Cleves
[kleevz]
- a city in W North Rhine-Westphalia, in W Germany.
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German Kleve.
Cleve
[kley-vuh for 1; kleev for 2]
- 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
He says, for instance, of Anne of Cleves, that she was the "ugliest woman that ever I saw."
The Sea-HawkRaphael Sabatini
The matter of the Duchy of Cleves was a pretext ready to his hand.
The Historical Nights Entertainment, Second SeriesRafael Sabatini
Elizabeth, with Anne of Cleves, had as yet refused to appear.
The Reign of Mary TudorW. Llewelyn Williams.
An invitation to battle was ever a welcome call to Adolf of Cleves.
BurlesquesWilliam Makepeace Thackeray
How to find him—how to reward the champion and restorer of the honor and happiness of Cleves?
BurlesquesWilliam Makepeace Thackeray