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

Clep, s. Tattle, pert loquacity, S.

Belg. ydele klap, idle chat.

CLERGY.
V. [Clargie].

CLERK-PLAYIS, s. pl. Properly, those theatrical representations the subjects of which were borrowed from Scripture.
Calderwood.

CLETT, s. A projecting rock or cliff, Caithn.
Statist. Acc.

Isl. klett-ur, rupes mari imminens.

CLEUCH, CLEUGH, (gutt.) s.
1. A precipice, a rugged ascent, S. B. [Heuch], synon.
Wallace.

Ir. cloichs; a rock.

2. A strait hollow between precipitous banks, or a hollow descent on the side of a hill, S.
Evergreen.

A. S. clough, rima quaedam vel fissura ad montis clivum vel declivum.