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To clew down (Naut.), to force (a
yard) down by hauling on the clew lines. -- To clew
up (Naut.), to draw (a sail) up to the yard,
as for furling.

||Cli`ché" (?), n. [F.
cliché, from clicher to stereotype.] A
stereotype plate or any similar reproduction of ornament, or
lettering, in relief.

Cliché casting, a mode of
obtaining an impression from a die or woodcut, or the like, by
striking it suddenly upon metal which has been fused and is just
becoming solid; also, the casting so obtained.

Click (kl&ibreve;k), v. i.
[imp. & p. p. Clicked (kl&ibreve;kt);
p. pr. & vb. n. Clicking.] [Prob. an
onomatopoetic word: cf. OF. cliquier. See Clack,
and cf. Clink, Clique.] To make a slight,
sharp noise (or a succession of such noises), as by gentle
striking; to tick.

The varnished clock that clicked behind the
door.

Goldsmith.

Click, v.


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