slovodefinícia
knave
(encz)
knave,darebák n: Zdeněk Brož
Knave
(gcide)
Knave \Knave\ (n[=a]v), n. [OE., boy, servant, knave, AS. cnafa
boy, youth; cf. AS. cnapa boy, youth, D. knaap, G. knabe boy,
knappe esquire, Icel. knapi, Sw. knape esquire, kn[aum]fvel
knave.]
1. A boy; especially, a boy servant. [Obs.] --Wyclif.
Chaucer.
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O murderous slumber,
Lay'st thou thy leaden mace upon my boy
That plays thee music ? Gentle knave, good night.
--Shak.
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2. Any male servant; a menial. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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He's but Fortune's knave,
A minister of her will. --Shak.
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3. A tricky, deceitful fellow; a dishonest person; a rogue; a
villain. "A pair of crafty knaves." --Shak.
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In defiance of demonstration, knaves will continue
to proselyte fools. --Ames.
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Note: "How many serving lads must have been unfaithful and
dishonest before knave -- which meant at first no more
than boy -- acquired the meaning which it has now !"
--Trench.
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4. A playing card marked with the figure of a servant or
soldier; a jack; as, the knave of hearts.
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Knave child, a male child. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

Syn: Villain; cheat; rascal; rogue; scoundrel; miscreant.
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knave
(gcide)
Varlet \Var"let\, n. [OF. varlet, vaslet, vallet, servant, young
man, young noble, dim. of vassal. See Vassal, and cf.
Valet.]
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1. A servant, especially to a knight; an attendant; a valet;
a footman. [Obs.] --Spenser. Tusser.
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2. Hence, a low fellow; a scoundrel; a rascal; as, an
impudent varlet.
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What a brazen-faced varlet art thou ! --Shak.
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3. In a pack of playing cards, the court card now called the
knave, or jack. [Obs.]
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knave
(wn)
knave
n 1: a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel [syn: rogue,
knave, rascal, rapscallion, scalawag, scallywag,
varlet]
2: one of four face cards in a deck bearing a picture of a young
prince [syn: jack, knave]
KNAVE
(bouvier)
KNAVE. A false, dishonest, or deceitful person. This signification of the
word has arisen by a long perversion of its original meaning.
2. To call a man a knave has been held to be actionable. 1 Rolle's Ab.
52; 1 Freem. 277.,

podobné slovodefinícia
knavery
(encz)
knavery,darebáctví n: Zdeněk Brož
knaves
(encz)
knaves,darebáci n: pl. Zdeněk Brož
Beknave
(gcide)
Beknave \Be*knave"\, v. t.
To call knave. [Obs.] --Pope.
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Knave
(gcide)
Knave \Knave\ (n[=a]v), n. [OE., boy, servant, knave, AS. cnafa
boy, youth; cf. AS. cnapa boy, youth, D. knaap, G. knabe boy,
knappe esquire, Icel. knapi, Sw. knape esquire, kn[aum]fvel
knave.]
1. A boy; especially, a boy servant. [Obs.] --Wyclif.
Chaucer.
[1913 Webster]

O murderous slumber,
Lay'st thou thy leaden mace upon my boy
That plays thee music ? Gentle knave, good night.
--Shak.
[1913 Webster]

2. Any male servant; a menial. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
[1913 Webster]

He's but Fortune's knave,
A minister of her will. --Shak.
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3. A tricky, deceitful fellow; a dishonest person; a rogue; a
villain. "A pair of crafty knaves." --Shak.
[1913 Webster]

In defiance of demonstration, knaves will continue
to proselyte fools. --Ames.
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Note: "How many serving lads must have been unfaithful and
dishonest before knave -- which meant at first no more
than boy -- acquired the meaning which it has now !"
--Trench.
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4. A playing card marked with the figure of a servant or
soldier; a jack; as, the knave of hearts.
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Knave child, a male child. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

Syn: Villain; cheat; rascal; rogue; scoundrel; miscreant.
[1913 Webster]Varlet \Var"let\, n. [OF. varlet, vaslet, vallet, servant, young
man, young noble, dim. of vassal. See Vassal, and cf.
Valet.]
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1. A servant, especially to a knight; an attendant; a valet;
a footman. [Obs.] --Spenser. Tusser.
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2. Hence, a low fellow; a scoundrel; a rascal; as, an
impudent varlet.
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What a brazen-faced varlet art thou ! --Shak.
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3. In a pack of playing cards, the court card now called the
knave, or jack. [Obs.]
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Knave child
(gcide)
Knave \Knave\ (n[=a]v), n. [OE., boy, servant, knave, AS. cnafa
boy, youth; cf. AS. cnapa boy, youth, D. knaap, G. knabe boy,
knappe esquire, Icel. knapi, Sw. knape esquire, kn[aum]fvel
knave.]
1. A boy; especially, a boy servant. [Obs.] --Wyclif.
Chaucer.
[1913 Webster]

O murderous slumber,
Lay'st thou thy leaden mace upon my boy
That plays thee music ? Gentle knave, good night.
--Shak.
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2. Any male servant; a menial. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
[1913 Webster]

He's but Fortune's knave,
A minister of her will. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]

3. A tricky, deceitful fellow; a dishonest person; a rogue; a
villain. "A pair of crafty knaves." --Shak.
[1913 Webster]

In defiance of demonstration, knaves will continue
to proselyte fools. --Ames.
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Note: "How many serving lads must have been unfaithful and
dishonest before knave -- which meant at first no more
than boy -- acquired the meaning which it has now !"
--Trench.
[1913 Webster]

4. A playing card marked with the figure of a servant or
soldier; a jack; as, the knave of hearts.
[1913 Webster]

Knave child, a male child. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

Syn: Villain; cheat; rascal; rogue; scoundrel; miscreant.
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Knaveries
(gcide)
Knavery \Knav"er*y\, n.; pl. Knaveries.
1. The practices of a knave; petty villainy; fraud; trickery;
a knavish action.
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This is flat knavery, to take upon you another man's
name. --Shak.
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2. pl. Roguish or mischievous tricks. --Shak.
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Knavery
(gcide)
Knavery \Knav"er*y\, n.; pl. Knaveries.
1. The practices of a knave; petty villainy; fraud; trickery;
a knavish action.
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This is flat knavery, to take upon you another man's
name. --Shak.
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2. pl. Roguish or mischievous tricks. --Shak.
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Knaveship
(gcide)
Knaveship \Knave"ship\, n.
A small due, in meal, established by usage, which is paid to
the under miller. [Scot.]
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Knavess
(gcide)
Knavess \Knav"ess\ (n[=a]v"[e^]s), n.
A knavish woman. --Carlyle.
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Outknave
(gcide)
Outknave \Out*knave"\, v. t.
To surpass in knavery.
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knavery
(wn)
knavery
n 1: lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing
[syn: dishonesty, knavery]
KNAVE
(bouvier)
KNAVE. A false, dishonest, or deceitful person. This signification of the
word has arisen by a long perversion of its original meaning.
2. To call a man a knave has been held to be actionable. 1 Rolle's Ab.
52; 1 Freem. 277.,

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