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N(, the fourteenth letter of English alphabet, is a vocal consonent, and, in allusion to its mode of formation, is called the dentinasal or linguanasal consonent. Its commoner sound is that heard in ran, done; but when immediately followed in the same word by the sound of g hard or k (as in single, sink, conquer), it usually represents the same sound as the digraph ng in sing, bring, etc. This is a simple but related sound, and is called the gutturo-nasal consonent. See Guide to Pronunciation, 1913 Webster]
The letter N came into English through the Latin and Greek from the Ph\'d2nician, which probably derived it from the Egyptian as the ultimate origin. It is etymologically most closely related to M. See M. 1913 Webster]
N, n.(Print.)A measure of space equal to half an M (or em); an en. 1913 Webster]
Na(n, a. & adv.No, not. See No. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Nab(n, n.[Cf. Knap, Knop, Knob.]1.The summit of an eminence. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. 1913 Webster]
2.(Firearms)The cock of a gunlock.Knight. 1913 Webster]
3.(Locksmithing)The keeper, or box into which the lock is shot.Knight. 1913 Webster]
Nab, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Nabbed(n; p. pr. & vb. n.Nabbing.][Dan nappe, or Sw. nappa.]1.To catch or seize suddenly or unexpectedly. [Colloq.] Smollett. 1913 Webster]
2.To capture; to arrest; as, the police nabbed the culprit wtrying to hide in the basement. PJC]
\'d8Nabk(n, n.[Ar. nabiqa, nibqa.](Bot.)The edible berries of the Zizyphys Lotus, a tree of Northern Africa, and Southwestern Europe.[Written also nubk.] See Lotus(b), and Sadr. 1913 Webster]
Na"bob(n, n.[Hind. naw\'beb, from Ar. naw\'beb, pl. of n\'be\'8bb a vicegerent, governor. Cf Nawab.]1.A deputy or viceroy in India; a governor of a province of the ancient Mogul empire. 1913 Webster]
2.One who returns to Europe from the East with immense riches: hence, any man of great wealth. \'bdA bilious old nabob.\'b8 Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
Nac"a*rat(n, n.[F. nacarat, fr. Sp. or Pg. nacarado, fr. n\'a0car mother-of-pearl. See Nacre.]1.A pale red color, with a cast of orange.Ure. 1913 Webster]
2.Fine linen or crape dyed of this color.Ure. 1913 Webster]
Na*celle"(n, n.[F.]1.A small boat. [Obs.] Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.The basket suspended from a balloon; hence, the framework forming the body of a dirigible balloon, and containing the machinery, passengers, etc. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
3.A streamlined enclosure on an airplane, as for the engine or for the cargo or passengers; -- formerly used to refer to the boatlike, inclosed body of an airplane which is usually now called the fuselage, and now referring mostly to the enclosure for the engine. Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
nachon.A tortilla chip topped with cheese and often chili-pepper or beans and then broiled; -- eaten as a snack or light meal. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Nack"er(n, n.See Nacre.Johnson. 1913 Webster]
Na"cre(n, n.[F., cf. Sp. n\'a0cara, n\'a0car, It. nacchera, naccaro, LL. nacara, nacrum; of Oriental origin, cf. Ar. nak\'c6r hollowed.](Zo\'94l.)A pearly substance which lines the interior of many shells, and is most perfect in the mother-of-pearl.[Written also nacker and naker.]See Pearl, and Mother-of-pearl. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Na`cr\'82"(n, a.[F. See Nacre.](Art)Having the peculiar iridescence of nacre, or mother-of-pearl, or an iridescence resembling it; as, nacr\'82 ware. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Na"cre*ous(n, a.[See Nacre.](Zo\'94l.)Consisting of, or resembling, nacre; pearly. 1913 Webster]
\'d8nadan.1.[Spanish]Nothing. [informal or jocose] [used mostly jocosely or for emphasis in phrases such as \'bdNothing, nada, zip!\'b8] PJC]
Nad"der(n, n.[AS. n\'91dre. See Adder.]An adder. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Na-deneprop. n.A family of North American Indian languages including Tlingit, the Athabascan language family, and Haida. WordNet 1.5]
Na"dir(n, n.[F., Sp., & It. nadir; all fr. Ar. naz\'c6ru's samt nadir, prop., the point opposite the zenith (as samt), in which naz\'c6r means alike, corresponding to. Cf. Azimuth, Zenith.]1.That point of the heavens, or lower hemisphere, directly opposite the zenith; the inferior pole of the horizon; the point of the celestial sphere directly under the place where we stand. 1913 Webster]
2.The lowest point; the time of greatest depression. 1913 Webster]
The seventh century is the nadir of the human mind in Europe.Hallam. 1913 Webster]
Nadir of the sun(Astron.), the axis of the conical shadow projected by the earth.Crabb. 1913 Webster]
\'d8N\'91"vus(n, n.; pl.N\'91vi(-v\'c6).[L.](Med.)A spot or mark on the skin of children when born; a birthmark; -- the term includes moles as wells a other types of birthmark, and is most commonly applied to reddish or brownish raised vascular areas of the skin, i. e., those consisting mainly of blood vessels, as dilated arteries, veins, or capillaries.[Usually spelled nevus.] 1913 Webster +PJC]
Nag(n, n.[OE. nagge, D. negge; akin to E. neigh.]1.A small horse; a pony; hence, any horse, especially one that is of inferior breeding or useless. 1913 Webster]
2.A paramour; -- in contempt. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
Nag, v. t. & i.[imp. & p. p.Nagged(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Nagging(?).][Cf. Sw. nagga to nibble, peck, Dan. nage to gnaw, Icel. naga, gnaga, G. nagen, & E. gnaw.]To tease in a petty way; to scold habitually; to annoy; to fret pertinaciously. [Colloq.] \'bdShe never nagged.\'b8 J. Ingelow. 1913 Webster]
Nag(n, n.A person who nags, especially habitually; called also nagger. PJC]
Na*ga"na(n, n.[Prob. native name.](Med.)A disease of horses and other domestic animals, transmitted by the tsetse fly; any trypanosomiasis, especially the variety caused by Trypanosoma brucei. [South Africa] Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Nageiaprop. n.A small genus of Asian evergreen trees having columnar crowns and distinguished by leaves lacking a midrib; eastern Asia including India and Philippines and New Guinea. Syn. -- genus Nageia. WordNet 1.5]
naggern.Someone (especially a woman) who constantly finds fault. Syn. -- scold, scolder, nag. WordNet 1.5]
\'d8Na"gor(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)A West African gazelle (Gazella redunca). 1913 Webster]
Nag"yag*ite(?), n.[So called from Nagyag, in Transylvania.](Min.)A mineral of blackish lead-gray color and metallic luster, generally of a foliated massive structure; foliated tellurium. It is a telluride of lead and gold. 1913 Webster]
Na"iad(n, n.[L. naias, -adis, na\'8bs, -idis, a water nymph, Gr nai:a`s, nai:`s, fr. na`ein to flow: cf. F. na\'8bade. Cf. Naid.]1.(Myth.)A water nymph; one of the lower female divinities, fabled to preside over some body of fresh water, as a lake, river, brook, or fountain. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)Any species of a tribe (Naiades) of freshwater bivalves, including Unio, Anodonta, and numerous allied genera; a river mussel. 1913 Webster]
3.(Zo\'94l)One of a group of butterflies. See Nymph. 1913 Webster]
4.(Bot.)Any plant of the order Naiadace\'91, such as eelgrass, pondweed, etc. 1913 Webster]
Naiadaceaeprop. n.A monotypic family of aquatic plants having narrow leaves and small flowers. Syn. -- family Naiadaceae, Najadaceae, family Najadaceae, naiad family. WordNet 1.5]
na"id(?), n.[See Naiad.](Zo\'94l.)Any one of numerous species of small, fresh-water, ch\'91topod annelids of the tribe Naidina. They belong to the Oligoch\'91ta. 1913 Webster]
Na"\'8bf`(formerly , a.[F. na\'8bf. See Na\'8bve.]1.Having a true natural luster without being cut; -- applied by jewelers to a precious stone. 1913 Webster]
2.Na\'8bve; as, a na\'8bf remark.London Spectator. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Na"ik(?), n.[Hind. n\'beyak.]A chief; a leader; a Sepoy corporal.Balfour (Cyc. of India). 1913 Webster]
Nail(n, n.[AS. n\'91gel, akin to D. nagel, OS. & OHG. nagal, G. nagel, Icel. nagl, nail (in sense 1), nagli nail (in sense 3), Sw. nagel nail (in senses 1 and 3), Dan. nagle, Goth. ganagljan to nail, Lith. nagas nail (in sense 1), Russ. nogote, L. unguis, Gr. "o`nyx, Skr. nakha. 1.(Anat.)the horny scale of plate of epidermis at the end of the fingers and toes of man and many apes. 1913 Webster]
His nayles like a briddes claws were.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
talons or claws, and the animal bearing them is said to be unguiculate; when they incase the extremities of the digits they are called hoofs, and the animal is ungulate. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)(a)The basal thickened portion of the anterior wings of certain hemiptera.(b)The terminal horny plate on the beak of ducks, and other allied birds. 1913 Webster]
