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Meaning of cley | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. A claw.
    obsolete
  2. Alternative spelling of clay.
    alt-of, alternative
  3. Ellipsis of Cley next the Sea: a coastal village and civil parish in North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG0443).
    abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

Examples

“But that more heavy Birds are otherwise provided for defence, namely either by Spurs that grow on their Legs, or by the strength and sharpness of some single cley in their Foot; as I have observed in the Cassoware or Emeu”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

Cley next the Sea cleystaff ClG CLI cli-fi CLIA

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