Clouded

Clouded
Cloud Cloud (kloud), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Clouded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Clouding}.] 1. To overspread or hide with a cloud or clouds; as, the sky is clouded. [1913 Webster]

2. To darken or obscure, as if by hiding or enveloping with a cloud; hence, to render gloomy or sullen. [1913 Webster]

One day too late, I fear me, noble lord, Hath clouded all thy happy days on earth. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Be not disheartened, then, nor cloud those looks. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

Nothing clouds men's minds and impairs their honesty like prejudice. --M. Arnold. [1913 Webster]

3. To blacken; to sully; to stain; to tarnish; to damage; -- esp. used of reputation or character. [1913 Webster]

I would not be a stander-by to hear My sovereign mistress clouded so, without My present vengeance taken. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

4. To mark with, or darken in, veins or sports; to variegate with colors; as, to cloud yarn. [1913 Webster]

And the nice conduct of a clouded cane. --Pope. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • clouded — index hidden, nebulous, opaque, unclear Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • clouded — adjective 1. made troubled or apprehensive or distressed in appearance (Freq. 2) his face was clouded with unhappiness • Similar to: ↑troubled 2. filled or abounding with clouds (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑cloud covered, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • clouded — adjective 1 not clear or transparent: clouded glass 2 a clouded face or expression shows that someone is unhappy or angry …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • clouded — /klow did/, adj. 1. confused; muddled; disordered: a mind clouded by sorrow. 2. covered with or as if with clouds. [1590 1600; CLOUD + ED2] * * * …   Universalium

  • Clouded leopard — [1] Conservation status …   Wikipedia

  • Clouded apollo — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum …   Wikipedia

  • Clouded Monitor — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum …   Wikipedia

  • Clouded-bordered Brindle — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum …   Wikipedia

  • Clouded angelshark — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Chondrichthye …   Wikipedia

  • Clouded Hills —   Author(s) Elizabeth Moorhead Country …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”