Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter C - Page 66
Clap (v. i.) To come together suddenly with noise.
The doors around me clapped. -- Dryden.
Clap (v. i.) To enter with alacrity and briskness; -- with to or into. [Obs.] "Shall we clap into it roundly, without . . . saying we are hoarse?" -- Shak.
Clap (v. i.) To talk noisily; to chatter loudly. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.
Clap (n.) A loud noise made by sudden collision; a bang. "Give the door such a clap, as you go out, as will shake the whole room." -- Swift.
Clap (n.) A burst of sound; a sudden explosion.
Horrible claps of thunder. -- Hakewill.
Clap (n.) A single, sudden act or motion; a stroke; a blow.
What, fifty of my followers at a clap! -- Shak.
Clap (n.) A striking of hands to express approbation.
Unextrected claps or hisses. -- Addison.
Clap (n.) Noisy talk; chatter. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.
Clap (n.) (Falconry) The nether part of the beak of a hawk.
Clap dish. See Clack dish, under Clack, n.
Clap net, A net for taking birds, made to close or clap together.
Clap (n.) Gonorrhea.
Clap (n.) A sudden very loud noise [syn: bang, clap, eruption, blast, bam].
Clap (n.) A common venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae; symptoms are painful urination and pain around the urethra [syn: gonorrhea, gonorrhoea, clap].
Clap (n.) A sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together; may be repeated [syn: clack, clap].
Clap (v.) Put quickly or forcibly; "The judge clapped him in jail."
Clap (v.) Cause to strike the air in flight; "The big bird clapped its wings."
Clap (v.) Clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval [syn: applaud, clap, spat, acclaim] [ant: boo, hiss].
Clap (v.) Clap one's hands together; "The children were clapping to the music" [syn: clap, spat].
Clap (v.) Strike the air in flight; "the wings of the birds clapped loudly."
Clap (v.) Strike with the flat of the hand; usually in a friendly way, as in encouragement or greeting.
Clap (v.) Strike together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise; "clap two boards together."
Clapboard (v. t.) To cover with clapboards; as, to clapboard the sides of a house. [U. S.] -- Bartlett. Clapbread
Clapboard (n.) A narrow board, thicker at one edge than at the other; -- used for weatherboarding the outside of houses. [U. S.]
Clapboard (n.) A stave for a cask. [Eng.] -- Halliwell.
Clapboard (n.) A long thin board with one edge thicker than the other; used as siding by lapping one board over the board below [syn: clapboard, weatherboard, weatherboarding].
Clapboard (v.) Cover with clapboards.
Clapbread (n.) Alt. of Clapcake.
Clapcake (n.) Oatmeal cake or bread clapped or beaten till it is thin. [Obs.] -- Halliwell.
Clape (n.) (Zool.) A bird; the flicker.
Compare: Knacker
Knacker (n.) One who makes knickknacks, toys, etc. -- Mortimer.
Knacker (n.) One of two or more pieces of bone or wood held loosely between the fingers, and struck together by moving the hand; -- called also clapper. -- Halliwell.
Knacker (n.) A harness maker. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] -- Halliwell.
Knacker (n.) One who slaughters worn-out horses and sells their flesh for dog's meat. [Eng.]
Knacker (n.) Someone who buys old buildings or ships and breaks them up to recover the materials in them.
Knacker (n.) Someone who buys up old horses for slaughter.
Clapper (n.) 拍手者；鈴錘；鐘錘；拍板；【英】（用以嚇走田裡麻雀等害鳥之）鳴響器 A person who claps.
Clapper (n.) That which strikes or claps, as the tongue of a bell, or the piece of wood that strikes a mill hopper, etc. See Illust. of Bell.
Clapper rail (Zool.), An Americam species of rail ({Rallus scepitans).
Clapper (n.) A rabbit burrow. [Obs.]
Clapper (n.) Someone who applauds [syn: clapper, applauder].
Clapper (n.) A mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity [syn: tongue, lingua, glossa, clapper].
Clapper (n.) Metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side [syn: clapper, tongue].
