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clouding
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Clouding
(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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Clouding
(gcide) | Clouding \Cloud"ing\, n.
1. A mottled appearance given to ribbons and silks in the
process of dyeing.
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2. A diversity of colors in yarn, recurring at regular
intervals. --Knight.
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clouding
(wn) | clouding
n 1: the process whereby water particles become visible in the
sky [syn: clouding, clouding up] |
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clouding up
(encz) | clouding up, n: |
Beclouding
(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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Clouding
(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.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster]Clouding \Cloud"ing\, n.
1. A mottled appearance given to ribbons and silks in the
process of dyeing.
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2. A diversity of colors in yarn, recurring at regular
intervals. --Knight.
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clouding up
(wn) | clouding up
n 1: the process whereby water particles become visible in the
sky [syn: clouding, clouding up] |
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