle.

*=cillo=, _n.m._, (med.) winker.

=cimaise=, _n.f._, cyma, ogee.

=cimbalaire=, _n.f._ _V._ =cymbalaire=.

=cime=, _n.f._, top, summit, peak; height; (bot.) cyme, summit. _En —_; (bot.) cymose.

=ciment=, _n.m._, cement.

=cimenter=, _v.a._, to cement; to confirm, to strengthen, to consolidate.

=cimentier= (-tié), _n.m._, (tech.) cement-maker.

=cimeterre= (sim-tèr), _n.m._, scimeter, falchion, sword.

=cimetière= (sim-tièr), _n.m._, church-yard, burying-ground, cemetery.

=cimier=, _n.m._, buttock, round of beef; crest of a head-piece; apex. _— de cerf_; haunch of venison.

=cimolée=, _n.f._, cimolite; cimolian earth; cutler’s dust.

=cimolée= _or_ =cimolie=, _adj.f._, cimolian.

=cinabre=, _n.m._, cinnabar.

=cincenelle=, _n.f._, tow-line.

=cinchonine=, _n.f._, cinchonia, cinchonine.

=cincle=, _n.m._, (orni.) water-ouzel, dipper.

=cinéraire=, _adj._, cinerary.

=cinéraire=, _n.f._, (bot.) cineraria.

=cinération=, _n.f._, cineration.

=cinglage=, _n.m._, ☉run of a ship in twenty-four hours, ship’s course, sailing; (metal.) shingling.

=cingler=, _v.n._, to sail before the wind, to scud along.

=cingler=, _v.a._, to lash; (metal.) to shingle.

=cinglerie=, _n.f._, shingling-house.

=cinnamome=, _n.m._, cinnamon.

=cinq= (sīnk), _adj._, five.

=cinq=, _n.m._, a five; cinque (at games).

=cinquantaine=, _n.f._, some fifty; half a hundred.

=cinquante=, _adj._, fifty.

☉=cinquantenier=, _n.m._, captain of fifty men.

=cinquantième= (-ti-èm), _adj._, fiftieth.

=cinquantième=, _n.m._, fiftieth part.

=cinquième=, _adj._, fifth.

=cinquième=, _n.m._, fifth part; pupil on the fifth form. _n.f._, the fifth form in colleges and public schools.

=cinquièmement=, _adv._, fifthly.

=cintrage=, _n.m._, arching, curving.

=cintre=, _n.m._, arch, semi-circle; curve; (carp.) center-bit. _Cette cave est en —_; that cellar is built arch-wise. _— surbaissé_; elliptical arch; _adj._, (fig.) low, flattened. _À plein —_; semi-circular.

=cintrer=, _v.a._, to arch, to build in the form of an arch, to curve.

=cioutat=, _n.m._, cioutat (a kind of grape).

=cipaye=, _n.m._, Sepoy.

=cipolin=, _n.m._, cipollino, cipolin marble.

=cippe=, _n.m._, cippus (column).

=cirage=, _n.m._, waxing; blacking; (paint.) cameo with a yellow ground.

=circée=, _n.f._, (bot.) enchanter’s nightshade.

=circompolaire=, _adj._, circumpolar.

=circoncire=, _v.a._, to circumcise.

=circoncis=, _n.m._, one who is circumcised.

=circonciseur=, _n.m._, circumcisor.

=circoncision=, _n.f._, circumcision.

=circonférence=, _n.f._, circumference.

=circonflexe=, _n.m._ and _adj._, circumflex accent; circumflex.

=circonlocution=, _n.f._, circumlocution.

=circonscription=, _n.f._, circumscription, bound; division, district.

=circonscrire=, _v.a._, to circumscribe, to encircle, to enclose, to limit, to stint.

=circonspect=, =-e= (-pé, -pèkt), _adj._, circumspect, wary, guarded, discreet, cautious.

=circonspection=, _n.f._, circumspection, wariness, caution. _Avec —_; cautiously.

=circonstance=, _n.f._, circumstance, occasion; occurrence, event, conjuncture, case. _— aggravante_; aggravation. _De —_; required by or adapted to circumstances. _Suivant les —s_; as the case may be. _Dans les —s critiques_; on critical occasions, or in emergencies.

=circonstancier=, _v.a._, to state circumstantially; to tell, to detail, to particularize.

=circonvallation= (-val-la-), _n.f._, circumvallation.