Clapperclaw (v. t.) To fight and scratch. -- C. Smart.
Clapperclaw (v. t.) To abuse with the tongue; to revile; to scold.
Clapperclaw (v.) Claw with the nails.
Clapperclaw (v.) Use foul or abusive language towards; "The actress abused the policeman who gave her a parking ticket"; "The angry mother shouted at the teacher" [syn: abuse, clapperclaw, blackguard, shout].
Claps (v. t.) Variant of Clasp.
Claptrap (n.) 譁眾取寵的話；討好的言行，噱頭 A contrivance for clapping in theaters.
Claptrap (n.) A trick or device to gain applause; humbug.
Claptrap (a.) 討好的 Contrived for the purpose of making a show, or gaining applause; deceptive; unreal.
Claque (n.) A collection of persons employed to applaud at a theatrical exhibition.
Claqueur (n.) One of the claque employed to applaud at a theater.
Clare (n.) A nun of the order of St. Clare.
Clarence (n.) A close four-wheeled carriage, with one seat inside, and a seat for the driver.
Clarenceux (n.) Alt. of Clarencieux
Clarencieux (n.) See King-at-arms.
Clarendon (n.) A style of type having a narrow and heave face. It is made in all sizes.
Clare-obscure (n.) See Chiaroscuro.
Claret (n.) The name first given in England to the red wines of Medoc, in France, and afterwards extended to all the red Bordeaux wines. The name is also given to similar wines made in the United States.
Claret (n.) A dark purplish-red color.
Claret (n.) Dry red Bordeaux or Bordeaux-like wine [syn: claret, red Bordeaux].
Claret (v.) Drink claret; "They were clareting until well past midnight."
Claribella (n.) A soft, sweet stop, or set of open wood pipes in an organ.
Clarichord (n.) A musical instrument, formerly in use, in form of a spinet; -- called also manichord and clavichord.
Clarification (n.) The act or process of making clear or transparent, by freeing visible impurities; as, the clarification of wine.
Clarification (n.) The act of freeing from obscurities.
The clarification of men's ideas. -- Whewell.
Clarification (n.) An interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding; "the professor's clarification helped her to understand the textbook" [syn: clarification, elucidation, illumination].
Clarification (n.) The act of removing solid particles from a liquid [syn: clearing, clarification].
Clarifier (n.) That which clarifies.
Clarifier (n.) A vessel in which the process of clarification is conducted; as, the clarifier in sugar works. -- Ure.
Clarified (imp. & p. p.) of Clarify.
Clarifying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Clarify.
Clarify (v. t.) To make clear or bright by freeing from feculent matter; to defecate; to fine; -- said of liquids, as wine or sirup. "Boiled and clarified." -- Ure.
Clarify (v. t.) To make clear; to free from obscurities; to brighten or illuminate.
To clarify his reason, and to rectify his will. -- South.
Clarify (v. t.) To glorify. [Obs.]
Fadir, clarifie thi name. -- Wyclif (John ii. 28).
Clarify (v. i.) To grow or become clear or transparent; to become free from feculent impurities, as wine or other liquid under clarification.
Clarify (v. i.) To grow clear or bright; to clear up.
Whosoever hath his mind fraught with many thoughts, his wits and understanding do clarify and break up in the discoursing with another. -- Bacon.
Clarify (v.) Make clear and (more) comprehensible; "clarify the mystery surrounding her death" [syn: clarify, clear up, elucidate] [ant: obfuscate].
Clarify (v.) Make clear by removing impurities or solids, as by heating; "clarify the butter"; "clarify beer."
Clarify, () A software vendor, specialising in Customer Relationship Management software. Nortel Networks sold Clarify to Amdocs in 2002.
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Clarigate (v. i.) To declare war with certain ceremonies. [Obs.] -- Holland.
Clarinet (n.) A wind instrument, blown by a single reed, of richer and fuller tone than the oboe, which has a double reed. It is the leading instrument in a military band.
Note: [Often improperly called clarionet.] clarinetist
Clarinet (n.) A single-reed instrument with a straight tube.
Clarino (n.) (Mus.) A reed stop in an organ.
