clavellated

adjective

clav·​el·​lat·​ed

ˈklavəˌlātə̇d

old chemistry

: made of the dried and burned lees or dregs of wine or vegetable matter

clavellated ashes

Word History

Etymology

Medieval Latin clavellatus (from clavellus nail—from Late Latin, small sore resembling the head of a nail, diminutive of Latin clavus nail—+ Latin -atus -ate) + English -ed—probably from the nail-studded appearance of the surface of clavellated ashes

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