=circonvenir=, _v.a._, to circumvent, to deceive, to impose upon; to over-reach.

=circonvention=, _n.f._, circumvention, over-reaching. _User de —_; to circumvent.

=circonvoisin=, =-e=, _adj._, circumjacent, neighbouring, adjoining.

=circonvolution=, _n.f._, circumvolution.

=circuit=, _n.m._, circuit; roundabout road; circumlocution.

=circulaire=, _adj._, circular, round.

=circulaire=, _n.f._, circular.

=circulairement= (-lèr-mān), _adv._, circularly.

=circulant=, =-e=, _adj._, circulating.

=circulation=, _n.f._, circulation; currency, issue; traffic. _Mettre en —_; to issue (money).

=circulatoire=, _adj._, circulatory, circulating.

=circuler=, _v.n._, to circulate; to pass from hand to hand; to spread. _Faire —_; to make people move on. _Circulez, Messieurs!_ move on, please!

=circumnavigateur= (-kom-), _n.m._, circumnavigator.

=circumnavigation= (-kom-), _n.f._, circumnavigation.

=cire=, _n.f._, wax; beeswax; wax-light. _— à cacheter_, or _— d’Espagne_; sealing-wax.

=cirer=, _v.a._, to wax, to black (boots). _Se —_; to be waxed. _Se — les bottes_; to clean one’s boots.

=cirier=, _n.m._, wax-chandler; wax-maker; (bot.) candle-berry, wax-tree.

=ciron=, _n.m._, (ent.) flesh-worm, mite.

=cirque=, _n.m._, circus.

=cirre=, _n.m._, (bot.) tendril; (zoöl.) cirrus.

=cirreu-x=, =-se=, _adj._, ending in a cirrus.

=cirrhose=, _n.f._, (med.) cirrhosis.

=cirrus=, _n.m._, cirrus, curl-cloud; mare’s tail.

=cirsakas=, _n.m._ _V._ =sirsacas=.

=cirse=, _n.m._, (bot.) horse-thistle. _— des champs_; way-thistle, field-thistle.

=cirsion=, _n.f._, (bot.) cirsium, gentle-thistle.

=cirsocèle=, _n.f._, (med.) cirsocele.

=cirure=, _n.f._, prepared wax.

*=cisaille=, _n.f._, (coin.) clippings or shearings of metals; _pl._, shears.

*=cisailler=, _v.a._, (coin.) to mark, to clip.

=cisalpin=, =-e=, _adj._, Cisalpine.

=ciseau=, _n.m._, chisel. _— d’orfèvre_; graver.

=ciseaux=, _n.m.pl._, scissors. _— de jardinier_; shears. _— de tailleur_; shears. _— boutonnés_ (surg.); probe-scissors. _— mousses_ (surg.); blunt-pointed scissors.

=ciseler= (siz-lé), _v.a._, to chisel, to chase, to carve, to emboss, to sculpture.

=ciselet= (siz-lè), _n.m._, graver; chasing tool.

=ciseleur= (siz-leur), _n.m._, chaser; carver; sculptor.

=ciselure= (siz-lur), _n.f._, chasing, sculpture, carving; chased work, carved work, sculpturing.

=cisoires=, _n.f.pl._, bench-shears.

=cissite=, _n.f._, aetites, eagle-stone.

=cissoïdal=, =-e=, _adj._, cissoid.

=cissoïde=, _n.f._, (geom.) cissoid.

=ciste=, _n.m._, (antiq.) basket; (arch.) cist; (bot.) cistus, rock-rose.

=cistophore=, _n.f._, (antiq.) cistophora, canephora.

=cistophore=, _n.m._, (antiq.) cistophorus.

=citadelle=, _n.f._, citadel, fortress, castle.

=citadin=, _n.m._, =-e=, _n.f._, citizen, burgess; (b.s.) cit; cockney.

=citadine=, _n.f._, hackney-coach, fly.

=citateur=, _n.m._, quoter; book containing a collection of quotations.

=citation=, _n.f._, citation, quotation, quoting; summons. _Se faire délivrer une —_; to take out a summons. _Lancer une —_; (jur.) to issue a summons.

=cité=, _n.f._, city; town. _La céleste —_; the heavenly city. _Droits de —_; the rights of a citizen; freedom (of a city); citizenship.

=citer=, _v.a._, to cite, to quote; to name; to summon; to subpœna.

=citérieur=, =-e=, _adj._, citerior, hither.