3.A slender, pointed piece of metal, usually with a head{2}, used for fastening pieces of wood or other material together, by being driven into or through them. 1913 Webster]
Penny, a.), chiselpointed, cut, wrought, or wire nails, etc. 1913 Webster]
4.A measure of length, being two inches and a quarter, or the sixteenth of a yard. 1913 Webster]
Nail ball(Ordnance), a round projectile with an iron bolt protruding to prevent it from turning in the gun. --
Nail plate, iron in plates from which cut nails are made. --
On the nail, in hand; on the spot; immediately; without delay or time of credit; as, to pay money on the nail; to pay cash on the nail. \'bdYou shall have ten thousand pounds on the nail.\'b8 Beaconsfield. --
To hit the nail on the head, (a)to hit most effectively; to do or say a thing in the right way.(b)to describe the most important factor. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Nail, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Nailed(n; p. pr. & vb. n.Nailing.][AS. n\'91glian. See Nail, n.]1.To fasten with a nail or nails; to close up or secure by means of nails; as, to nail boards to the beams. 1913 Webster]
He is now dead, and nailed in his chest.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
2.To stud or boss with nails, or as with nails. 1913 Webster]
The rivets of your arms were nailed with gold.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
3.To fasten, as with a nail; to bind or hold, as to a bargain or to acquiescence in an argument or assertion; hence, to catch; to trap. 1913 Webster]
When they came to talk of places in town, you saw at once how I nailed them.Goldsmith. 1913 Webster]
4.To spike, as a cannon. [Obs.] Crabb. 1913 Webster]
To nail an assertionor
To nail a lie, etc., to detect and expose it, so as to put a stop to its currency; -- an expression probably derived from the former practice of shopkeepers, who were accustomed to nail bad or counterfeit pieces of money to the counter. 1913 Webster]
Nail"brush`, n.A brush for cleaning the nails. 1913 Webster]
Nail"er(?), n.1.One whose occupation is to make nails; a nail maker. 1913 Webster]
2.One who fastens with, or drives, nails. 1913 Webster]
Nail"er*ess, n.A woman who makes nails. 1913 Webster]
Nail"er*y(?), n.; pl.Naileries(.A factory where nails are made. 1913 Webster]
Nail"-head`ed(?), a.Having a head like that of a nail; formed so as to resemble the head of a nail. 1913 Webster]
Nail-headed characters, arrowheaded or cuneiform characters. See under Arrowheaded. --
Nail-headed molding(Arch.), an ornament consisting of a series of low four-sided pyramids resembling the heads of large nails; -- called also nail-head molding, or nail-head. It is the same as the simplest form of dogtooth. See Dogtooth. 1913 Webster]
Nail"less, a.Without nails; having no nails. 1913 Webster]
Nain`sook"(?), n.[Nainsukh, a valley in Kaghan.]A thick sort of jaconet muslin, plain or striped, formerly made in India. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Na"is(n, n.[L., a naiad.](Zo\'94l.)See Naiad. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Nais`sant"(?), a.[F., p. pr. of na\'8ctre to be born, L. nasci.](Her.)Same as Jessant. 1913 Webster]
na*ive", na*\'8bve"(n, a.[F. na\'8bf, fem. na\'8bve, fr. L. nativus innate, natural, native. See Native, and cf. Na\'8bf.]1.Having native or unaffected simplicity; ingenuous; artless; frank; as, na\'8bve manners; a na\'8bve person; na\'8bve and unsophisticated remarks. 1913 Webster]
2.Having a lack of knowledge, judgment, or experience; especially, lacking sophistication in judging the motives of others; credulous; as, a naive belief in the honesty of politicians. PJC]
na"\'8bve`ly(?), adv.In a na\'8bve manner. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Na`\'8bve`t\'82"(?), n.[F. See Na\'8bve, and cf. Nativity.]The state or quality of being naive. 1913 Webster +PJC]
A story which pleases me by its na\'8bvet\'82 -- that is, by its unconscious ingenuousness.De Quincey. 1913 Webster]
n.1.lack of sophistication or worldliness. Syn. -- naivete, naiveness. WordNet 1.5]
Najaprop. n.A genus of cobras. Syn. -- genus Naja. WordNet 1.5]
Najadaceaeprop. n.A monotypic family of aquatic plants having narrow leaves and small flowers; same as Naiadaceae; the naiad family. Syn. --Naiadaceae, family Naiadaceae, family Najadaceae, naiad family. WordNet 1.5]
Najasprop. n.The sole genus of the family Naiadaceae. Syn. --Naias, genus Naias, genus Najas. WordNet 1.5]
Nake(n, v. t.To make naked. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Come, be ready, nake your swords.Old Play. 1913 Webster]
Na"ked(n, a.[AS. nacod; akin to D. naakt, G. nackt, OHG. nacchot, nahhot, Icel. n\'94kvi, nakinn, Sw. naken, Dan. n\'94gen, Goth. naqa, Lith. n, Russ. nagii, L. nudus, Skr. nagna. Nude.] 1913 Webster]
1.Having no clothes on; uncovered; nude; bare; as, a naked body; a naked limb; a naked sword. 1913 Webster]
2.Having no means of defense or protection; open; unarmed; defenseless; as, naked to invasion. 1913 Webster]
Had I but served my God with half the zeal naked to mine enemies.King Henry VIII., Act iii. sc. 2 (Shakespeare) PJC]
Thy power is full naked.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Behold my bosom naked to your swords.Addison. 1913 Webster]
3.Unprovided with needful or desirable accessories, means of sustenance, etc.; destitute; unaided; bare. 1913 Webster]
Patriots who had exposed themselves for the public, and whom they saw now left naked.Milton. 1913 Webster]
4.Without addition, exaggeration, or excuses; not concealed or disguised; open to view; manifest; plain. 1913 Webster]
The truth appears so naked on my side, That any purblind eye may find it out.Shak. 1913 Webster]
All things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.Heb. iv. 13. 1913 Webster]
5.Mere; simple; plain; as, the naked truth. 1913 Webster]
The very naked name of love.Shak. 1913 Webster]
6.(Bot.)Without pubescence; as, a naked leaf or stem; bare, or not covered by the customary parts, as a flower without a perianth, a stem without leaves, seeds without a pericarp, buds without bud scales. 1913 Webster]
7.(Mus.)Not having the full complement of tones; -- said of a chord of only two tones, which requires a third tone to be sounded with them to make the combination pleasing to the ear; as, a naked fourth or fifth.<-- = open fourth, fifth? --> 1913 Webster]
Naked bed, a bed the occupant of which is naked, no night linen being worn in ancient times.Shak. --
Naked eye, the eye alone, unaided by eyeglasses, or by telescope, microscope, or other magnifying device. --
Naked-eyed medusa. (Zo\'94l.)See Hydromedusa. --
Naked flooring(Carp.), the timberwork which supports a floor.Gwilt. --
Naked mollusk(Zo\'94l.), a nudibranch. --
Naked wood(Bot.), a large rhamnaceous tree (Colibrina reclinata) of Southern Florida and the West Indies, having a hard and heavy heartwood, which takes a fine polish.C. S. Sargent. 1913 Webster]
Na"ked*ly, adv.In a naked manner; without covering or disguise; manifestly; simply; barely. 1913 Webster]
Na"ked*ness, n.1.The condition of being naked. 1913 Webster]
2.(Script.)The privy parts; the genitals. 1913 Webster]
Ham . . . saw the nakedness of his father.Gen. ix. 22. 1913 Webster]
Na"ker(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)Same as Nacre. 1913 Webster]
Na"ker, n.[OE. nakere, F. nakaire, LL. nacara, Per. naq\'beret.]A kind of kettledrum. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Na"koo(?), n.[From the native name.](Zo\'94l.)The gavial.[Written also nako.] 1913 Webster]
Nale(?), n.[A corrupt form arising from the older \'bdat n ale\'b8 at the nale.]Ale; also, an alehouse. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Great feasts at the nale.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Nall(?), n.[Either fr. Icel. n\'bel (see Needle); or fr. awl, like newt fr. ewt.]An awl. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Tusser. 1913 Webster]
Nam(n. [Contr. fr. ne am.]Am not. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Nam, obs. imp. of Nim.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Nam"a*ble(n, a.Capable of being named. 1913 Webster]
Na*ma"tion(?), n.[LL. namare to take; cf. AS. niman to take.](O. Eng. & Scots Law)A distraining or levying of a distress; an impounding.Burrill. 1913 Webster]
Nam"ay*cush(?), n.[Indian name.](Zool.)A large North American lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush). It is usually spotted with red, and sometimes weighs over forty pounds. Called also Mackinaw trout, lake trout, lake salmon, salmon trout, togue, and tuladi. 1913 Webster]
Nam"by-pam`by(?), n.[From Ambrose Phillips, in ridicule of the extreme simplicity of some of his verses.]Talk or writing which is weakly sentimental or affectedly pretty.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
