| 释义 |
claver
I. cla·ver \ˈklāvə(r), -av-\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English claveren; akin to Dutch klaveren to clamber, Danish klavre, Old English clifian to cling — more at cleave
dialect England : clamber
II. clav·er \ˈklavə(r), -āv-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English — more at clover
dialect Britain : clover
III. cla·ver \ˈklāvər\ intransitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: probably of Celtic origin; akin to Scottish Gaelic & Irish Gaelic clabaire babbler, Irish Gaelic claibéir chatter, Welsh clebar, clebran to chatter, prate
chiefly Scotland : prate, gossip
IV. claver noun
(-s)
chiefly Scotland : idle talk : chatter, gossip — usually used in plural |