Clove

(noun.) spice from dried unopened flower bud of the clove tree; used whole or ground.

(noun.) one of the small bulblets that can be split off of the axis of a larger garlic bulb.

(noun.) moderate sized very symmetrical red-flowered evergreen widely cultivated in the tropics for its flower buds which are source of cloves.

(noun.) aromatic flower bud of a clove tree; yields a spice.

整理:韦尔登

• I tried it on a Moslem, and clove him in twain like a doughnut. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• It fell straight, and true as a die; clove the water with a scarcely audible splash; and was gone. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
• The house has not done so much in the stomachic article of cloves or in brandy-and-water warm since the inquest. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• Place in a bottle and heat in a water bath; add the acids, dissolve, add the oil of cloves and sufficient hot water to make a pint, and strain. 威廉K.戴维. 智者、化学家和伟大医生的秘密.

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