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

CLORTY, adj. Dirty.
V. [Clarty].

CLOSE, s. A passage, an entry, S. cloce, Douglas.
Arnot.

Belg. kluyse, clausura.

CLOSERIS, CLOUSOURIS, s. pl. Inclosures.
Douglas.

CLOVE, (of a mill) s. That which separates what are called the bridgeheads, S.
V. [Cloff].

Cloves, s. pl. An instrument of wood, which closes like a vice, used by carpenters for holding their saws firm while they sharpen them, S.
V. [Cloff].

CLOUYS, s. pl. Claws.
Douglas.

To CLOUR, CLOWR, v. a.
1. To cause a tumour, S.
Ramsay.
2. To produce a dimple, S.
Poems Buchan Dial.

Clour, s.
1. A lump, a tumour, in consequence of a stroke or fall, S.
S. P. Repr.
2. A dint caused by a blow, S.

To CLOUT, v. a. To beat, to strike, properly with the hands, S.
Ferguson.