Clad (?), v. t. To clothe. [Obs.] Holland.
Clad, imp. & p. p. of Clothe.
||Cla*doc"e*ra (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. &?; a sprout + &?; a horn.] (Zo÷l.) An order of the Entomostraca.
&fist; They have a bivalve shell, covering the body but not the head, and from four to six pairs of legs and two pairs of antenŠ, for use in swimming. They mostly inhabit fresh water.
Clad"o*phyll (?), n. [Gr. &?; a sprout + &?; a leaf.] (Bot.) A special branch, resembling a leaf, as in the apparent foliage of the broom (Ruscus) and of the common cultivated smilax (Myrsiphillum).
Clag"gy (?), a. [Cf. Clog.] Adhesive; -- said of a roof in a mine to which coal clings.
Claik (?), n. See Clake.
Claim (klām), v.&?;. [imp. & p. p. Claimed (klāmd); p. pr. & vb. n. Claiming.] [OE. clamen, claimen, OF. clamer, fr. L. clamare to cry out, call; akin to calare to proclaim, Gr. &?; to call, Skr. kal to sound, G. holen to fetch, E. hale haul.] 1. To ask for, or seek to obtain, by virtue of authority, right, or supposed right; to challenge as a right; to demand as due.