nef
nef · nefs
An extravagant table ornament and container used in the Middle Ages and Renaissance,…An extravagant table ornament and container used in the Middle Ages and Renaissance, made in the shape of a ship.
/nɛf/
Meaning
1 sensesAn extravagant table ornament and container used in the Middle Ages and Renaissance, made in the shape of a ship.
Origin
Borrowed from French nef. Doublet of nave and nau.Borrowed from French nef. Doublet of nave and nau.
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