clou

• “The clou sounds all high tech and utopian but it is so corporate it makes me want to puke.”

  J M McDermott

• “~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~References~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ une brocante (f) = flea market; un clou (m) = nail; une clef (f) = key; quatorzième = fourteenth”

  French Word-A-Day:

• “Some people have no clou what my website is all about ...”

  Craft Show Tips

• “Heureusement qu'il faisait chaud j'avais juste mon super pantalon Bodyline, de vieille mitaine a clou de cosplay de je sais pas quoi, mes super chausstettes a rayures et un vieux TShirt gris Dark Dude!!”

  pinku-tk Diary Entry

• “The name comes from the French “clou” meaning nail.”

  2008 February 17 « bollywoods most wanted photographerno1

• “Expressions: maigre comme un clou = "thin as a nail" (thin as a rail) c'est un peu maigre = it's insufficient faire maigre = to abstain from meat and fatty foods”

  French Word-A-Day:

• “Too much money to spend but no clou about marketing.”

  Huge Red Flag at Netscape

• “Quand il est bien écumé, vous le salez légérement, et y mettez les racines convenables, comme navets, carottes, panais, oignons, cellery et poireaux, avec un clou de gerofle et une racine de persil.”

  Simon & Schuster: Savoring The Past

• “Everyone is saying that the Princess -- your sister -- is the _clou_ of the ball.",”

  Miss Pat at School

• “The account of a dinner at the "White Horse" is perhaps the _clou_ of an exceptionally exhilarating entertainment.”

  Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 158, March 17, 1920

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