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

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clary

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

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

In the course of an hour put the smaller to the larger quantity, pour the liquor on clary flowers, picked in the dry: the quantity for the above is twelve quarts.

From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Eaton, Mary, fl. 1823-1849

Go, provide the bottle of clary, the Westphalia ham, and other fortifications of nature; we shall see what may be done.

From The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 06 by Scott, Walter, Sir

In fact, I place a few stalks of clary and Babylonian centaury, duly dried, near the reed-hives.

From Bramble-Bees and Others by Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander