oil of cloves

British  

noun

1. another name for clove oil

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Example Sentences

The pain was beyond the bailiwick of crushed aspirins or oil of cloves.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou

“I didn’t do it, Princess. I was the one who comforted him afterward, rubbed oil of cloves on the wounds and gave him warm milk in a bottle to remind him of his mother.”

From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks

The leaves yield by distillation a delicate odoriferous oil, which is said to be sometimes passed off for oil of cloves.

From The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. by Simmonds, P. L.

"Gimme a roll of cotton-battin' an' a quart of oil of cloves," says I to the man.

From Shorty McCabe by Wilson, F. Vaux (Francis Vaux)

Then plug it with cotton, on which a drop of oil of cloves has been put if you have it.

From Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911 by Boy Scouts of America