clary, Salvia sclarea
(noun) aromatic herb of southern Europe; cultivated in Great Britain as a potherb and widely as an ornamental
Source: WordNet® 3.1
clary (countable and uncountable, plural claries)
clary sage (Salvia sclarea)
• Carly, Caryl, Lycra, acryl, lycra
Source: Wiktionary
Clar"y, v. i. Etym: [Cf. Clarion.]
Definition: To make a loud or shrill noise. [Obs.] Golding.
Cla"ry, n. Etym: [Cf. LL. sclarea, scarlea, D. & G. scharlei, F. sclarée.] (Bot.)
Definition: A plant (Salvia sclarea) of the Sage family, used in flavoring soups. Clary water, a composition of clary flowers with brandy, etc., formerly used as a cardiac.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
6 May 2025
(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”--Franklin D. Roosevelt; “heedless of danger”; “heedless of the child’s crying”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
