staves

[ steyvz ]

noun

1. a plural of staff ¹.
2. plural of stave.

staves

/ steɪvz /

noun

1. See stave, staff
   a plural of staff 1 stave

Example Sentences

The book is broken into what Dickens calls staves, not chapters.

From The Daily Beast

The mother unties the palm staves from the mattress, then takes the nylon ropes and ties the mattress to the boat.

From The Daily Beast

It is clear to you that she intends to use the staves as oars.

From The Daily Beast

In Italy he decides that fascism is in fact “a sort of boy scout regime; but instead of staves it carries revolvers.”

From The Daily Beast

Another common trick is to flavor inexpensive wines with oak chips or staves.

From The Daily Beast

Regular pitched battles were fought with sticks and staves and stones.

From Project Gutenberg

Near the stream we found some felled trees and the staves of a cask.

From Project Gutenberg

The ribbon was supported at proper distances by white staves, similar to those of the court ushers.

From Project Gutenberg

The fact is, that a week ago he had ordered a lot of constables' staves and four sets of handcuffs.

From Project Gutenberg

Then came the pitch-pine staves of a rice-cask; then a bedstead, a broken chair, a wooden flowerpot!

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