Namby-pamby madrigals of love.W. Gifford. 1913 Webster]
2.Indecisive or weak; lacking firmness or resolve; -- of actions and policies. PJC]
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Name(n, n.[AS. nama; akin to D. naam, OS. & OHG. namo, G. name, Icel. nafn, for namn, Dan. navn, Sw. namn, Goth. nam, L. nomen (perh. influenced by noscere, gnoscere, to learn to know), Gr. 'o`mona, Scr. n\'beman. Anonymous, Ignominy, Misnomer, Nominal, Noun.]1.The title by which any person or thing is known or designated; a distinctive specific appellation, whether of an individual or a class. 1913 Webster]
Whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof.Gen. ii. 19. 1913 Webster]
What's in a name? That which we call a rose name would smell as sweet.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.A descriptive or qualifying appellation given to a person or thing, on account of a character or acts. 1913 Webster]
His name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.Is. ix. 6. 1913 Webster]
3.Reputed character; reputation, good or bad; estimation; fame; especially, illustrious character or fame; honorable estimation; distinction. 1913 Webster]
What men of name resort to him?Shak. 1913 Webster]
Far above . . . every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come.Eph. i. 21. 1913 Webster]
I will get me a name and honor in the kingdom.1 Macc. iii. 14. 1913 Webster]
He hath brought up an evil name upon a virgin.Deut. xxii. 19. 1913 Webster]
The king's army . . . had left no good name behind.Clarendon. 1913 Webster]
4.Those of a certain name; a race; a family. 1913 Webster]
The ministers of the republic, mortal enemies of his name, came every day to pay their feigned civilities.Motley. 1913 Webster]
5.A person, an individual. [Poetic] 1913 Webster]
They list with women each degenerate name.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Christian name. (a)The name a person receives at baptism, as distinguished from surname; baptismal name; in western countries, it is also called a first name.(b)A given name, whether received at baptism or not. --
Given name. See under Given. --
In name, in profession, or by title only; not in reality; as, a friend in name. --
In the name of. (a)In behalf of; by the authority of. \'bd I charge you in the duke's name to obey me.\'b8 Shak.(b)In the represented or assumed character of. \'bdI'll to him again in name of Brook.\'b8 Shak. --
Name plate, a plate as of metal, glass, etc., having a name upon it, as a sign; a doorplate. --
Pen name, a name assumed by an author; a pseudonym or nom de plume.Bayard Taylor. --
Proper name(Gram.), a name applied to a particular person, place, or thing. --
To call names, to apply opprobrious epithets to; to call by reproachful appellations. --
To take a name in vain, to use a name lightly or profanely; to use a name in making flippant or dishonest oaths.Ex. xx. 7. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Appellation; title; designation; cognomen; denomination; epithet. -- Name, Appellation, Title, Denomination. Name is generic, denoting that combination of sounds or letters by which a person or thing is known and distinguished. Appellation, although sometimes put for name simply, denotes, more properly, a descriptive term (called also agnomen or cognomen), used by way of marking some individual peculiarity or characteristic; as, Charles the Bold, Philip the Stammerer. A title is a term employed to point out one's rank, office, etc.; as, the Duke of Bedford, Paul the Apostle, etc. Denomination is to particular bodies what appellation is to individuals; thus, the church of Christ is divided into different denominations, as Congregationalists, Episcopalians, Presbyterians, etc. 1913 Webster]
Name(n, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Named(n; p. pr. & vb. n.Naming.][AS. namian. See Name, n.]1.To give a distinctive name or appellation to; to entitle; to denominate; to style; to call. 1913 Webster]
She named the child Ichabod.1 Sam. iv. 21. 1913 Webster]
Thus was the building left named.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.To mention by name; to utter or publish the name of; to refer to by distinctive title; to mention. 1913 Webster]
None named thee but to praise.Halleck. 1913 Webster]
Old Yew, which graspest at the stones name the underlying dead.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
3.To designate by name or specifically for any purpose; to nominate; to specify; to appoint; as, to name a day for the wedding; to name someone as ambassador. 1913 Webster]
Whom late you have named for consul.Shak. 1913 Webster]
4.(House of Commons)To designate (a member) by name, as the Speaker does by way of reprimand. 1913 Webster]
namedadj.1.given or having a specified name; as, an actor named Harold Lloyd; a building in Cardiff named the Temple of Peace. Contrasted to unnamed. Syn. -- called. WordNet 1.5]
2.bearing the author's name; as, a named source. Opposite of anonymous. WordNet 1.5]
namedropv. i.To refer to people that one assumes one's interlocutors admire so as to impress them; same as to drop names. Syn. -- drop names. WordNet 1.5]
namedroppern.Someone who pretends that famous people are his/her friends. Someone who namedrops. WordNet 1.5]
name-droppingn.The practice of casually mentioning important people in order to impress one's listener. WordNet 1.5]
namekon.one of the most important fungi (Pholiota nameko) cultivated in Japan. Syn. -- viscid mushroom, Pholiota nameko. WordNet 1.5]
Name"less, a.1.Without a name; not having been given a name; as, a nameless star.Waller. 1913 Webster]
2.Undistinguished; not noted or famous. 1913 Webster]
A nameless dwelling and an unknown name.Harte. 1913 Webster]
3.Not known or mentioned by name; anonymous; as, a nameless writer.\'bdNameless pens.\'b8 Atterbury. 1913 Webster]
The solitariness of man . . . God hath namely and principally ordered to prevent by marriage.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.That is to say; to wit; videlicet; -- introducing a particular or specific designation. 1913 Webster]
For the excellency of the soul, namely, its power of divining dreams; that several such divinations have been made, none can question.Addison. 1913 Webster]
Nam"er(n, n.One who names, or calls by name. 1913 Webster]
Name"sake`(?), n.[For name's sake; i. e., one named for the sake of another's name.]One that has the same name as another; especially, one called after, or named out of regard to, another. 1913 Webster]
Nammuprop. n.(Sumerian mythology)The Sumerian goddess personifying the primeval sea; mother of the gods and of heaven and earth. WordNet 1.5]
Na*mo"(?), adv.No more. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Namtar, Namtaruprop. n.(Sumerian and Akkadian mythology)A demon personifying death; messenger of the underworld goddess Ereshkigal bringing death to mankind. Syn. -- Namtaru. WordNet 1.5]
Na"na(?), n.[prob. from babytalk.]Grandmother. PJC]
Nan"dine(?), n.[Native name.](Zo\'94l.)An African carnivore (Nandinia binotata), allied to the civets. It is spotted with black. 1913 Webster]
{ Nan"dou(?), Nan"du(?), }n.[Braz. nhandu or yandu.](Zo\'94l.)Any one of three species of South American ostriches of the genera Rhea and Pterocnemia, especially the smallest, Pterocnemia pennata (formerly Rhea Americana), called also the common rhea. They are tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed, found from Peru to the Straits of Magellan. See Rhea.[Written also nandow.] 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Na"nism(n, n.[Gr. na^nos + -ism: cf. F. nanisme.]The condition of being abnormally small in stature; dwarfism; dwarfishness; -- opposed to gigantism. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Nanjing, Nankingprop. n.a former capital of China. WordNet 1.5]
Nan*keen"(?), n.[So called from its being originally manufactured at Nankin (Nanjing), in China.][Written also nankin.]1.A species of cloth, of a firm texture, originally brought from China, made of a species of cotton (Gossypium religiosum) that is naturally of a brownish yellow color quite indestructible and permanent. 1913 Webster]
2.An imitation of this cloth by artificial coloring. 1913 Webster]
3.pl.Trousers made of nankeen.Ld. Lytton. 1913 Webster]
Nankeen bird(Zo\'94l.), the Australian night heron (Nycticorax Caledonicus); -- called also quaker. 1913 Webster]
Nannan.1.The wife of Balder. WordNet 1.5]
2.(Sumerian mythology)The god of the moon; counterpart of the Akkadian Sin. WordNet 1.5]
Nan"ny(?), n.1.A diminutive of Ann or Anne, the proper name. 1913 Webster]
Nanny goat, a female goat. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
Nan"ny, Nan"nie(n, n.; pl.nannies.1.a caretaker for a child; a child's nurse; a nursemaid. PJC]
2.Grandmother; -- a child's word, used especially as a form of address. See also nana. PJC]
