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Webster 1913 Edition


Staves

Staves

(stāvz or stävz ; 277)
,
Noun.
;
pl.
of
Staff
.
“Banners, scarves and staves.”
R. Browning.
Also
(stāvz)
,
pl.
of
Stave
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Staves

STAVES

,
plu.
of staff, when applied to a stick, is pronounced with a as in ask, the Italian sound.