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claver
/ˈklævɚ/
noun 2verb 1name 1
Collocations
2PREP.
with
ADV.
richly
Definitions
noun
1
Frivolous or nonsensical talk; prattle; chatter.
Emmy found herself entirely at a loss in the midst of their clavers.
verb
1
To gossip or chit-chat.
noun
1
Obsolete form of clover.
He Raine upon her [the Earth's] boſom poures; / His ſvvelling clouds abound vvith ſhoures: / […] / The Deſert with ſvveet claver fills; / And richly ſhades the joyfull Hills.
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Emmy found herself entirely at a loss in the midst of their clavers.
Wiktionary02
He Raine upon her [the Earth's] boſom poures; / His ſvvelling clouds abound vvith ſhoures: / […] / The Deſert with ſvveet claver fills; / And richly ſhades the joyfull Hills.
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