=citerne=, _n.f._, cistern, reservoir, tank.

=citerneau=, _n.m._, small cistern or tank.

=cithare=, _n.f._, (antiq.) cithara; zither.

=citli=, _n.m._, tapeti, Brazilian rabbit.

=citole=, _n.m._, a musical instrument, dulcimer.

=citoyen=, _n.m._, =-ne=, _n.f._ (-in, -è-n), citizen, freeman of a city, patriot.

=citragon=, _n.m._, balm-mint.

=citrate=, _n.m._, (chem.) citrate.

=citrin=, =-e=, _adj._, citrine, lemon-colored, pale yellow.

=citrique=, _adj._, citric.

=citron=, _n.m._, citron, lemon; lime; lemon-color. _adj._, lemon-colored.

=citronnade=, _n.f._, lemon-squash.

=citronnat=, _n.m._, candied lemon-peel; sugar-plum with lemon-peel in it.

=citronné=, =-e=, _adj._, lemon-flavored.

=citronnelle=, _n.f._, balm-mint, garden-mint, citron-water.

=citronnier=, _n.m._, lemon-tree; citron-tree.

*=citrouille=, _n.f._, pumpkin, gourd.

=civade=, _n.f._, a kind of beard-fish.

☉=civadière=, _n.f._, (nav.) sprit-sail.

=cive= _or_ =civette=, _n.f._, (bot.) chive.

=civet=, _n.m._, _— de lièvre_; stewed or jugged hare.

=civette=, _n.f._, (mam.) civet-cat; civet; (bot.) chive.

=civière=, _n.f._, hand-barrow; litter, stretcher.

=civil=, =-e=, _adj._, relating to the community in general; private, plain; civil, courteous, well-bred, gallant. _Requête —e_; bill of review. _Partie —e_; the public prosecutor. _Droit —_; (jur.) common law.

=civil=, _n.m._, civil, civil service.

=civilement= (-mān), _adv._, civilly; courteously, politely. _Mort —_; dead in law.

=civilisable=, _adj._, civilizable.

=civilisat-eur=, =-rice=, _adj._, civilizing.

=civilisation=, _n.f._, civilization.

=civiliser=, _v.a._, to civilize.

_se_ =civiliser=, _v.r._, to become civilized.

=civilité=, _n.f._, civility, good manners, good breeding, politeness, courtesy, manners; compliment, courteousness. _Il n’a pas lu la — puérile et honnête_; he never learned politeness. _Mes —s à Monsieur votre frère_; my compliments to your brother. _Il est de la —_, _il est de — de_; it is but common civility to.

=civique=, _adj._, civic.

=civisme=, _n.m._, civism.

=clabaud=, _n.m._, (hunt.) liar; (b.s.) babbler, bawler, ranter.

=clabaudage=, _n.m._, barking, baying; clamor, bawling.

=clabaudement=, _n.m._, peg-peg (_i.e._, of a wooden leg).

=clabauder=, _v.n._, to give tongue (falsely); to clamor, to bawl out.

=clabauderie= (-bo-drî), _n.f._, clamor, bawling; ranting, abuse; tall-talk, brawl.

=clabaudeu-r=, _n.m._, =-se=, _n.f._, brawler, clamorer, scold.

=claie=, _n.f._, wattle, hurdle; (of a sieve) screen. _Passer à la —_; to screen.

=clair=, =-e=, _adj._, clear, bright, relucent, shining, luminous; light, lightsome, light-colored; transparent; pure, limpid; thin; plain, manifest, evident, obvious, intelligible, visible. _C’est — comme jour_; it is as plain as a pike-staff. _Etoffe —e_; thin, flimsy stuff. _Lait —_; whey; (of eggs) addled, barren.

=clair=, _n.m._, light, clearness; (paint.) light. _Il fait — de lune_; it is moonlight. _Vin tiré au —_; racked wine. _Tirer au —_; to bottle off; to clarify, to fine.

=clair=, _adv._, clearly, plain, plainly. _Parler — et net_; to speak out plainly, openly; not to mince matters. _N’y pas voir —_; not to see; (fig.) not to understand. _Arbres — semés_; sparse, thinly scattered trees.

=clairçage=, _n.m._, decoloring (of sugar).

=claircer=, _v.a._, to decolor; (sugar) to clarify.

=claire=, _n.f._, burnt bones; sugar-boiler.

=clairée=, _n.f._, clarified sugar.

