clowe

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Middle English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old French clou de girofle, from Latin clāvus.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /klɔu̯/, /klɔː/, /klɔːv/

Noun

clowe (plural clowes)

  1. (usually in the plural) A clove (bud of the tree Syzygium aromaticum)
Descendants
  • English: clove
  • Scots: clow
References

Etymology 2

Noun

clowe

  1. Alternative form of clawe

Etymology 3

Noun

clowe

  1. Alternative form of clewe

Etymology 4

Noun

clowe

  1. Alternative form of clove

Etymology 5

Verb

clowe

  1. Alternative form of clawen