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CLOVE
clove
(noun) spice from dried unopened flower bud of the clove tree; used whole or ground
clove, garlic clove
(noun) one of the small bulblets that can be split off of the axis of a larger garlic bulb
clove, clove tree, Syzygium aromaticum, Eugenia aromaticum, Eugenia caryophyllatum
(noun) moderate sized very symmetrical red-flowered evergreen widely cultivated in the tropics for its flower buds which are source of cloves
clove
(noun) aromatic flower bud of a clove tree; yields a spice
CLEAVE
cling, cleave, adhere, stick, cohere
(verb) come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation; “The dress clings to her body”; “The label stuck to the box”; “The sushi rice grains cohere”
cleave, split, rive
(verb) separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument; “cleave the bone”
cleave
(verb) make by cutting into; “The water is going to cleave a channel into the rock”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
clove (countable and uncountable, plural cloves)
(uncountable, countable) A very pungent aromatic spice, the unexpanded flower bud of the clove tree.
(countable) A clove tree, of the species Syzygium aromaticum (syn. Caryophyllus aromaticus), native to the Moluccas (Indonesian islands), which produces the spice.
(countable) An old English measure of weight, containing 7 pounds (3.2 kg), i.e. half a stone.
Etymology 2
Noun
clove (plural cloves)
Any one of the separate bulbs that make up the larger bulb of garlic.
Etymology 3
Verb
clove
simple past tense of cleave
Etymology 4
Noun
clove (plural cloves)
(geography) A narrow valley with steep sides, used in areas of North America first settled by the Dutch
Usage notes
• Mainly used in proper names, such as Kaaterskill Clove.
Anagrams
• Covel
Source: Wiktionary
Clove,
Definition: imp. of Cleave. Cleft. Spenser. 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.
Clove, n. Etym: [D. kloof. See Cleave, v. t.]
Definition: A cleft; a gap; a ravine; -- rarely used except as part of a proper name; as, Kaaterskill Clove; Stone Clove.
Clove, n. Etym: [OE. clow, fr. F. clou nail, clou de girofle a clove, lit. nail of clove, fr. L. clavus nail, perh. akin to clavis key, E. clavicle. The clove was so called from its resemblance to a nail. So in D. kruidnagel clove, lit. herb-nail or spice-nail. Cf. Cloy.]
Definition: A very pungent aromatic spice, the unexpanded flower bud of the clove tree (Eugenia, or 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. Etym: [AS. clufe an ear of corn, a clove of garlic; cf. cleófan to split, E. cleave.]
1. (Bot.)
Definition: 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. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
CLEAVE
Cleave, v. i. [.. Cleaved (, Clave (, (Obs.); p. p. Cleaved; p. pr. & vb. n. Cleaving.] Etym: [OE. cleovien, clivien, cliven, AS. cleofian, clifian; akin to OS. klibon, G. kleben, LG. kliven, D. kleven, Dan. klæbe, Sw. klibba, and also to G. kleiben to cleve, paste, Icel. klifa to climb. Cf. Climb.]
1. To adhere closely; to stick; to hold fast; to cling. My bones cleave to my skin. Ps. cii. 5. The diseases of Egypt . . . shall cleave unto thee. Deut. xxviii. 60. Sophistry cleaves close to and protects Sin's rotten trunk, concealing its defects. Cowper.
2. 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. Gen. ii. 24. Cleave unto the Lord your God. Josh. xxiii. 8.
3. 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. Shak.
Cleave, v. t. [imp. Cleft, Clave (, Clove (, (Obsolescent); p. p. Cleft, Cleaved ( or Cloven (; p. pr. & vb. n. Cleaving.] Etym: [OE. cleoven, cleven, AS. cleófan; akin to OS. klioban, D. klooven, G. klieben, Icel. kljufa, Sw. klyfva, Dan. klöve and prob. to Gr. glubere to peel. Cf. Cleft.]
1. To part or divide by force; to split or rive; to cut. O Hamlet, thou hast cleft my heart in twain. Shak.
2. To pert or open naturally; to divide. Every beast that parteth the hoof, and cleaveth the cleft into two claws. Deut. xiv. 6.
Cleave, v. i.
Definition: 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. Zech. xiv. 4.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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