Definition
A lump or clod of earth or clay; a piece of ground or turf.
Etymology
From Middle English clote or cloit, possibly related to Old English and Germanic roots meaning 'lump' or 'mass.' The word may connect to 'clot' (a lump or mass) or dialect words for sticky clay.
Kelly Says
This is a wonderfully obsolete word—farmers once described their work in terms of cloits and clods, but as agriculture industrialized and urbanized, the vocabulary for describing earth by touch and feel largely disappeared from English.
Translations
CACatalà
tancament
tan-ka-men-t
CSČeština
zavření
za-v-re-ni
DADansk
lukning
lu-k-ning
DEDeutsch
Schließung
shlyes-ung
ELΕλληνικά
κλείσιμο
klee-see-moh
ESEspañol
cierre
sje-e-reh
FISuomi
sulkeminen
sul-ke-mi-nen
FRFrançais
fermeture
fer-mureh
HUMagyar
bezárás
be-za-ra-sh
IDBahasa Indonesia
penutupan
pe-nu-to-upan
ITItaliano
chiusura
kwee-zho-rah
MSBahasa Melayu
penutupan
pe-nu-to-upan
NLNederlands
sluiting
slui-ting
NONorsk
lukning
lu-k-ning
PLPolski
zamknięcie
zam-knie-tsee
PTPortuguês
fechamento
feh-cha-men-toh
RORomână
închidere
in-chi-deh-reh
RUРусский
закрытие
zakrytie
SVSvenska
stängning
shteeng-ning
SWKiswahili
fungu
fun-goo
TAதமிழ்
இடைநிறுத்தல்
idai-ni-ruth-thal
TLTL
pagkakasara
pa-gka-ka-sa-ra
TRTürkçe
kapatma
ka-pat-mah
UKУкраїнська
закриття
zakryttya