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clove

1

[klohv]

noun

  1. the dried flower bud of a tropical tree, Syzygium aromaticum, of the myrtle family, used whole or ground as a spice.

  2. the tree itself.



clove

2

[klohv]

noun

Botany.
  1. one of the small bulbs formed in the axils of the scales of a mother bulb, as in garlic.

clove

3

[klohv]

verb

  1. a simple past tense of cleave.

clove

4

[klohv]

noun

  1. a British unit of weight for wool, cheese, etc., usually equivalent to 8 pounds (3.6 kilograms).

clove

1

/ əʊ /

noun

  1. a tropical evergreen myrtaceous tree, Syzygium aromaticum , native to the East Indies but cultivated elsewhere, esp Zanzibar

  2. the dried unopened flower buds of this tree, used as a pungent fragrant spice

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

clove

2

/ əʊ /

noun

  1. any of the segments of a compound bulb that arise from the axils of the scales of a large bulb

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

clove

3

/ əʊ /

verb

  1. a past tense of cleave 1

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Word History and Origins

Origin of clove1

First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English clow(e), clo(ve), clawe (short for clow-gilofre from Old French clo, clou, clau (de gilofre, girofle), literally “nail of the gillyflower”; clou, gillyflower

Origin of clove2

First recorded before 1000; Middle English clove, clof, clowe, Old English clufe (plural) “ears of grain, cloves of garlic”; (cognate with Middle Dutch ō, Dutch kloof ); akin to cleave 2

Origin of clove3

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English claue, clou from Anglo-French clove, earlier clou, equivalent to Anglo-Latin 屹ܲ “nail” (also used as a unit of linear measure), from Latin 屹ܲ; clove 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of clove1

C14: from Old French clou de girofle, literally: nail of clove, clou from Latin 屹ܲ nail + girofle clove tree

Origin of clove2

Old English clufu bulb; related to Old High German klovolouh garlic; see cleave 1
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Return to pot and season: Add the brown sugar, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, miso, lemon juice and a pinch of salt.

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The table is full again — spinach-and-ricotta stuffed shells, scungilli with 18 cloves of garlic, cassatas — but this time, it’s sympathy food.

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Kurt’s cleanse contained black walnut, cloves and wormwood, along with a handful of other herbs.

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From there, I started experimenting: berries, stone fruit, apple slices blanketed in cinnamon and clove.

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My mom would make it every Easter and New Year’s Day, spiked with whole cloves and topped with a handful of brown sugar.

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