cloque

See also: cloqué

English

Alternative forms

• cloqué, cloky

Etymology

From French cloqué (“blistered”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈklɒ.keɪ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /kloʊˈkeɪ/, /ˈkloʊˌkeɪ/

Noun

cloque (countable and uncountable, plural cloques)

1. A fabric with an embossed design

French

Etymology

From dialectal cloche (“bell”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /klɔk/

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Noun

cloque f (plural cloques)

1. blister

   Synonym: ampoule

Related terms

• en cloque

Verb

cloque

1. inflection of cloquer:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

References

• “cloque”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Further reading

• “cloque”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Old French

Etymology

From Early Medieval Latin clocca.

Noun

cloque oblique singular, f (oblique plural cloques, nominative singular cloque, nominative plural cloques)

1. bell