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Definition: Clove |
CloveNoun1. Aromatic flower bud of a clove tree; yields a spice. 2. Moderate sized very symmetrical red-flowered evergreen widely cultivated in the tropics for its flower buds which are source of cloves. 3. One of the small bulblets that can be split off of the axis of a larger garlic bulb. 4. Spice from dried unopened flower bud of the clove tree; used whole or ground. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "clove" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1200. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Food & Agriculture | Flower of the clove tree. Source: European Union. (references) |
| The flowers of the clove tree picked before maturity. Source: European Union. (references) | |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Clove (Eugenia caryophyllata also sometimes Syzygium aromaticum, Myrtaceae) is an aromatic spice made from the dried buds of a tree native to Indonesia, and still grown there as well as in Madagascar. The name derives from French clou, a nail, as the buds vaguely resemble small irregular nails in shape. Cloves can be used in cooking either whole or in a ground form, but they are extremely strong so use them with caution.
The spice is used throughout Europe and Asia and is smoked in cigarettes in Indonesia and in occasional coffee bars in the west.
Essential oil of clove has anesthetic and antimicrobial qualities, and is sometimes used to ameliorate the pain of a bad tooth. It, or its main component eugenol, is used by dentists to anesthetize the gum before injecting Novocaine or similar anesthetics, and is the characteristic odor of a dentist's office.
The word clove is also used to describe a segment of a head of garlic and a clove hitch is a useful kind of knot.
see also the Wikipedia Cookbook
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Clove."
Synonyms: CloveSynonyms: clove tree (n), garlic clove (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Interval | Gorge, defile, ravine, canon, crevasse, abyss, abysm; gulf; inlet, frith, strait, gully; pass; furrow; abra; barranca, barranco; clove, gulch, notch; yawning gulf; hiatus maxime, hiatus valde deflendus; parenthesis; (interjacence); void c. (absence); incompleteness. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Clove |
| English words defined with "clove": Clove gillflower, Clowe-gilofre ♦ Eugenin ♦ magnus hitch ♦ Sops in wine. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "clove": Breche de Roland ♦ horizontal clove hitch. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "clove": Kloof. (references) |
| Domain | Title |
Books | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Kaaterskill Clove from Palenville overlook, Catskill Mountains, N.Y. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Sunset Rock, Kaaterskill Clove, Catskill Mountains, N.Y. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Santa Cruz Falls, Kaaterskill Clove, Catskill Mountains, N.Y. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Fawns Leap, Kaaterskill Clove, Catskill Mountains, N.Y. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Buttermilk Falls, Kaaterskill Clove, Catskill Mountains, N.Y. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Rapids at the bridge, Kaaterskill Clove, Catskill Mountains, N.Y. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | The Rapids in Kaaterskill Clove, Catskill Mts., N.Y. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Down Kaaterskill Clove from Twilight Park, Catskill Mts., New York. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| "Cloves" by Paul Jen Commentary: "Clove field at Victoria, Canada." |
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| Title | Author | Quote |
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Joyce, James | But the notes were long and shrill and whirring, unlike the cry of vermin, falling a third or a fourth and trifled as the flying beaks clove the air. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Economic History | Tanzania | Exports have suffered with the downturn in the clove market. (references) |
Tanzania | The height of Arab rule came during the reign of Sultan Seyyid Said, who encouraged the development of clove plantations, using the island's slave labor. (references) | |
Indonesia | In October 1997, Indonesia and the International Monetary fund (IMF) reached agreement on an economic reform program aimed at macroeconomic stabilization and elimination of some of the country's most damaging economic policies, such as the National Car Program and the clove monopoly, both involving family members of President Soeharto. (references) | |
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| "Clove" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 95.04% of the time. "Clove" is used about 141 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 95.04% | 134 | 27,488 |
| Lexical Verb (past tense) | 4.96% | 7 | 133,076 |