nan"o-(n, pref.1.A prefix meaning one-billionth; as, a nanogram is one-thousandth of a microgram. PJC]
2.Very small; submicroscopic; -- used to designate sizes smaller than those that would be referred to as micro-; as, nanoscale manipulations. PJC]
nan"o*tech*nol`o*gy(n, n.The manipulation or construction of objects with sizes in the nanometer range or smaller.Objects of the size of molecules may be moved and placed in specific locations using laser tweezers or an atomic force microscope. See (?), n.(Zo\'94l.)The magpie. 1913 Webster]
Nantuan.(Cookery)A white sauce with whipping cream and shrimp butter. Syn. -- shrimp sauce. WordNet 1.5]
\'d8Na"os(n, n.[NL., fr. Gr. nao`s a temple, the cella.](Arch.)A term used by modern arch\'91ologists instead of cella. See Cella. 1913 Webster]
Nap(n, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Napped(n; p. pr. & vb. n.Napping(n.][OE. nappen, AS. hn to take a nap, to slumber; cf. AS. hnipian to bend one's self, Icel. hnipna, hn\'c6pa, to droop.]1.To have a short sleep; to be drowsy; to doze.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
2.To be in a careless, secure state; to be unprepared; as, to be caught napping.Wyclif. 1913 Webster +PJC]
I took thee napping, unprepared.Hudibras. 1913 Webster]
Nap, n.A short sleep; a doze; a siesta.Cowper. 1913 Webster]
Nap, n.[OE. noppe, AS. hnoppa; akin to D. nop, Dan. noppe, LG. nobbe.]1.Woolly or villous surface of felt, cloth, plants, etc.; an external covering of down, of short fine hairs or fibers forming part of the substance of anything, and lying smoothly in one direction; the pile; as, the nap of cotton flannel or of broadcloth. 1913 Webster]
2.pl.The loops which are cut to make the pile, in velvet.Knight. 1913 Webster]
Nap, v. t.To raise, or put, a nap on. 1913 Webster]
Nap(?), n.Same as Napoleon, 1, below. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
napan.A plant (Brassica rapapekinensis) with an elongated celerylike head of broadstalked leaves used as a vegetable in east Asia; called also Chinese cabbage. Syn. -- Chinese cabbage, celery cabbage, pe-tsai, Brassica rapa pekinensis. WordNet 1.5]
Napaeaprop. n.A genus consisting of only one species, the glade mallow. Syn. -- genus Napaea. WordNet 1.5]
2.A name from Greek mythology. Syn. -- Napea. WordNet 1.5]
napalm(n, n.A highly incediary liquid consisting of gasoline jelled with aluminum soaps, used as a weapon of war in fire bombs and flame throwers. WordNet 1.5]
Nape(n, n.[Perh. akin to knap a knop.]The back part of the neck.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Nape"-crest`(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)An African bird of the genus Schizorhis, related to the plantain eaters. 1913 Webster]
Na"per*y(?), n.; pl.Naperies(#).[OF. naperie, fr. nape a tablecloth, F. nappe, LL. napa, fr. L. mappa. See Map, and cf. Apron, Napkin.]Table linen; also, linen clothing, or linen in general. [Obs.] Gayton. 1913 Webster]
Na"pha wa`ter(?). [Sp. nafa, from Ar. napha odor.]A perfume distilled from orange flowers. 1913 Webster]
Na"phew(?), n.(Bot.)See Navew. 1913 Webster]
naprapathyn.A drugless method of treatment based on the belief that disease symptoms arise from problems with ligaments and connective tissues. WordNet 1.5]
Naph"tha(nor n, n.[L. naphtha, Gr. na`fqa, fr.Ar. nafth, nifth.]1.(Chem.)The complex mixture of volatile, liquid, inflammable hydrocarbons, occurring naturally, and usually called crude petroleum, mineral oil, or rock oil.Specifically:That portion of the distillate obtained in the refinement of petroleum which is intermediate between the lighter gasoline and the heavier benzine, and has a specific gravity of about 0.7, -- used as a solvent for varnishes, as a carburetant, illuminant, etc. 1913 Webster]
2.(Chem.)One of several volatile inflammable liquids obtained by the distillation of certain carbonaceous materials and resembling the naphtha from petroleum; as, Boghead naphtha, from Boghead coal (obtained at Boghead, Scotland); crude naphtha, or light oil, from coal tar; wood naphtha, from wood, etc. 1913 Webster]
Watts. 1913 Webster]
Naphtha vitrioli[NL., naphtha of vitriol](Old Chem.), common ethyl ether; -- formerly called sulphuric ether. See Ether. 1913 Webster]
Naph"tha*late(?), n.(Chem.)A salt of naphthalic acid; a phthalate. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Naph"tha*lene(?), n.(Chem.)A white crystalline aromatic hydrocarbon, C10H8, analogous to benzene, and obtained by the distillation of certain bituminous materials, such as the heavy oil of coal tar. It is the type and basis of a large number of derivatives among organic compounds. Formerly called also naphthaline. 1913 Webster]
Naphthalene red(Chem.), a dyestuff obtained from certain diazo derivatives of naphthylamine, and called also magdala red. --
Naphthalene yellow(Chem.), a yellow dyestuff obtained from certain nitro derivatives of naphthol. 1913 Webster]
Naph`tha*len"ic(?), a.(Chem.)Pertaining to , or derived from, naphthalene; -- used specifically to designate a yellow crystalline substance, called naphthalenic acid and also hydroxy quinone, and obtained from certain derivatives of naphthol. 1913 Webster]
Naph*tha"lic(?), a.(Chem.)(a)Pertaining to, derived from, or related to, naphthalene; -- formerly used to denote any one of a series of acids derived from naphthalene, and called naphthalene acids, now specifically referring to 1,8-naphthalenedicaboxylic acid, C12H8O4.(b)Formerly, designating an acid probably identical with phthalic acid. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Naph*thal"i*dine(?), n.[Naphthalene + toluidine.](Chem.)Same as Naphthylamine. 1913 Webster]
Naph"tha*lize(?), v. t.(Chem.)To mingle, saturate, or impregnate, with naphtha. 1913 Webster]
Naph*thaz"a*rin(?), n.[Naphthalene + alizarin.](Chem.)A dyestuff, resembling alizarin, obtained from naphthoquinone as a red crystalline substance with a bright green, metallic luster; -- called also naphthalizarin. 1913 Webster]
Naph"thene(?), n.(Chem.)A peculiar hydrocarbon fraction occuring as an ingredient of some crude petroleums, mostly mixtures of derivatives of the five- and six-membered saturated cyclic alkanes, cyclopentane and cyclohexane, having the general formula CnH2n. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Naph"thide(nor n, n.(Chem.)A compound of naphthalene or its radical with a metallic element; as, mercuric naphthide. 1913 Webster]
Naph*tho"ic(?), a.(Chem.)Pertaining to, derived from, or related to, naphthalene; -- used to designate any one of a series of carboxyl derivatives, called naphthoic acids of the general formula C10H7.COOH, such as 1-naphthoic acid. 1913 Webster]
Naph"thol(?), n.[Naphthalene + -ol.](Chem.)Any one of a series of hydroxyl derivatives of naphthalene, analogous to phenol. In general they are crystalline substances with a phenol (carbolic) odor. 1913 Webster]
Naphthol blue,
Naphthol orange,
Naphthol yellow(Chem.), brilliant dyestuffs produced from certain complex nitrogenous derivatives of naphthol or naphthoquinone. 1913 Webster]
Naph`tho*qui"none(?), n.[Naphthalene + quinone.](Chem.)A yellow crystalline substance, C10H6O2, analogous to quinone, obtained by oxidizing naphthalene with chromic acid. 1913 Webster]
Naph"thyl(?), n.[Naphthalene + -yl.](Chem.)A hydrocarbon radical regarded as the essential residue of naphthalene. 1913 Webster]
Naph`thyl*am"ine(?), n.(Chem.)One of two basic amido derivatives of naphthalene, C10H7.NH2, forming crystalline solids. 1913 Webster]
{ Na*pie"ri*an, Na*pe"ri*an , }(?), a.Of, pertaining to, or discovered by, Napier, or Naper. 1913 Webster]
Naperian logarithms. See under Logarithms. 1913 Webster]
{ Na"pi*er's bones`(?), Na"pi*er's rods`(?) }. A set of rods, made of bone or other material, each divided into nine spaces, and containing the numbers of a column of the multiplication table; -- a contrivance of Baron Napier, the inventor of logarithms, for facilitating the operations of multiplication and division. 1913 Webster]
Na"pi*form(?), a.[L. napus turnip + -form: cf. F. napiforme. Cf. Navew.](Bot.)Turnip-shaped; large and round in the upper part, and very slender below. 1913 Webster]
Nap"kin(?), n.[Dim. of OF. nape a tablecloth, cloth, F. nappe, L. mappa. See Napery.]1.A little towel, made of cloth or paper, esp. one for wiping the fingers and mouth at table. 1913 Webster]
2.A handkerchief. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
Napkin pattern. See Linen scroll, under Linen. -- Napkin ring, a ring of metal, ivory, or other material, used to inclose a table napkin. --
paper napkin, a napkin made of paper, intended to be disposed of after use. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Na"ples yel"low(?). See under Yellow. 1913 Webster]
Napoleon, Napoleon I.(nNapoleon Bonaparte (or Buonaparte), Born at Ajaccio, Corsica, Aug. 15, 1766, or, according to some, at Corte, Jan. 7, 1768; died at Longwood, St. Helena, May 5, 1821. Emperor of the French 1804-14.
