Chloe

[ kloh-ee ]

/ ˈkloʊ i /

noun

the lover of Daphnis in a Greek pastoral romance.

a female given name.

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having or claiming to have the power of seeing objects or actions beyond the range of natural vision.

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Origin of Chloe

<Greek chlóē young green vegetation, akin to chlōróschlor-¹

Words nearby Chloe

chlamydospore, chlamys, chloanthite, chloasma, Chlodwig, Chloe, chlor-, chloracetic acid, chloracetophenone, chloracne, chloral

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But not before Chloe climbs to the top of the highest bridge in NYC in preparation of killing herself.
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Then, Chloe and her father have a heart to heart about how “crazy Mom the Christian is,” and then Rayford gets on the plane.
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A lot of the hip people represented by her agency, Artists by Chloe, also smoke these elaborate digital devices.
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But as time goes by, Chloe falls ill and begins to wither away.
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Efram soon lands at LeMay Senior High School, where he meets Chloe.
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She was helping Chloe set the table, to that lady's intense delight at "Missy's" girlish housewifery.
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For a moment there was silence, while Chloe played absently with a bracelet she had just discarded.
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The day is indelibly stamped on my memory when I exposed my Chloe for sale in the public market-place.
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Helen flew up to the dressing-room which, sure enough, Chloe had reached before her.
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Chloe paled a little, and when she spoke her voice was uneasy.
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British Dictionary definitions for Chloe

Chloe

/ (ˈkləʊɪ) /

noun

See Daphnis and Chloe

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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