CLAQUE, klak, _n._ an institution for securing the success of a public
performance, by bestowing upon it preconcerted applause.--_n._ CLAQ'UEUR, a
member of the claque. [Fr. _claquer_, to clap.]
CLARABELLA, klar-a-bel'a, _n._ an organ-stop of a sweet fluty tone.
CLARENCE, klar'ens, _n._ a four-wheeled carriage, seated inside for two or
more persons. [Named after William IV. when Duke of _Clarence_.]
CLARENCEUX, CLARENCIEUX, klar'en-s[=u], _n._ (_her._) the second
king-of-arms in England, so named from the Duke of _Clarence_, son of
Edward III.
CLARENDON, klar'en-don, _n._ (_print._) a form of type having a heavy face.
CLARE-OBSCURE. Same as CHIAROSCURO.
CLARET, klar'et, _n._ originally applied to wines of a light-red colour,
but now used in England for the dark-red wines of Bordeaux: (_slang_)
blood.--_v.i._ to drink claret.--_ns._ CLAR'ET-CUP, a drink made up of iced
claret, brandy, sugar, &c.; CLAR'ET-JUG, a fancy jug for holding claret.
[Fr. _clairet_--_clair_--L. _clarus_, clear.]
CLARIFY, klar'i-f[=i], _v.t._ to make clear or pure.--_v.i._ to become
clear:--_pr.p._ clar'ifying; _pa.p._ clar'ified.--_ns._ CLARIFIC[=A]'TION;
CLAR'IFIER, that which clarifies or purifies. [L. _clarus_, clear, and
_fac[)e]re_, to make.]
CLARION, klar'i-on, _n._ a kind of trumpet whose note is clear and shrill:
the sound of a trumpet, or a sound resembling that of a trumpet.--_ns._
CLAR'INET, CLAR'IONET, a wind-instrument, usually of wood, in which the
sound is produced by a single thin reed.--The BASS CLARINET is pitched an
octave lower than the ordinary clarinet. [Fr. _clairon_--_clair_--L.
_clarus_, clear.]