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nave1 /neɪv /nounThe central part of a church building, intended to accommodate most of the congregation. In traditional Western churches it is rectangular, separated from the chancel by a step or rail, and from adjacent aisles by pillars.The plan of the church is essentially traditional with nave, altar, side chapel and confessional booths....- Back then it was known as St. Mary's, and consisted of no more than a simple rectangular nave and chancel.
- The chancel and nave of the church date back to the 12th century, but it is also believed a Saxon church once stood there before and a Roman building before this.
Origin Late 17th century: from Latin navis 'ship'. Rhymes behave, brave, Cave, clave, concave, crave, Dave, deprave, engrave, enslave, fave, forgave, gave, grave, knave, lave, Maeve, misbehave, misgave, outbrave, pave, rave, save, shave, shortwave, slave, stave, they've, waive, wave nave2 /neɪv /nounThe hub of a wheel.The pot was thrown on a disc or small platform fixed to the centre or nave of the wheel. Origin Old English nafu, nafa, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch naaf and German Nabe, from an Indo-European root shared by Sanskrit nābhis 'nave, navel'. Compare with navel. |