·noun A great crowd or multitude; a vast collection.
II. Cloud ·noun A mass or volume of smoke, or flying dust, resembling vapor.
III. Cloud ·noun A large, loosely-knitted scarf, worn by women about the head.
IV. Cloud ·vi To grow cloudy; to become obscure with clouds;
— often used with up.
V. Cloud ·vt To overspread or hide with a cloud or clouds; as, the sky is clouded.
VI. Cloud ·noun A collection of visible vapor, or watery particles, suspended in the upper atmosphere.
VII. Cloud ·vt To mark with, or darken in, veins or sports; to variegate with colors; as, to cloud yarn.
VIII. Cloud ·vt To darken or obscure, as if by hiding or enveloping with a cloud; hence, to render gloomy or sullen.
IX. Cloud ·noun A dark vein or spot on a lighter material, as in marble; hence, a blemish or defect; as, a cloud upon one's reputation; a cloud on a title.
X. Cloud ·noun That which has a dark, lowering, or threatening aspect; that which temporarily overshadows, obscures, or depresses; as, a cloud of sorrow; a cloud of war; a cloud upon the intellect.
XI. Cloud ·vt To Blacken; to Sully; to Stain; to Tarnish; to Damage;
— ·esp. used of reputation or character.