clou

Etymology

From French clou.

Noun

clou (plural clous)

1. Something which holds the greatest attention; the chief point of interest.
   • 1911, Max Beerbohm, Zuleika Dobson:

     But had he not refused her the wherewithal to remember him—the pearls she needed as the clou of her dear collection, the great relic among relics?

Anagrams

• ULOC

Verb

clou

1. third-person singular present indicative form of cloure
2. second-person singular imperative form of cloure

Etymology

Borrowed from French clou.

Pronunciation

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Noun

clou m (plural clous)

1. punch line

Etymology

Borrowed from French clou.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkluː/
• IPA^(key): /ˈklou̯/

Noun

clou

1. highlight (high point of an occasion, press release etc.)

Etymology

From Old French clou, from Latin clāvus, from Proto-Italic *klāwos, from Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂u-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /klu/

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• Rhymes: -u

Noun

clou m (plural clous)

1. nail (metal pin)
2. clove (of garlic)
3. (figuratively) highlight, climax
4. (usually in the plural, des clous) not likely, no way, you'll be so lucky

Further reading

• “clou” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Noun

clou m (invariable)

1. highlight (high point of an occasion)

Anagrams

• culo
• luco

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /klɔɨ̯/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /klɔi̯/

Adjective

clou (feminine singular clou, plural clou, equative cloued, comparative clouach, superlative clouaf)

1. (South Wales) fast, quick

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