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The century dictionary and cyclopedia, a work of universal reference in all departments of knowledge with a new atlas of the world . dof obscure ori-gin, appearingalso in theform J-Hwr, q. knarl,ijunrl^.] 1. Aknot on a tree. A croked tree,and ful of , Wisdom,[xiu. 1 ().Prickly stubs, instead of trees, are found;Or woods with knots and knares deformed and old. Dnjden, Pal. and Arc, ii. 636. 2. A rock; a cliff. Thay vmbe-kesten the knarre and the knot Oawayiie and the Green Knight (E. E. T. S.), 1. hit is and westeKnarres and eludes. Old and Ni
The century dictionary and cyclopedia, a work of universal reference in all departments of knowledge with a new atlas of the world . dof obscure ori-gin, appearingalso in theform J-Hwr, q. knarl,ijunrl^.] 1. Aknot on a tree. A croked tree,and ful of , Wisdom,[xiu. 1 ().Prickly stubs, instead of trees, are found;Or woods with knots and knares deformed and old. Dnjden, Pal. and Arc, ii. 636. 2. A rock; a cliff. Thay vmbe-kesten the knarre and the knot Oawayiie and the Green Knight (E. E. T. S.), 1. hit is and westeKnarres and eludes. Old and Nightingale, 1. 998. 3. A short stout man. He was schort. schuldred broode, a thikke knarre [in someeditions printed gnarre]. Chaucer, Gen. ProL to C. T., 1. 651. [Obsolete or rare in all senses.]kliar^t (nar), V. i. [Also r/nar; = MD. LG. G knarren = Dan. knarre = Sw. knarra, creak also D. knorren = G. knurren = Sw. knorra = Dan. knorre, gi-owl; ult. imitative. Hence the {Teq.*knarl, spelled gnarl: see gnarl^.\ To growl. See gnar^.toiark(nark),w. [Appar. an extension of fcnarl.] knavery (naver-i), ».; pi. knaveries (-iz). knee. Knapweed {Centaurea nigra, lower part of stem ; 2. upper part withflowers; a, scale of the involucre. 2. A frienddearmcnt. My good knave, Eros, now thy captain is Even such a liody: here I am Antony; Yet cannot hold this visible shape, my knave. Shak., A. and C, iv. 14,12. 3. A false, deceitful fellow; a dishonest per-son; one given to fraudulent tricks or prac-tices ; a rogue or scoundrel. My present state requires nothing but knavesTo be about me, such as are prepardEor every wicked act. Beau, and Fl., King and No King, iii. know him to be artful, selfish, and malicious —inshort, a sentimental knave. Sheridan, School for Scandal, i. 1.[He] in both senses was a ready knave;Knave as of old, obedient, keen, and as at present, skilld to shift and trick. Crabbe, Tales. 4. A playing-card with a servant (usually, inEnglish and American cards
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