clayes

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noun

wattles or hurdles made with stakes interwoven with osiers, to cover lodgments

OriginFrench claie →
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Meanings

nounclayes pl (plural only)
  1. obsoletepluralplural onlywattles or hurdles made with stakes interwoven with osiers, to cover lodgments

Origin

  1. Frenchclaie“hurdle”
  2. Englishclayes

French claie (“hurdle”).

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APA

clayes. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clayes

MLA

“clayes.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clayes. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clayes,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clayes.

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