Clarion (n.) （古代戰場上用的）喇叭；【詩】響亮清澈的聲音 A kind of trumpet, whose note is clear and shrill.
He sounds his imperial clarion along the whole line of Battle. -- E. Everett.
Clarion (a.) 響亮清澈的 Loud and clear; "a clarion call."
Clarion (n.) A medieval brass instrument with a clear shrill tone.
Clarion (v.) Blow the clarion.
Clarion (v.) Proclaim on, or as if on, a clarion.
Clarion, () A family of systems from SoftVelocity, Inc. for building database applications on Microsoft Windows. Clarion products include Clarion 4GL language with a C++ and Modula-2 compiler. Clarion products support fast, efficient database application development. Clarion was originally developed by Clarion Software Corporation, later to become TopSpeed Corporation. In 2000, the Clarion product line was acquired by SoftVelocity Inc.
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Clarion -- U.S. County in Pennsylvania
Population (2000): 41765
Housing Units (2000): 19426
Land area (2000): 602.439551 sq. miles (1560.311207 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 6.507066 sq. miles (16.853222 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 608.946617 sq. miles (1577.164429 sq. km)
Located within: Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42
Location: 41.161371 N, 79.440521 W
Headwords:
Clarion
Clarion, PA
Clarion County
Clarion County, PA
Clarion, PA -- U.S. borough in Pennsylvania
Population (2000): 6185
Housing Units (2000): 2192
Land area (2000): 1.492961 sq. miles (3.866752 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.029960 sq. miles (0.077596 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.522921 sq. miles (3.944348 sq. km)
FIPS code: 13800
Located within: Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42
Location: 41.211791 N, 79.384005 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 16214
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Clarion, PA
Clarion
Clarion, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa
Population (2000): 2968
Housing Units (2000): 1355
Land area (2000): 2.744095 sq. miles (7.107172 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 2.744095 sq. miles (7.107172 sq. km)
FIPS code: 13620
Located within: Iowa (IA), FIPS 19
Location: 42.731112 N, 93.731095 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 50525
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Clarion, IA
Clarion
Compare: Proclaim
Proclaim (v. t.) 宣告；公布；聲明 [O2] [O9] [+（that）]；表明，顯示 [O2] [O9] [+（that）] [With clause ] Announce officially or publicly.
‘The government's chief scientific adviser proclaimed that the epidemic was under control.’
[With object ]‘Army commanders proclaimed a state of emergency.’
Proclaim (v. t.) [With object and complement] Declare officially or publicly to be.
‘He proclaimed King James II as King of England.’
Proclaim (v. t.) Say something emphatically; declare.
‘She proclaimed that what I had said was untrue.’
[With object and infinitive ]‘He proclaimed the car to be in sound condition.’
Proclaim (v. t.) [With object] Indicate clearly.
‘His high, intelligent forehead proclaimed a strength of mind that was almost tangible.’
[With object and complement] ‘He had a rolling gait that proclaimed him a man of the sea.’
Clarionet (n.) See Clarinet.
Clarisonus (a.) Having a clear sound.
Claritude (n.) Clearness; splendor.
Clarity (n.) Clearness; brightness; splendor.
Clarity (n.) [ U ] (Easy to understand) (C2) 清楚明瞭；清晰易懂 The quality of being clear and easy to understand.
// There has been a call for greater clarity in this area of the law.
Clarity (n.) [ U ] (Easy to hear / see) （畫面或聲音的）清晰 The quality of being easy to see or hear.
// She was phoning from Australia, but I was amazed at the clarity of her voice.
Clarity (n.) [ U ] (Thinking clearly) （思路）清晰 The ability to think clearly and not be confused.
// He has shown great clarity of mind.
// Mental clarity.
Claro-obscuro (n.) See Chiaroscuro.
Clarre (n.) Wine with a mixture of honey and species.
Clart (v. t.) To daub, smear, or spread, as with mud, etc.
Clarty (a.) Sticky and foul; muddy; filthy; dirty.
Clary (v. i.) To make a loud or shrill noise.
