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Definition
the central area of a church
- The naves of the wheels were silver, turning round the axle upon either side.Book 5 (80% in)
- ...fixed on by Achilles as the mark round which the chariots shall turn; hug it as close as you can, but as you stand in your chariot lean over a little to the left; urge on your right-hand horse with voice and lash, and give him a loose rein, but let the left-hand horse keep so close in, that the nave of your wheel shall almost graze the post; but mind the stone, or you will wound your horses and break your chariot in pieces, which would be sport for others but confusion for yourself.Book 23 (39% in)
There are no more uses of "nave" in The Iliad by Homer - (translated by: Butler).
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