slovodefinícia
clove
(mass)
clove
- hrebíček
clove
(encz)
clove,hřebíček
clove
(encz)
clove,koření hřebíček Zdeněk Brož
clove
(encz)
clove,stroužek n: Zdeněk Brož
Clove
(gcide)
Clove \Clove\, n. [D. kloof. See Cleave, v. t.]
A cleft; a gap; a ravine; -- rarely used except as part of a
proper name; as, Kaaterskill Clove; Stone Clove.
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Clove
(gcide)
Clove \Clove\, n. [OE. clow, fr. F. clou nail, clou de girofle a
clove, lit. nail of clove, fr. L. clavus nail, perh. akin to
clavis key, E. clavicle. The clove was so called from its
resemblance to a nail. So in D. kruidnagel clove, lit.
herb-nail or spice-nail. Cf. Cloy.]
A very pungent aromatic spice, the unexpanded flower bud of
the clove tree (Eugenia aromatica syn. {Caryophullus
aromatica}), a native of the Molucca Isles.
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Clove camphor. (Chem.) See Eugenin.

Clove gillyflower, Clove pink (Bot.), any fragrant
self-colored carnation.
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Clove
(gcide)
Clove \Clove\, imp. of Cleave.
Cleft. --Spenser.
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Clove hitch (Naut.) See under Hitch.

Clove hook (Naut.), an iron two-part hook, with jaws
overlapping, used in bending chain sheets to the clews of
sails; -- called also clip hook. --Knight.
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Clove
(gcide)
Clove \Clove\, n. [AS. clufe an ear of corn, a clove of garlic;
cf. cle['o]fan to split, E. cleave.]
1. (Bot.) One of the small bulbs developed in the axils of
the scales of a large bulb, as in the case of garlic.
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Developing, in the axils of its skales, new bulbs,
of what gardeners call cloves. --Lindley.
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2. A weight. A clove of cheese is about eight pounds, of
wool, about seven pounds. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
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Clove
(gcide)
Cleave \Cleave\ (kl[=e]v), v. t. [imp. Cleft (kl[e^]ft),
Clave (kl[=a]v, Obs.), Clove (kl[=o]v, Obsolescent); p.
p. Cleft, Cleaved (kl[=e]vd) or Cloven (kl[=o]"v'n); p.
pr. & vb. n. Cleaving.] [OE. cleoven, cleven, AS.
cle['o]fan; akin to OS. klioban, D. klooven, G. klieben,
Icel. klj[=u]fa, Sw. klyfva, Dan. kl["o]ve and prob. to Gr.
gly`fein to carve, L. glubere to peel. Cf. Cleft.]
1. To part or divide by force; to split or rive; to cut.
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O Hamlet, thou hast cleft my heart in twain. --Shak.
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2. To part or open naturally; to divide.
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Every beast that parteth the hoof, and cleaveth the
cleft into two claws. --Deut. xiv.
6.
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clove
(wn)
clove
n 1: 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 [syn: clove, clove tree, {Syzygium
aromaticum}, Eugenia aromaticum, Eugenia caryophyllatum]
3: one of the small bulblets that can be split off of the axis
of a larger garlic bulb [syn: clove, garlic clove]
4: spice from dried unopened flower bud of the clove tree; used
whole or ground
podobné slovodefinícia
clove
(mass)
clove
- hrebíček
clovek
(msasasci)
clovek
- hombre, human, man, creature, human being
clovek maleho vzrastu
(msasasci)
clovek maleho vzrastu
- mannikin
kazdy (clovek)
(msasasci)
kazdy (clovek)
- everybody, everyone
nemy clovek
(msasasci)
nemy clovek
- dummy
promiskuitny clovek
(msasasci)
promiskuitny clovek
- swinger, tramp
clove
(encz)
clove,hřebíček clove,koření hřebíček Zdeněk Brožclove,stroužek n: Zdeněk Brož
clove hitch
(encz)
clove hitch, n:
clove oil
(encz)
clove oil, n:
clove pink
(encz)
clove pink, n:
clove tree
(encz)
clove tree, n:
cloven
(encz)
cloven,rozštěpený adj: Zdeněk Brožcloven,rozštípnutý adj: Zdeněk Brož
cloven foot
(encz)
cloven foot, n:
cloven hoof
(encz)
cloven hoof,rozštípnuté kopyto
clover
(encz)
clover,jetel
clover fern
(encz)
clover fern, n:
clover-leaf roll
(encz)
clover-leaf roll, n:
clover-root
(encz)
clover-root, n:
cloverleaf
(encz)
cloverleaf,jetelový lístek Zdeněk Brož
cloverleaves
(encz)
cloverleaves,
cloveroot
(encz)
cloveroot, n:
cloves
(encz)
cloves,hřebíček n: koření webcloves,stroužky n: pl. Zdeněk Brož
crimson clover
(encz)
crimson clover, n:
dutch clover
(encz)
dutch clover, n:
four-leaf clover
(encz)
four-leaf clover,čtyřlístek n: luke
garlic clove
(encz)
garlic clove, n:
holy clover
(encz)
holy clover, n:
hop clover
(encz)
hop clover, n:
in clover
(encz)
in clover,
italian clover
(encz)
Italian clover,
jap clover
(encz)
jap clover, n:
japan clover
(encz)
japan clover, n:
japanese clover
(encz)
japanese clover, n:
musk clover
(encz)
musk clover, n:
nonesuch clover
(encz)
nonesuch clover, n:
oil of cloves
(encz)
oil of cloves, n:
pin clover
(encz)
pin clover, n:
purple clover
(encz)
purple clover, n:
red clover
(encz)
red clover, n:
stinking clover
(encz)
stinking clover, n:
sweet clover
(encz)
sweet clover, n:
water clover
(encz)
water clover, n:
white clover
(encz)
white clover, n:
white sweet clover
(encz)
white sweet clover, n:
yellow sweet clover
(encz)
yellow sweet clover, n:
zigzag clover
(encz)
zigzag clover,jetel prostřední [bio.] rostlina tata
Buffalo clover
(gcide)
Buffalo \Buf"fa*lo\, n.; pl. Buffaloes. [Sp. bufalo (cf. It.
bufalo, F. buffle), fr. L. bubalus, bufalus, a kind of
African stag or gazelle; also, the buffalo or wild ox, fr.
Gr. ? buffalo, prob. fr. ? ox. See Cow the animal, and cf.
Buff the color, and Bubale.]
1. (Zool.) A species of the genus Bos or Bubalus
(Bubalus bubalus), originally from India, but now found
in most of the warmer countries of the eastern continent.
It is larger and less docile than the common ox, and is
fond of marshy places and rivers.
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2. (Zool.) A very large and savage species of the same genus
(Syncerus Caffer syn. Bubalus Caffer) found in South
Africa; -- called also Cape buffalo.
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3. (Zool.) Any species of wild ox.
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4. (Zool.) The bison of North America.
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5. A buffalo robe. See Buffalo robe, below.
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6. (Zool.) The buffalo fish. See Buffalofish, below.
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Buffalo berry (Bot.), a shrub of the Upper Missouri
(Sherherdia argentea) with acid edible red berries.

