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An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Noah Webster

Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)

Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865

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  1. Nāme'less-ly, adv.p. 874In a nameless manner.
  2. 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…
  3. Nāme'-plāte, n.p. 874A plate of metal, &c., having on it the name of a person. Simmonds.
  4. Nām'er, n.p. 874One who names, or calls by name.
  5. Nāme'sāke, n.p. 874One that has the same name as another; especially, one called after, or named out of regard to, another.
  6. Nām'ing-ly, adv.p. 874By name.
  7. Nān, interj.p. 874What? how? hey? [Prov. Eng., and local in the U. S.]
  8. Nān'dow, n.p. 874(Ornith.)
  9. Nān'dup. 874The American ostrich (Rhea Americana).
  10. 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.…
  11. Năntes, n.p. 874A kind of brandy, so called from a town of this name in France, whence it is exported. W. Scott.
  12. Năp, n.p. 874A short sleep or slumber; a doze; a siesta. [Colloq.] 2. Ale. [Scot.] [Cant.]
  13. Nāp, v. i.p. 874To have a short sleep; to be drowsy; to doze. 2. To be in a careless, secure state. Wycliffe.
  14. 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…
  15. Năp, n.p. 874A knop; a bunch or protuberance. See KNOP.
  16. 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…
  17. Nā'per-y, n.p. 874Linen for the table; table-cloths, or linen cloth in general. [Obs.] Shelton.
  18. Nā'phe/w, n.p. 874Navew. See NAVEW.
  19. 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…
  20. Nâph'tha-late, n.p. 874(Chem.) A salt formed by the combination of naphthalic acid with a base.
  21. 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.
  22. 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…
  23. Năph'tha-lize, v. t.p. 874To mingle, saturate, or impregnate with naphtha.
  24. 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…
  25. Nā'pi-fōrm, a.p. 874Having the shape of a turnip, or swelled in the upper part, and becoming more slender below.
  26. 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.
  27. Napkin ringp. 874a ring used to inclose a napkin.
  28. Nāp'less, a.p. 874Without nap; threadbare.
  29. 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.…
  30. Na-pō'le-on, n.p. 874A French gold coin of twenty francs, or $3.87.
  31. Na-pō'le-on-ite, n.p. 874(Min.) A kind of feldspar; orthoclase. Dana.
  32. 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.
  33. Nāp’pie, n.p. 874See NAPPY.
  34. 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.
  35. 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.
  36. Nāp'py, n.p. 874A round earthen dish, with a flat bottom and sloping sides. [Written also nappie.]
  37. Nāp'-tāk'ing, n.p. 874A taking by surprise, as when one is not on his guard; unexpected onset, when one is unprepared.
  38. Nā'pus, n.p. 874(Bot.) A kind of turnip; navew. See NAVEW.
  39. Nār, a.p. 874Nearer. [Obs.] Spenser.
  40. Nar-căph'thon, n.p. 874(Med.) The aromatic bark of an Indian tree, formerly used in fumigations in diseases of the lungs. Dunglison.
  41. Nar·cē'ia or Nār'ce·ine, n.p. 874(Chem.) An alkaloid obtained from opium, in the form of a white crystalline solid, with a slightly bitter and galvanic taste.
  42. Nar-cis'sine, a.p. 874Of, or pertaining to, narcissus.
  43. Nar-çis'sus, n.p. 874(Myth.) 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 by his name. 2. (Bot.) A genus of flowering plants, of…
  44. Nar-cō'sis, n.p. 874(Med.) The effect of a narcotic, whether medicinal or poisonous; privation of sense or consciousness.
  45. Nar-cŏt'ic or Nar-cŏt'ic-al, a.p. 874(Med.) (a.) Allaying morbid susceptibility, relieving pain, and producing sleep;—said of medicinal doses. (b.) Producing stupor, coma, and convulsions, and, when given in sufficient quantity, causing…
  46. Nar-cŏt'ic, n.p. 874(Med.) A medicine which, in medicinal doses, allays morbid susceptibility, relieves pain, and produces sleep; but which, in poisonous doses, produces stupor, coma, convulsions, and, when given in…
  47. Nar-cōt'ic-al-ly, adv.p. 874Operating after the manner of a narcotic.
  48. Nar-cōt'ic-ness, n.p. 874The quality of operating as a narcotic.
  49. Nār'co-tine, n.p. 874(Chem.) An alkaloid obtained from opium, and one of its active narcotic principles. [Written also narcotin.]
  50. Nār'co-tĭsm, n.p. 874The effect of a narcotic; narcosis. [Rare.]
  51. Nār′co-tīze, v. t.p. 874To imbue with some narcotic; to subject to the influence of a narcotic.
  52. Nārd, n.p. 874An odorous or aromatic plant, usually called spikenard, highly valued by the ancients, both as an article of luxury and of medicine. See SPIKENARD. 2. An unguent prepared from the plant.
  53. Nărd'ine, a.p. 874Pertaining to nard; having the qualities of nard.
  54. Nâre, n.p. 874The nostril. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
  55. Nār'gil, n.p. 874The cocoa-nut tree;—so called in Southern India. Simmonds.
  56. Nār'gīle or Nār'gī-leh, n.p. 874A smoking apparatus in which the smoke is passed through water to cool it.
  57. Nār'i-fōrm, a.p. 874Formed like the nose.
  58. Nār'ra-ble, a.p. 874Capable of being related, told, or narrated. [Obs.]
  59. Nar-rāte' or Nār'rāte, v. t.p. 874To 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.
  60. Nar-rā'tion, n.p. 874The act of telling or relating the particulars of an event; rehearsal; recital. 2. That which is related; the relation in words or writing of the particulars of any transaction or event, or of any…