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clavus
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun clavus has 1 sense
- clavus(n = noun.state) corn - a hard thickening of the skin (especially on the top or sides of the toes) caused by the pressure of ill-fitting shoes; Array is a kind of callosity, callus
CIDE DICTIONARY
clavus, n. [L., a nail.].
A callous growth, esp. one the foot; a corn. [1913 Webster]
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