Buffalo bird (Zool.), an African bird of the genus
Buphaga, of two species. These birds perch upon
buffaloes and cattle, in search of parasites.

Buffalo bug, the carpet beetle. See under Carpet.

Buffalo chips, dry dung of the buffalo, or bison, used for
fuel. [U.S.]

Buffalo clover (Bot.), a kind of clover ({Trifolium
reflexum} and Trifoliumsoloniferum) found in the ancient
grazing grounds of the American bison.

Buffalo cod (Zool.), a large, edible, marine fish
(Ophiodon elongatus) of the northern Pacific coast; --
called also blue cod, and cultus cod.

Buffalo fly, or Buffalo gnat (Zool.), a small dipterous
insect of the genus Simulium, allied to the black fly of
the North. It is often extremely abundant in the lower
part of the Mississippi valley and does great injury to
domestic animals, often killing large numbers of cattle
and horses. In Europe the Columbatz fly is a species with
similar habits.

Buffalo grass (Bot.), a species of short, sweet grass
(Buchlo["e] dactyloides), from two to four inches high,
covering the prairies on which the buffaloes, or bisons,
feed. [U.S.]

Buffalo nut (Bot.), the oily and drupelike fruit of an
American shrub (Pyrularia oleifera); also, the shrub
itself; oilnut.

