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cloy

/kˈlɔɪ/KLOY
/kˈlɔɪ/KLOY

Meaninga nail

Common meaning: sicken with too much sweetness

Journey through time

  1. Frenchclou‘a nail’source
  2. Old Frenchcloer‘to nail’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsto nail → sicken with too much sweetnesscloy‘sicken with too much sweetness’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on French clou ‘a nail’.

Roots

  • clou French “a nail”

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