Kneepan

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The kneecap; the patella.

    "by little and little we found ourselves sitting up; the clothes well tucked around us, leaning against the head-board with our four knees drawn up close together, and our two noses bending over them, as if our kneepans were warming-pans."

  2. 2
    a small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint wordnet

Synonyms

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kneecappatellapatella

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"by little and little we found ourselves sitting up; the clothes well tucked around us, leaning against the head-board with our four knees drawn up close together, and our two noses bending over them, as if our kneepans were warming-pans."

Etymology

From knee + pan.

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