Buffalo robe, the skin of the bison of North America,
prepared with the hair on; -- much used as a lap robe in
sleighs.
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clove camphor
(gcide)
Eugenin \Eu"ge*nin\, n. (Chem.)
A colorless, crystalline substance extracted from oil of
cloves; -- called also clove camphor.
[1913 Webster]Clove \Clove\, n. [OE. clow, fr. F. clou nail, clou de girofle a
clove, lit. nail of clove, fr. L. clavus nail, perh. akin to
clavis key, E. clavicle. The clove was so called from its
resemblance to a nail. So in D. kruidnagel clove, lit.
herb-nail or spice-nail. Cf. Cloy.]
A very pungent aromatic spice, the unexpanded flower bud of
the clove tree (Eugenia aromatica syn. {Caryophullus
aromatica}), a native of the Molucca Isles.
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Clove camphor. (Chem.) See Eugenin.

Clove gillyflower, Clove pink (Bot.), any fragrant
self-colored carnation.
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Clove camphor
(gcide)
Eugenin \Eu"ge*nin\, n. (Chem.)
A colorless, crystalline substance extracted from oil of
cloves; -- called also clove camphor.
[1913 Webster]Clove \Clove\, n. [OE. clow, fr. F. clou nail, clou de girofle a
clove, lit. nail of clove, fr. L. clavus nail, perh. akin to
clavis key, E. clavicle. The clove was so called from its
resemblance to a nail. So in D. kruidnagel clove, lit.
herb-nail or spice-nail. Cf. Cloy.]
A very pungent aromatic spice, the unexpanded flower bud of
the clove tree (Eugenia aromatica syn. {Caryophullus
aromatica}), a native of the Molucca Isles.
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Clove camphor. (Chem.) See Eugenin.

Clove gillyflower, Clove pink (Bot.), any fragrant
self-colored carnation.
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Clove gillyflower
(gcide)
Gillyflower \Gil"ly*flow`er\, n. [OE. gilofre, gilofer, clove,
OF. girofre, girofle, F. girofle: cf. F. girofl['e]e
gillyflower, fr. girofle, Gr. ? clove tree; ? nut + ? leaf,
akin to E. foliage. Cf. Caryophyllus, July-flower.]
[Written also gilliflower.] (Bot.)
1. A name given by old writers to the clove pink ({Dianthus
Caryophyllus}) but now to the common stock ({Matthiola
incana}), a cruciferous plant with showy and fragrant
blossoms, usually purplish, but often pink or white.
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2. A kind of apple, of a roundish conical shape, purplish red
color, and having a large core.

Clove gillyflower, the clove pink.

Marsh gillyflower, the ragged robin ({Lychnis
Flos-cuculi}).

Queen's gillyflower, or Winter gillyflower, damewort.

Sea gillyflower, the thrift (Armeria vulgaris).

Wall gillyflower, the wallflower (Cheiranthus Cheiri).

Water gillyflower, the water violet.
[1913 Webster]Clove \Clove\, n. [OE. clow, fr. F. clou nail, clou de girofle a
clove, lit. nail of clove, fr. L. clavus nail, perh. akin to
clavis key, E. clavicle. The clove was so called from its
resemblance to a nail. So in D. kruidnagel clove, lit.
herb-nail or spice-nail. Cf. Cloy.]
A very pungent aromatic spice, the unexpanded flower bud of
the clove tree (Eugenia aromatica syn. {Caryophullus
aromatica}), a native of the Molucca Isles.
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Clove camphor. (Chem.) See Eugenin.

Clove gillyflower, Clove pink (Bot.), any fragrant
self-colored carnation.
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Clove hitch
(gcide)
Clove \Clove\, imp. of Cleave.
Cleft. --Spenser.
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Clove hitch (Naut.) See under Hitch.

Clove hook (Naut.), an iron two-part hook, with jaws
overlapping, used in bending chain sheets to the clews of
sails; -- called also clip hook. --Knight.
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Clove hook
(gcide)
Clove \Clove\, imp. of Cleave.
Cleft. --Spenser.
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Clove hitch (Naut.) See under Hitch.

