An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language / in which the words are explained in their different senses, authorized by the names of the writers by whom they are used, or the titles of the works in which they occur, and deduced from their originals

by John Jamieson

CLAISE, Clothes.
V. [Claith].

CLAITH, CLAYTH, s. Cloth, S., Westmorel.
Abp. Hamiltoun.
Clais, claise, claes, S. pl. Westmorel., also Cumb.

A. S. clath, cloth; clatha, Isl. Su. G. klaede, clothes.

To CLAIVER, v. n. To talk idly or foolishly.
V. [Claver].

CLAM, adj.
1. Clammy, S. Belg. klam, id.
2. Smooth; as "clam ice," S. B.

CLAM, CLAM-SHELL, s. A scallop shell, S. Ostrea opercularis, Linn.
Sibbald.

Probably from O. Fr. clame, a pilgrim's mantle; as these shells were worn on the cape of their mantles, or on their hats, by those who had made a pilgrimage to Palestine, as a symbol of their having crossed the sea.

CLAMS, s. pl.
1. Strong pincers used by ship-wrights, for drawing large nails, S. B.
2. A vice, generally made of wood; used by artificers for holding any thing fast, S.
3. The instrument, resembling a forceps, employed in weighing gold.
Shirrefs.

Belg. klemm-en, arctare; to pinch.

CLAMEHEWIT, CLAW-MY-HEWIT, s.
1. A stroke, a drubbing, S.
Ferguson.
2. A misfortune, Ang.