KNEE
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Knee (n&ē;), n. [OE. kne, cneo, As. cneó, cneów; akin to OS. knio, kneo, OFries. kn&ī;, G. & D. knie, OHG. chniu, chneo, Icel. kn&ē;, Sw. kn&ä;, Dan. knæ, Goth. kniu, L. genu, Gr. go`ny, Skr. j&ā;nu, √231. Cf. Genuflection.] 1. In man, the joint in the middle part of the leg.
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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.
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3. (Mech. & Shipbuilding) A piece of timber or metal formed with an angle somewhat in the shape of the human knee when bent.
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4. A bending of the knee, as in respect or courtesy.
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Give them title, knee, and approbation.
Shak.
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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.
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Knee (n&ē;), v. t. To supplicate by kneeling. [Obs.]
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Fall down, and knee
The way into his mercy.
Shak
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