CLAVELLATED


Meaning of CLAVELLATED in English

ˈklavəˌlād.ə̇d adjective

Etymology: Medieval Latin clavellat us (from clavellus nail — from Late Latin, small sore resembling the head of a nail, diminutive of Latin clavus nail — + Latin -atus -ate) + English -ed — probably from the nail-studded appearance of the surface of clavellated ashes — more at clavus

old chemistry : made of the dried and burned lees or dregs of wine or vegetable matter

clavellated ashes

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