four-leaf clover
Americannoun
noun
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a clover with four leaves rather than three, supposed to bring good luck
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another name for cloverleaf
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of four-leaf clover
First recorded in 1840–50
Example Sentences
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Now, Lowry no longer needs a four-leaf clover in his pocket as he tries to win his first green jacket.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026
Taking to instagram on Thursday, Anderson posted a Dior label accompanied by a four-leaf clover to confirm the news.
From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2025
She plucked a four-leaf clover as a toddler and never looked back.
From Slate ● Apr. 6, 2024
The lucky ones, though, come across something that’s harder to find: a four-leaf clover.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 15, 2024
Joyce was standing with his father and the kids, jumping up and down, holding high over her head a sign on which she had painted a large, green four-leaf clover.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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