Clotho

[ kloh-thoh ]

/ ˈkloʊ θoʊ /

noun Classical Mythology.

the Fate who spins the thread of life.

Origin of Clotho

<Latin <Greek Klōthṓ literally, Spinner, equivalent to klṓth(ein) to spin + -ō suffix used in feminine names

Words nearby Clotho

clothespress, clothes prop, clothes tree, clothier, clothing, Clotho, cloth-of-gold, cloth roll, cloth yard, Clotilda, clotrimazole

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Example sentences from the Web for Clotho

But next day, when they played in the garden, Huberta said, 'Thy father is an old tyrant to forbid thee the use of Clotho's gift.
The Little Colonel at Boarding-School|Annie Fellows Johnston
Clotho, now and then, touched the spindle with her right hand, and made it revolve externally.
Pagan Origin of Partialist Doctrines|John Claudius Pitrat
Clotho draws the thread, Lachesis turns the wheel, and Atropos cuts the string asunder when spun to a due length.
The Mysteries of All Nations|James Grant
When he demanded the reason, she confessed with tears that she had no more of the golden warp that was Clotho's sacred gift.
The Little Colonel at Boarding-School|Annie Fellows Johnston

He knew, as did the others, that any noise would bring the clotho spider swinging up its anchor-cables to the cliff-top.
The Forgotten Planet|Murray Leinster

British Dictionary definitions for Clotho

Clotho

/ (ˈkləʊθəʊ) /

noun

Greek myth one of the three Fates, spinner of the thread of life

Word Origin for Clotho

Latin, from Greek Klōtho, one who spins, from klōthein to spin

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单词	clotho
释义	Clotho [ kloh-thoh ] / ˈkloʊ θoʊ / noun Classical Mythology. the Fate who spins the thread of life. Origin of Clotho <Latin <Greek Klōthṓ literally, Spinner, equivalent to klṓth(ein) to spin + -ō suffix used in feminine names Words nearby Clotho clothespress, clothes prop, clothes tree, clothier, clothing, Clotho, cloth-of-gold, cloth roll, cloth yard, Clotilda, clotrimazole Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Clotho But next day, when they played in the garden, Huberta said, 'Thy father is an old tyrant to forbid thee the use of Clotho's gift. The Little Colonel at Boarding-School\|Annie Fellows Johnston Clotho, now and then, touched the spindle with her right hand, and made it revolve externally. Pagan Origin of Partialist Doctrines\|John Claudius Pitrat Clotho draws the thread, Lachesis turns the wheel, and Atropos cuts the string asunder when spun to a due length. The Mysteries of All Nations\|James Grant When he demanded the reason, she confessed with tears that she had no more of the golden warp that was Clotho's sacred gift. The Little Colonel at Boarding-School\|Annie Fellows Johnston He knew, as did the others, that any noise would bring the clotho spider swinging up its anchor-cables to the cliff-top. The Forgotten Planet\|Murray Leinster British Dictionary definitions for Clotho Clotho / (ˈkləʊθəʊ) / noun Greek myth one of the three Fates, spinner of the thread of life Word Origin for Clotho Latin, from Greek Klōtho, one who spins, from klōthein to spin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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