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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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†CLOW, n.3 “One of the lamina[e] of a head of garliek” (Sc. 1825 Jam.2). [klʌu]
[From O.E. clofe, bulb or tuber of plant, from the root of clēofan, to cleave, split (Sweet); Mid.Eng. clove, id., clove of garlek (Promptorium Parvulorum, c.1440) (Stratmann). For absorption of final f or v into the preceding vowel, see P.L.D. § 70.1.]
