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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

nave

/(nāv)/ · IPA /neɪv/
01 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.
  1. 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. Also: hub, hob
  2. 2.
    The navel.[Obs.]
02 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 t…
  1. 1.
    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.(Arch.)