nave
nave (nāv) , noun
[Anglo-Saxon nafu; akin to Dutch naaf, German nabe, Old High German naba, Icelandic nof, Danish nav, Swedish naf, Sanskrit nābhi nave and navel: compare Latin umbo boss of a shield. r260. Compare Navel.]
1.
The block in the center of a wheel, from which the spokes radiate, and through which the axle passes; -- called also hub or hob.
2.
The navel. [Obsolete] — hak
Nave , noun
[French nef, from Latin navis ship, to which the church was often likened; akin to Greek nay`archo`s, Sanskrit nāus, and perh. to Anglo-Saxon naca boat, German nachen, Icelandic nokkvi; compare Latin nare to swim, float. Compare Nausea, Nautical, Naval.]
(Architecture) The middle or body of a church, extending from the transepts to the principal entrances, or, if there are no transepts, from the choir to the principal entrance, but not including the aisles.