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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Nā'gor, n. p. 873(Zoöl.) An animal of the genus Gazella; a species of antelope.Nā'iad, n. p. 873(Myth.) A water nymph; a female deity, fabled to preside over rivers and springs. 2. (Conch.) One of a family of fresh-water bivalves, as the fresh-water clams. 3. (Bot.) An order of endogenous…Nā'iant, a. p. 873Floating; natant. See NATANT.Nā'id or Nā'is, n. p. 873(Zoöl.) A small chætopod worm, destitute of gills along the body, and seizing its food by a protrusion of the roof of the pharynx. It is found in salt and fresh water.Nāif, a. p. 873Having a natural appearance;—applied by jewelers to a stone of true natural luster. Halliwell.Nāil, n. p. 873The horny scale growing at the end of the human fingers and toes; a special form of epidermis, and homologous with the hoofs and claws of lower animals. 2. The claw or talon of a bird or other…Nāil, v. t. p. 873To fasten with a nail or nails; to unite, close, or stud with nails. The rivets of your arms were nailed with gold. Dryden. 2. To fasten, as with a nail; to bind or hold, as to a bargain or…Nāil'-ball, n. p. 873(Mil.) A round projectile with an iron pin protruding from it, to prevent its turning in the bore of the piece. Scott.Nāil'-brŭsh, n. p. 873A brush for cleaning the nails.Nāil'er, n. p. 873One whose occupation is to make nails.Nāil'er-ess, n. p. 873A female nail-maker. H. Miller.Nāil'er-y, n. p. 873A manufactory where nails are made.Nāil'-hĕad'ed, a. p. 873Having a head like that of a nail; formed so as to resemble the head of a nail. Nail-headed molding (Arch.), an ornament used in Norman and Gothic architecture, consisting of a series of low…Nāin-sōōk′, n. p. 873A thick sort of jaconet muslin, plain or striped, formerly made in India.Nāis'sant, a. p. 873(Her.) Rising or coming forth, as an animal from the midst of an ordinary or common charge.Naïve, a. p. 873Having native or unaffected simplicity; ingenuous.Nä'ïve-ly, adv. p. 873With native or unaffected simplicity.Naïveté, n. p. 873Native simplicity; unaffected plainness or ingenuousness.Nāke, v. t. p. 873To make naked. [Obs. and rare.] Nake your swords; think of real wrongs. Old Play.Nā'ked, a. p. 873Having no clothes on; uncovered; bare; nude; as, a naked body, or a naked limb. 2. Hence, having no means of defense or protection; open; unarmed; defenseless. Behold my bosom naked to your swords.…Nā'ked-ly, adv. p. 873In a naked manner; without covering; manifestly; simply; barely.Nā'ked-ness, n. p. 873The condition of being naked; nudity; bareness; openness; exposure. 2. (Script.) The privy parts; the genitals. Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father. Gen. ix. 22.Nā'ken, v. t. p. 873To make naked; to denude;—the same as NAKE. [Obs.]Nā'ker, n. p. 873Mother-of-pearl, or nacre. See NACRE.Nā'ker, n. p. 873A kind of kettle-drum. “The deep and hollow clang of the nakers.” W. Scott.Nā'kir, n. p. 873A wandering pain passing from one limb to another.Nāle, n. p. 873Ale; also, an ale-house. [Obs.] “Great feasts at the nale.” Chaucer.Nall, n. p. 873An awl, such as collar-makers or shoemakers use. [Obs.] Holland.Nām'a-ble, a. p. 873Capable of being named.Na-mā'tion, n. p. 873(O. Eng. & Scots Law.) A distraining, or taking of a distress; an impounding. Burvill.Năm'by-păm'by, n. p. 873That which is weakly sentimental, or affectedly pretty.Năm’by-păm’by, a. p. 873Contemptible for affected prettiness; weakly and affectedly sentimental.Nāme, n. p. 873The title by which any person or thing is known, understood, or spoken of; appellation; epithet. What's in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet. Shak. 2. Current…Nāme, v. t. p. 874To give an appellation to; to entitle; to denominate; to style; to call. She named the child Ichabod. 1 Sam. iv. 21. Thus was the building left Ridiculous, and the work confusion named. Milton. 2. To…Nāme, n. p. 874(Law.) A taking; a distress; also, a thing or chattel distrained. Burrill.Nāme'less, a. p. 874Without a name; not distinguished by an appellation; as, a nameless star. Walter. 2. Hence, undistinguished; not noted or famous. A nameless dwelling and an unknown name. Harte.Nāme'less-ly, adv. p. 874In a nameless manner.Nāme'ly, adv. p. 874With special mention; by particular intention; chiefly; above all. [Obs.] The solitariness of man . . . God hath namely and principally ordered to prevent by marriage. Milton. 2. To wit; that is to…Nāme'-plāte, n. p. 874A plate of metal, &c., having on it the name of a person. Simmonds.Nām'er, n. p. 874One who names, or calls by name.Nāme'sāke, n. p. 874One that has the same name as another; especially, one called after, or named out of regard to, another.Nām'ing-ly, adv. p. 874By name.Nān, interj. p. 874What? how? hey? [Prov. Eng., and local in the U. S.]Nān'dow, n. p. 874(Ornith.)Nān'du p. 874The American ostrich (Rhea Americana).Nan-keen', n. p. 874A species of cloth, of a firm texture, originally brought from China, made of a species of cotton, (the Gossypium religiosum), that is naturally of a yellow color quite indestructible and permanent.…Năntes, n. p. 874A kind of brandy, so called from a town of this name in France, whence it is exported. W. Scott.Năp, n. p. 874A short sleep or slumber; a doze; a siesta. [Colloq.] 2. Ale. [Scot.] [Cant.]Nāp, v. i. p. 874To have a short sleep; to be drowsy; to doze. 2. To be in a careless, secure state. Wycliffe.Năp, n. p. 874Woolly or villous surface, as of felt, of cloth, of some plants, and the like; external covering of down, or short, fine hairs or fibers combed out of the substance of any thing, and lying smoothly…Năp, n. p. 874A knop; a bunch or protuberance. See KNOP.Nāpe, n. p. 874The back part of the neck. She sent an arrow forth with mighty draught, That, in the very door, him over-caught, And, in his nape arriving, through it thrilled His greedy throat. Spenser. 2. A piece…Nā'per-y, n. p. 874Linen for the table; table-cloths, or linen cloth in general. [Obs.] Shelton.Nā'phe/w, n. p. 874Navew. See NAVEW.Nāph'thā, n. p. 874A volatile, limpid, bituminous liquid, lighter than water, of a peculiar odor, and generally of a light yellow color, occurring in nature, in a more or less pure condition, near coal deposits, and…Nâph'tha-late, n. p. 874(Chem.) A salt formed by the combination of naphthalic acid with a base.Naph-thăl'ic, a. p. 874(Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, naphthaline; as, naphthalic acid, a crystalline product, in appearance resembling benzoic acid, obtained from naphthaline.Nāp'h'tha-līne, n. p. 874(Chem.) A peculiar, white, crystallizable substance, deposited from naphtha distilled from coal tar, consisting of hydrogen and carbon. It is heavier than water, has a pungent taste, and a peculiar…Năph'tha-lize, v. t. p. 874To mingle, saturate, or impregnate with naphtha.Nā'piĕr's-bōnes or Nā'piĕr's-rōds, n. pl. p. 874A set of rods of bone, or other material, each divided into nine spaces, and containing the numbers of a column of the multiplication-table, so that when such of them are placed side by side as have…