n. See Pavan. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ AS. hæfene; akin to D. & LG. haven, G. hafen, MHG. habe, Dan. havn, Icel. höfn, Sw. hamn; akin to E. have, and hence orig., a holder; or to heave (see Heave); or akin to AS. hæf sea, Icel. & Sw. haf, Dan. hav, which is perh. akin to E. heave. ] 1. A bay, recess, or inlet of the sea, or the mouth of a river, which affords anchorage and shelter for shipping; a harbor; a port. [ 1913 Webster ]

What shipping and what lading 's in our haven. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Their haven under the hill. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A place of safety; a shelter; an asylum. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

The haven, or the rock of love. Waller. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To shelter, as in a haven. Keats. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Harbor dues; port dues. [ 1913 Webster ]

p. a. Sheltered in a haven. [ 1913 Webster ]

Blissful havened both from joy and pain. Keats. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A harbor master. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]