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kluwen.

a ball of thread or yarn, a clew

6 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈklyu̯ə(n)/
  1. a ball of thread or yarn, a clew

    masculine · neuter
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch cluwen, from Old Dutch *kliuwīn, from Proto-Germanic *kliuwīną, *klewô, from Proto-Indo-European *glew-. Cognate with English clew.

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