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clouded
(encz) | clouded,zamračená např. obloha adj: |
clouded
(encz) | clouded,zamračený adj: Zdeněk Brož |
clouded
(encz) | clouded,zastřel Zdeněk Brož |
clouded
(encz) | clouded,zatemnil v: Zdeněk Brož |
Clouded
(gcide) | Cloud \Cloud\ (kloud), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Clouded; p. pr. &
vb. n. Clouding.]
1. To overspread or hide with a cloud or clouds; as, the sky
is clouded.
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2. To darken or obscure, as if by hiding or enveloping with a
cloud; hence, to render gloomy or sullen.
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One day too late, I fear me, noble lord,
Hath clouded all thy happy days on earth. --Shak.
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Be not disheartened, then, nor cloud those looks.
--Milton.
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Nothing clouds men's minds and impairs their honesty
like prejudice. --M. Arnold.
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3. To blacken; to sully; to stain; to tarnish; to damage; --
esp. used of reputation or character.
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I would not be a stander-by to hear
My sovereign mistress clouded so, without
My present vengeance taken. --Shak.
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4. To mark with, or darken in, veins or sports; to variegate
with colors; as, to cloud yarn.
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And the nice conduct of a clouded cane. --Pope.
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clouded
(wn) | clouded
adj 1: made troubled or apprehensive or distressed in
appearance; "his face was clouded with unhappiness"
2: filled or abounding with clouds [syn: cloud-covered,
clouded, overcast, sunless]
3: mentally disordered; "a mind clouded by sorrow"
4: unclear in form or expression; "the blurred aims of the
group"; "sometimes one understood clearly and sometimes the
meaning was clouded"- H.G.Wells [syn: blurred, clouded] |
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clouded
(encz) | clouded,zamračená např. obloha adj: clouded,zamračený adj: Zdeněk Brožclouded,zastřel Zdeněk Brožclouded,zatemnil v: Zdeněk Brož |
unclouded
(encz) | unclouded,bezmračný adj: Zdeněk Brožunclouded,jasný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
uncloudedness
(encz) | uncloudedness, n: |
Beclouded
(gcide) | Becloud \Be*cloud"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beclouded; p. pr. &
vb. n. Beclouding.]
To cause obscurity or dimness to; to dim; to cloud.
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If thou becloud the sunshine of thine eye. --Quarles.
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Clouded tiger
(gcide) | Tiger \Ti"ger\, n. [OE. tigre, F. tigre, L. tigris, Gr. ti`gris;
probably of Persian origin; cf. Zend tighra pointed, tighri
an arrow, Per. t[imac]r; perhaps akin to E. stick, v. t.; --
probably so named from its quickness.]
1. A very large and powerful carnivore (Felis tigris)
native of Southern Asia and the East Indies. Its back and
sides are tawny or rufous yellow, transversely striped
with black, the tail is ringed with black, the throat and
belly are nearly white. When full grown, it equals or
exceeds the lion in size and strength. Called also {royal
tiger}, and Bengal tiger.
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2. Fig.: A ferocious, bloodthirsty person.
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As for heinous tiger, Tamora. --Shak.
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3. A servant in livery, who rides with his master or
mistress. --Dickens.
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4. A kind of growl or screech, after cheering; as, three
cheers and a tiger. [Colloq. U. S.]
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5. A pneumatic box or pan used in refining sugar.
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American tiger. (Zool.)
(a) The puma.
(b) The jaguar.
Clouded tiger (Zool.), a handsome striped and spotted
carnivore (Felis macrocelis or Felis marmorata) native
of the East Indies and Southern Asia. Its body is about
three and a half feet long, and its tail about three feet
long. Its ground color is brownish gray, and the dark
markings are irregular stripes, spots, and rings, but
there are always two dark bands on the face, one extending
back from the eye, and one from the angle of the mouth.
Called also tortoise-shell tiger.
Mexican tiger (Zool.), the jaguar.
Tiger beetle (Zool.), any one of numerous species of active
carnivorous beetles of the family Cicindelidae. They
usually inhabit dry or sandy places, and fly rapidly.
Tiger bittern. (Zool.) See Sun bittern, under Sun.
Tiger cat (Zool.), any one of several species of wild cats
of moderate size with dark transverse bars or stripes
somewhat resembling those of the tiger.
Tiger flower (Bot.), an iridaceous plant of the genus
Tigridia (as Tigridia conchiflora, {Tigridia
grandiflora}, etc.) having showy flowers, spotted or
streaked somewhat like the skin of a tiger.
Tiger grass (Bot.), a low East Indian fan palm ({Chamaerops
Ritchieana}). It is used in many ways by the natives. --J.
Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants).
Tiger lily. (Bot.) See under Lily.
Tiger moth (Zool.), any one of numerous species of moths of
the family Arctiadae which are striped or barred with
black and white or with other conspicuous colors. The
larvae are called woolly bears.
Tiger shark (Zool.), a voracious shark ({Galeocerdo
tigrinus} syn. Galeocerdo maculatus) more or less barred
or spotted with yellow. It is found in both the Atlantic
and Indian Ocean. Called also zebra shark.
Tiger shell (Zool.), a large and conspicuously spotted
cowrie (Cypraea tigris); -- so called from its fancied
resemblance to a tiger in color and markings. Called also
tiger cowrie.
Tiger snake (Zool.), either of two very venomous snakes of
Tasmania and Australia, Notechis scutatis and {Notechis
ater}, which grow up to 5 feet in length.
Tiger wolf (Zool.), the spotted hyena (Hyaena crocuta).
Tiger wood, the variegated heartwood of a tree ({Machaerium
Schomburgkii}) found in Guiana.
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Unbeclouded
(gcide) | Unbeclouded \Unbeclouded\
See beclouded. |
Unclouded
(gcide) | Unclouded \Unclouded\
See clouded. |
clouded
(wn) | clouded
adj 1: made troubled or apprehensive or distressed in
appearance; "his face was clouded with unhappiness"
2: filled or abounding with clouds [syn: cloud-covered,
clouded, overcast, sunless]
3: mentally disordered; "a mind clouded by sorrow"
4: unclear in form or expression; "the blurred aims of the
group"; "sometimes one understood clearly and sometimes the
meaning was clouded"- H.G.Wells [syn: blurred, clouded] |
unclouded
(wn) | unclouded
adj 1: (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or
dims; "efforts to obtain a clean bass in orchestral
recordings"; "clear laughter like a waterfall"; "clear
reds and blues"; "a light lilting voice like a silver
bell" [syn: clean, clear, light, unclouded]
2: free from clouds; "under a cloudless sky" [syn: cloudless,
unclouded]
3: not mentally disordered; "an unclouded mind"
4: not made opaque or cloudy by sediment; "the wine was
unclouded" |
uncloudedness
(wn) | uncloudedness
n 1: the quality of clear water; "when she awoke the clarity was
back in her eyes" [syn: clearness, clarity,
uncloudedness] [ant: opacity, opaqueness] |
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