clary

American  

[klair-ee] / ˈklɛər i /

noun

claries plural

1. any of several aromatic herbs of the genus Salvia, especially S. sclarea, having hairy, heart-shaped leaves and open clusters of lilac or blue flowers, used as a seasoning, a wine flavoring, and an ingredient in perfumes.

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clary British  

/ ˈklɛərɪ /

noun

1. any of several European plants of the genus Salvia, having aromatic leaves and blue flowers: family Lamiaceae (labiates)

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• claries
  plural

Etymology

Origin of clary

before 1000; Middle English clare, sclari, Old English slarege < Medieval Latin sclareia

Example Sentences

Some of my favorite combinations have been orange and sandalwood with poppy seeds, lavender and clary sage with dried lavender blossoms, and rosemary and cedar wood with dried thyme.

From Salon • Jul. 15, 2022

Roman camomile, clary sage, sweet marjoram, etc.�into the vermouth's white-wine base.

From Time Magazine Archive

In the spice locker they found peppercorns, cloves, and cinnamon, mustard seeds, coriander, sage and clary sage and parsley, blocks of salt.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

Stouter and brighter ale was not to be drunk in Lancashire than Bess brewed; nor was better sherris or clary to be found, go where you would, than in her cellars.

From The Lancashire Witches A Romance of Pendle Forest by Ainsworth, William Harrison

Lackeys handed their salvers of Burgundy and Bordeaux, and the players refreshed themselves occasionally with a brimmer of clary; but no wine brightened Fareham's scowling brow, or changed the glooiay intensity of his outlook.

From London Pride Or When the World Was Younger by Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth)