nieve

¹ American  

[neev, neef] / niv, nif /

noun

1. Archaic Northern British and Scot. Dialect. a clenched or closed hand; fist.

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nieve ² American  

adjective

1. a frequent misspelling of naive.

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nieve British  

/ niːv /

noun

1. dialect the closed hand; fist

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Etymology

Origin of nieve

First recorded in 1275–1325; from Old Norse hnefi, of uncertain ultimate origin; cognate with Danish næve, Swedish näve

Example Sentences

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nieve

“La nieve, la nieve!” he called out on a recent Saturday as potential customers strolled by his 16 vats of ice cream.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 26, 2023

All those who come hunting for piñatas tend to get swept up in the show — in the birria from Jalisco, pupusas from El Salvador, nieve from Oaxaca, guasanas from Michoacan.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2019

The cudgel in my nieve did shake, Each bristl'd hair stood like a stake, When wi' an eldritch, stoor quaick—quack—                    Amang the springs, Awa ye squatter'd, like a drake,                    On whistling wings.

From The Humorous Poetry of the English Language; from Chaucer to Saxe by Parton, James

She'll shake her nieve and rug her hair, And wonder how she e'er gaed wi' me!

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 12 by Various

"La nube de la nieve," said the skipper, as if trying to understand the word better by translating it.

From The Man Who Laughs by Hugo, Victor