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

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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One key to HIV's ability to remain hidden in patients' cells is a protein that the virus makes, called Nef.

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Synthetic chemists in the lab then created more than 70 new variations of the compound, swapping out different chemical groups, to test for their potency against HIV Nef.

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