nave

[Nave]

When a bride walks down the aisle in a church, she is walking down the nave, or central area of the church.

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The block in the center of a wheel, from which the spokes radiate, and through which the axle passes; -- called also hub or hob.

Noun
the central area of a church


n.
The block in the center of a wheel, from which the spokes radiate, and through which the axle passes; -- called also hub or hob.

n.
The navel.

n.
The middle or body of a church, extending from the transepts to the principal entrances, or, if there are no transepts, from the choir to the principal entrance, but not including the aisles.


Nave

Nave , n. [AS. nafu; akin to D. naaf, G. nabe, OHG. naba, Icel. n'94f, Dan. nav, Sw. naf, Skr. n'bebhi nave and navel: cf. L. umbo boss of a shield. 'fb260. Cf. Navel.] 1. The block in the center of a wheel, from which the spokes radiate, and through which the axle passes; -- called also hub or hob. 2. The navel. [Obs.] hak.

Nave

Nave, n. [F. nef, fr. L. navis ship, to which the church was often likened; akin to Gr. , Skr. n'beus, and perh. to AS. naca boat, G. nachen, Icel. n'94kkvi; cf. L. nare to swim, float. Cf. Nausea, Nautical, Naval.] (Arch.) The middle or body of a church, extending from the transepts to the principal entrances, or, if there are no transepts, from the choir to the principal entrance, but not including the aisles.

The block in the center of a wheel, from which the spokes radiate, and through which the axle passes; -- called also hub or hob.

The middle or body of a church, extending from the transepts to the principal entrances, or, if there are no transepts, from the choir to the principal entrance, but not including the aisles.

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