"Quave" is a word in ENGLISH

One dash, or more, through the stem of a note, dividing it respectively into quavers, semiquavers, or demi-semiquavers.

A quaver.

A time note, with a stem, having one fourth the value of a semibreve, one half that of a minim, …

A note of half the length of the quaver; a semiquaver.

A lively Bohemian or Polish dance tune in 2-4 measure, with the third quaver accented.

A stately Polish dance tune, in 3-4 measure, beginning always on the beat with a quaver followed by a crotchet, …

To quaver.

To tremble; to vibrate; to shake.

To utter with quavers.

Especially, to shake the voice; to utter or form sound with rapid or tremulous vibrations, as in singing; also, to …

A shake, or rapid and tremulous vibration, of the voice, or of an instrument of music.

An eighth note. See Eighth.

of Quaver

One who quavers; a warbler.

of Quaver

A note of half the duration of the quaver; -- now usually called a sixsteenth note.

The short perpendicular line added to the body of a note; the tail of a crotchet, quaver, semiquaver, etc.

To quaver or shake, as sound; to be tremulous; as the voice trembles.

To utter trills or a trill; to play or sing in tremulous vibrations of sound; to have a trembling sound; …

A shake or quaver of the voice in singing, or of the sound of an instrument, produced by the rapid …