cloves

• He'd have sworn he'd seen it after nutmeg and cloves, but now cloves was the last ingredient. —  F ;SF; - vol 087 issue 01 - July 1994
• A very sweet-smelling water is distilled from green cloves, which is excellent for strengthening the eyes, by putting a drop or two into the eyes. —  A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 11 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time
• They become exceedingly fat in the season when the guavas are ripe; and when they eat the seeds of the Bois d'Inde they have an odor of nutmeg and cloves which is delightful (_une odeur de muscade et de girofle qui fait plaisir_)." —  Two Years in the French West Indies
• Slice the top off the bulb of garlic so that almost all the cloves are exposed. —  Irish Blogs
• Put in one teaspoonful of essence of cloves, and go on stirring till it boils. —  Handbook of Embroidery

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