Definizione monolingua

knave

knave (plural knaves)

1. A tricky, deceitful fellow; a dishonest person; a rogue; a villain.
   • 1977, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales, Penguin Classics, p. 204:

     Gods bones! Whenever I go to beat those knaves / my tapsters, out she [my wife] comes with clubs and staves, / ""Go on!"" she screams — and its a caterwaul — / ""You kill those dogs! Break back and bones and all!""

2. (card games) A playing card marked with the figure of a servant or soldier; a jack.
3. (archaic) A boy; especially, a boy servant.
4. (archaic) Any male servant; a menial.

Definizione dizionario knave

	fante
	playing card

briccone

furfante

malvagio

picaro

Altri significati:

archaic: boy; especially, boy servant

archaic: any male servant

(archaic) A boy; especially, a boy servant.

(archaic) Any male servant; a menial.

(card games) A playing card marked with the figure of a servant or soldier; a jack.

A tricky, deceitful fellow; a dishonest person; a rogue; a villain.

deceitful fellow

A playing card marked with the figure of a servant or soldier.

A tricky, deceitful fellow; a dishonest person.