. An illustrated dictionary of words used in art and archaeology. Explaining terms frequently used in works on architecture, arms, bronzes, Christian art, colour, costume, decoration, devices, emblems, heraldry, lace, personal ornaments, pottery, painting, sculpture, &c., with their derivations . Gaelic, claidheamb, a sword, and7nor, great). The highland broadsword. Clechee, Her. (See Und^e.) A variety ofthe heraldic cross. Clef or Cliff, Music. A figure indicating thepitch to be adopted for the key-note of a pieceof music ; an invention of the 13th century. Clepsydra, Gen. (wAev/z-uSpa, i. e.

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. An illustrated dictionary of words used in art and archaeology. Explaining terms frequently used in works on architecture, arms, bronzes, Christian art, colour, costume, decoration, devices, emblems, heraldry, lace, personal ornaments, pottery, painting, sculpture, &c., with their derivations . Gaelic, claidheamb, a sword, and7nor, great). The highland broadsword. Clechee, Her. (See Und^e.) A variety ofthe heraldic cross. Clef or Cliff, Music. A figure indicating thepitch to be adopted for the key-note of a pieceof music ; an invention of the 13th century. Clepsydra, Gen. (wAev/z-uSpa, i. e. a stealing-away of water). A water-clock, and by analogyan hour-glass or sand-<AoQk. The clepsydra wasused as an hour-glass in the courts of justice atAthens, to measure out the time allowed to eachorator. Clerestory. (See Claire-voie.) Cleystaffe, O. E. A pastoral staff. Clibanus, R. (i) A basket used for bakingbread ; the bread itself, when thus baked, beingcalled clibanicius. (2) Med. Lat. A shorthauberk, which the later Greeks called kKi^wov, because it covered the breast. {Meyrick.) (3)Med. Lat. A tower. Clicket, O. E. A key. With his clickethath opened this wicket. (Chaucer.) Damian Cliff. (See Clef.) Clipeolum. Dimin. of Clipeus (q.v.). Clipeus and Clipeum, R. (akin to KaKv-KTw, . to cover or conceal). A large broad shield ofcircular shape and concave on the inside. Itwas of great weight, and formed part of thespecial equipment of the cavalry. The originalclipeus Argolicics was circular, and often likened