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knave

[neyv] / neɪv /


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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

That has continued to be the central complaint against rhetoric ever since: that it gives the plausible ignoramus or the self- interested dissembler—the knave or the fool—power over the good and the wise.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith




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