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Webster 1913 Edition
Knee
Knee
(nē)
, Noun.
[OE.
kne
, cneo
, As. cneó
, cneów
; akin to OS. knio
, kneo
, OFries. knī
, G. & D. knie
, OHG. chniu
, chneo
, Icel. knē
, Sw. knä
, Dan. knæ
, Goth. kniu
, L. genu
, Gr. γόνυ
, Skr. jānu
, √231. Cf. Genuflection
.] 1.
In man, the joint in the middle part of the leg.
2.
(Anat.)
(a)
The joint, or region of the joint, between the thigh and leg.
(b)
In the horse and allied animals, the carpal joint, corresponding to the wrist in man.
3.
(Mech. & Shipbuilding)
A piece of timber or metal formed with an angle somewhat in the shape of the human knee when bent.
4.
A bending of the knee, as in respect or courtesy.
Give them title,
knee
, and approbation. Shakespeare
Knee breeches
. See under
– Breeches
. Knee holly
,
Knee holm
(Bot.)
, butcher’s broom.
– Knee joint
. See in the Vocabulary.
– Knee timber
, timber with knees or angles in it.
– Knee tribute
, or Knee worship
tribute paid by kneeling; worship by genuflection.
[Obs.]
“Knee tribute yet unpaid.” Milton.
Knee
(nē)
, Verb.
T.
To supplicate by kneeling.
[Obs.]
Fall down, and
The way into his mercy.
knee
The way into his mercy.
Shak
Webster 1828 Edition
Knee
KNEE
,Noun.
nee.
1.
In anatomy, the articulation of the thigh and leg bones.2.
In ship-building, a piece of timber somewhat in the shape of the human knee when bent, having two branches or arms, and used to connect the beams of a ship with her sides or timbers.KNEE
,Verb.
T.
nee.