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Of or pertaining to the passion of love; treating of love; amatory.

ve regard to the value; to consider. [Obs.] We ourselves esteem not of that obedience, or love, or gift, which is of force. Milton.

several aromatic trees and shrubs, among which are the trees which produce allspice and cloves of commerce.

Pertaining to, or derived from, cloves; as, eugenic acid.

A colorless, crystalline substance extracted from oil of cloves; -- called also clove camphor.

the phenols, and hence also called eugenic acid. It is found in the oils of pimento and cloves.

To vanish. Or like the rainbow's lovely form, Evanishing amid the storm. Burns.

At all times; through all time; always; forever. He shall ever love, and always be The subject of by scorn and cruelty. Dryder.

. Rev. i. 18. Which flow from the presence of God for evermore. Tillotson. I evermore did love you, Hermia. Shak.

Faith is . . . the evidence of things not seen. Heb. xi. 1. O glorious trial of exceeding love Illustrious evidence, example high. Milton.

Destitute of animation; spiritless; disheartened. [R.] "Pale . . . wretch, exanimate by love." Thomson.

A cavity formed by cutting, digging, or scooping. "A winding excavation." Glover.

n, husband, discourse, book, song, etc.; excellent breeding, principles, aims, action. To love . . . What I see excellent in good or fair. Milton.

against; as, to except to a witness or his testimony. Except thou wilt except against my love. Shak.

to cause to die out; to put an end to; to destroy; as, to extinguish a flame, or life, or love, or hope, a pretense or a right. A light which the fierce winds have no power to extinguish. Prescott. This extinguishes my right to the reversion. Blackstone.

fication; as, the extinguishment of fire or flame, of discord, enmity, or jealousy, or of love or affection.

penditure of money; vaid and superfluous expense; prodigality; as, extravagance of anger, love, expression, imagination, demands. Some verses of my own, Maximin and Almanzor, cry vengeance on me for their extravagance. Dryden. The income of three dukes was enough to supply her extravagance. Arbuthnot.…

The belief in the facts and truth of the Scriptures, with a practical love of them; especially, that confiding and affectionate belief in the person and work of Christ, which affects the character and life, and makes a man a true Christian, -- called a practical, evangelical, or saving faith. Without faith it is imposs…

, or other engagements. The faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him. Deut. vii. 9.

state of body or mind; to become; as, to fall asleep; to fall into a passion; to fall in love; to fall into temptation.