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cloverleaf
/ˈkləʊvəliːf/
noun 2adj 1verb 1
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3ADJ.
fancy, next
CLOVERLEAF + NOUN
motif
PREP.
along, on, up
Definitions
adj
1
In the form of the leaf of a clover plant; cloverleafed.
a fancy cloverleaf motif
noun
1
The leaf of a clover plant.
Cloverleaves have a pealike flavor and make a nice accent among salad greens.
2
(with plural cloverleafs or cloverleaves) Ellipsis of cloverleaf interchange.
The off-ramp will lead you along the cloverleaf to your next on-ramp.
By the time we got into Tulsa Town We had eighty-five trucks in all But there's a roadblock up on the cloverleaf And them bears was wall-to-wall.
verb
1
To turn by following a cloverleaf, or as if by following one.
Hay told a military historian that Allen precipitated “the debacle” by “allowing his lead company to pursue the VC down the trail” instead of forming a perimeter and cloverleafing at the first sign of the enemy.
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a fancy cloverleaf motif
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Cloverleaves have a pealike flavor and make a nice accent among salad greens.
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The off-ramp will lead you along the cloverleaf to your next on-ramp.
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By the time we got into Tulsa Town We had eighty-five trucks in all But there's a roadblock up on the cloverleaf And them bears was wall-to-wall.
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Hay told a military historian that Allen precipitated “the debacle” by “allowing his lead company to pursue the VC down the trail” instead of forming a perimeter and cloverleafing at the first sign of
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