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L A

206

L A

muO" in bags grolVing from the lo\Vcr pan of the

I>rll)'

01'

ei,·et·CoIt. See CASTOR.

('I VI r'CAT , Ihc

En~liOI

n.me

uf the animal which

proouces the eivet. Sce CASTOR.

CIVIC

C ~U\\'N.

\las a erowu givcn by the aneient Ro·

mJr,s to any foldier

\\,"0

had (aved the life of a citizen

in any enr,agcmcnt.

CI\'lJ)AD

"/1

Pn/IIIQJ,

the capital of all the Canary

iO.lnds, fi tu.teJ in the iOand of Canary.

CIVIO.\O·REH, a city of Spain, in the pro,ineeof New

Callile: it is the capital of La M.ncha, fitumd on

th~

ri ..rr Guaoian" fixty miles fouth of Toledo: W.

long.

20 ',

N. lat.

39°.

CIVlL, in a general reofe, romething that regards the

polie)', publlc good, or peace of the cltizens, or rub–

jells of the nate ; in \Vhieh renre \Ve fay, civil gomn–

mem , civillaw, civil right, civil \Var,

&c.

CIVIL, in a legal renCe, is alCo applied tO the ordinary

proeedure in an aélion, relatiog to Come peeuniary

m"'er or interen, in which renCe it is oppoCcd to cri–

minal.

CIV IL DEA TH, any thing that euts off a man from civil

Coci. ty. as aeondcmnatiotl tothe gallies, perpetual ba–

nilhment, condemnation to death, oud.lwry, and ex–

commuOleation.

CIVIL LAW, is properly the peeuli.,

I<lv

eaeh nate,

couotr)', or eity : bm what

II'C

ufu::lI)' m('an by the

ril'ill"v, is a bo<iy of

I.ws

eompof,J out of

tI,~

hell

Roman and Greei.n laws, compljcd from the laws (lf

nature and nations, ao<l, for Ihe mon pan, reee,ved

and obferved throughollt

,11

the Roman dominion, for

abo..e

1200

years. Sce LAW.

CI VI L II' AR, a war belwecn people of the rame nale, or

the eiti¿ens of theCame cjty.

CIVI L

ARis the legal year, or annual aeeount of time,

\Vhieh every governmenl

appoinls.lo

be uCed within its

own dominions, and is ro called in eOOlradininélion to

the nalural )'ear, whieh i' meaful ed exaélly by the re–

"olotion of Ihe

h~a\·.nly

bodies.

CrVlUAN, in genwl, drnoles Comelhing belonging to

the eivillaw; bUI more

,eciallythe doélors aod pro–

felfor! Ihereof are callee! wi lians.

CIVITA-CASTELLAN \, a cily of Jlaly, in SI Pe–

ter's patrimuny, fi,ualed near Ihe river Tiber, Iwenly–

fi ve miles north of Rome: E. long.

13°,

N. lal.

42° 15'·

( IVI TA VEceH IA, a port·lo\Vn and fomeCs of J,aly,

iA SI Peler's palrimony, filuatcd on a bay of Ire Me–

dilcrranean, thirtymiles north·we(l of Rome: E. long.

12°

30',

N.lat.

~2°.

JI is the (huion of the

gall~y,

belonging tOthe pope,

\Vho has Imly deelmd il

free port.

I LACK, among eountry·men. To clack \V001, is tO

Cut

off Ihe nleep's mark, whieh makes Ihe \Veighl lers,

and yields I¡fs eunom

Ihe king.

LACK~l

N ,~N,

lhe capital of ClackmannanOlire,

in Seotlann,

filu.md

on Ihe northern lhore

Ihe

fOllh, aholl! tIVenly five mil.s nonh·wefl of Edin–

borr.h: W. long.

3°

40',

N. la\.

56°

I¡'.

'll!e counly of CldCkmaonan

joinrd \\ ilh that'of

KinroCs, IVhieh eaeh in their tum ehuCe a meOlber to

repre(cnl

Ih~m

p.trli1.m~nt.

CL~GE NfU RT,

or CLAGENFORT, the capital of

C~rinlhia,

in the cirele of Aullria in Germany,

120

miks foulh·wclt of Vicnna : E. loog.

14°,

N. lat.

47° .

CLAIM, inlaIV, a ehallenge of interen in any thing that

is in polfdlion of anolher.

CLAK lS, in omilhology, a Cyoonime of the aoas be"

niela. See ANAS .

CLAMP

Jhip,

drnotes

pieee of limber applied

a malt or yard, tO prevent the wood from borlting .

and alfo

thiek plank Iying fore and afl under

th~

btams of Ihe firn orlop, or feeond deek, and IS the

fame lhal Ihe rifing timbers are to the deek.

CL AMP is likeIVife Ihe term for apile of unburnt brieks

built IIp for buroing. Thefe elamp¡ al e buill mueh

after Ihe

C~nte

manner as arehes are built in kilns,

.iz.

",i,h a

\'~euily

belwixl eaeh brick's breadth for the fire

to afeend by; bOl wilh Ihis difFerenee, Ihal innead of

arehing, Ihey trofs over, or over.fpan; r,hat is, the

end

01'

one briek is laid .about half way over the end

of anotber, and fo till bOlh fides meet wiúlÍn half a

briek's length, and lhen a binding briek al the top

fi–

nilh~s

lhe areh

CLAM P' NAILS, rlleh nails as are ufed tO faneoon clamps

in tll,' bui lding or repairing of Ihips.

CL I\M PJNG, iojoioery, is Ihe fi tting a pieeeofboard

wilh lhe grain,

another

pi~ee

of bo. rd erofs Ihe

grain. Thus the ends of lables are eOnJmonly clamp–

(d, lOpievrm Iheir warping.

CLANDESTINA, in bOlany. See LATHRA:A .

CLANDESTlNE, any thing done wilhout Ihe know–

ledge of the pmies eoncerned, or wilhout the proper

folemoi"es Thus _marriage is faid

be eI_ndeltiue,

\Vhen performed w!lhool Ihe pobliealion of bans, the

confenl of parents,

6<.

CJ./ING lIL-\, in ornilhology. See AN AS.

CLAP, in medicine, the firll nage of the venereal diC–

eaCe, more UfUdlly cal!cd

gonorrhrea. See MEDI–

CINE

CL.~ RAMONT·

POIVDE R, a kiod of earth, ealled

'!,r–

Daira

frl1nJ the place where it is found: il is

famous al Venice, for ils elliCdey in ltopplOg hremor–

rhages of al! kinds, and io eunng malignant fevers.

PrwPI

CLARE CONSTAT, in Seots law, the

w""ant of a fnperior for entering and infdling Ihe

hei rof his form« valfal, ",ilhool Ihe interpofilion of

an inqurn. See SeoTS LAW, title,

SIICUIJi.n

ht–

rilobit RighlJ.

CLARE, a market'lown of Suffolk, thirteen mile,

foolh of Bury: E long.

35',

N. lar.

p '

15'.

gives the titlc of earl

Ihe duke of NewcanIe.

CLARE is alfo Ihe capital of

eoumy of the Came name

in the provinc6 of Connatght, in Jreland, fituated a–

bUUl Cevcnlecnmiles north·wefl ofLimeriek : W. loog.

90,

N.lat

51.40'.

CLARENCIEUX, tbe fecond king át !rms, fo called

flom Ihe dukc of Clarence,

whom he filll belonged ;

for Lionel third fon tO Edward

!JI.

ha..ing by hi,

wife