(law) A statement issued in civil court proceedings by a plaintiff. It sets forth the complaints against the defendants, and the prayers for relief from the court.

Not of the elite, of the peasantry or working-class. / Unrefined.

plural of clapper

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clapper

(idiomatic) A student who frequently makes jokes or pokes fun; a wiseacre.

A loud, hard sound of metal hitting metal.

(intransitive) To make a clanking sound / (transitive) To cause to sound with a clank.

Wearing very little clothing; almost naked.

plural of clart

(music, historical or poetic) A medieval brass instrument chiefly used as a battle signal; related to the trumpet, it had a narrow, straight pipe and a high-pitched, piercing sound.