Main Entry:

¹clot

Pronunciation:

\ˈklät\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English, from Old English clott; akin to Middle High German klōz lump, ball — more at clout

Date:

before 12th century

1: a portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum)2 a: a roundish viscous lump formed by coagulation of a portion of liquid or by melting b: a coagulated mass produced by clotting of blood3British : blockhead4: cluster, group <a clot of spectators>