Definition of knee

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

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Kneeler :: Kneeler (n.) One who kneels or who worships by or while kneeling.
Jambeux :: "Jambeux (n.) In the Middle Ages, armor for the legs below the knees..
Shortclothes :: Shortclothes (n.) Coverings for the legs of men or boys, consisting of trousers which reach only to the knees, -- worn with long stockings..
Greave :: Greave (n.) Armor for the leg below the knee; -- usually in the plural.
Scrabble :: Scrabble (n.) The act of scrabbling; a moving upon the hands and knees; a scramble; also, a scribble..
Kilt :: Kilt (n.) A kind of short petticoat, reaching from the waist to the knees, worn in the Highlands of Scotland by men, and in the Lowlands by young boys; a filibeg..
Hose :: Hose (n.) Close-fitting trousers or breeches, as formerly worn, reaching to the knee..
Weak-kneed :: Weak-kneed (a.) Having weak knees; hence, easily yielding; wanting resolution..
Arise :: Arise (v. i.) To come up from a lower to a higher position; to come above the horizon; to come up from one's bed or place of repose; to mount; to ascend; to rise; as, to arise from a kneeling posture; a cloud arose; the sun ariseth; he arose early in the morning..
Kneeler :: Kneeler (n.) A name given to certain catechumens and penitents who were permitted to join only in parts of church worship.
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..
Courtesy :: Courtesy (n.) An act of civility, respect, or reverence, made by women, consisting of a slight depression or dropping of the body, with bending of the knees..
Aknee :: Aknee (adv.) On the knee.
Baker-legged :: Baker-legged (a.) Having legs that bend inward at the knees.
Gaiter :: Gaiter (n.) A covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and instep, or for the whole leg from the knee to the instep, fitting down upon the shoe..
Hamstring :: Hamstring (v. t.) To lame or disable by cutting the tendons of the ham or knee; to hough; hence, to cripple; to incapacitate; to disable..
Sterna :: Sternson (n.) The end of a ship's keelson, to which the sternpost is bolted; -- called also stern knee..
Knight :: Knight (v. t.) To dub or create (one) a knight; -- done in England by the sovereign only, who taps the kneeling candidate with a sword, saying: Rise, Sir ---..
Kneejoint :: Kneejoint (n.) The joint of the knee.
Rotular :: Rotular (a.) Of or pertaining to the rotula, or kneepan..
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