He was the son of Charles Marie Bonaparte and LOct., 1795. He married Josephine de Beauharnais March 9, 1796. Toward the close of this month (March 27) he assumed command at Nice of the army in Italy, which he found opposed by the Austrians and the Sardinians. He began his campaign April 10, and, after defeating the Austrians at Montenotte (April 12), Millesimo (April 14), and Dego (April 15), turned (April 15) against the Sardinians, whom he defeated at Ceva (April 20) and Mondovi (April 22), forcing them to sign the separate convention of Cherasco (April 29). In the following month he began an invasion of Lombardy, and by a brilliant series of victories, including those of Lodi (May 10) and Arcole (Nov. 15-17), expelled the Austrians from their possessions in the north of Italy, receiving the capitulation of Mantua, their last stronghold, Feb. 2, 1797. Crossing the Alps, he penetrated Styria as far as Leoben, where he dictated preliminaries of peace April 18. The definitive peace of Campo-Formio followed (Oct 17). By the treaty of Campo-Formio northern Italy was reconstructed in the interest of France, which furthermore acquired the Austrian Netherlands, and received a guarantee of the left bank of the Rhine. Campo-Formio destroyed the coalition against France, and put an end to the Revolutionary war on the Continent. The only enemy that remained to France was England. At the instance of Bonaparte the Directory adopted the plan of attacking the English in India, which involved the conquest of Egypt. Placed at the head of an expedition of about 85,000 men, he set sail from Toulon May 19, 1798; occupied Malta June 12; disembarked at Alexandria July 2; and defeated the Mamelukes in the decisive battle of the Pyramids July 21. He was master of Egypt, but the destruction of his fleet by Nelson in the battle of the Nile (Aug. 1) cut him off from France and doomed his expedition to failure. Nevertheless he undertook the subjugation of Syria, and stormed Jaffa March 7, 1799. Repulsed at Acre, the defense of which was supported by the English, he commenced a retreat to Egypt May 21. He inflicted a final defeat on the Turks at Abukir July 26; transferred the command in Egypt to KlFeb. 9, 1801). The treaty of LunMarch 27, 1802. After the peace of LunJuly 15, 1801), the restoration of higher education by the erection of the new university (May 1, 1802), and the establishment of the Legion of Honor (May 19, 1802): preparation had been previously made for the codification of the laws. Aug. 2, 1802; executed the Duc d'Enghien March 21, 1804; was proclaimed hereditary emperor of the French May 18, 1804 (the coronation ceremony took place Dec. 2, 1804); and was crowned king of Italy May 26, 1805. In the meantime England had been provoked into declaring war (May 18, 1803), and a coalition consisting of England, Russia, Austria, and Sweden was formed against France in 1806: Spain was allied with France. The victory of Nelson at the battle of Trafalgar (Oct. 21, 1805) followed the failure of the projected invasion of England. Breaking up his camp at Boulogne, he invaded Austria, occupied Vienna, and (Dec. 2, 1805) defeated the allied Russians and Austrians at Austerlitz. The Russians retired from the contest under a military Convention; the Austrians signed the peace of Presburg (Dec. 26, 1805); and the coalition was destroyed. His intervention in germany brought about the erection of the Confederation of the Rhine July 12, 1806. This confederation, which was placed under his protection, ultimately embraced nearly all the states of Germany except Austria and Prussia. Its erection, together with other provocation, caused Prnssia to mobilize its army in Aug., and Napoleon presently found himself opposed by a coalition with Prussia, Russia, and England as its principal members. He crushed the Prussian army at Jena and AuerstFeb. 7-8, 1807; defeated the Russians at the battle of Friedland June 14; and compelled both Russia and Prussia to conclude peace at Tilsit July 7 and 9, 1807, respectively. Russia became the ally of France; Prussia was deprived of nearly half her territory. Napoleon was now, perhaps, at the height of his power. The imperial title was no empty form. He was the head of a great confederacy of states. He had surrounded the imperial throne with subordinate thrones occupied by members of his own family. His stepson Eug was viceroy of the kingdom of Italy in northern and central Italy; his brother Joseph was king of Naples in southern Italy; his brother Louis was king of Holland; his brother Jerome was king of Westphalia; his brother-in-law Murat was grandduke of Berg. The Confederation of the Rhine existed by virtue of his protection, and his troops occupied dismembered Prussia. He directed the policy of Europe. Napoleon undertook to starve her by closing the ports of the Continent against her commerce. This policy, known as "the Continental system," was inaugurated by the Berlin decree in 1806, and was extended by the Milan decree in 1807. To further this policy he resolved to seize the maritime states of Portugal and Spain. His armies expelled the house of Braganza from Portugal, and Nov. 30, 1807, the French entered Lisbon. Under pretense of guarding the coast against the English, he quartered 80,000 troops in Spain, then in 1808 enticed Ferdinand VII. and his father Charles IV. (who had recently abdicated) to Bayonne, extorted from both a renunciation of their claims, and placed his brother Joseph on the Spanish throne. An uprising of the Spaniards took place, followed by a popular insurrection in Portugal, movements which found response in Germany. The seizure of Spain and Portugal proved in the end a fatal error. The war which it kindled, known as the Peninsular war, drained him of his resources and placed an enemy in his rear when northern Europe rose against him in 1813. The English in 1808 landed an army in Portugal, whence they expelled the French, and penetrated into Spain. Napoleon, securing himself against Austria by a closer alliance with the czar Alexander at Erfurt (concluded Oct. 12, 1808), hastened in person to Spain. With 250,000 men, drove out the English, and entered Madrid (Dec. 4, 1808). He was recalled by the threatening attitude of Austria, against which he precipitated war in April, 1809. He occupied Vienna (May 13), was defeated by the archduke Charles at Aspern and Essling (May 21-22), defeated the archduke at Wagram (July 5-6), and concluded the peace of SchOct. 14, 1809. He divorced JosephineDec. 16, 1809, and married Maria Louisa of Austria March 11 (April 2), 1810. He annexed the Papal States in 1809 (the Pope being carried prisoner to France), and Holland in 1810. The refusal of Alexander to carry out strictly the Continental system, which Napoleon himself evaded by the sale of licenses, brought on war with Russia. He crossed the Niemen June 24, 1812; gained the victory of Borodino Sept. 7; and occupied Moscow Sept. 14. His proffer of truce was rejected by the Russians, and he was forced by the approach of winter to begin a retreat (Oct. 19). He was overtaken by the winter, and his army dwindled before the cold, hunger, and the enemy. He left the army in command of Murat Dec. 4, and hastened to Paris. Murat recrossed the Niemen Dec. 13, with 100,000 men), the remnant of the Grand Army of 600,000 veterans. The loss sustained by Napoleon in this campaign encouraged the defection of Prussia, which formed an alliance with Russia at Kalisch Feb. 28, 1813. Napoleon defeated the Russians and Prussians at LMarch 9-10, 1814), and Arcis-sur-Aube (March 20-21). On March 31 the Allies entered Paris. He was compelled to abdicate at Fontainebleau April 11, but was allowed to retain the title of emperor, and received the island of Elba as a sovereign principality, and an aunual income of 2,000,000 francs. He arrived in Elba May 4. The Congress of Vienna convened in Sept., 1814, for the purpose of restoring and regulating the relations between the powers disturbed by Napoleon. Encouraged by the quarrels which arose at the Congress between the Allies, Napoleon left Elba Feb. 26, 1816; landed at Cannes March 1; and entered Paris March 20, the troops sent against him, including Ney with his corps, having joined his standard. At the return of Napoleon, the Allies again took the field. He was finally overthrown at Waterloo June 18, 1815, and the Allies entered Paris a second time July 7. After futile attempts to escape to America, he surrendered himself to the British admiral Hotham at Rochefort July 16. By a unanimous resolve of the Allies he was transported as prisoner of war to St. Helena, where he arrived on Oct. 16, 1815, and where he was detained the rest of his life. The spelling Buonaparte was used by Napoleon's father, and by Napoleon himself down to 1796, although the spelling Bonaparte occurs in early Italian documents.