Clary (n.) A plant (Salvia sclarea) of the Sage family, used in flavoring soups.
Clash (v. t.) 使碰撞作聲；撞擊作（聲）[（+together）] To strike noisily against or together.
Clash (n.) 碰撞聲，鏗鏘聲 [the S]；衝突；不協調 [C] [（+of/ between）] A loud noise resulting from collision; a noisy collision of bodies; a collision.
The roll of cannon and clash of arms. -- Tennyson.
Clash (n.) Opposition; contradiction; as between differing or contending interests, views, purposes, etc.
Clashes between popes and kings. -- Denham.
Clashed (imp. & p. p.) of Clash.
Clashing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Clash.
Clash (v. i.) 砰地相碰撞；發出鏗鏘聲；發生衝突；不調和；抵觸 [（+with）] To make a noise by striking against something; to dash noisily together.
Clash (v. i.) To meet in opposition; to act in a contrary direction; to come onto collision; to interfere.
However some of his interests might clash with those of the chief adjacent colony. -- Palfrey.
Clash (n.) A loud resonant repeating noise; "he could hear the clang of distant bells" [syn: clang, clangor, clangour, clangoring, clank, clash, crash].
Clash (n.) A state of conflict between persons [syn: clash, friction].
Clash (n.) A state of conflict between colors; "her dress was a disturbing clash of colors."
Clash (n.) A minor short-term fight [syn: brush, clash, encounter, skirmish].
Clash (v.) Crash together with violent impact; "The cars collided"; "Two meteors clashed" [syn: collide, clash].
Clash (v.) Be incompatible; be or come into conflict; "These colors clash" [syn: clash, jar, collide].
Clash (v.) Disagree violently; "We clashed over the new farm policies."
Clashingly (adv.) With clashing.
Clasped (imp. & p. p.) of Clasp.
Clasping (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Clasp.
Clasp (v. t.) To shut or fasten together with, or as with, a clasp; to shut or fasten (a clasp, or that which fastens with a clasp).
Clasp (v. t.) To inclose and hold in the hand or with the arms; to grasp; to embrace.
Clasp (v. t.) To surround and cling to; to entwine about. "Clasping ivy." -- Milton.
Clasp (n.) An adjustable catch, bent plate, or hook, for holding together two objects or the parts of anything, as the ends of a belt, the covers of a book, etc.
Clasp (n.) A close embrace; a throwing of the arms around; a grasping, as with the hand.
Clasp knife, A large knife, the blade of which folds or shuts into the handle.
Clasp lock, A lock which closes or secures itself by means of a spring.
Clasp (n.) A fastener (as a buckle or hook) that is used to hold two things together.
Clasp (n.) The act of grasping; "he released his clasp on my arm"; "he has a strong grip for an old man"; "she kept a firm hold on the railing" [syn: clasp, clench, clutch, clutches, grasp, grip, hold].
Clasp (v.) Hold firmly and tightly [ant: unclasp].
Clasp (v.) Fasten with or as if with a brooch [syn: brooch, clasp]
Clasp (v.) Fasten with a buckle or buckles [syn: buckle, clasp] [ant: unbuckle].
Clasp (v.) Grasp firmly; "The child clasped my hands" [ant: unclasp].
Computer Language for AeronauticS and Programming CLASP (CLASP) A real-time language from NASA, focussing on fixed-point mathematics. CLASP is a near subset of SPL, with some ideas from PL/ I.
["Flight Computer and Language Processor Study", Raymond J. Rubey, Management Information Services, Detroit, 1971].
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Clasper (n.) One who, or that which, clasps, as a tendril. "The claspers of vines." -- Derham.
Clasper (n.) (Zool.) One of a pair of organs used by the male for grasping the female among many of the Crustacea.
Clasper (n.) (Zool.) One of a pair of male copulatory organs, developed on the anterior side of the ventral fins of sharks and other elasmobranchs. See Illust. of Chimaera.
Claspered (a.) Furnished with tendrils.
Classed (imp. & p. p.) of Class.
Classing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Class.
Class (v. t.) To arrange in classes; to classify or refer to some class; as, to class words or passages.
