EXACT MATCHES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
cló1, m. (gs. ~, pl. ~nna). 1. Form; shape, appearance. I g~ duine, in human form. Ag imeacht i g~ bacaigh, going about looking, dressed, like a beggar. Fear dá chló, a man of his appearance, stamp. Tá a chló air, he looks it. Cuir ~ (éigin) ort féin, smarten yourself up. Chuir sé ~ na hoibre air féin, he put on a workmanlike appearance. Tá ~ an bháis air, he is the image of death. Tá sé ina chló féin arís, he is fully recovered, looks himself again. Chuir an bia, an t-athrach, ~ air, the food, the change, put him in good shape. Tá ~ báistí ar an lá, the day shows signs of rain. Níl ~ stiúrtha ar bith ar na páistí sin, those children do not appear to be under any control. 2. Impression, mould. ~ séala, stampa, impression of seal, of stamp. ~ na fírinne, imprint of truth. 3. Print, type. Rud a chur, a bhualadh, i g~, to print sth. ~ a chur suas, to set type. I g~, as ~, in print, out of print. An chéad chló, the first print, impression. Dearmad ~, printer’s error. ~ gaelach, gotach, iodálach, rómhánach, gaelic, gothic, italic, roman, type. ~ mór, beag, trom, dubh, large, small, heavy, black, type.
cló2, m. (gs. ~). Lit: 1. Nail, spike. Créacht an chló, the mark of the nail. ~ trína chroí, a nail (driven) through his heart. ~ tintrí, gaoithe, shaft of lightning, piercing blast of wind. 2. ~ (gona), tent (for wound).
cló3: clóigh1.
cló4: clóigh2.
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
~ gné, cló, transfiguration.
An bhos a choscair an cló, the hand which was cleft by the nail.
Cló a chur suas, to set up a type.
~ suas cló, the setting of type.
~ pinn, cló, clerical, printer’s, error.
Cló ~, italic type, italics.
Cló leicinn, side-view, profile.
~ cló, de leabhar, line of type, of a book.
~ cló (stereotype) plate.
Cló suaitheantais, display type.