=clairement= (klèr-mān), _adv._, clearly, plainly, distinctly, evidently, intelligibly.

=clairet=, _adj._, (of wines) palish, lightish.

=clairet=, _n.m._, precious stone that is too pale; pale wine; clairet (an infusion of wine, honey, sugar, and aromatic plants).

=clairette=, _n.f._, a kind of grape.

=claire-voie=, _n.f._, (_—s-—s_) opening (in a garden wall); lattice, wicket; (nav.) sky-light. _A —_; in open work. _Semer à —_; to sow thin.

=clairière=, _n.f._, glade; thin part (in linen).

=clair-obscur=, _n.m._, (_—s-—s_) (paint.) chiaroscuro, clare-obscure, light and shade; mezzotint.

=clairon=, _n.m._, clarion, trumpet, bugle; (nav.) rift (in a cloud).

=clairsemé=, =-e=, _adj._, thin, thinly sown, scarce, scattered.

=clairvoyance=, _n.f._, sharpness, acuteness, perspicacity; clear-sightedness; clairvoyance.

=clairvoyant=, =-e=, _adj._, clear-sighted, discerning, sharp, acute; clairvoyant.

=clameur=, _n.f._, clamor, outcry.

=clamponnier=, _n.m._, long pasterned horse.

=clan=, _n.m._, clan. _Chef de —_; chieftain of a clan. _Membre d’un —_; clansman.

=clandestin=, =-e=, _adj._, clandestine, secret, underhand.

=clandestine=, _n.f._, (bot.) broom-rape, mother-wort.

=clandestinement= (-ti-n-mān), _adv._, clandestinely, privately, underhandedly.

=clandestinité=, _n.f._, clandestineness, secrecy.

=clape=, _n.f._, (mec.) sluice.

=clapet=, _n.m._, valve, clapper, clack.

=clapier=, _n.m._, burrow; hutch.

=clapir=, _v.n._, to squeak (of rabbits).

_se_ =clapir=, _v.r._, to hide in a hole, to squat, to cower.

=clapotage=, _n.m._, rippling, plashing; (nav.) chopping.

=clapoter=, _v.n._, to ripple, to plash, to chop.

=clapoteu-x=, =-se=, _adj._, rippling, choppy, plashing; rough.

=clapotis=, _n.m._ _V._ =clapotage=.

=clappement= (klap-mān), _n.m._, clacking, smacking (of the tongue against the palate).

=clapper=, _v.n._, to clack, to smack.

=claque=, _n.f._, flap, slap, smack; claque (paid clappers at theaters). _pl._, clogs, galoches. _Chapeau à —_; cocked hat. _Face à —s_; sneering face, _i.e._, which you would like to slap.

=claque=, _n.m._, opera hat, crush hat.

=claquebois=, _n.m._, (mus.) musical sticks.

=claquedent=, _n.m._, (l.u.) poor half-starved wretch, beggar; boaster.

=claquement= (klak-mān), _n.m._, clapping, clap; snapping (of the fingers); cracking (of whips); chattering (of the teeth).

=claquemurer=, _v.a._, to immure, to coop up, shut up, confine, imprison.

_se_ =claquemurer=, _v.r._, to shut one’s self up.

*=claque-oreille=, _n.m._,(_—-—s_) (pop.) flop hat, slouch hat.

=claquer=, _v.n._, to snap, to crack; to clap, to smack, to clack. _Faire —_; to crack (a whip), to snap (one’s fingers), to smack (one’s tongue). _— des mains_; to clap. _— des dents_; to chatter. (fig.) _Faire — son fouet_; to boast; (fam.) to die, to kick the bucket.

=claquer=, _v.a._, to slap, to crack, to smack; (fig.) to applaud.

=claquet=, _n.m._, mill-clapper.

=claquette=, _n.f._, clapper, rattle.

=claqueur=, _n.m._, clapper.

=clarification=, _n.f._, clarification, clarifying, fining.

=clarificatoire=, _adj._, clarifying.

=clarifier=, _v.a._, to clarify, to purify, to fine.

_se_ =clarifier=, _v.r._, to clarify, to get clarified, to settle.

=clarine=, _n.f._, little bell (for cattle).

=clarinette=, _n.f._, (mus.) clarinet, clarionet.

=clarté=, _n.f._, light, splendor, clearness, transparency, limpidity, brightness; perspicuity.

