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noun

Clove n. A cleft; a gap; a ravine; rarely used except as part of a proper name; as, Kaaterskill Clove; Stone Clove.

Clove n. A very pungent aromatic spice, the unexpanded flower bud of the clove tree (Eugenia aromatica syn. Caryophullus aromatica), a native of the Molucca Isles.

Clove camphor. (Chem.) See Eugenin.

Clove gillyflower, Clove pink (Bot.), any fragrant self-colored carnation.

Clove n.

(Bot.) One of the small bulbs developed in the axils of the scales of a large bulb, as in the case of garlic. "Developing, in the axils of its skales, new bulbs, of what gardeners call cloves."

A weight. A clove of cheese is about eight pounds, of wool, about seven pounds. (Prov. Eng.)

verb

Cleave v. t. (past clove; past part. cloven or cleaved; pres. part. cleaving)

To part or divide by force; to split or rive; to cut. "O Hamlet, thou hast cleft my heart in twain."

To part or open naturally; to divide. "Every beast that parteth the hoof, and cleaveth the cleft into two claws."

Cleave v. i. (past clove; past part. cloven or cleaved; pres. part. cleaving)

To adhere closely; to stick; to hold fast; to cling. "My bones cleave to my skin." "The diseases of Egypt... shall cleave unto thee." "Sophistry cleaves close to and protects Sin's rotten trunk, concealing its defects."

To unite or be united closely in interest or affection; to adhere with strong attachment. "Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife." "Cleave unto the Lord your God."

To fit; to be adapted; to assimilate. (Poetic.) "New honors come upon him, Like our strange garments, cleave not to their mold But with the aid of use."

Cleave v. i. (past clove; past part. cloven or cleaved; pres. part. cleaving) To part; to open; to crack; to separate; as parts of bodies; as, the ground cleaves by frost. "The Mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst."

Clove past Cleft.

Clove hitch (Naut.) See under Hitch.

Clove hook (Naut.), an iron two-part hook, with jaws overlapping, used in bending chain sheets to the clews of sails; called also clip hook.

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"Clove" Quotes from Famous Books

... with lance and sword the Guides clove their way through the huddling mass of the enemy. Then clearing, they wheeled about, and with unabated fury fell again upon the benumbed and paralysed foe. Not yet content, the heroic Khuttuk again called on his men for another effort, and, rallying and wheeling about, the weary troopers and still ...

— The Story of the Guides • G. J. Younghusband

... sauteed chicken is nut butter, that is, butter browned in the pan. This may be varied by flavoring it with a crushed garlic-clove. An addition of fine herbs will further improve it. A dark tomato ...

— American Cookery - November, 1921 • Various

... as among its forest products; gutta, with its extensive economical uses, having been used only for Malay horsewhips and knife-handles previous to 1843. The wild nutmeg is indigenous, and the nutmeg of commerce and the clove have been introduced and thrive. Pepper and some other spices flourish, and the soil with but a little cultivation produces rice wet and dry, tapioca, gambier, sugar-cane, coffee, yams, sweet potatoes, cocoa, sago, cotton, tea, cinchona, india rubber, and indigo. ...

— The Golden Chersonese and the Way Thither • Isabella L. Bird (Mrs. Bishop)

... up a good fowl; skin it or not, as you please; fry it nicely brown: slice two or three onions, and fry them; put the fried fowl and onions into a stew-pan with a tablespoonful of curry powder, and one clove of garlic: cover it with water or veal gravy: let it stew slowly for one hour, or til very tender; have ready, mixed in two or three spoonfuls of good cream, one teaspoonful of flour, two ounces of butter, juice of a lemon, some salt; ...

— Enquire Within Upon Everything - The Great Victorian Domestic Standby • Anonymous

... children, I am so glad to see all of you!" exclaimed the sprightly old lady. "How fine all my girls look. You are like a bouquet of flowers. Grace is a bluebell, Anne is a dear little clove pink, Nora is a whole bunch of violets and Jessica looks like ...

— Grace Harlowe's Sophomore Year at High School • Jessie Graham Flower

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