Note: In scientific arrangement, to classify is used instead of to class. -- Dana.
Class (v. t.) To divide into classes, as students; to form into, or place in, a class or classes.
Class (n.) A group of individuals ranked together as possessing common characteristics; as, the different classes of society; the educated class; the lower classes.
Class (n.) A number of students in a school or college, of the same standing, or pursuing the same studies.
Class (n.) A comprehensive division of animate or inanimate objects, grouped together on account of their common characteristics, in any classification in natural science, and subdivided into orders, families, tribes, genera, etc.
Class (n.) A set; a kind or description, species or variety.
She had lost one class energies. -- Macaulay.
Class (n.) (Methodist Church) One of the sections into which a church or congregation is divided, and which is under the supervision of a class leader.
Class (n.) One session of formal instruction in which one or more teachers instruct a group on some subject. The class may be one of a course of classes, or a single special session.
Class (n.) A high degree of elegance, in dress or behavior; the quality of bearing oneself with dignity, grace, and social adeptness.
Class of a curve (Math.), The kind of a curve as expressed by the number of tangents that can be drawn from any point to the curve. A circle is of the second class.
Class meeting (Methodist Church), A meeting of a class under the charge of a class leader, for counsel and relegious instruction.
Class (v. i.) To be grouped or classed.
The genus or family under which it classes. -- Tatham.
Class (a.) Exhibiting refinement and high character; as, a class act. Opposite of low-class [informal]
Syn: high-class.
Class (n.) A collection of things sharing a common attribute; "there are two classes of detergents" [syn: class, category, family].
Class (n.) A body of students who are taught together; "early morning classes are always sleepy" [syn: class, form, grade, course]
Class (n.) People having the same social, economic, or educational status; "the working class"; "an emerging professional class" [syn: class, stratum, social class, socio-economic class].
Class (n.) Education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings; "he took a course in basket weaving"; "flirting is not unknown in college classes" [syn: course, course of study, course of instruction, class].
Class (n.) A league ranked by quality; "he played baseball in class D for two years"; "Princeton is in the NCAA Division 1-AA" [syn: class, division].
Class (n.) A body of students who graduate together; "the class of '97"; "she was in my year at Hoehandle High" [syn: class, year].
Class (n.) (Biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders
Class (n.) Elegance in dress or behavior; "she has a lot of class"
Class (v.) Arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?" [syn: classify, class, sort, assort, sort out, separate].
CLASS, () Centralized Local Area Selective Signaling.
CLASS, () Custom Local Area Signaling Service.
Class, () The prototype for an object in an object-oriented language; analogous to a derived type in a procedural language. A class may also be considered to be a set of objects which share a common structure and behaviour.
The structure of a class is determined by the class variables which represent the state of an object of that class and the behaviour is given by a set of methods associated with the class.
Classes are related in a class hierarchy. One class may be a specialisation (a "{subclass") of another (one of its "{superclasses") or it may be composed of other classes or it may use other classes in a client-server relationship. A class may be an abstract class or a concrete class.
See also signature.
Class, () See type class.
Class, () One of three types of Internet addresses distinguished by their most significant bits.
Class, () A language developed by the Andrew Project.
It was one of the first attempts to add object-oriented features to C.
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Class, () The order according to which are arranged or distributed, or are supposed to be arranged or distributed, divers persons or things; thus we say, a class of legatees.
Class, () When a legacy is given to a class of individuals, all who answer the description at the time the will takes effect, are entitled; and though the expression be in the plural, yet if there be but one, he shall take the whole. 3 M'Cord, Ch. R. 440.
Class, () When a bond is given to a class of persons, it is good, and all composing that class are entitled to sue upon it; but if the obligor be a member of such class, the bond is void, because a man cannot be obligor and obligee at the same time; as, if a bond be given to the justices of the county court, and at the time the obligor is himself one of said justices. 3 Dev. 284, 287,289; 4 Dev. 882.
