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adv. & a. [ Pref. a- + flaunt. ] In a flaunting state or position. Copley. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Alan. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ G.; an on + laut sound. ] (Phon.) An initial sound, as of a word or syllable. [ 1913 Webster ]

--
Im anlaut, initially; when initial; -- used of sounds. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to enjoy. ] Devoted to enjoyment. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Applauded; p. pr. & vb. n. Applauding. ] [ L. applaudere; ad + plaudere to clash, to clap the hands: cf. F. applaudir. Cf. Explode. ] 1. To show approval of by clapping the hands, acclamation, or other significant sign. [ 1913 Webster ]

I would applaud thee to the very echo,
That should applaud again. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To praise by words; to express approbation of; to commend; to approve. [ 1913 Webster ]

By the gods, I do applaud his courage. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- To praise; extol; commend; cry up; magnify; approve. See Praise. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To express approbation loudly or significantly. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. worthy of being applauded. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. One who applauds. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Worthy of applause; praiseworthy. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. applaudere, applausum. See Applaud. ] The act of applauding; approbation and praise publicly expressed by clapping the hands, stamping or tapping with the feet, acclamation, huzzas, or other means; marked commendation. [ 1913 Webster ]

The brave man seeks not popular applause. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Acclaim; acclamation; plaudit; commendation; approval. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ LL. applausivus. ] Expressing applause; approbative. -- Ap*plau"sive*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

n. [ NL. baccalaureatus, fr. LL. baccalaureus a bachelor of arts, fr. baccalarius, but as if fr. L. bacca lauri bayberry, from the practice of the bachelor's wearing a garland of bayberries. See Bachelor. ] 1. The degree of bachelor of arts (B.A. or A.B.), the first or lowest academical degree conferred by universities and colleges. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A baccalaureate sermon. [ U.S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to a bachelor of arts. [ 1913 Webster ]

Baccalaureate sermon, in some American colleges, a sermon delivered as a farewell discourse to a graduating class. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. balaustium, Gr. balay`stion. ] (Bot.) The pomegranate tree (Punica granatum). The bark of the root, the rind of the fruit, and the flowers are used medicinally. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To laud or praise greatly. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a vigorous, loud laugh, expressing a strong amusement. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. to laugh a deep, hearty laugh. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

. (Law) A clause, as in a blanket mortgage or policy, that includes a group or class of things, rather than a number mentioned individually and having the burden, loss, or the like, apportioned among them. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖n. [ D. blauwbok. ] (Zool.) The blue buck. See Blue buck, under Blue. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Native name. ] (Zool.) An East Indian insectivorous mammal (Gymnura Rafflesii), somewhat like a rat in appearance, but allied to the hedgehog. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ Its name is supposed to be derived from the similarity of the effects it gives to those of a picture by Claude Lorrain (often written Lorraine). ] A slightly convex mirror, commonly of black glass, used as a toy for viewing the reflected landscape. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. claudens, p. pr. of claudere to shut. ] Shutting; confining; drawing together; as, a claudent muscle. [ R. ] Jonson [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. claudicans, p. pr. of claudicare to limp, fr. claudus lame. ] Limping. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. claudicatio. ] A halting or limping. [ R. ] Tatler. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. clause, LL. clausa, equiv. to L. clausula clause, prop., close of &unr_; rhetorical period, close, fr. claudere to shut, to end. See Close. ] 1. A separate portion of a written paper, paragraph, or sentence; an article, stipulation, or proviso, in a legal document. [ 1913 Webster ]

The usual attestation clause to a will. Bouvier. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Gram.) A subordinate portion or a subdivision of a sentence containing a subject and its predicate. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Obs. ] See Letters clause or Letters close, under Letter. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ F., fr. LL. claustralis, fr. L. claustrum. See Cloister. ] Cloistral. Ayliffe [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Claustra. [ L., a bolt or bar. ] (Anat.) A thin lamina of gray matter in each cerebral hemisphere of the brain of man. -- Claus"tral, a. [1913 Webster]

a. [ From L. clausula. See Clause, n. ] Consisting of, or having, clauses. Smart. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. clausura. See Closure. ] The act of shutting up or confining; confinement. [ R. ] Geddes. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ L. collaudare; col- + laudare to praise. ] To join in praising. [ Obs. ] Howell. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ From OE. disclaundre, n., for sclandre, esclandre, OF. esclandre. See Sclaundre, Slander. ] To injure one's good name; to slander. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Flemish. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Flaunted; p. pr. & vb. n.. Flaunting. ] [ Cf. dial. G. flandern to flutter, wave; perh. akin to E. flatter, flutter. ] To throw or spread out; to flutter; to move ostentatiously; as, a flaunting show. [ 1913 Webster ]

You flaunt about the streets in your new gilt chariot. Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster ]

One flaunts in rags, one flutters in brocade. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To display ostentatiously; to make an impudent show of. “If you've got it, flaunt it.” [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

n. Anything displayed for show. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

In these my borrowed flaunts. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a flaunting way. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ It. flauto a flute See Flute. ] A player on the flute; a flutist. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ It. ] A flute. [ 1913 Webster ]

Flauto piccolo ety>[ It., little flute ], an octave flute. --
Flauto traverso ety>[ It., transverse flute ], the German flute, held laterally, instead of being played, like the old flûte à bec, with a mouth piece at the end. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From Glauber, a German chemist, died 1668: cf. F. glaubérite, G. glauberit. ] (Min.) A mineral, consisting of the sulphates of soda and lime.

it>or /mhw>. [ G. glaubersalz, from Glauber, a German chemist who discovered it. See Glauberite. ] Sulphate of soda, a well-known cathartic. It is a white crystalline substance, with a cooling, slightly bitter taste, and is commonly called “salts.” [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ It occurs naturally and abundantly in some mineral springs, and in many salt deposits, as the mineral mirabilite. It is manufactured in large quantities as an intermediate step in the “soda process, ” and also for use in glass making. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Glaucous. ] Having a somewhat glaucous appearance or nature; becoming glaucous. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Chem.) Of or pertaining to the Glaucium flavum or horned poppy; -- formerly applied to an acid derived from it, now known to be fumaric acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) An alkaloid obtained from the plant Glaucium flavum, as a bitter, white, crystalline substance. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Glaucous or glaucescent. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. glayko`s silvery, gray + dido`nai to give. ] (Min.) A metallic mineral having a grayish tin-white color, and containing cobalt and iron, with sulphur and arsenic. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L., fr. Gr. glay`kwma, fr. glayko`s light gray, blue gray. ] (Med.) Dimness or abolition of sight, with a diminution of transparency, a bluish or greenish tinge of the refracting media of the eye, and a hard inelastic condition of the eyeball, with marked increase of tension within the eyeball. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having the nature of glaucoma. [ 1913 Webster ]