claes

/ (klez) /

pl n

a Scot word for clothes

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weal

well-being, prosperity, or happiness.

the intervening time.

a somewhat prolonged, sharp, shrill cry, as of pain, fear, or surprise.

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Words nearby claes

cladogram, cladophyll, cladoptosis, cladosporiosis, cladosporium, claes, clafouti, clag, claggy, claiborne, claim

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Example sentences from the Web for claes

Coosje [van Bruggen] and Claes [Oldenburg]…the Christos…us.
Inside the Kabokovs' ‘Strange City’|Anthony Haden-Guest|June 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“The ashes of Claes beat upon my breast,” answered Ulenspiegel.
The Legend of the Glorious Adventures of Tyl Ulenspiegel in the land of Flanders and elsewhere|Charles de Coster
She and Claes tilled their field together, yoking themselves like oxen to the plough.
The Legend of Ulenspiegel|Charles de Coster
At these words Claes grasped his whitened head in his hands and hid his face.
The Alkahest|Honore de Balzac

Hanging at his side, Claes held a leathern bag which appeared to be full of things.
The Legend of the Glorious Adventures of Tyl Ulenspiegel in the land of Flanders and elsewhere|Charles de Coster
Since the marriage the latter, though strangers to the Claes, claimed them as cousins.
The Alkahest|Honore de Balzac

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