Clove hook (Naut.), an iron two-part hook, with jaws
overlapping, used in bending chain sheets to the clews of
sails; -- called also clip hook. --Knight.
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Clove nutmeg
(gcide)
Nutmeg \Nut"meg\, n. [OE. notemuge; note nut + OF. muge musk, of
the same origin as E. musk; cf. OF. noix muguette nutmeg, F.
noix muscade. See Nut, and Musk.] (Bot.)
The kernel of the fruit of the nutmeg tree ({Myristica
fragrans}), a native of the Molucca Islands, but cultivated
elsewhere in the tropics.
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Note: This fruit is a nearly spherical drupe, of the size of
a pear, of a yellowish color without and almost white
within. This opens into two nearly equal longitudinal
valves, inclosing the nut surrounded by its aril, which
is mace. The nutmeg is an aromatic, very grateful to
the taste and smell, and much used in cookery. Other
species of Myristica yield nutmegs of inferior
quality.
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American nutmeg, Calabash nutmeg, or Jamaica nutmeg,
the fruit of a tropical shrub (Monodora Myristica). It
is about the size of an orange, and contains many aromatic
seeds imbedded in pulp.

Brazilian nutmeg, the fruit of a lauraceous tree,
Cryptocarya moschata.

California nutmeg, a tree of the Yew family ({Torreya
Californica}), growing in the Western United States, and
having a seed which resembles a nutmeg in appearance, but
is strongly impregnated with turpentine.

Clove nutmeg, the Ravensara aromatica, a lauraceous tree
of Madagascar. The foliage is used as a spice, but the
seed is acrid and caustic.

Jamaica nutmeg. See American nutmeg (above).

Nutmeg bird (Zool.), an Indian finch (Munia punctularia).


Nutmeg butter, a solid oil extracted from the nutmeg by
expression.

Nutmeg flower (Bot.), a ranunculaceous herb ({Nigella
sativa}) with small black aromatic seeds, which are used
medicinally and for excluding moths from furs and
clothing.

Nutmeg liver (Med.), a name applied to the liver, when, as
the result of heart or lung disease, it undergoes
congestion and pigmentation about the central veins of its
lobules, giving it an appearance resembling that of a
nutmeg.

Nutmeg melon (Bot.), a small variety of muskmelon of a rich
flavor.

Nutmeg pigeon (Zool.), any one of several species of
pigeons of the genus Myristicivora, native of the East
Indies and Australia. The color is usually white, or
cream-white, with black on the wings and tail.

Nutmeg wood (Bot.), the wood of the Palmyra palm.

Peruvian nutmeg, the aromatic seed of a South American tree
(Laurelia sempervirens).

Plume nutmeg (Bot.), a spicy tree of Australia
(Atherosperma moschata).
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Clove pink
(gcide)
Pink \Pink\, n. [Perh. akin to pick; as if the edges of the
petals were picked out. Cf. Pink, v. t.]
1. (Bot.) A name given to several plants of the
caryophyllaceous genus Dianthus, and to their flowers,
which are sometimes very fragrant and often double in
cultivated varieties. The species are mostly perennial
herbs, with opposite linear leaves, and handsome
five-petaled flowers with a tubular calyx.
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2. A color resulting from the combination of a pure vivid red
with more or less white; -- so called from the common
color of the flower. --Dryden.
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3. Anything supremely excellent; the embodiment or perfection
of something. "The very pink of courtesy." --Shak.
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4. (Zool.) The European minnow; -- so called from the color
of its abdomen in summer. [Prov. Eng.]
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Bunch pink is Dianthus barbatus.

China pink, or Indian pink. See under China.

Clove pink is Dianthus Caryophyllus, the stock from which
carnations are derived.

Garden pink. See Pheasant's eye.

Meadow pink is applied to Dianthus deltoides; also, to
the ragged robin.

Maiden pink, Dianthus deltoides.

Moss pink. See under Moss.

Pink needle, the pin grass; -- so called from the long,
tapering points of the carpels. See Alfilaria.

Sea pink. See Thrift.
[1913 Webster]Clove \Clove\, n. [OE. clow, fr. F. clou nail, clou de girofle a
clove, lit. nail of clove, fr. L. clavus nail, perh. akin to
clavis key, E. clavicle. The clove was so called from its
resemblance to a nail. So in D. kruidnagel clove, lit.
herb-nail or spice-nail. Cf. Cloy.]
A very pungent aromatic spice, the unexpanded flower bud of
the clove tree (Eugenia aromatica syn. {Caryophullus
aromatica}), a native of the Molucca Isles.
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Clove camphor. (Chem.) See Eugenin.

