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It means to be sliced from the navel to the chin/jaw.

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Q: What does it mean in Shakespeare to cleave from nave to chaps?
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What does the sergeant mean by 'Till he unseam'd him from the nave to the chaps and fix'd his head upon our battlements'?

The nave is the navel, and the chaps are the chops, the chin and jaw. If you have ever cut apart the seam which holds two parts of a piece of clothing together, you know what "unseamed" means--cut wide open. He cut Macdonweald wide open from his navel to his chin. Then he cut off his head and fixed it upon the battlements. The battlements are the outside wall of the castle. Fixed does not mean "repaired" here; it means "affixed" or "stuck". His head was stuck on the top of the wall.


What does nave mean as an adjective?

Nave is not an adjective. It is a noun for the middle part of a church.


Who says till he unseamed him from the nave to the chops?

In Act 1, Scene 2 Macbeth written by Shakespeare


In scene two of Macbeth what did Macbeth do to macdonwald?

In the process of defeating Macdonweald he unseams him from the nave to the chaps. That is to say, he cut him open from the navel to the chin. Thereafter, he cut off his head and fixed it upon the battlements, which is to say, the castle walls.


Who is the disloyal thane killed by Macbeth?

Macdonweald. Macbeth split him from the nave to the chaps. Don't say the Thane of Cawdor; the text does not say he was captured by Macbeth and it wouldn't make any sense to say he did.


What does nave mean?

Nave is a term used to describe part of a church sanctuary. It refers to the longest aisle, generally between the entrance doors and the altar. Most modern churches have their general seating in the nave.


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Eric Nave was born in 1899.


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Royston Nave died in 1931.


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Royston Nave was born in 1886.


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