TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
cluain1, f. (gs. -ana, pl. ~te). 1. Meadow. 2. After-grass.
cluain2, f. (gs. -ana). 1. Deception; persuasion, beguilement. ~ a chur ar dhuine, to flatter, deceive, s.o. ~ a chur ar mhná, to beguile, seduce, women. Chuir sí an chluain (Mhuimhneach) air, she ‘put the come-hither on him’, beguiled him. Níor mhaith liom teacht in bhur g~ , I wouldn’t like to be caught in your wiles. S.a. colúr 1. 2. Dissimulation. ~ a choinneáil ar do racht, ar na gáirí, to hide one’s emotion, keep oneself from laughing. ~ a chur tamall eile ar an mbás, to cheat death for another while.