Crossword clues for clave
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Clave \Clave\ (kl[=a]v), imp. of Cleave. [Obs.]
Cleave \Cleave\ (kl[=e]v), v. i. [imp. Cleaved (kl[=e]vd), Clave (kl[=a]v, Obs.); p. p. Cleaved; p. pr. & vb. n. Cleaving.] [OE. cleovien, clivien, cliven, AS. cleofian, clifian; akin to OS. klib[=o]n, G. kleben, LG. kliven, D. kleven, Dan. kl[ae]be, Sw. klibba, and also to G. kleiben to cleve, paste, Icel. kl[=i]fa to climb. Cf. Climb.]
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To adhere closely; to stick; to hold fast; to cling.
My bones cleave to my skin.
--Ps. cii. 5.The diseases of Egypt . . . shall cleave unto thee.
--Deut. xxviii. 60.Sophistry cleaves close to and protects Sin's rotten trunk, concealing its defects.
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To unite or be united closely in interest or affection; to adhere with strong attachment.
Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife.
--Gen. ii. 24.Cleave unto the Lord your God.
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To fit; to be adapted; to assimilate. [Poetic.]
New honors come upon him, Like our strange garments, cleave not to their mold But with the aid of use.
--Shak.
Cleave \Cleave\ (kl[=e]v), v. t. [imp. Cleft (kl[e^]ft), Clave (kl[=a]v, Obs.), Clove (kl[=o]v, Obsolescent); p. p. Cleft, Cleaved (kl[=e]vd) or Cloven (kl[=o]"v'n); p. pr. & vb. n. Cleaving.] [OE. cleoven, cleven, AS. cle['o]fan; akin to OS. klioban, D. klooven, G. klieben, Icel. klj[=u]fa, Sw. klyfva, Dan. kl["o]ve and prob. to Gr. gly`fein to carve, L. glubere to peel. Cf. Cleft.]
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To part or divide by force; to split or rive; to cut.
O Hamlet, thou hast cleft my heart in twain.
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To part or open naturally; to divide.
Every beast that parteth the hoof, and cleaveth the cleft into two claws.
--Deut. xiv. 6.
Wiktionary
Etymology 1 vb. (context archaic English) (en-past of: cleave) Etymology 2
n. 1 (context musical instruments English) One half of a set of claves, a percussion instrument consisting of two sticks, one of which is used to strike the other. 2 (context music English) A characteristic pattern of beats, especially the 3-2 son clave.
Wikipedia
The clave is a rhythmic pattern used as a tool for temporal organization in Afro-Cuban music. It is present in a variety of genres such as Abakuá music, rumba, conga, son, mambo, salsa, songo, timba and Afro-Cuban jazz. The five- stroke clave pattern represents the structural core of many Afro-Cuban rhythms.
The clave pattern originated in sub-Saharan African music traditions, where it serves essentially the same function as it does in Cuba. In ethnomusicology, clave is also known as a key pattern, guide pattern, phrasing referent, timeline, or asymmetrical timeline. The clave pattern is also found in the African diaspora musics of Haitian Vodou drumming, Afro- Brazilian music, African American music which is known as Hambone and also found in Louisiana Voodoo drumming as well as Afro- Uruguayan music ( candombe). The clave or known in the United States as hambone pattern is used in North American popular music as a rhythmic motif or simply a form of rhythmic decoration.
Clavé is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in the Poitou-Charentes region in western France.
Clavé is a village in France.
Clavé may also refer to:
Usage examples of "clave".
Jiovan, with two arms and a leg, was overtaking Clave himself, though his jaw was clenched in pain.
By the time Merril and Jayan had worked their way up, Clave had hammered spikes into the wood above the rock and attached lines.
It was hard to believe that Allin was afraid of Clave, or of heights, or of anything.
When they departed, Clave veered upward to pick a bouquet of the fanshaped fungi.
He ate the whole chunk with a theatrical relish that had Clave grinning.
By now there was no room to clutch the fan itself~ Clave asked her, “Did you see any sign of Glory?
Gavving’s and Minya’s were flying true, and each had fired another when Clave said, “Stop.
The first chance he got, Clave was going through all of the information on all of those “cassettes.
The harpoon tether sang a deep note, cut short as Clave slashed again.
She and Alibi towed Clave toward the opening, moving with frantic haste.
To Clave he might have had a fragile look, with long bones that could be snapped at whim.
He cut the infrared out and recognized Clave and Merril, and Navy chasing them.
But I don’t leave without Clave and Merril, and I think there’s time to get one more thing.
We’re not in tmuble-Luck, that Clave didn’t have the training to know what nonsense that was.
By now there was no room to clutch the fan itself~ Clave asked her, "Did you see any sign of Glory?