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Cloud
Webster's Dictionary
or (1):
(n.) A dark vein or spot on a lighter material, as in marble; hence, a blemish or defect; as, a cloud upon one's reputation; a cloud on a title.
(2):
(v. i.) To grow cloudy; to become obscure with clouds; - often used with up.
(3):
(n.) That which has a dark, lowering, or threatening aspect; that which temporarily overshadows, obscures, or depresses; as, a cloud of sorrow; a cloud of war; a cloud upon the intellect.
(4):
(v. t.) To mark with, or darken in, veins or sports; to variegate with colors; as, to cloud yarn.
(5):
(v. t.) To darken or obscure, as if by hiding or enveloping with a cloud; hence, to render gloomy or sullen.
(6):
(v. t.) To overspread or hide with a cloud or clouds; as, the sky is clouded.
(7):
(n.) A large, loosely-knitted scarf, worn by women about the head.
(8):
(n.) A collection of visible vapor, or watery particles, suspended in the upper atmosphere.
(9):
(n.) A mass or volume of smoke, or flying dust, resembling vapor.
(10):
(v. t.) To blacken; to sully; to stain; to tarnish; to damage; - esp. used of reputation or character.
(11):
(n.) A great crowd or multitude; a vast collection.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Cloud'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/c/cloud.html. 1828.
