- clavellated
- clav·el·lat·ed
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clavellated
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Clavellated — Clav el*la ted (kl[a^]v [e^]l*l[=a] t[e^]d), a. [Cf. LL. cineres clavelatti ashes of burnt lees or dregs of wine, F. clavel an inferior sort of soda, E. clavate.] (Old Chem.) Said of potash, probably in reference to its having been obtained from… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
clavellated — ˈklavəˌlād.ə̇d adjective Etymology: Medieval Latin clavellatus (from clavellus nail from Late Latin, small sore resembling the head of a nail, diminutive of Latin clavus nail + Latin atus ate) + English ed probably from the nail studded… … Useful english dictionary
