- staves
- plural of staff
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
staves
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Staves — (st[=a]vz or st[aum]vz; 277), n.; pl. of {Staff}. Banners, scarves and staves. R. Browning. Also (st[=a]vz), pl. of {Stave}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
staves — staves; staves·acre; … English syllables
staves — [steıvz] the plural of ↑staff 1(2) … Dictionary of contemporary English
staves — [stāvz] n. 1. alt. pl. of STAFF1 2. pl. of STAVE … English World dictionary
Staves — Staff Staff (st[.a]f), n.; pl. {Staves} (st[=a]vz or st[aum]vz; 277) or {Staffs} (st[.a]fs) in senses 1 9, {Staffs} in senses 10, 11. [AS. st[ae]f a staff; akin to LG. & D. staf, OFries. stef, G. stab, Icel. stafr, Sw. staf, Dan. stav, Goth.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Staves — Recorded as Staves, Stavers, Stivers, and possibly others, this is an English surname. It is quite rare, and originates from the pre 7th century word staef meaning a stave, and is therefore either occupational for a maker of staves or possibly a… … Surnames reference
staves — steɪvz n. plural of staff having the meaning of stick or rod or pole stæf /stÉ‘Ëf n. stick, rod, pole; group of 5 horizontal lines and the 4 spaces between them on which music is written; spear, lance (Archaic) n. employees working in an… … English contemporary dictionary
-staves — Flagstaff Flag staff , n.; pl. { staves}or { staffs}. A staff[4] on which a flag is hoisted. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
staves — pl. of STAFF(1) n. 3. * * * plural of staff or of stave present third singular of stave * * * /stayvz/, n. 1. a pl. of staff1. 2. pl. of stave. * … Useful english dictionary
Staves (Arkansas) — Staves Lugar designado por el censo de los Estados Unidos … Wikipedia Español
staves|a|cre — «STAYVZ ay kuhr», noun. 1. an Old World larkspur whose seeds are violently emetic and cathartic. 2. its seeds. ╂[alteration of Middle English staphisagre < Medieval Latin staphisagria < Greek staphís agríā (literally) wild raisin <… … Useful english dictionary
