2. Anything put together or made in a careless or slipshod way; hence, a sluttish or slipshod woman.
CLATCH
Clatch, v. t. & i.
Defn: To daub or smear, as with lime; to make or finish in a slipshod way. [Scot.]
CLATHRATE
Clath"rate, a. Etym: [L. clathri latti
1. (Bot.)
Defn: Shaped like a lattice; cancellate. Gray.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Having the surface marked with raised lines resembling a lattice, as many shells.
CLATTER
Clat"ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Clattered; p. pr. & vb. n. Clattering.]
Etym: [AS. cla a rattle, akin to D. klateren to rattle. Cf. Clack.]
1. To make a rattling sound by striking hard bodies together; to make a succession of abrupt, rattling sounds. Clattering loud with clamk. Longfellow.