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clous

clous is the plural of clou.

Meaning of clou

Noun

clou (plural clous)

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

Questions about clous

What is clous the plural of?
Clous is the plural of clou.

Words near clous in the dictionary

  1. cloughs
  2. clour
  3. cloured
  4. clouring
  5. clours
  6. clous
  7. Clouse
  8. Clouseau
  9. Clouseauesque
  10. Clouser
  11. Clousers

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