Century Dict. 1906
Na*po"le*on(?), n.[From the Emperor Napoleon 1.]1.A French gold coin of twenty francs, no longer minted or circulated. It bore the portrait of Napoleon I. or Napoleon III. 1913 Webster +PJC]
2.(Card Playing)(a)A game in which each player holds five cards, the eldest hand stating the number of tricks he will bid to take, any subsequent player having the right to overbid him or a previous bidder, the highest bidder naming the trump and winning a number of points equal to his bid if he makes so many tricks, or losing the same number of points if he fails to make them.(b)A bid to take five tricks at napoleon. It is ordinarily the highest bid; but sometimes bids are allowed of wellington, or of blucher, to take five tricks, or pay double, or treble, if unsuccessful. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
3.A Napoleon gun. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
4.A kind of top boot of the middle of the 19th century. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
5.A shape and size of cigar. It is about seven inches long. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
6.a puff pastry confection, usually layered, with a filling of custard or cream, or sometimes jelly. PJC]
Na*po`le*on"ic(?), a.Of or pertaining to Napoleon I., or his family; resembling, or having the qualities of, Napoleon I.Lowell. 1913 Webster]
Na*po"le*on*ist(?), n.A supporter of the dynasty of the Napoleons. 1913 Webster]
Nappe(?), n.[F. nappe cloth, sheet. See Napery.](Geom.)Sheet; surface; all that portion of a surface that is continuous in such a way that it is possible to pass from any one point of the portion to any other point of the portion without leaving the surface. Thus, some hyperboloids have one nappe, and some have two. 1913 Webster]
Nap"pi*ness(?), n.[From 2d Nappy.]The quality of having a nap; abundance of nap, as on cloth. 1913 Webster]
Nap"ping(?), n.1.The act or process of raising a nap, as on cloth. 1913 Webster]
2.(Hat Making)A sheet of partially felted fur before it is united to the hat body.Knight. 1913 Webster]
3.The act or process of having a short sleep; as, napping is a common occupation for cats. PJC]
Nap"py(?), a.[From 1st Nap.]1.Inclined to sleep; sleepy; as, to feel nappy. 1913 Webster]
2.Tending to cause sleepiness; serving to make sleepy; strong; heady; as, nappy ale. [Obs.] Wyatt. 1913 Webster]
Nap"py, a.[From 3d Nap.]Having a nap or pile; downy; shaggy.Holland. 1913 Webster]
Nap"py, n.; pl.Nappies(#).[OE. nap, AS. hn\'91p cup, bowl. See Hanaper.]A round earthen dish, with a flat bottom and sloping sides.[Written also nappie.] 1913 Webster]
Nap"-tak`ing(?), n.A taking by surprise; an unexpected onset or attack.Carew. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Na*pu"(?), n.[Native name.](Zo\'94l.)A very small chevrotain (Tragulus Javanicus), native of Java. It is about the size of a hare, and is noted for its agility in leaping. Called also Java musk deer, pygmy musk deer, and deerlet. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Na"pus(?), n.[L.](Bot.)A kind of turnip. See Navew. 1913 Webster]
Nar"ce*ine(?), n.[L. narce numbness, torpor, Gr. narc\'82\'8bne.](Chem.)An alkaloid found in small quantities in opium, and extracted as a white crystalline substance of a bitter astringent taste. It is a narcotic. Called also narceia. 1913 Webster]
Nar*cis"sine(?), a.Of or pertaining to Narcissus. 1913 Webster]
narcissismn.An exceptional interest in and admiration for oneself. Syn. -- self-love, narcism. WordNet 1.5]
narcissistn.Someone in love with hisself or herself. Syn. -- narcist. WordNet 1.5]
narcissisticadj.Having an excessive love of oneself; egocentric; egoistic. Syn. -- egotistic, egotistical, self-loving. WordNet 1.5]
Nar*cis"sus(n, n.; pl.Narcissuses(#).[L. narcissus, and (personified) Narcissus, Gr. na`rkissos, Na`rkissos, fr. na`rkh torpor, in allusion to the narcotic properties of the flower. Cf. Narcotic.] 1913 Webster]
1.(Bot.)A genus of endogenous bulbous plants with handsome flowers, having a cup-shaped crown within the six-lobed perianth, and comprising the daffodils and jonquils of several kinds. 1913 Webster]
2.(Classical Myth.) (Capitalized)A beautiful youth fabled to have been enamored of his own image as seen in a fountain, and to have been changed into the flower called Narcissus. 1913 Webster]
narcistn.Someone in love with themselves; a narcissist. Syn. -- narcissist. WordNet 1.5]
\'d8Nar*co"sis(n, n.[NL., fr. Gr. na`rkwsis. See Narcotic.](Med.)Privation of sense or consciousness, due to a narcotic. 1913 Webster]
Nar*cot"ic(n, a.[F. narcotique, Gr. narkwtiko`s, fr. narkoy^n to benumb, na`rkh numbness, torpor.](Med.)Having the properties of a narcotic; operating as a narcotic. 1913 Webster]
-- Nar*cot"ic*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
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Nar*cot"ic(n, n.(Med.)A drug which, in medicinal doses, generally allays morbid susceptibility, relieves pain, and produces sleep; but which, in poisonous doses, produces stupor, coma, or convulsions, and, when given in sufficient quantity, causes death. The best examples are opium (with morphine), belladonna (with atropine), and conium. 1913 Webster]
Nercotykes and opye (opium) of Thebes.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Nar*cot"ic*al(n, a.Narcotic. 1913 Webster]
-- Nar*cot"ic*al*ly, adv. 1913 Webster]
Nar"co*tine(nor n, n.[Cf. F. narcotine. Cf. Cotarnine.](Chem.)An alkaloid found in opium, and extracted as a white crystalline substance, tasteless and less poisonous than morphine; -- called also narcotia. 1913 Webster]
Nar`co*tin"ic(n, a.Pertaining to narcotine. 1913 Webster]
Nar"co*tism(n, n.[Cf. F. narcotisme.]Narcosis; the state of being narcotized.G. Eliot. 1913 Webster]
Nar"co*tize(n, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Narcotized(n; p. pr. & vb. n.Narcotizing(n.]To imbue with, or subject to the influence of, a narcotic; to put into a state of narcosis. 1913 Webster]
narcotizedadj.under the influence of narcotics. Syn. -- doped, drugged. WordNet 1.5]
narcotizingadj.Inducing stupor or narcosis. Syn. -- narcotic. WordNet 1.5]
Nard(n, n.[AS., fr. L. nardus, Gr. na`rdos; cf. Heb. n\'88rd, Per. nard, Scr. nalada.]1.(Bot.)An East Indian plant (Nardostachys Jatamansi) of the Valerian family, used from remote ages in Oriental perfumery. 1913 Webster]
2.An ointment prepared partly from this plant. See Spikenard. 1913 Webster]
3.(Bot.)A kind of grass (Nardus stricta) of little value, found in Europe and Asia. 1913 Webster]
Nard"ine(n, a.[L. nardinus, Gr. na`rdinos.]Of or pertaining to nard; having the qualities of nard. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Nar*doo"(n, n.(Bot.)An Australian name for Marsilea Drummondii, a four-leaved cryptogamous plant, sometimes used for food. 1913 Webster]
Nare(n, n.[L. naris.]A nostril. [R.] B. Jonson. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Na"res(?), n. pl.[L., pl. of naris nostril.](Anat.)The nostrils or nasal openings, -- the anterior nares being the external or proper nostrils, and the posterior nares, the openings of the nasal cavities into the mouth or pharynx. 1913 Webster]
{ Nar"gile(?), Nar"gi*leh(?), }n.[Per. n\'bergh\'c6l, prop., a cocoanut; prob. so called because first made of a cocoanut.]An apparatus for smoking tobacco. It has a long flexible tube, and the smoke is drawn through water. Also called hoookah and water pipe. Functionally similar to the hubble-bubble, a simplified form. 1913 Webster +PJC]
\'d8Nar"i*ca(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)The brown coati. See Coati. 1913 Webster]
Nar"i*form(?), a.[L. naris nostril + -form. See Nose.]Formed like the nose. 1913 Webster]
nar"ine(?), a.Of or belonging to the nostrils. 1913 Webster]
narkn.[from narcotics.]A law enforcement agent specializing in narcotics law violations. [slang] PJC]
nar"ra*ble(?), a.[L. narrabilis, fr. narrare to narrate.]Capable of being narrated or told. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Nar`ra*gan"setts(?), prop. n. pl.; sing. Narragansett(. (Ethnol.)A tribe of Indians who formerly inhabited the shores of Narragansett Bay. 1913 Webster]
nar*rate"(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Narrated; p. pr. & vb. n.Narrating.][L. narratus, p. p. of narrare to narrate, prob. for gnarigare, fr. gnarus knowing. See Ignore, Know.]To tell, rehearse, or recite, as a story; to relate the particulars of; to go through with in detail, as an incident or transaction; to give an account of. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- To relate; recount; detail; describe. 1913 Webster]
nar*ra"tion(?), n.[L. narratio: cf. F. narration.]1.The act of telling or relating the particulars of an event; a recital of certain events, usually in chronological order; rehearsal. 1913 Webster]
2.That which is related; the relation in words or writing of the particulars of any transaction or event, or of any series of transactions or events; a narrative; story; history. 1913 Webster]
3.(Rhet.)That part of a discourse which recites the time, manner, or consequences of an action, or simply states the facts connected with the subject. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Account; recital; rehearsal; relation; description; explanation; detail; narrative; story; tale; history. See Account. 1913 Webster]
