knave
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The late Renaissance came to life in knave overalls with blousy tops, sequined skirts that suggested chain mail armor and tapestry detailing on jacket sleeves.
From Seattle Times ● May 25, 2023
Dr. Seuss: Will: Thou knave who pens these “books” for youth, with talking fauna most uncouth: Thy “doctorate”? The thought’s absurd!
From Washington Post ● Apr. 2, 2020
The answer is ‘‘No.’’ This tells you that the speaker is a knave, for a knight would answer ‘‘Yes.’’
From Scientific American ● Feb. 26, 2019
Rabbi Julia Neuberger contributed to the service, speaking from the knave of the cathedral where prayers were read later by friends and colleagues, including Mr. Sassoon’s fellow hairdresser John Frieda.
From New York Times ● Oct. 15, 2012
Vexed and annoyed, I cried out to the absent Hamlet, “You are a knave indeed to abuse me so with your lies and promises! You are not worthy of my love!”
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
Despite another two-plus centuries of self-regulation and government regulation, the line between honest men and knaves on Wall Street remains fluid.
From Barron's ● Mar. 1, 2026
It is led by a fool who is surrounded by knaves.
From Salon ● Jan. 7, 2023
Given Brady, Belichick and borderline officiating — I believe the last time the Patriots lost a replay challenge was at the Boston Tea Party, late 1773 — I cannot bury these knaves.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 22, 2019
Full disclosure: I and my coauthors sprinkled knights and knaves all over our logic book.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 26, 2019
Some had been heroes, some weaklings, knaves, or cravens.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
Vocabulary lists containing knave
Romeo and Juliet
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"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act II
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Julius Caesar
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