English Explanatory Dictionary

cley

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A claw.
noun
  1. Alternative spelling of clay.
name
  1. Ellipsis of Cley next the Sea: a coastal village and civil parish in North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG0443).

Word forms

cley cleys

Etymology

From Middle English cle, clea, from Old English clēa (“claw”) (where the oblique forms > English claw).

Derived words

cleystaff
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