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four-leaf clover
[ fawr-leef, fohr- ]
/ ˈfɔrˌlif, ˈfoʊr- /
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noun
a clover leaf having four leaflets instead of the usual three, purported to bring good luck.
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Origin of four-leaf clover
First recorded in 1840–50
Words nearby four-leaf clover
Fourier series, Fourier's theorem, Fourier transform, four-in-hand, four-lane, four-leaf clover, four-legged, four-letter word, four-letter words, four-masted, Four Modernizations
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British Dictionary definitions for four-leaf clover
four-leaf clover
four-leaved clover
noun
a clover with four leaves rather than three, supposed to bring good luck
another name for cloverleaf (def. 1)
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