n.
Pronunciation: ' klät
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English clott; akin to Middle High German kl ō z 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 blood
3 British : BLOCKHEAD
4 : CLUSTER , GROUP <a clot of spectators>