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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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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…Nā'pi-fōrm, a. p. 874Having the shape of a turnip, or swelled in the upper part, and becoming more slender below.Nāp'kin, n. p. 874A little towel; a cloth used for wiping or drying the mouth, especially at the table. 2. A handkerchief. [Obs.] Shak.Napkin ring p. 874a ring used to inclose a napkin.Nāp'less, a. p. 874Without nap; threadbare.Nā'ples-yĕl'lōw, n. p. 874A pigment, composed of the oxides of lead and antimony, and having a rich, opaque, golden hue, used in oil painting, also for porcelain and enamel, originally prepared in Italy by a secret process.…Na-pō'le-on, n. p. 874A French gold coin of twenty francs, or $3.87.Na-pō'le-on-ite, n. p. 874(Min.) A kind of feldspar; orthoclase. Dana.Nāp'pe, n. p. 874(Math.) Sheet; surface;—applied especially to the two parts of a conical surface meeting at the same vertex, or to the surface or surfaces generated by the revolution of an hyperboloid about its axis.Nāp’pie, n. p. 874See NAPPY.Nāp'pi-ness, n. p. 874The quality of being sleepy, or inclined to take naps. 2. The quality of having a nap; abundance of nap, as on cloth.Nāp'py, a. p. 874Inclined to sleep; sleepy; as, to feel nappy. 2. Tending to cause sleepiness; serving to make sleepy; strong; heady; as, nappy ale. 3. Having a nap; downy; shaggy.Nāp'py, n. p. 874A round earthen dish, with a flat bottom and sloping sides. [Written also nappie.]Nāp'-tāk'ing, n. p. 874A taking by surprise, as when one is not on his guard; unexpected onset, when one is unprepared.Nā'pus, n. p. 874(Bot.) A kind of turnip; navew. See NAVEW.Nār, a. p. 874Nearer. [Obs.] Spenser.Nar-căph'thon, n. p. 874(Med.) The aromatic bark of an Indian tree, formerly used in fumigations in diseases of the lungs. Dunglison.