CLENCH
Clench, n. & v. t.
Defn: See Clinch.
CLEOPATRA'S NEEDLE
Cle`o*pa"tra's nee"dle. [So named after Cleopatra, queen of Egypt.]
Defn: Either of two obelisks which were moved in ancient times from
Heliopolis to Alexandria, one of which is now on the Thames
Embankment in London, and the other in Central Park, in the City of
New York.
Some writers consider that only the obelisk now in Central Park is
properly called Cleopatra's needle.
CLEPE
Clepe, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cleped or; p. pr. & vb. n. Cleping. Cf.
Ycleped.] Etym: [AS. clepan, cleopian, clipian, clypian, to cry,
call.]
Defn: To call, or name. [Obs.]
That other son was cleped Cambalo. Chaucer.
CLEPE
Clepe, v. i.
Defn: To make appeal; to cry out. [Obs.] Wandering in woe, and to the heavens on high Cleping for vengeance of this treachery. Mir. for Mag.
CLEPSINE
Clep"si*ne, n. (Zoöl.)