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clove

[klohv] / kloʊv /








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A middle C would smell like a rose; bass notes like clove and vanilla.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

The eels are sedated using clove oil so that Dr Evans and his PhD student group can easily measure them.

From BBC Aug. 30, 2025

Cinnamon, cardamom, clove, ginger — all are welcome here.

From Salon May 6, 2025

One woman arrived with a clove of garlic and placed it down on the table before she started talking.

From Seattle Times Mar. 10, 2024

Now I can make every knot he knows, even the clove hitch, which I did backward for a few months before I got it right.

From "When You Reach Me" by Rebecca Stead




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