Class, () When a charge is made against a class of society, a profession, an order or body of men, and cannot possibly import a personal application to private injury, no action lies; but if any one of the class have sustained special damages in consequence of such charge, he may maintain an action. 17 Wend. 52, 23, 186. See 12 John. 475. When the charge is against one of a class, without designating which, no action lies; as, where three persons had been examined as witnesses, and the defendant said in addressing himself to them, "one of you three is perjured." 1 Roll. Ab. 81; Cro. Jac. 107; 16 Pick. 132.
Classible (a.) Capable of being classed. Classic
Classic (a.) Alt. of Classical.
Classical (a.) Of or relating to the first class or rank, especially in literature or art.
Give, as thy last memorial to the age, One classic drama, and reform the stage. -- Byron.
Mr. Greaves may justly be reckoned a classical author on this subject [Roman weights and coins]. -- Arbuthnot.
Classical (a.) Of or pertaining to the ancient Greeks and Romans, esp. to Greek or Roman authors of the highest rank, or of the period when their best literature was produced; of or pertaining to places inhabited by the ancient Greeks and Romans, or rendered famous by their deeds.
Though throned midst Latium's classic plains. -- Mrs. Hemans.
The epithet classical, as applied to ancient authors, is determined less by the purity of their style than by the period at which they wrote. -- Brande & C.
He [Atterbury] directed the classical studies of the undergraduates of his college. -- Macaulay.
Classical (a.) Conforming to the best authority in literature and art; chaste; pure; refined; as, a classical style.
Classical, provincial, and national synods. -- Macaulay.
Classicals orders. (Arch.) See under Order.
Classical (a.) Of or relating to the most highly developed stage of an earlier civilisation and its culture; "classic Cinese pottery" [syn: classical, classic] [ant: nonclassical].
Classical (a.) Of recognized authority or excellence; "the definitive work on Greece"; "classical methods of navigation" [syn: authoritative, classical, classic, definitive].
Classical (a.) Of or relating to the study of the literary works of ancient Greece and Rome; " a classical scholar."
Classical (a.) (Language) Having the form used by ancient standard authors; "classical Greek.
Classical (a.) Of or pertaining to or characteristic of the ancient Greek and Roman cultures; "classical mythology"; "classical [syn: classical, classic, Greco-Roman, Graeco-Roman, Hellenic].
Classical (n.) Traditional genre of music conforming to an established form and appealing to critical interest and developed musical taste [syn: classical music, classical, serious music].
Classic (n.) A work of acknowledged excellence and authority, or its author; -- originally used of Greek and Latin works or authors, but now applied to authors and works of a like character in any language.
In is once raised him to the rank of a legitimate English classic. -- Macaulay.
Classic (n.) One learned in the literature of Greece and Rome, or a student of classical literature.
Classic (a.) Of recognized authority or excellence; "the definitive work on Greece"; "classical methods of navigation" [syn: authoritative, classical, classic, definitive].
Classic (a.) Of or relating to the most highly developed stage of an earlier civilisation and its culture; "classic Cinese pottery" [syn: classical, classic] [ant: nonclassical].
Classic (a.) Of or pertaining to or characteristic of the ancient Greek and Roman cultures; "classical mythology"; "classical [syn: classical, classic, Greco-Roman, Graeco-Roman, Hellenic].
Classic (n.) A creation of the highest excellence.
Classic (n.) An artist who has created classic works.
Classic, () An adjective used before or after a noun to describe the original version of something, especially if the original is considered to be better.
Examples include "Star Trek Classic" - the original TV series as opposed to the films, ST The Next Generation or any of the other spin-offs and follow-ups; or "PC Classic" -- IBM's ISA-bus computers as opposed to the PS/2 series.
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Classicalism (n.) A classical idiom, style, or expression; a classicism.
Classicalism (n.) Adherence to what are supposed or assumed to be the classical canons of art.
Classicalism (n.) A movement in literature and art during the 17th and 18th centuries in Europe that favored rationality and restraint and strict forms; "classicism often derived its models from the ancient Greeks and Romans" [syn: classicism, classicalism] [ant: Romantic Movement, Romanticism].
Classicalist (n.) One who adheres to what he thinks the classical canons of art. -- Ruskin. Classicality