| Total | 100.00% | 141 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "clove": clove camphor ♦ Clove gillflower ♦ clove gillyflower ♦ clove hitch ♦ Clove hook ♦ Clove nutmeg ♦ clove of garlic ♦ clove oil ♦ clove pink ♦ clove tree ♦ garlic clove ♦ horizontal clove hitch. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "clove": clove-like, clove-pink, clove-scented. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "clove"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | thelb hudhre, thelë (chunk, cut, hunk, lobule, segment, share, slice), karafil (carnation, harebrained, sweet william). (various references) | |
Arabic | كبش قرنفل, عقدة (complex, ganglion, hitch, kink, knob, knurl, loop, nub, tangle, umbo), شجرة القرنفل. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | скилида, карамфил (carnation, pink). (various references) | |
Chinese | 丁香 (lilac). (various references) | |
Czech | stroužek, hřebíèek. (various references) | |
Danish | modernellike, kryddernellike. (various references) | |
Dutch | moernagel, kruidnagel. (various references) | |
Esperanto | kariofila fromaĝo (clove-cheese). (various references) | |
Farsi | میخک(نوعی ادویه معطر), گل میخک , بوته میخک . (various references) | |
Finnish | mausteneilikka. (various references) | |
French | clou de girofle. (various references) | |
German | gewürznelke. (various references) | |
Greek | μοσχοκάρφι. (various references) | |
Hebrew | קרפול, קרנפול (carnation). (various references) | |
Hungarian | szegfűszeg, gerezd (section, segment). (various references) | |
Indonesian | cengkeh. (various references) | |
Italian | chiodo di garofano. (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 丁字 (letter "T"), 丁子 . (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | ちょうじ (favorite child, memorial address, message of condolence). (various references) | |
Manx | treiney vlastal. (various references) | |
Norwegian | fedd. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | oveclay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | cravo-de-cabecinha, cravo da índia, fruto do cravo-da-índia, flores do cravo-da-índia, dente de alho, bulbo (bulb). (various references) | |
Romanian | cuişoarã, cãţel de usturoi, trecut de la cleave, arbore de cuişoare. (various references) | |
Russian | гвоздика (allspice, carnation, pink). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | karanfilić. (various references) | |
Spanish | clavo de especia, clavo (dog nail, hobnail, nail, Spike, stud), clavillo del clavero, clavillo (centre arbor), pret y pp de cleave (cleft), fruto del clavero. (various references) | |
Swedish | lökklyfta, kryddnejlika. (various references) | |
Turkish | cleave, sarımsak dişi (clove of garlic), karanfil tanesi, karanfil (carnation, dianthus, pink), diş (cog, dent-, dental, jag, knurl, notch, odontic, tooth). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | часточка (Cantle, cleft), цибулинка (chive), гвоздика (allspice, carnation, pink), зубок. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Greek | 700 BCE-300 CE | karyophyllon. (various references) |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | clavus. (various references) |
| Old French | 900-1400 | girofle. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Genesis Chapter 22, Verse 3 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | AnastaV de abraam to prwi epesaxen thn onon autou parelaben de meq' eautou duo paidaV kai isaak ton uion autou kai scisaV xula eiV olokarpwsin anastaV eporeuqh kai hlqen epi ton topon on eipen autw o qeoV |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Igitur Abraham de nocte consurgens stravit asinum suum ducens secum duos iuvenes et Isaac filium suum cumque concidisset ligna in holocaustum abiit ad locum quem praeceperat ei Deus |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | Abraham ða aras on þære ylcan nihte [ond he aheow þone wudu for þære offrunge] ond ferde mid twam cnapum to þam fyrlenum lande, ond Isaac samod, on assum ridende. |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Thanne Abraham on the nyyt with rysynge, diyte his asse, ledynge with hym two yong men, and Ysaac his sone; and whanne he had hewid his wode into brent sacrifice, he yede to the place which comaundide hym God. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | Than Abraham rose vp early in the mornynge and sadled his asse and toke two of his meyny wyth him and Isaac his sonne: ad clove wod for the sacrifyce and rose vp and gott him to the place which God had appoynted him. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And Abraham rose early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and cleft the wood for the burnt-offering, and rose and went to the place which God had named to him. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And Abraham got up early in the morning, and made ready his ass, and took with him two of his young men and Isaac, his son, and after the wood for the burned offering had been cut, he went on his way to the place of which God had given him word. |
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| Language | Genesis Chapter 22, Verse 3 |
| Cebuano | Ug si Abraham mibangon pagsayo sa buntag, ug iyang gisiyahan ang iyang asno, ug nagdala siya uban kaniya duruha ka sulogoong batan-on ug si Isaac nga iyang anak, ug nagbugha ug sugnod alang sa halad-nga-sinunog, ug mitindog siya, ug napaingon sa dapit nga giingon kaniya sa Dios. |
