Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. An incenseboat; a navicula.
- n. Same as marquise, 3.
Examples
“German Victorian Scrap of matte olive green ivy and brown Baroque border; 3 yards of ribbon; 4 brass snowflake charms, 2 plastic leaves and a white glass "navette"; 4 cards and coordinating envelopes and 2 glittery bird tags; a collage sheet of vintage, French holiday postcards; and a rubber stamp of snowflakes I got from a French dictionary!”
“By the time we arrived in the coastal town of Hyérès to catch the navette, * I'd long since gotten over the novelty of the wacky, homemade hunting implement.”
“Rebelotte re-coup de file, la navette ne dessert pas notre hotel.”
“Il y avait environ 5-10 minutes de navette entre les deux hotels ... pourtant ... pas de * Shino* ...”
“Elle me dit qu'elle est au campanile ou on a mangé la veille et qu'elle sera donc la dans quelques minutes, des que la nouvelle navette sera la.”
“Elle me rappelle quelques minutes plus tard pour me dire qu'elle a ce qu'il faut et qu'elle est dans la navette du retour.”
“By the time we arrived in the coastal town of Hyérès to catch the navette,* I'd long since gotten over the novelty of the wacky, homemade hunting implement.”
“Round stones, if their angles are correct, are more brilliant than stones of other contour such as square or cushion shape, or navette or heart shape.”
A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public
“He had been living at Petit Val throughout the whole campaign, and was still there looking after our interests, _faisant la navette_ between Petit Val, Paris, and Versailles at his will.”
In the Courts of Memory, 1858 1875; from Contemporary Letters
“That day there arrived a _navette_ from Pegu, in which came Cornelius Franke, by whom we were informed that the king of”
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 08
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘navette’.
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phrontistery - n
from phrontistery.info
nymphology, nympholepsy, nyctophobia, nymphean, nyctograph, nyctanthous, nyctalopia, nychthemeral, nutricial, nutrice, nutrication, nychthemeron and 340 more...
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Off label definitions
Commonly used words with multiple meanings, the others being obscure or rarely used. Good to know for that dang analogy exam.
marquise, navette, indorse, crew, defile, poop, straiten, heckle, frit, notate, oblate, hotspur and 16 more...
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The Kindest Cut
Gem cuts, old and new.
round brilliant, oval, emerald, cushion, square, princess, cabochon, pear, marquise, trilliant, heart, buff top and 49 more...
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