Clove
Definition of Clove
imp.
1.
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
.
- Knight.
n.
1.
A
cleft
;
a
gap
;
a
ravine
; -
rarely
used
except
as
part
of
a
proper
name
;
as
,
Kaaterskill
Clove
;
Stone
Clove
.
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
.
Clove camphor
(Chem.)
See
Eugenin
.
Clove gillyflower
(Bot.)
any
fragrant
self-colored
carnation
.
1.
(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
.
- Lindley.
2.
A
weight
.
A
clove
of
cheese
is
about
eight
pounds
,
of
wool
,
about
seven
pounds
.
Related Words
clove
tree
,
Eugenia
aromaticum
,
Eugenia
caryophyllatum
,
flower
bud
,
Syzygium
aromaticum
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