n. A place for keeping things in safety.
a.
They escaped all safe to land. Acts xxvii. 44. [ 1913 Webster ]
Established in a safe, unenvied throne. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
The King of heaven hath doomed
This place our dungeon, not our safe retreat. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
But Banquo's safe?
Ay, my good lord, safe in a ditch he bides. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Safe hit (Baseball),
v. t. To render safe; to make right. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To conduct safely; to give safe-conduct to. [ Poetic ] [ 1913 Webster ]
He him by all the bonds of love besought
To safe-conduct his love. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Safe + conduct: cf. F. sauf-conduit. ] That which gives a safe passage; either
v. t. To guard; to protect. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Safe = guard: cf. F. sauvegarde. ]
Thy sword, the safeguard of thy brother's throne. Granville. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Safe + keep. ] The act of keeping or preserving in safety from injury or from escape; care; custody. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In a safe manner; danger, injury, loss, or evil consequences. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The quality or state of being safe; freedom from hazard, danger, harm, or loss; safety; security; as the safeness of an experiment, of a journey, or of a possession. [ 1913 Webster ]