| Croatian | Ujutro Abraham podrani, osamari magarca, sa sobom povede dvojicu svojih slugu i svog sina Izaka, pošto je prije nacijepao drva za žrtvu paljenicu, i uputi se na mjesto koje mu je Bog oznaèio. |
| Danish | Da sadlede Abraham tidligt næste Morgen sit Æsel, tog to af sine Drenge og sin Søn Isak med sig, og efter at have kløvet Offerbrænde gav han sig på Vandring; til det Sted, Gud havde sagt ham. |
| Dutch | Toen stond Abraham des morgens vroeg op, en zadelde zijn ezel, en nam twee van zijn jongeren met zich, en Izak zijn zoon; en hij kloofde hout tot het brandoffer, en maakte zich op, en ging naar de plaats, die God hem gezegd had. |
| Finnish | Varhain seuraavana aamuna Aabraham satuloi aasinsa ja otti mukaansa kaksi palvelijaansa sekä poikansa Iisakin, ja halottuaan polttouhripuita hän lähti menemään siihen paikkaan, jonka Jumala oli hänelle sanonut. |
| French | Abraham se leva de bon matin, sella son âne, et prit avec lui deux serviteurs et son fils Isaac. Il fendit du bois pour l`holocauste, et partit pour aller au lieu que Dieu lui avait dit. |
| German | Da stand Abraham des Morgens früh auf und gürtete seinen Esel und nahm mit sich zwei Knechte und seinen Sohn Isaak und spaltete Holz zum Brandopfer, machte sich auf und ging an den Ort, davon ihm Gott gesagt hatte. |
| Haitian Creole | ¶ Nan denmen maten, bonè bonè, Abraram leve, li sele bourik li, li pran Izarak ansanm ak de nan domestik li yo. Li fann kèk moso bwa pou l' fè dife pou boule vyann bèt l'ap ofri a. Epi li pati nan direksyon kote Bondye te di l' la. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Keesokan harinya pagi-pagi, Abraham membelah-belah kayu untuk kurban bakaran dan mengikat kayu itu di atas keledainya. Ia berangkat dengan Ishak dan dua orang hambanya ke tempat yang dikatakan Allah kepadanya. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka bangunlah Ibrahim pagi-pagi hari, dipelanakannya keledainya, lalu dibawanya sertanya akan dua orang hambanya dan akan Ishak anaknyapun dan dibelahnya kayu akan korban bakaran, lalu berangkatlah ia berjalan ke tempat yang telah dikatakan Allah kepadanya. |
| Maori | ¶ Na ka maranga wawe a Aperahama i te ata, a whakanohoia ana e ia tana kaihe, a mauria ana e ia etahi o ana taitamariki hei hoa mona, me Ihaka hoki, me tana tama, a tatangia ana e ia nga wahie mo te tahunga tinana, a whakatika ana, haere ana ki te wahi i korero ai te Atua ki a ia. |
| Norwegian | Så stod Abraham tidlig op om morgenen og lesste på sitt asen og tok to av sine drenger med sig og Isak, sin sønn; han kløvde ved til brennofferet og gav sig på veien til det sted Gud hadde sagt ham. |
| Portuguese | Levantou-se, pois, Abraão de manhã cedo, albardou o seu jumento, e tomou consigo dois de seus moços e Isaque, seu filho; e, tendo cortado lenha para o holocausto, partiu para ir ao lugar que Deus lhe dissera. |
| Rumanian | Avraam s`a sculat dis de dimineayq, a pus waua pe mqgar, wi a luat cu el douq slugi wi pe fiul squ Isaac. A tqiat lemne pentru arderea de tot, wi a pornit spre locul, pe care i -l spusese Dumnezeu. |
| Swedish | Bittida följande morgon lastade Abraham sin åsna och tog med sig två sina tjänare och sin son Isak; och sedan han hade huggit sönder ved till brännoffer, bröt han upp och begav sig på väg till den plats som Gud hade sagt honom. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "clove": cloven, clover, cloverleaf, cloverleafs, cloverleaves, clovers, cloves. (additional references) | |
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"Clove" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: blove, caove, chove, clauve, Clavet, clavi, clev, cleve, clevee, cliv, cloave, Clode, cloe, cloge, clore, clorve, cloye, cluce, clxvi, Clyve, colf, Colloveti, covi, cxlvi, Eccovi, klave, Kleve, Klive, klove, klukva, Mclevey, slove. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-e-l-o-v" | |
-1 letter: cole, cove, levo, love, vole. | |
-2 letters: cel, col, lev, ole, voe. | |
-3 letters: el, lo, oe. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-e-l-o-v" | |
+1 letter: alcove, cloven, clover, cloves, coeval, veloce. | |
+2 letters: alcoved, alcoves, clovers, coaeval, coevals, vacuole, vocable. | |
+3 letters: cavalero, coaevals, coevally, coevolve, conclave, convexly, convolve, convulse, covalent, coverall, coverlet, coverlid, covertly, evocable, gavelock, havelock, laverock, locative, lovelock, lovesick, novercal, overcall, overcold, overcool, solvency, vacuoles, velocity, violence, vocables, vocalise, vocalize, voiceful. | |
+4 letters: autoclave, cavaleros, codevelop, coevality, coevolved, coevolves, collusive, conclaves, convolute, convolved, convolves, convulsed, convulses, costively, covalence, covalency, covelline, covellite, coverable, coveralls, coverless, coverlets, coverlids, coverslip, covetable, equivocal, gavelocks, havelocks, involucre, laverocks, livestock, locatives, lovelocks, occlusive, overcalls, overchill, overclaim, overclean, overclear, overcloud, overcools, overscale, revocable, slipcover, vacuolate, vectorial, violences, vocalised, vocalises, vocalized, vocalizer, vocalizes, voiceless, volcanoes. | |
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