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
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
“Comey is a hero or a knave depending on your perspective,” Eisenhower told me.
From Washington Post • Mar. 30, 2018
But who is the knave and who is the hero remains the question, because often they are both.
From New York Times • Dec. 10, 2014
Horatio grew mortified to learn that he had been followed without his knowledge and by such a knave.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
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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