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clove

[klohv] / kloʊv /








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I like to caramelize yellow onions with butter and a pinch of salt before adding a clove or two of fresh garlic, stirring continuously to prevent them from burning.

From Salon • Jun. 13, 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

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

This is not the first time that the orange juice industry has had to contend with clove odor.

From Science Daily • Feb. 6, 2024

Fewer were they but they clove through the Southrons like a fire-bolt in a forest.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien




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