clove
nounEtymology
From Middle English clove, an alteration of earlier clowe, borrowed from the first component of Old French clou (de girofle) (modern French clou de girofle), from Latin clāvus (“nail”) for its shape. Also see clāva (“knotty branch, club”). Doublet of clou and clavus.
Definitions
A very pungent aromatic spice, the unexpanded flower bud of the clove tree.
A clove tree, of the species Syzygium aromaticum (syn. Caryophyllus aromaticus), native…
A clove tree, of the species Syzygium aromaticum (syn. Caryophyllus aromaticus), native to the Moluccas (Indonesian islands), which produces the spice.
An old English measure of weight, containing 7 pounds (3.2 kg), i.e. half a stone.
- By a statute of 9 Hen. VI. it was ordained that the wey of cheese should contain 32 cloves of 7 lbs. each, i.e. 224 lbs., or 2 cwts.
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One of the small bulbs formed in the axils of the scales of a large bulb.
- clove of garlic, garlic clove, clove of a sea-onion, clove of shallot, cloves of bulbs
simple past of cleave
A narrow valley with steep sides, used in areas of North America first settled by the…
A narrow valley with steep sides, used in areas of North America first settled by the Dutch
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