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Clause

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Letter-clause, a close letter, sealed with the royal signet or privyseal, in opposition to letters-patent, which are left open, the seal being attached simply as a legal form. (“Clause,” Latin clausus, shut, closed. “Patent,” Latin patens, open.)

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Clarendon
Clarendon Type
Claret
Claret
Claret Cup
Claret Jug (One’s)
Classic Races (The)
Classics
Claude Lorraine (i.e. of Lorraine)
Claus (Santa)
Clause
Clause Rolls (Rotŭli clausi)
Clavie
Clavileno
Claw
Claw-backs
Claymore or Glaymore
Clean
Clean (To)
Clean and Unclean Animals
Cleaned Out