claddagh

[klah-duh] Origin

clad·dagh

[klah-duh]
noun
a ring in the form of two hands clasping a crowned heart, given in friendship or love.
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Claddagh is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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claddagh
in Claddagh ring (Ir. fáinne Chladach), from village of Claddagh, County Gallway. The village name is lit. "stony beach."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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