A tattered knave arrived at this dressing-room, deposited his thirty sous and selected, according to the part which he wished to play, the costume which suited him, and on descending the stairs once more, the knave was a somebody.
The meaning of KNAVE is a tricky deceitful fellow. How to use knave in a sentence.
KNAVE definition: 1. a dishonest man 2. a jack 3. a dishonest man. Learn more.
Many a duteous and knee-crooking knave that, doting on his own obsequious bondage, wears out his time, much like his master's ass, For naught but provender, and when he's old – cashier'd! Whip me such honest knaves.
Define knave. knave synonyms, knave pronunciation, knave translation, English dictionary definition of knave. unprincipled, dishonest person; villain Not to be confused with: nave – the center part of a church Abused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree...
Definition of knave noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
knave out of doors (also beat the knave out of doors): a type of card game, probably featuring two players alternately turning up cards from their stack of face-down cards in order to win cards from the opponent. Now historical.
Knave, rascal, rogue, scoundrel are disparaging terms applied to persons considered base, dishonest, or worthless. Knave, which formerly meant merely a boy or servant, in modern use emphasizes baseness of nature and intention: a dishonest and swindling knave. Rascal suggests shrewdness and trickery in dishonesty: a plausible rascal.