·Impf Cleft.
II. Clove ·- of Cleave.
III. Clove ·noun A weight. A clove of cheese is about eight pounds, of wool, about seven pounds.
IV. Clove ·noun One of the small bulbs developed in the axils of the scales of a large bulb, as in the case of garlic.
V. Clove ·vt A cleft; a gap; a ravine;
— rarely used except as part of a proper name; as, Kaaterskill Clove; Stone Clove.
VI. Clove ·noun A very pungent aromatic spice, the unexpanded flower bud of the clove tree (Eugenia, / Caryophullus, aromatica), a native of the Molucca Isles.