3 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Knee \Knee\, n. [OE. kne, cneo, As cne['o], cne['o]w; akin to
OS knio, kneo, OFries kn[=i], G. & D. knie, OHG. chniu
chneo Icel. kn?, Sw kn["a],Dan. kn[ae], Goth. kniu, L.
genu, Gr ?, Skr. j[=a]nu, ? Cf {Genuflection}.]
1. In man, the joint in the middle part of the leg.
2. (Anat.)
a The joint, or region of the joint, between the thigh
and leg.
b In the horse and allied animals, the carpal joint,
corresponding to the wrist in man.
3. (Mech. & Shipbuilding) A piece of timber or metal formed
with an angle somewhat in the shape of the human knee when
bent.
4. A bending of the knee, as in respect or courtesy.
Give them title, knee, and approbation. --Shak.
{Knee breeches}. See under {Breeches}.
{Knee holly}, {Knee holm} (Bot.), butcher's broom.
{Knee jerk} (Physiol.) a jerk or kick produced by a blow or
sudden strain upon the patellar tendon of the knee, which
causes a sudden contraction of the quadriceps muscle; one
of the so-called tendon reflexes.
{Knee joint}. See in the Vocabulary.
{Knee timber}, timber with knees or angles in it
{Knee tribute}, or {Knee worship}, tribute paid by kneeling;
worship by genuflection. [Obs.] ``Knee tribute yet
unpaid.'' --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Knee \Knee\ (n[=e]), v. t.
To supplicate by kneeling. [Obs.]
Fall down and knee The way into his mercy. --Shak
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
knee
n 1: hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula
with the femur and protected in front by the patella
[syn: {knee joint}, {articulatio genus}, {genu}]
2: joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped;
corresponds to the human knee [syn: {stifle}]
3: the part of a trouser leg that covers the knee
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