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Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old French clou de girofle, from Latin clāvus.

Alternative forms

clove, clouwe

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /klɔu̯/, /klɔː/, /klɔːv/

Noun

clowe (plural clowes)

(usually in the plural) A clove (bud of the tree Syzygium aromaticum)

Descendants

English: clove
Scots: clow

References

“clōve, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-1.

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old English clufu, clofu; compare cleven.

Noun

clowe

Alternative form of clove

Etymology 3

Inherited from Old English clīewen.

Noun

clowe

Alternative form of clewe

Etymology 4

Inherited from Old English clawan.

Verb

clowe

Alternative form of clawen

Etymology 5

Inherited from Old English clawu.

Noun

clowe

Alternative form of clawe

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