Nar"ra*tive(?), a.[Cf. F. narratif.]1.Of or pertaining to narration; relating to the particulars of an event or transaction. 1913 Webster]
2.Apt or inclined to relate stories, or to tell particulars of events; story-telling; garrulous. 1913 Webster]
But wise through time, and narrative with age.Pope. 1913 Webster]
Nar"ra*tive, n.That which is narrated; the recital of a story; a continuous account of the particulars of an event or transaction; a story. 1913 Webster]
Cyntio was much taken with my narrative.Tatler. 1913 Webster]
Nar"ra*tive*ly, adv.In the style of narration. 1913 Webster]
Nar*ra"tor(?), n.[L.]One who narrates; one who relates a series of events or transactions. 1913 Webster]
Nar"ra*to*ry(?), a.Giving an account of events; narrative; as, narratory letters.Howell. 1913 Webster]
Narre(n, a.Nearer. [Obs.] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Nar"row(n, a.[Compar.Narrower(n; superl.Narrowest.][OE. narwe, naru, AS. nearu; akin to OS. naru, naro.]1.Of little breadth; not wide or broad; having little distance from side to side; as, a narrow board; a narrow street; a narrow hem. 1913 Webster]
Hath passed in safety through the narrow seas.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.Of little extent; very limited; circumscribed. 1913 Webster]
The Jews were but a small nation, and confined to a narrow compass in the world.Bp. Wilkins. 1913 Webster]
3.Having but a little margin; having barely sufficient space, time, or number, etc.; close; near{5}; -- with special reference to some peril or misfortune; as, a narrow shot; a narrow escape; a narrow miss; a narrow majority.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
4.Limited as to means; straitened; pinching; as, narrow circumstances. 1913 Webster]
5.Contracted; of limited scope; illiberal; bigoted; as, a narrow mind; narrow views. \'bdA narrow understanding.\'b8 Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
A very narrow and stinted charity.Smalridge. 1913 Webster]
7.Scrutinizing in detail; close; accurate; exact. 1913 Webster]
But first with narrow search I must walk round Milton. 1913 Webster]
8.(Phon.)Formed (as a vowel) by a close position of some part of the tongue in relation to the palate; or (according to Bell) by a tense condition of the pharynx; -- distinguished from wide; as \'c7 (\'c7ve) and Guide to Pronunciation, 1913 Webster]
Narrow is not unfrequently prefixed to words, especially to participles and adjectives, forming compounds of obvious signification; as, narrow-bordered, narrow-brimmed, narrow-breasted, narrow-edged, narrow-faced, narrow-headed, narrow-leaved, narrow-pointed, narrow-souled, narrow-sphered, etc. 1913 Webster]
Narrow gauge. (Railroad)See Note under Gauge, n., 6. 1913 Webster]
Nar"row(?), n.; pl.Narrows(.A narrow passage; esp., a contracted part of a stream, lake, or sea; a strait connecting two bodies of water; -- usually in the plural; as, The Narrows of New York harbor. 1913 Webster]
Near the island lay on one side the jaws of a dangerous narrow.Gladstone. 1913 Webster]
Nar"row, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Narrowed(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Narrowing.][AS. nearwian.]1.To lessen the breadth of; to contract; to draw into a smaller compass; to reduce the width or extent of.Sir W. Temple. 1913 Webster]
2.To contract the reach or sphere of; to make less liberal or more selfish; to limit; to confine; to restrict; as, to narrow one's views or knowledge; to narrow a question in discussion. 1913 Webster]
Our knowledge is much more narrowed if we confine ourselves to our own solitary reasonings.I. Watts. 1913 Webster]
3.(Knitting)To contract the size of, as a stocking, by taking two stitches into one. 1913 Webster]
Nar"row, v. i.1.To become less broad; to contract; to become narrower; as, the sea narrows into a strait. 1913 Webster]
2.(Man.)Not to step out enough to the one hand or the other; as, a horse narrows.Farrier's Dict. 1913 Webster]
3.(Knitting)To contract the size of a stocking or other knit article, by taking two stitches into one. 1913 Webster]
narrowedadj.reduced in size as if by being squeezed. Syn. -- constricted. WordNet 1.5]
Nar"row*er(?), n.One who, or that which, narrows or contracts.Hannah More. 1913 Webster]
Nar"row*ing, n.1.The act of contracting, or of making or becoming less in breadth or extent. 1913 Webster]
2.The part of a stocking which is narrowed. 1913 Webster]
Nar"row*ly, adv.[AS. nearulice.]1.With little breadth; in a narrow manner. 1913 Webster]
2.Without much extent; contractedly. 1913 Webster]
3.With minute scrutiny; closely; as, to look or watch narrowly; to search narrowly. 1913 Webster]
4.With a little margin or space; by a small distance; hence, closely; hardly; barely; only just; -- often with reference to an avoided danger or misfortune; as, he narrowly escaped. 1913 Webster]
5.Sparingly; parsimoniously. 1913 Webster]
6.With close adherence to the literal meaning of a text; as, to interpret narrowly; to construe narrowly; to read narrowly; -- used especially of laws and contracts. PJC]
2.Capable of being shocked by behavior of others. Opposite of unshockable.[wns=1] Syn. -- shockable. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
-- Nar"row-mind`ed*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Nar"row*ness, n.[AS. nearunes.]The condition or quality of being narrow. 1913 Webster]
Nart(?). [For ne art.]Art not. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Nar"thex(?), n.[L., giant fennel, Gr. na`rqhx.]1.(Bot.)A tall umbelliferous plant (Ferula communis). See Giant fennel, under Fennel. 1913 Webster]
2.(Arch.)The portico in front of ancient churches; sometimes, the atrium or outer court surrounded by ambulatories; -- used, generally, for any vestibule, lobby, or outer porch, leading to the nave of a church. 1913 Webster]
Nar"whal(n, n.[Sw. or Dan. narvhal; akin to Icel. n\'behvalr, and E. whale. the first syllable is perh. from Icel. n\'ber corpse, dead body, in allusion to the whitish color its skin. See Whale.][Written also narwhale and narwal.](Zo\'94l.)An arctic cetacean (Monodon monocerous), about twenty feet long. The male usually has one long, twisted, pointed canine tooth, or tusk, projecting forward from the upper jaw like a horn, whence it is called also sea unicorn, unicorn fish, and unicorn whale. Sometimes two horns are developed, side by side. 1913 Webster]
Nas(n. [For ne was.]Was not. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Nas. [Contr. fr. ne has.]Has not. [Obs.] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Na"sal(n, a.[F., from L. nasus the nose. See Nose.]1.(Anat.)Of or pertaining to the nose. 1913 Webster]
2.(Phon.)Having a quality imparted by means of the nose; and specifically, made by lowering the soft palate, in some cases with closure of the oral passage, the voice thus issuing (wholly or partially) through the nose, as in the consonants m, n, ng (see Guide to Pronunciation, as, a nasal vowel; a nasal utterance. 1913 Webster]
Nasal bones(Anat.), two bones of the skull, in front of the frontals. --
Nasal index(Anat.), in the skull, the ratio of the transverse breadth of the anterior nasal aperture to the height from the base of the aperture to the nasion, which latter distance is taken as the standard, equal to 100. 1913 Webster]
Na"sal, n.1.An elementary sound which is uttered through the nose, or through both the nose and the mouth simultaneously. 1913 Webster]
2.(Med.)A medicine that operates through the nose; an errhine. [Archaic] 1913 Webster]
3.(Anc. Armor)Part of a helmet projecting to protect the nose; a nose guard. 1913 Webster]
4.(Anat.)One of the nasal bones. 1913 Webster]
5.(Zo\'94l.)A plate, or scale, on the nose of a fish, etc. 1913 Webster]
Nasalisprop. n.A genus of mammals comprising the proboscis monkeys. Syn. -- genus Nasalis. WordNet 1.5]
nasalisev. t.Same as nasalize. [Chiefly Brit.] WordNet 1.5]
Na*sal"i*ty(?), n.[Cf. F. nasalit\'82.]The quality or state of being nasal. 1913 Webster]
Na`sal*i*za"tion(?), n.The act of nasalizing, or the state of being nasalized. 1913 Webster]
Na"sal*ize(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Nasalized(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Nasalizing(?).]To render nasal, as sound; to insert a nasal or sound in. 1913 Webster]
Na"sal*ize, v. t.To utter words or letters with a nasal sound; to speak through the nose; to pronounce with a lowered velum. 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Na"sal*ly, adv.In a nasal manner; by the nose. 1913 Webster]
Nas"cal(n, n.[F. nascale.](Med.)A kind of pessary of medicated wool or cotton, formerly used. 1913 Webster]
Nas"cen*cy(n, n.[L. nascentia. See Nascent.]State of being nascent; birth; beginning; origin. 1913 Webster]
Nas"cent(n, a.[L. nascens, -entis, p. pr. nasci to be born. See Nation, and cf. Naissant.]1.Commencing, or in process of development; beginning to exist or to grow; coming into being; as, a nascent germ. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Nascent passions and anxieties.Berkley. 1913 Webster]
2.(Chem.)Evolving; being evolved or produced; as, nascent oxygen. 1913 Webster]
