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Webster 1913 Edition


Clavellated

Clav′el-laˊted

(klăv′ĕl-lā′tĕd)
,
Adj.
[Cf. LL. cineres
clavelatti
ashes of burnt lees or dregs of wine, F.
clavel
an inferior sort of soda, E.
clavate
.]
(Old Chem.)
Said of potash, probably in reference to its having been obtained from billets of wood by burning.
[Obs.]

Webster 1828 Edition


Clavellated

CLAVELLATED

,
Adj.
Clavellated ashes, potash and pearlash.