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stave
stave / stāv/ • n. 1. a vertical wooden post or plank in a building or other structure. ∎ any of the lengths of wood attached side by side to make a barrel, bucket, or other container. ∎ a strong wooden stick or iron pole used as a weapon. 2. Mus. another term for staff1 (sense 4). 3. a verse or stanza of a poem. • v. [tr.] 1. (past and past part. staved or stove / stōv/ ) (stave something in) break something by forcing it inward or piercing it roughly: the door was staved in. 2. (past and past part. staved) (stave something off) avert or delay something bad or dangerous: a reassuring presence can stave off a panic attack. |
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"stave." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "stave." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-stave.html "stave." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-stave.html |
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stave.
1. Upright cleft thick timber, usually with a groove for vertical jointing, used for walls and load-bearing, rather than infilling. 2. One of several small vertical timbers with pointed ends set between studs in a timber frame, placed far enough apart to accommodate interweaving rods or other backing for infill panels. 3. Small vertical cylindrical bar used to form hay-racks to feed horses in stables. 4. One of many timbers shaped to form wooden barrels. |
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JAMES STEVENS CURL. "stave." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES STEVENS CURL. "stave." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-stave.html JAMES STEVENS CURL. "stave." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-stave.html |
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stave stick or lath of wood XIV; verse, stanza XVII; set of lines to carry musical notation XVIII. Back-formation from staves, pl. of STAFF.
Hence stave vb. break up (a cask) into staves XVI; break a hole in (a boat, etc.), make a hole in; drive off with a staff or stave; keep or ward off XVII. |
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T. F. HOAD. "stave." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "stave." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-stave.html T. F. HOAD. "stave." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-stave.html |
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stave
stave. Same as staff.
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MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "stave." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "stave." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-stave.html MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "stave." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-stave.html |
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stave
•behave, brave, Cave, clave, concave, crave, Dave, deprave, engrave, enslave, fave, forgave, gave, grave, knave, lave, Maeve, misbehave, misgave, nave, outbrave, pave, rave, save, shave, shortwave, slave, stave, they've, waive, wave
•enclave • exclave • conclave
•Redgrave • architrave • Wargrave
•Palgrave • palsgrave • aftershave
•brainwave • heatwave • microwave
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"stave." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "stave." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-stave.html "stave." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-stave.html |
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