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cloy
(encz) | cloy,přesytit Pavel Cvrček |
Cloy
(gcide) | Cloy \Cloy\ (kloi), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cloyed (kloid); p. pr.
& vb. n. Cloying.] [OE. cloer to nail up, F. clouer, fr.
OF. clo nail, F. clou, fr. L. clavus nail. Cf. 3d Clove.]
1. To fill or choke up; to stop up; to clog. [Obs.]
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The duke's purpose was to have cloyed the harbor by
sinking ships, laden with stones. --Speed.
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2. To glut, or satisfy, as the appetite; to satiate; to fill
to loathing; to surfeit.
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[Who can] cloy the hungry edge of appetite
By bare imagination of a feast? --Shak.
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He sometimes cloys his readers instead of
satisfying. --Dryden.
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3. To penetrate or pierce; to wound.
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Which, with his cruel tusk, him deadly cloyed.
--Spenser.
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He never shod horse but he cloyed him. --Bacon.
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4. To spike, as a cannon. [Obs.] --Johnson.
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5. To stroke with a claw. [Obs.] --Shak.
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cloy
(wn) | cloy
v 1: supply or feed to surfeit [syn: surfeit, cloy]
2: cause surfeit through excess though initially pleasing; "Too
much spicy food cloyed his appetite" [syn: cloy, pall] |
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cloy
(encz) | cloy,přesytit Pavel Cvrček |
cloying
(encz) | cloying, adj: |
cloyingly
(encz) | cloyingly,nasládle adv: Zdeněk Brož |
Accloy
(gcide) | Accloy \Ac*cloy"\ ([a^]k*kloi"), v. t. [OF. encloyer, encloer,
F. enclouer, to drive in a nail, fr. L. in + clavus nail.]
To fill to satiety; to stuff full; to clog; to overload; to
burden. See Cloy. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Cloyed
(gcide) | Cloy \Cloy\ (kloi), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cloyed (kloid); p. pr.
& vb. n. Cloying.] [OE. cloer to nail up, F. clouer, fr.
OF. clo nail, F. clou, fr. L. clavus nail. Cf. 3d Clove.]
1. To fill or choke up; to stop up; to clog. [Obs.]
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The duke's purpose was to have cloyed the harbor by
sinking ships, laden with stones. --Speed.
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2. To glut, or satisfy, as the appetite; to satiate; to fill
to loathing; to surfeit.
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[Who can] cloy the hungry edge of appetite
By bare imagination of a feast? --Shak.
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He sometimes cloys his readers instead of
satisfying. --Dryden.
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3. To penetrate or pierce; to wound.
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Which, with his cruel tusk, him deadly cloyed.
--Spenser.
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He never shod horse but he cloyed him. --Bacon.
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4. To spike, as a cannon. [Obs.] --Johnson.
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5. To stroke with a claw. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Cloying
(gcide) | Cloy \Cloy\ (kloi), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cloyed (kloid); p. pr.
& vb. n. Cloying.] [OE. cloer to nail up, F. clouer, fr.
OF. clo nail, F. clou, fr. L. clavus nail. Cf. 3d Clove.]
1. To fill or choke up; to stop up; to clog. [Obs.]
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The duke's purpose was to have cloyed the harbor by
sinking ships, laden with stones. --Speed.
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2. To glut, or satisfy, as the appetite; to satiate; to fill
to loathing; to surfeit.
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[Who can] cloy the hungry edge of appetite
By bare imagination of a feast? --Shak.
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He sometimes cloys his readers instead of
satisfying. --Dryden.
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3. To penetrate or pierce; to wound.
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Which, with his cruel tusk, him deadly cloyed.
--Spenser.
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He never shod horse but he cloyed him. --Bacon.
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4. To spike, as a cannon. [Obs.] --Johnson.
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5. To stroke with a claw. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Cloyless
(gcide) | Cloyless \Cloy"less\, a.
That does not cloy. --Shak.
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Cloyment
(gcide) | Cloyment \Cloy"ment\, n.
Satiety. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Overcloy
(gcide) | Overcloy \O`ver*cloy"\, v. t.
To fill beyond satiety. --Shak.
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Surcloy
(gcide) | Surcloy \Sur"cloy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Surcloyed; p. pr. &
vb. n. Surcloying.]
To surfeit. [Obs.]
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Surcloyed
(gcide) | Surcloy \Sur"cloy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Surcloyed; p. pr. &
vb. n. Surcloying.]
To surfeit. [Obs.]
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Surcloying
(gcide) | Surcloy \Sur"cloy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Surcloyed; p. pr. &
vb. n. Surcloying.]
To surfeit. [Obs.]
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cloy
(wn) | cloy
v 1: supply or feed to surfeit [syn: surfeit, cloy]
2: cause surfeit through excess though initially pleasing; "Too
much spicy food cloyed his appetite" [syn: cloy, pall] |
cloying
(wn) | cloying
adj 1: overly sweet [syn: cloying, saccharine, syrupy,
treacly] |
cloyingly
(wn) | cloyingly
adv 1: in an overly sweet manner |
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