cloud over

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cloud over

Also, cloud up.

Become overcast with clouds, as in It's clouding over now, so it may rain soon, or It was too hot and sunny, but after a while the sky clouded up and we ventured outside. [Mid-1700s]
Become opaque, misty, or dim, as in I'm sweating so much that my eyeglasses are clouded over.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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WordNet

cloud over
verb
1.	become covered with clouds; "The sky clouded over" [syn: overcloud]
2.	become overcast; "the sky clouded over"

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Cloud over is always a great word to know.

So is ort. Does it mean:

a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.

a fool or simpleton; ninny.

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