Clove gillyflower, Clove pink (Bot.), any fragrant
self-colored carnation.
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Cloven
(gcide)
Cloven \Clo"ven\ (kl[=o]"v'n), p. p. & a.
from Cleave, v. t.
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To show the cloven foot or To show the cloven hoof, to
reveal a devilish character, or betray an evil purpose,
notwithstanding disguises, -- Satan being represented
dramatically and symbolically as having cloven hoofs.
[1913 Webster] Cloven-footedCleave \Cleave\ (kl[=e]v), v. t. [imp. Cleft (kl[e^]ft),
Clave (kl[=a]v, Obs.), Clove (kl[=o]v, Obsolescent); p.
p. Cleft, Cleaved (kl[=e]vd) or Cloven (kl[=o]"v'n); p.
pr. & vb. n. Cleaving.] [OE. cleoven, cleven, AS.
cle['o]fan; akin to OS. klioban, D. klooven, G. klieben,
Icel. klj[=u]fa, Sw. klyfva, Dan. kl["o]ve and prob. to Gr.
gly`fein to carve, L. glubere to peel. Cf. Cleft.]
1. To part or divide by force; to split or rive; to cut.
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O Hamlet, thou hast cleft my heart in twain. --Shak.
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2. To part or open naturally; to divide.
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Every beast that parteth the hoof, and cleaveth the
cleft into two claws. --Deut. xiv.
6.
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Cloven-footed
(gcide)
Cloven-footed \Clo"ven-foot`ed\, Cloven-hoofed
\Clo"ven-hoofed`\, a.
Having the foot or hoof divided into two parts, as the ox.
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Cloven-hoofed
(gcide)
Cloven-footed \Clo"ven-foot`ed\, Cloven-hoofed
\Clo"ven-hoofed`\, a.
Having the foot or hoof divided into two parts, as the ox.
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Clover
(gcide)
Clover \Clo"ver\ (kl[=o]"v[~e]r), n. [OE. claver, clover, AS.
cl[=ae]fre; akin to LG. & Dan. klever, D. klaver, G. klee,
Sw. kl["o]fver.] (Bot.)
A plant of different species of the genus Trifolium; as the
common red clover, Trifolium pratense, the white,
Trifolium repens, and the hare's foot, Trifolium arvense.
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Clover weevil (Zool.) a small weevil (Apion apricans),
that destroys the seeds of clover.

Clover worm (Zool.), the larva of a small moth ({Asopia
costalis}), often very destructive to clover hay.

In clover, in very pleasant circumstances; fortunate.
[Colloq.]

Sweet clover. See Meliot.
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Clover weevil
(gcide)
Clover \Clo"ver\ (kl[=o]"v[~e]r), n. [OE. claver, clover, AS.
cl[=ae]fre; akin to LG. & Dan. klever, D. klaver, G. klee,
Sw. kl["o]fver.] (Bot.)
A plant of different species of the genus Trifolium; as the
common red clover, Trifolium pratense, the white,
Trifolium repens, and the hare's foot, Trifolium arvense.
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Clover weevil (Zool.) a small weevil (Apion apricans),
that destroys the seeds of clover.

Clover worm (Zool.), the larva of a small moth ({Asopia
costalis}), often very destructive to clover hay.

In clover, in very pleasant circumstances; fortunate.
[Colloq.]

Sweet clover. See Meliot.
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Clover worm
(gcide)
Clover \Clo"ver\ (kl[=o]"v[~e]r), n. [OE. claver, clover, AS.
cl[=ae]fre; akin to LG. & Dan. klever, D. klaver, G. klee,
Sw. kl["o]fver.] (Bot.)
A plant of different species of the genus Trifolium; as the
common red clover, Trifolium pratense, the white,
Trifolium repens, and the hare's foot, Trifolium arvense.
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Clover weevil (Zool.) a small weevil (Apion apricans),
that destroys the seeds of clover.

Clover worm (Zool.), the larva of a small moth ({Asopia
costalis}), often very destructive to clover hay.

In clover, in very pleasant circumstances; fortunate.
[Colloq.]

