Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun That which arrests and holds the attention or the interest; the strong point; the chief attraction; the peg on which success depends.
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Examples
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~References~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ une brocante (f) = flea market; un clou (m) = nail; une clef (f) = key; quatorzième = fourteenth
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~References~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ une brocante (f) = flea market; un clou (m) = nail; une clef (f) = key; quatorzième = fourteenth
French Word-A-Day: 2008
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The clou sounds all high tech and utopian but it is so corporate it makes me want to puke.
J M McDermott 2010
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The clou sounds all high tech and utopian but it is so corporate it makes me want to puke.
Archive 2010-06-01 2010
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Some people have no clou what my website is all about ...
Craft Show Tips Anne-Marie 2008
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~References~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ une brocante (f) = flea market; un clou (m) = nail; une clef (f) = key; quatorzième = fourteenth
French Word-A-Day: 2008
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Heureusement qu'il faisait chaud j'avais juste mon super pantalon Bodyline, de vieille mitaine a clou de cosplay de je sais pas quoi, mes super chausstettes a rayures et un vieux TShirt gris Dark Dude!!
pinku-tk Diary Entry pinku-tk 2009
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The name comes from the French “clou” meaning nail.
2008 February 17 « bollywoods most wanted photographerno1 2008
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Expressions: maigre comme un clou = "thin as a nail" (thin as a rail) c'est un peu maigre = it's insufficient faire maigre = to abstain from meat and fatty foods
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Expressions: maigre comme un clou = "thin as a nail" (thin as a rail) c'est un peu maigre = it's insufficient faire maigre = to abstain from meat and fatty foods
French Word-A-Day: 2006
fbharjo commented on the word clou
clou center of attention
January 9, 2007
sarra commented on the word clou
Also short for biclou.
August 18, 2008