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Cleves

[kleevz]

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noun

a city in W North Rhine-Westphalia, in W Germany.

German Kleve.

Cleve

[kley-vuh for 1; kleev for 2]

noun

Per Te·o·dor

[par tey-aw-dawr] /pær ˈteɪ ɔˌdɔr/, 1840–1905, Swedish chemist.

a male given name.

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Examples from the Web for cleves

Historical Examples of cleves

He says, for instance, of Anne of Cleves, that she was the "ugliest woman that ever I saw."
The Sea-Hawk
Raphael Sabatini
The matter of the Duchy of Cleves was a pretext ready to his hand.
The Historical Nights Entertainment, Second Series
Rafael Sabatini
Elizabeth, with Anne of Cleves, had as yet refused to appear.
The Reign of Mary Tudor
W. Llewelyn Williams.
An invitation to battle was ever a welcome call to Adolf of Cleves.
Burlesques
William Makepeace Thackeray
Adolf of Cleves could scarcely now lift the weapon over his head.
Burlesques
William Makepeace Thackeray