Sweet clover. See Meliot.
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Clovered
(gcide)
Clovered \Clo"vered\, a.
Covered with growing clover.
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Flocks thick nibbling through the clovered vale.
--Thomson.
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cloverleaf
(gcide)
Interchange \In`ter*change"\, n. [Cf. OF. entrechange.]
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1. The act of mutually changing; the act of mutually giving
and receiving; exchange; as, the interchange of civilities
between two persons. "Interchange of kindnesses." --South.
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2. The mutual exchange of commodities between two persons or
countries; barter; commerce. --Howell.
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3. Alternate succession; alternation; a mingling.
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The interchanges of light and darkness. --Holder.
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Sweet interchange
Of hill and valley, rivers, woods, and plains.
--Milton.
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4. An intersection between highways, having two or more
levels and a series of connecting roadways so that traffic
on one highway may pass over or under the other highway
without crossing through the line of traffic, and vehicles
may pass from one highway to the other while traffic on
both highways continues uninterrupted. A common
interchange is the cloverleaf.
[PJC]cloverleaf \cloverleaf\ n.
a highway interchange between two roads in which the
connecting road pattern resembles a four-leaf clover, and
which allows moving from one road to another without
left-hand turns. One road passes over the other, and the exit
from one highway and entrance into the second highway
proceeds from the right-hand lane in all directions.
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cloveroot
(gcide)
cloveroot \cloveroot\ n.
a hairy Eurasian plant (Geum urbanum) with small yellow
flowers and an astringent root formerly used medicinally.

Syn: herb bennet, wood avens, Geum urbanum.
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Dutch clover
(gcide)
Dutch \Dutch\, a. [D. duitsch German; or G. deutsch, orig.,
popular, national, OD. dietsc, MHG. diutsch, tiutsch, OHG.
diutisk, fr. diot, diota, a people, a nation; akin to AS.
pe['o]d, OS. thiod, thioda, Goth. piuda; cf. Lith. tauta
land, OIr. tuath people, Oscan touto. The English have
applied the name especially to the Germanic people living
nearest them, the Hollanders. Cf. Derrick, Teutonic.]
Pertaining to Holland, or to its inhabitants.
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Dutch auction. See under Auction.

Dutch cheese, a small, pound, hard cheese, made from skim
milk.

Dutch clinker, a kind of brick made in Holland. It is
yellowish, very hard, and long and narrow in shape.

Dutch clover (Bot.), common white clover ({Trifolium
repens}), the seed of which was largely imported into
England from Holland.

Dutch concert, a so-called concert in which all the singers
sing at the same time different songs. [Slang]

Dutch courage, the courage of partial intoxication. [Slang]
--Marryat.

Dutch door, a door divided into two parts, horizontally, so
arranged that the lower part can be shut and fastened,
while the upper part remains open.

Dutch foil, Dutch leaf, or Dutch gold, a kind of brass
rich in copper, rolled or beaten into thin sheets, used in
Holland to ornament toys and paper; -- called also {Dutch
mineral}, Dutch metal, brass foil, and bronze leaf.


Dutch liquid (Chem.), a thin, colorless, volatile liquid,
C2H4Cl2, of a sweetish taste and a pleasant ethereal
odor, produced by the union of chlorine and ethylene or
olefiant gas; -- called also Dutch oil. It is so called
because discovered (in 1795) by an association of four
Hollandish chemists. See Ethylene, and Olefiant.

Dutch oven, a tin screen for baking before an open fire or
kitchen range; also, in the United States, a shallow iron
kettle for baking, with a cover to hold burning coals.

Dutch pink, chalk, or whiting dyed yellow, and used in
distemper, and for paper staining. etc. --Weale.

Dutch rush (Bot.), a species of horsetail rush or
Equisetum (Equisetum hyemale) having a rough,
siliceous surface, and used for scouring and polishing; --
called also scouring rush, and shave grass. See
Equisetum.

Dutch tile, a glazed and painted ornamental tile, formerly
much exported, and used in the jambs of chimneys and the
like.
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Note: Dutch was formerly used for German.
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Germany is slandered to have sent none to this
war [the Crusades] at this first voyage; and that
other pilgrims, passing through that country,
were mocked by the Dutch, and called fools for
their pains. --Fuller.
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Egyptian clover
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Berseem \Ber*seem"\, n. [Ar. bersh[imac]m clover.]
An Egyptian clover (Trifolium alexandrinum) extensively
cultivated as a forage plant and soil-renewing crop in the
alkaline soils of the Nile valley, and now introduced into
the southwestern United States. It is more succulent than
other clovers or than alfalfa. Called also Egyptian clover.
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Harefoot clover
(gcide)
Harefoot \Hare"foot`\ (-f[oo^]t`), n.
1. (Zool.) A long, narrow foot, carried (that is, produced or
extending) forward; -- said of dogs.
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2. (Bot.) A tree (Ochroma Lagopus) of the West Indies,
having the stamens united somewhat in the form of a hare's
foot.
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Harefoot clover (Bot.), a species of clover ({Trifolium
arvense}) with soft and silky heads.
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