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Clav"i*form (?), a. [L.
clava club + -form.] (Bot.) Club-
shaped; clavate.
Craig.


||Clav"i*ger (?), n. [L., fr.
clavis key + gerere to carry.] One who carries
the keys of any place.


||Clav"i*ger, n. [L., fr.
clava club + gerere to carry.] One who carries
a club; a club bearer.


Cla*vig"er*ous (?), a. Bearing
a club or a key.


||Cla"vis (?), n.; pl. L.
Claves (#), E. Clavises (#).
[L.] A key; a glossary.


||Cla"vus (?), n. [L., a nail.]
A callous growth, esp. one the foot; a corn.


Cla"vy (?), n.; pl.
Clavies (#). [Cf. F. claveau centerpiece
of an arch.] (Arch.) A mantelpiece.


Claw (kl&add;), n. [AS.
clawu, clā, cleó; akin to D.
klaauw, G. klaue, Icel. klō, Sw. &
Dan. klo, and perh. to E. clew.] 1.
A sharp, hooked nail, as of a beast or bird.


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