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Lap :: Lap (n.) The part of the clothing that lies on the knees or thighs when one sits down; that part of the person thus covered; figuratively, a place of rearing and fostering; as, to be reared in the lap of luxury..

Kneecap :: Kneecap (n.) A cap or protection for the knee.

Popliteal :: Popliteal (a.) Of or pertaining to the ham; in the region of the ham, or behind the knee joint; as, the popliteal space..

Shortclothes :: Shortclothes (n.) Coverings for the legs of men or boys, consisting of trousers which reach only to the knees, -- worn with long stockings..

Joint :: "Joint (n.) A joining of two things or parts so as to admit of motion; an articulation, whether movable or not; a hinge; as, the knee joint; a node or joint of a stem; a ball and socket joint. See Articulation..

Binding :: Binding (pl.) The transoms, knees, beams, keelson, and other chief timbers used for connecting and strengthening the parts of a vessel..

Kneepan :: Kneepan (n.) A roundish, flattened, sesamoid bone in the tendon in front of the knee joint; the patella; the kneecap..

Shamble :: Shamble (v. i.) To walk awkwardly and unsteadily, as if the knees were weak; to shuffle along..

Sartorius :: Sartorius (n.) A muscle of the thigh, called the tailor's muscle, which arises from the hip bone and is inserted just below the knee. So named because its contraction was supposed to produce the position of the legs assumed by the tailor in sitting..

Pantalet :: Pantalet (n.) One of the legs of the loose drawers worn by children and women; particularly, the lower part of such a garment, coming below the knee, often made in a separate piece; -- chiefly in the plural..

Knock-kneed :: Knock-kneed (a.) Having the legs bent inward so that the knees touch in walking.

Thigh :: Thigh (n.) The proximal segment of the hind limb between the knee and the trunk. See Femur.

Knee :: Knee (n.) In the horse and allied animals, the carpal joint, corresponding to the wrist in man..

Knee-crooking :: Knee-crooking (a.) Obsequious; fawning; cringing.

Kneeling :: Kneeling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Knee.

Breasthook :: Breasthook (n.) A thick piece of timber in the form of a knee, placed across the stem of a ship to strengthen the fore part and unite the bows on each side..

Korrigum :: Korrigum (n.) A West African antelope (Damalis Senegalensis), allied to the sassaby. It is reddish gray, with a black face, and a black stripe on the outside of the legs above the knees..

Greave :: Greave (n.) Armor for the leg below the knee; -- usually in the plural.

Breech :: Breech (n.) The external angle of knee timber, the inside of which is called the throat..

Ear :: Ear (n.) That which resembles in shape or position the ear of an animal; any prominence or projection on an object, -- usually one for support or attachment; a lug; a handle; as, the ears of a tub, a skillet, or dish. The ears of a boat are outside kneepieces near the bow. See Illust. of Bell..

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