Clover

  • 21clover —    The first English reference to the *luck of the four leafed clover dates from 1507: whoever finds one and keeps it reverently can know for all so true as the gospell yt he shall be ryche all his life (Anon., The Gospelles of Dys taues, part 2 …

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  • 22clover — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English clāfre; akin to Old High German klēo clover Date: before 12th century 1. any of a genus (Trifolium) of low leguminous herbs having trifoliolate leaves and flowers in dense heads and including many… …

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  • 23Clover — This interesting name, with the variants Cleever and Clover, has two possible origins. The first being an official title for a mace bearer. The clavia, mace, or staff was an ensign of authority borne before magistrates. All the early recordings… …

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  • 24Clover — Original name in latin Clover Name in other language State code US Continent/City America/New York longitude 35.11125 latitude 81.22646 altitude 248 Population 5094 Date 2011 05 14 …

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  • 25clover — clo|ver [ klouvər ] noun uncount a small plant with leaves that have three round parts in clover INFORMAL enjoying a pleasant comfortable life, usually because you have a lot of money …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 26clover — noun a herbaceous leguminous plant with dense white or red globular flower heads and leaves which are typically three lobed. [Genus Trifolium: many species.] Phrases in clover in ease and luxury. Origin OE clāfre, of Gmc origin …

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  • 27clover — noun (U) 1 a small plant with three leaves on each stem 2 in clover informal living comfortably because you have plenty of money …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 28clover — UK [ˈkləʊvə(r)] / US [ˈkloʊvər] noun [uncountable] a small plant with leaves that have three round parts • in clover …

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  • 29clover — clo•ver [[t]ˈkloʊ vər[/t]] n. pl. vers, (esp. collectively) ver. 1) pln any of various plants of the genus Trifolium, of the legume family, having trifoliolate leaves and dense flower heads, many species of which are cultivated as forage plants… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 30clover — dobilas statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Pupinių (Fabaceae) šeimos augalų gentis (Trifolium). atitikmenys: lot. Trifolium angl. clover; trefoil vok. Klee rus. клевер lenk. koniczyna …

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