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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) | ||
clouding n 1: the process whereby water particles become visible in the sky [syn: clouding, clouding up] | ||
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
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. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] Be not disheartened, then, nor cloud those looks. --Milton. [1913 Webster] Nothing clouds men's minds and impairs their honesty like prejudice. --M. Arnold. [1913 Webster] 3. To blacken; to sully; to stain; to tarnish; to damage; -- esp. used of reputation or character. [1913 Webster] I would not be a stander-by to hear My sovereign mistress clouded so, without My present vengeance taken. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 4. To mark with, or darken in, veins or sports; to variegate with colors; as, to cloud yarn. [1913 Webster] And the nice conduct of a clouded cane. --Pope. [1913 Webster] | ||
3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
Clouding \Cloud"ing\, n. 1. A mottled appearance given to ribbons and silks in the process of dyeing. [1913 Webster] 2. A diversity of colors in yarn, recurring at regular intervals. --Knight. [1913 Webster] | ||
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