=classe=, _n.f._, class, order, rank; tribe; form (in a school); school-room, school-time. _pl._, school-days. _En —_; in school. _Basses —s_; junior classes. _Hautes —s_, _—s supérieures_; upper classes (of schools). _Il a fait toutes ses —s_; he has gone through all the forms. _L’ouverture_, or _la rentrée_, _des —s_; the reopening of the schools. _Hautes —s_; higher classes (of society); (nav.) enrollment.

=classement= (klas-mān), _n.m._, classing, classification.

=classer=, _v.a._, to class, to sort; (nav.) to enroll.

=classeur=, _n.m._, portfolio, sorter.

=classicisme=, _n.m._, classicism.

=classification=, _n.f._, classification.

=classifier=, _v.a._, to classify.

=classique=, _adj._, classic, academical; standard (of authors, books).

=classique=, _n.m._, classic.

=clatir=, _v.n._, (hunt.) to blab (of dogs).

=claude=, _n.m._ and _adj._, (fam.) simpleton, fool, dolt; doltish; silly.

=claudication=, _n.f._, claudication, lameness, limping.

=claudicant=, =-e=, _adj._, lame, limping.

=clause=, _n.f._, clause, condition, stipulation.

=claustral=, =-e=, _adj._, claustral; monastic.

=clavaire=, _n.f._, (bot.) club-top.

=clavé=, =-e=, _adj._, (bot.) club-like.

=claveau=, _n.m._, rot, scab (of the sheep); (arch.) key or arch-stone.

=clavecin= (klav-sin), _n.m._, harpsichord.

=claveciniste=, _n.m.f._, harpsichord-player.

=clavelé=, =-e=, _adj._, (vet.) affected with rot.

=clavelée=, _n.f._, rot, scab.

=clavette=, _n.f._, (tech.) peg, cotter-pin; key, catch, latch.

=clavicule=, _n.f._, clavicle, collar-bone.

=claviculé=, =-e=, _adj._, (zoöl.) having a collar-bone.

=clavier=, _n.m._, key-board, key-frame; key-ring.

=claviforme=, _adj._, (bot.) clavate, club-shaped.

=clayer=, _n.m._, hurdle.

=clayère=, _n.f._, oyster-bed; breeding-ground.

=claymore=, _n.f._, claymore.

=clayon=, _n.m._, small hurdle, stand (for cheese).

=clayonnage=, _n.m._, wicker; basket-work.

=clef= (klé), _n.f._, key; plug (of cocks); (arch.) crown; fid (of masts); (nav.) hitch; (mus.) clef, tuning-key. _Un trousseau de —s_; a bunch of keys. _— de voûte_; keystone of a vault. _Fermer une porte à —_; to lock a door. _La grammaire est la — des sciences_; grammar is the key to the sciences. _Mettre la — sur la fosse_; to relinquish an inheritance. _Mettre la — sous la porte_; to run away from one’s creditors; to bolt. _La — est à la porte_; the key is in the door.

=clématite=, _n.f._, (bot.) clematis, climber.

=clémence=, _n.f._, clemency, mercy, forgiveness, leniency.

=clément=, =-e=, _adj._, clement, merciful, lenient; mild (of the weather).

=clémentines=, _n.f.pl._, Clementines (the constitutions of Clement the Fifth).

=clenche= _or_ =clenchette=, _n.f._, thumb-lift of a latch; (mus.) clef.

=clephte=, _n.m._, free Greek mountaineer.

=clepsydre=, _n.f._, clepsydra, water-clock.

=clerc= (klèr), _n.m._, clerk, clergyman; scholar. _Petit —_; junior clerk. _Maître —_; head-clerk. _Pas de —_; blunder. _Ce n’est pas un grand —_; he is no great scholar.

=clergé=, _n.m._, clergy.

=clérical=, =-e=, _adj._, clerical.

=cléricalement= (-kal-mān), _adv._, clerically.

=cléricalisme=, _n.m._, clericalism.

=cléricature=, _n.f._, clerkship, apprenticeship, articles; ministry, holy orders.

=cléristère=, _n.m._, (arch.) clearstory, clerestory.

=clic-clac=, _n.m._, cracking (of a whip).

=clichage=, _n.m._, stereotyping, casting.

=cliché=, _n.m._, stereotype plate; (photo.) negative; (sculp.) cast.

=clicher=, _v.a._, to stereotype.

=clicheur=, _n.m._, stereotyper.

=client=, _n.m._, =-e=, _n.f._, client (of lawyers); patient (of physicians); customer (of tradesmen).