naeve

See also: näve and næve

English

Alternative forms

næve (obsolete)

Etymology

Latin naevus.

Noun

naeve (plural naeves)

(obsolete) Alternative spelling of naevus (“pigmented spot”).
- 1649, John Dryden, Upon the Death of the Lord Hastings:
  Was there no milder way but the smallpox; The very filthiness of Pandora's box? So many spots, like næves, our Venus soil?

References

“næve”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

Neave, veena

Latin

Noun

naeve

vocative singular of naevus

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.