four-leaf clover

[ fawr-leef, fohr- ]

/ ˈfɔrˌlif, ˈfoʊr- /

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

four-h club, four-handed, four-hundred-day clock, four-in-hand, four-lane, four-leaf clover, four-legged, four-letter word, four-letter words, four-masted, four-masted brig

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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