Crossword clues for clary
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Clary \Cla"ry\, n. [Cf. LL. sclarea, scarlea, D. & G. scharlei, F. sclar['e]e.] (Bot.) 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.
Clary \Clar"y\, v. i. [Cf. Clarion.]
To make a loud or shrill noise. [Obs.]
--Golding.
Wiktionary
n. clary sage
WordNet
n. aromatic herb of southern Europe; cultivated in England as a potherb and widely as an ornamental [syn: Salvia sclarea]
Wikipedia
Clary can refer to:
People-
House of Clary und Aldringen, an Austro-Hungarian princely family of Bohemian noble origin:
- Johann von Aldringen (1588–1634), soldier and military leader
- Prince Siegfried von Clary-Aldringen (1848–1929), diplomat
- Count Manfred von Clary-Aldringen (1852–1928), nobleman and statesman
- Clary family, First French Empire noble family:
- Julie Clary (1771–1845), spouse of Joseph Bonaparte (Napoleon I's brother)
- Désirée Clary (1777–1860), Queen of Sweden and Norway
- David Clary (born 1953), British theoretical chemist, college president, and scientific advisor
- Joseph M. Clary, (1905–1996), American philatelist
- Julian Clary (born 1959), English comedian and novelist
- Lauren Clary (born 1982), American NCAA Tennis Star
- Robert Clary (born Robert Max Widerman 1926), French-born American actor, author, and lecturer
- Robert E. Clary (1805–1890), American soldier
- Clary Fray, the fictional main character of the book series The Mortal Instruments
- Palais Mollard-Clary, a baroque palace serving as the seat of Princes von Clary und Aldringen in Vienna, Austria
- Clary, Nord, a village in the north of France
- A common name of plants in the sage genus, Salvia, notably:
- biennial clary or just clary Salvia sclarea
- annual clary Salvia viridis
- Balkan clary Salvia nemorosa
- meadow clary Salvia pratensis
- silvery clary Salvia argentea
- sticky clary Salvia glutinosa
- whorled clary Salvia verticillata
- wild clary Salvia verbenacea
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, a number of ships with this name
Usage examples of "clary".
This Count Clary, who was not one of the Clarys of Teplitz, could neither go to his own country nor to Vienna, because he had deserted the army on the eve of a battle.
Count Clary had left Breslau, and I thought I would make the acquaintance of the Abbe Bastiani, a celebrated Venetian, whose fortune had been made by the King of Prussia.
Perhaps the Entity had crafted a finer kind of matter more stable than protons, much as clary and other plastics will withstand the rot of a dark forest much longer than mere wood.
The following day I paid my debts, which amounted to about two hundred ducats, and I made preparations for starting for Breslau, the day after, with Count Clary, each of us having his own carriage.
Shaking his head, beads of sweat burning his eyes, Clary spoke to himself.
Books had offered him the hopes and dreams that were missing in his world, and Clary had eagerly consumed all he could get his hands on.
The kitten had tipped its head to the side, listening, finally letting Clary get close enough to reach out a hand and touch its back.
Being a stubborn boy with a high pain tolerance, Clary had decided then and there to win over the little menace.
And the third important thing, the thing that had taken Clary the longest to admit, was he had gotten to love that kitten.
As he had walked away from that fire, Clary had felt the last remnants of the child he had once been joining Pinknose, floating away in the smoke of misery.
The memories fresh in his brain, Clary was surprised to find his cheeks wet with tears.
The cat yowled in distress, not the least bit amused by the rough treatment, but its struggles were in vain as Clary had a firm grip on its midsection.
For a second, Clary looked surprised, as though he had never seen the instrument of his impending death.
Pulling the cat into his arms, cradle-style, Clary cast Michael a menacing glare that matched his tone.
To counter the animosity growing in the young man - and to get his attention - Michael stood, towering over Clary, and pointed to the noose, his voice taking on a commanding tone.