Alternative form of cleistocarp

A group of musicians who play for the recording of an album but are not considered part of the recording artist's normal band.

To find out definitely; to discover or establish. / (obsolete) To make (someone) certain or confident about something; to inform. / (archaic) To establish, to prove. / (archaic) To ensure or effect.

(Scotland, Northumbria) A gutter or ditch; a small stream that frequently dries up in the summer.