four-leaf clover
[ fawr-leef, fohr- ]
/ ˈfɔrˌlif, ˈfoʊr- /
noun
a clover leaf having four leaflets instead of the usual three, purported to bring good luck.
Origin of four-leaf clover
First recorded in 1840–50
Words nearby four-leaf clover
four-h club,
four-handed,
four-hundred-day clock,
four-in-hand,
four-lane,
four-leaf clover,
four-legged,
four-letter word,
four-letter words,
four-masted,
four-masted brig
British Dictionary definitions for four-leaf clover
four-leaf clover
four-leaved clover
noun
a clover with four leaves rather than three, supposed to bring good luck
another name for cloverleaf (def. 1)