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clou

[ kloo ]

/ klu /

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noun

a major point of interest or attention.

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Origin of clou

1880–85; <French: literally, a nail <Latin clāvus

Words nearby clou

Clotilda, clotted cream, clotting factor, clotty, cloture, clou, cloud, cloudage, cloud band, cloud base, cloudberry

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How to use clou in a sentence

Merimee says of George Sand that he has known her "maigre comme un clou et noire comme une taupe."
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician|Frederick Niecks
And in her description of the affair to my cousin Melville she used always to make that the clou of the story.
The Sea Lady|Herbert George Wells
The clou of the evening was the scene of the waylaying of his lover's coach by Claude Duval on the Newmarket road.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, April 5, 1916|Various
The remarkable document which will forever be associated with the name of President Wilson was the clou of the Conference.
The Inside Story Of The Peace Conference|Emile Joseph Dillon

The whole clou of Hamlet's phrase is that "glimpses of the moon."
The Secret Life |Elizabeth Bisland