- (v.t.) To overspread or hide with a cloud or clouds; as, the sky is clouded.
- (v.i.) To grow cloudy; to become obscure with clouds; -- often used with up.
- (n.) A collection of visible vapor or watery particles, suspended in the upper atmosphere.
- (v.t.) To mark with or darken in, veins or sports; to variegate with colors; as, to cloud yarn.
- (n.) A great crowd or multitude; a vast collection.
- (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.
- (v.t.) To darken or obscure, as if by hiding or enveloping with a cloud; hence, to render gloomy or sullen.
- (n.) A large, loosely-knitted scarf, worn by women about the head.
- (n.) A mass or volume of smoke or flying dust, resembling vapor.
- (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.
- (v.t.) To blacken; to sully; to stain; to tarnish; to damage; -- especially used of reputation or character.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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