nef

[nef]

noun

1. a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.

Word History and Origins

Origin of nef¹

1680–90; < French: ship < Latin nāvis. See nave

Example Sentences

McGrath crossed the line in 52.12 seconds, 0.17sec faster than Finland's Eduard Hallberg and Switzerland's Tanguy Nef.

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Taylor, 15th fastest in the first run, blasted down with the fastest time in the second, taking the lead ahead of fancied rivals such as Austria's Manuel Feller and Marco Schwarz, and the Swiss pair of Daniel Yule and Tanguy Nef.

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Its signatories included the actors Joaquin Phoenix, Hari Nef and Debra Winger; the directors Joel Coen, Nicole Holofcener and Boots Riley; the playwright and screenwriter Tom Stoppard; and the artist Nan Goldin, according to Variety, which reported the existence of the letter on Friday.

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Nef’s casting is an answer of sorts to the controversy of cis actors playing trans characters.

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In fact, a Candy biopic has long been in the works, and it’s now finally in the filming stage, starring trans actress Hari Nef.

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