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poeticize (iou) and clam(2) (iou)


poeticize (iou)



poeticize verb. Also poeticise. E19.
[from POETIC + -IZE.]
verb trans. Give a poetic character to; treat in (esp. trivial or inferior) poetry. E19.
verb intrans. Write or speak like a poet; compose (esp. trivial or inferior) poetry. M19.
? Cf. POETIZE.
poeticizable adjective E20.
poetici'zation noun E20.
poeticizer noun M20.

clam(2) (iou)



clam noun1. ['klam]
[Old English clam = Old High German klamma (German dial. Klamm), Middle High German, German klemme, Dutch klemme, klem, from Germanic (rel. to CLAMP noun1).]
Anything that holds tight; in pl. bonds, bondage. Only in OE.
An instrument for clasping rigidly or holding fast; a clamp, vice, pair of pincers, etc.; also, a lining for the jaws of a vice. LME.
In pl. clutches, claws. Long obsolete exc. dial. M16.