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Claddagh, n.
Brit. |ˈkladə|, U.S. |ˈklædə|
Forms: 19– Cladagh, 19– Claddagh, 19– Claddah [Also with lower-case initial.]
[‹ Claddagh, the name of a fishing village on the edge of Galway city, Ireland, where it is said that such rings were first crafted and traditionally passed down from generation to generation.]
1. A symbol consisting of two hands holding a crowned heart, which represents friendship, love, and loyalty. Chiefly attrib.: designating jewellery bearing this symbol.
Claddagh ring n. a ring given traditionally in Ireland as a token of love, freq. worn (with the symbol pointing inwards) to indicate that the wearer is married or engaged.
1922J. Joyce Ulysses iii. 713 He gave me that clumsy Claddagh ring for luck. 1945R. Gibbings Lovely is Lee i. 16 These Claddagh rings..have been for many generations the wedding token of the peasantry in the district stretching from the Aran Isles in the west through southern Connemara to some ten or twelve miles east of Galway. 1969C. Carfax Silence with Voices xx. 146 ‘It's [i.e. the design on the ring is] quite common in the West of Ireland.’ ‘What's it called?’ ‘A Cladagh... It's used on all sorts of things: earrings, brooches—.’ 1978Washington Post (Nexis) 17 Mar. (Weekend section) 7 The catalogue also has page after page of crystal (Waterford, Galway and Cavan), linens and Claddagh jewelry. 1988Newsday (Nexis) 29 Aug. 6 While she isn't sporting an engagement ring, she wears her claddagh ring..with the crown pointing up, symbolizing her taken status. 2001Kerryman 11 Oct. 7/4 He always wore a claddagh ring she said... Over a hundred claddagh rings have already been found on the site.
2. In form claddagh. = Claddagh ring n. at 1.
1957N.Y. Times 16 Mar. 21/2 Mr. Briscoe placed on Mr. Wagner's left little finger a gold ring... Called a claddagh, after the village in which such rings originated, it is supposed to bring good luck. 1986San Diego Union 30 Aug. b3/1 He looks at the sweaters, shawls, glassware,..and what Tom suggests are two peacemakers. ‘One is the claddagh, the Irish wedding ring,’ says Elish. 1997Boston Herald (Nexis) 27 June s10 We went shopping for claddaghs..for each other... [When the ring is worn] with the heart pointing out, it means you're still looking for your love. If it points towards you, it means you've found someone. |