Clove — Defs

01 imp. Cleft.

Phrases & compounds

Clove hitch — See under Hitch.

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

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

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

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

1.
A very pungent aromatic spice, the unexpanded flower bud of the clove tree (Eugenia aromatica syn. Caryophullus aromatica), a native of the Molucca Isles.

Phrases & compounds

Clove camphor — See Eugenin.

Clove gillyflower — any fragrant self-colored carnation.

04 n. One of the small bulbs developed in the axils of the scales of a large bulb, as in the case of garlic.

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One of the small bulbs developed in the axils of the scales of a large bulb, as in the case of garlic.(Bot.)
“Developing, in the axils of its skales, new bulbs, of what gardeners call cloves.” — Lindley.
2.
A weight. A clove of cheese is about eight pounds, of wool, about seven pounds.[Prov. Eng.]