Nascent state(Chem.), the fleeting or momentary state of an uncombined atom or radical just separated from one compound, and not yet united with another, -- a hypothetical condition implying peculiarly active chemical properties; as, hydrogen in the nascent state is a strong reducer. 1913 Webster]
Nase"ber`ry(n, n.[Sp. nispero medlar and naseberry tree, fr. L. mespilus. See Medlar.](Bot.)A tropical fruit. See Sapodilla.[Written also nisberry.] 1913 Webster]
Nas`i*cor"nous(?), a.[L. nasus nose + cornu horn: cf. F. nasicorne.](Zo\'94l.)Bearing a horn, or horns, on the nose, as the rhinoceros. 1913 Webster]
Nas"i*form(?), a.[L. nasus nose + -form. See Nose, and cf. Nariform.]Having the shape of a nose. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Na*si*on(?), n.[NL., fr. L. nasus nose.](Anat.)The middle point of the nasofrontal suture. 1913 Webster]
Na"so-(. [L. nasus nose.](Anat.)A combining form denoting pertaining to the nose, or connected with the nose; as, nasofrontal. 1913 Webster]
Na"so*buc"cal(?), a.[Naso + buccal.](Anat.)Connected with both the nose and the mouth; as, the nasobuccal groove in the skate. 1913 Webster]
Na`so*fron"tal(?), a.[Naso- + frontal.](Anat.)Of or pertaining to the nose and the front of the head; as, the embryonic nasofrontal process which forms the anterior boundary of the mouth. 1913 Webster]
Na`so*lach"ry*mal(?), a.[Naso- + lachrymal.](Anat.)Connected with the lachrymal apparatus and the nose; as, the nasolachrymal, or lachrymal duct. 1913 Webster]
{ Na`so*pal"a*tal(?), Na`so*pal"a*tine(?) }, a.[Naso- + palatal.](Anat.)Connected with both the nose and the palate; as, the nasopalatine or incisor, canal connecting the mouth and the nasal chamber in some animals; the nasopalatine nerve. 1913 Webster]
Na`so*phar`yn*ge"al(? , a.[Naso- + pharyngeal.](Anat.)Of or pertaining to both throat and nose; as, a nasopharyngeal polypus. 1913 Webster]
Na`so*sep"tal(?), a.[Naso- + septal.](Anat.)Of or pertaining to the internasal septum. 1913 Webster]
Na`so*tur"bi*nal(?), a.[Naso- + turbinal.](Anat.)Connected with, or near, both the turbinal and the nasal bones; as, the nasoturbinal bone, made up of the uppermost lammel\'91 of the ethmoturbinal, and sometimes united with the nasal. -- n.The nasoturbinal bone. 1913 Webster]
Nas"sa(?), n.; pl. E. Nassas(#), L. Nass\'92(#).[From L. nassa a kind of basket, in allusion to the reticulation of some species.](Zo\'94l.)Any species of marine gastropods, of the genera Nassa, Tritia, and other allied genera of the family Nassid\'91; a dog whelk. See Illust. under Gastropoda. 1913 Webster]
-- nas"soid(#), a. 1913 Webster]
Nas"ti*ly(?), adv.In a nasty manner. 1913 Webster]
Nas"ti*ness, n.The quality or state of being nasty; extreme filthness; dirtiness; also, indecency; obscenity. 1913 Webster]
The nastiness of Plautus and Aristophanes.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Nas*tur"tion(?), n.[See Nasturtium.](Bot.)Same as Nasturtium. 1913 Webster]
Nas*tur"tium(?), n.[L. nasturtium, for nasitortium, fr. nasus nose + torquere, tortum, to twist, torture, in allusion to the causing one to make a wry face by its pungent taste. See Nose of the face, and Torture.]1.(Bot.)A genus of cruciferous plants, having white or yellowish flowers, including several species of cress. They are found chiefly in wet or damp grounds, and have a pungent biting taste. 1913 Webster]
2.(Bot.)Any plant of the genus Trop\'91olum, geraniaceous herbs, having mostly climbing stems, peltate leaves, and spurred flowers, and including the common Indian cress (Trop\'91olum majus), the canary-bird flower (Trop\'91olum peregrinum), and about thirty more species, all natives of South America. The whole plant has a warm pungent flavor, and the fleshy fruits are used as a substitute for capers, while the leaves and flowers are sometimes used in salads. 1913 Webster]
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Nas"ty(n, a.[Compar.Nastier(n; superl.Nastiest.][For older nasky; cf. dial. Sw. naskug, nasket.]1.Offensively filthy; very dirty, foul, or defiled; disgusting; nauseous. 1913 Webster]
5.Difficult to deal with; troublesome; as, he fell of his bike and got a nasty bruise on his knee. [slang] PJC]
Syn. -- Nasty, Filthy, Foul, Dirty.Anything nasty is usually wet or damp as well as filthy or dirty, and disgusts by its stickiness or odor; but filthy and foul imply that a thing is filled or covered with offensive matter, while dirty describes it as defiled or sullied with dirt of any kind; as, filthy clothing, foul vapors, etc. 1913 Webster]
Na"sute(?), a.[L. nasutus, fr. nasus the nose.]1.Having a nice sense of smell. [Obs.] Evelyn. 1913 Webster]
Na"sut*ness, n.Quickness of scent; hence, nice discernment; acuteness. [Obs.] Dr. H. More. 1913 Webster]
Nat(n, adv.Not. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Nat[For ne at.]Not at; nor at. [Obs.] haucer. 1913 Webster]
Na"tal(n, a.[L. natalis, fr. natus, p. p. of nasci to be born: cf. F. natal. See Nation, and cf. Noel.]1.Of or pertaining to one's birth; accompying or dating from one's birth; native. 1913 Webster]
Princes' children took names from their natal places.Camden. 1913 Webster]
Propitious star, whose sacred power natal hour.Prior. 1913 Webster]
2.(Astrol.)Presiding over nativity; as, natal Jove. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Native, natural. See Native. 1913 Webster]
Na*tal" boil(?). (Med.)same as Aleppo boil. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
{ Na`ta*li"tial(?), Na`ta*li"tious(?) }, a.[L. natalitius, from natalis. See Natal.]Of or pertaining to one's birth or birthday, or one's nativity. [Obs.] \'bdNatalitial poplar.\'b8 Evelyn. \'bdNatalitious fire.\'b8 W. Cartwright. 1913 Webster]
Na*tal"o*in(?), n.[From Natal aloes.](Chem.)A bitter crystalline substance constituting the essential principle of Natal aloes. Cf. Aloon. 1913 Webster]
Na*tal" plum`(?). 1.(Bot.)The drupaceous fruit of two South African shrubs of the genus Carissa (formerly Arduina) (Carissa bispinosa and Carissa grandiflora). It is also called amatungulu. 1913 Webster]
2.the shrub bearing the natal plum{1}; a very large closely branched South African shrub (Carissa grandiflora) of the dogbane family having forked bright green spines, white flowers, shiny leaves, and red berries. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Na"tals(?), n. pl.One's birth, or the circumstances attending it. [Obs.] Fitz-Geffry. 1913 Webster]
Na"tant(?), a.[L. natans, -antis, from swim, v. intens. fr. nare to swim: cf. F. natant.]1.(Bot.)Floating in water, as the leaves of water lilies, or submersed, as those of many aquatic plants. 1913 Webster]
2.(Her.)Placed horizontally across the field, as if swimming toward the dexter side; said of all sorts of fishes except the flying fish. 1913 Webster]
Na"tant*ly(?), adv.In a floating manner; swimmingly. 1913 Webster]
Na*ta"tion(?), n.[L. natatio, fr. natare to swim: cf. F. natation. See Natant.]The act of floating on the water; swimming.Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Na`ta*to"res(?), n. pl.[L. natator a swimmer.](Zo\'94l.)The swimming birds. 1913 Webster]
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Na`ta*to"rial(?), a.Inclined or adapted to swim; swimming; as, natatorial birds. 1913 Webster]
Na`ta*to"ri*ous(?), a.(Zo\'94l.)Adapted for swimming; -- said of the legs of certain insects. 1913 Webster]
Na"ta*to*ry(?), a.[L. natatorius.]Adapted for swimming or floating; as, natatory organs. 1913 Webster]
Natch(n, n.[OF. nache fesse, LL. natica, from L. natis the rump, buttocks. Cf. Aitchbone.]The rump of beef; esp., the lower and back part of the rump. 1913 Webster]
Natch bone, the edgebone, or aitchbone, in beef. 1913 Webster]
Natch"ez(?), n. pl.(Ethnol.)A tribe of Indians who formerly lived near the site of the city of Natchez, Mississippi. In 1729 they were subdued by the French; the survivors joined the Creek Confederacy. 1913 Webster]
Natch"nee(?), n.(Bot.)An annual grass (Eleusine coracona), cultivated in India as a food plant. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Na"tes(?), n. pl.[L., the buttocks.]1.(Anat.)(a)The buttocks.(b)The two anterior of the four lobes on the dorsal side of the midbrain of most mammals; the anterior optic lobes. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)The umbones of a bivalve shell. 1913 Webster]
Nath(?). [Contr. fr. ne hath,]hath not. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Nath"less(?), adv.[OE. natheles, na the les, not the less, AS. n\'be never. See Na, The, conj., and cf. Nevertheless.]Nevertheless. [Archaic] Chaucer.Milton.E. Arnold. 1913 Webster]
Nath"more`(?), adv.[OE. na the more.]Not the more; never the more. [Obs.] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
nat"i*ca(?), n.; pl.naticas(, L. natic\'92(-s.(Zo\'94l.)Any one of numerous species of marine gastropods belonging to Natica, Lunatia, Neverita, and other allied genera (family Naticid\'91.) They burrow beneath the sand, or mud, and drill other shells. 1913 Webster]
Nat"i*coid(?), a.[Natica + -oid.](Zo\'94l.)Like or belonging to Natica, or the family Naticid\'91. 1913 Webster]
Na"tion(?), n.[F. nation, L. natio nation, race, orig., a being born, fr. natus, p. p. of nasci, to be born, for gnatus, gnasci, from the same root as E. kin. \'fb44. See Kin kindred, and cf. Cognate, Natal, Native.]1.(Ethnol.)A part, or division, of the people of the earth, distinguished from the rest by common descent, language, or institutions; a