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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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