clowe

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Middle English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

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

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

clowe (plural clowes)

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

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

clowe

  1. Alternative form of clawe

Etymology 3[edit]

Noun[edit]

clowe

  1. Alternative form of clewe

Etymology 4[edit]

Noun[edit]

clowe

  1. Alternative form of clove

Etymology 5[edit]

Verb[edit]

clowe

  1. Alternative form of clawen
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