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cloud (
n.)
O.E. clud "
mass of rock," related to
CLOD (
Cf. clod). Metaphoric extension 13c. based on similarity of cumulus clouds and rock masses.
O.E. word for "
cloud" was
weolcan. In
M.E.,
skie also originally meant "
cloud." The four fundamental types of cloud classification (cirrus, cumulus, stratus, nimbus) were proposed by British amateur meteorologist Luke Howard (1772-1864) in 1802.
{{12}}cloud (v.) early 15c., from CLOUD (Cf. cloud) (n.). Related: Clouded; clouding.
Etymology dictionary.
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