clavus
noun
an intense headache in which the pain is likened to one that would be produced by a sharp object driven into the skull.
clavi
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pluralof clavus.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The clavi harp is free from all the objections inherent in the ordinary harp.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 643, April 28, 1888 by Various
Many improvements have from time to time been made on this model, which at last arrived at the perfection exhibited in the newly patented clavi harp.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 643, April 28, 1888 by Various
The external form of the clavi harp resembles that of the harp, and all the cords, or strings, are visible.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 643, April 28, 1888 by Various
It is needless to point out how far, in these respects, the harp is surpassed by the clavi harp.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 643, April 28, 1888 by Various
Pulvil′lus, a foot-pad between the clavi of the terminal tarsal joint of an insect's leg—also Pulvin′ulus.—adj.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various
