clove¹ Definition
clove (klōv)
noun
- the dried flower bud of a tropical evergreen tree (Eugenia aromatica) of the myrtle family, originally native to the East Indies: used as a pungent, fragrant spice
- the tree
Etymology: ME clowe < OFr clou (de girofle), lit., nail (of clove) < L clavus, nail (see close); so called from its shape
clove² Definition
clove (klōv)
noun
a segment of a bulb, as of garlic
Etymology: ME < OE clufu, akin to cleofan, to split: see cleave
clove³ Definition
clove (klōv)
transitive verb, intransitive verb
clove Usage Examples
Preposition: of
garlic: Add a few cloves of crushed garlic to the onions.
Converse of object
- chop: For a little more aroma, add a chopped clove of garlic to the onion.
- grate: For coughs, grate a clove of garlic and mix with honey.
- crush: Chop 4 shallots and crush a large garlic clove.
- peel: Rub an ovenproof dish with a peeled garlic clove.
- slice: And I sliced four cloves of garlic and selected four large bay leaves.
- mince: Season with salt and pepper then add one minced clove of garlic.
Adjective modifier
- crushed: Mash the egg yolks and crushed garlic clove and place in a screw top jam jar.
- fat: Consume lots of garlic - at least two fat cloves of garlic for lunch and two for supper.
- whole: Insert a whole clove in the center of each diamond.
- organic: Hand blended in Yorkshire from organic white pepper, organic nutmeg, organic ginger and organic cloves.
- large: Chop 4 shallots and crush a large garlic clove.
- small: The bulb consists of several small egg-shaped cloves, enclosed in a white membrane.
Modifies a noun
- garlic: Stir in a dash of oregano and, if you like yours pungent, one minced clove garlic.
- hitch: Step by Step Guide Darren Dowling Tie a clove hitch.
- oil: In the old days, the use of clove oil in an existing large cavity helped.
- tree: Another tradition, apparently was that clove trees were only planted in the dark of the moon.
Noun used with modifier
Browse dictionary entries near clove
- ‹ clout
- ‹ clough
- ‹ Clouet
- ‹ cloudy
- ‹ cloudlet
- ‹ cloudless
- ‹ cloudland
- ‹ cloudburst
- ‹ cloudberry
- ‹ cloud on title
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- Clovis I ›
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- clown (around) ›
- cloy ›
- cloying ›

