stave

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Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

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noun (music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written
noun one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket
noun a crosspiece between the legs of a chair

Back-formation from staves, the plural of staff.

A brave stave that—who calls? — Moby Dick; Or, The Whale, Herman Melville
"I'm going a stave higher still. — For the Sake of the School, Angela Brazil
"Having uplifted a stave, they departed." — The Comic English Grammar: A New And Facetious Introduction To The English Tongue, Percival Leigh

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