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claddagh
[ klah-duh ]
/ ˈklɑ də /
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noun
a ring in the form of two hands clasping a crowned heart, given in friendship or love.
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Origin of claddagh
First recorded in 1880–85; named after Claddagh, a fishing village near Galway, Ireland, where the ring was supposedly first designed and made
Words nearby claddagh
Clacton, Clactonian, Clacton-on-Sea, clad, cladanthous, claddagh, Claddagh ring, claddie, cladding, clade, cladism
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