claie
French, noun/klɛ/
claie is spelled C-L-A-I-E (5 letters) and appears about once in every 15 million words in written French, the 125,137th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Claie is a French feminine noun meaning “wicker rack; trellis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Panier fait de brins d’osier, plat, long et large, selon l’usage que l’on en fait”.
What does claie mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininewicker rack; trellis
- 2
femininehurdle (temporary fence, hedge)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Panier fait de brins d’osier, plat, long et large, selon l’usage que l’on en fait. 2. Treillage en bois ou en fer servant de clôture pour les parcs à bestiaux, les propriétés, d’abri pour les plantes, de support à claire-voie pour l’entreposage et le séchage de fruits notamment, d’abat-jour, etc. 3. Nasse. 4. Assemblage de branches d’arbres qu’on charge de terre et dont on couvre un logement pour le garantir des feux d’artifice de l’ennemi.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of claie
- claies plural
- clie dialectal
- clédal dialectal
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce claie?
- /klɛ/
- \klɛ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to claie
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is claie in French?
claie appears about once in every 15 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).