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clutter(2)(dictionary)
clutter 1, verb(dictionary)
clutter 2, noun(dictionary)

clutter(1) (iou)



clutter noun. L16.
[Var. of CLODDER noun or from the verb: assoc. with cluster, clatter.]
A clotted mass. L16-E17.
A confused collection; crowded disorder, untidy state, litter. M17.
G. Heyer An open book lay on the ground beside it, with a clutter of newspapers and magazines. H. Acton She was surrounded by neatness and order: there was a complete absence of clutter.
Bustle, commotion; hubbub, disturbance; mingled rattle. Now arch. & dial. M17.
Milton The clutter of their Horse, and of their Wheels. Swift Those ladies, who are apt to make the greatest clutter on such occasions.