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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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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.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.Nar-cis'sine, a. p. 874Of, or pertaining to, narcissus.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…Nar-cō'sis, n. p. 874(Med.) The effect of a narcotic, whether medicinal or poisonous; privation of sense or consciousness.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…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…Nar-cōt'ic-al-ly, adv. p. 874Operating after the manner of a narcotic.Nar-cōt'ic-ness, n. p. 874The quality of operating as a narcotic.Nār'co-tine, n. p. 874(Chem.) An alkaloid obtained from opium, and one of its active narcotic principles. [Written also narcotin.]Nār'co-tĭsm, n. p. 874The effect of a narcotic; narcosis. [Rare.]Nār′co-tīze, v. t. p. 874To imbue with some narcotic; to subject to the influence of a narcotic.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.Nărd'ine, a. p. 874Pertaining to nard; having the qualities of nard.Nâre, n. p. 874The nostril. [Obs.] B. Jonson.Nār'gil, n. p. 874The cocoa-nut tree;—so called in Southern India. Simmonds.Nār'gīle or Nār'gī-leh, n. p. 874A smoking apparatus in which the smoke is passed through water to cool it.Nār'i-fōrm, a. p. 874Formed like the nose.Nār'ra-ble, a. p. 874Capable of being related, told, or narrated. [Obs.]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.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…Năr'ra-tīve, a. p. 874Pertaining to narration; relating the particulars of an event or transaction; giving a particular or continued account. 2. Apt or inclined to relate stories, or to tell particulars of events…Nār'ra-tive, n. p. 874That which is narrated; the recital of a story, or a continued account of the particulars of an event or transaction; story. Cynthio was much taken with my narrative. Tatler. Syn. — Account; recital…Năr'ra-tive-ly, adv. p. 875By way of narration, story, or recital.Nar-rā'tor, n. p. 875One who narrates; one who relates a series of events or transactions.Năr'ra-to-ry, a. p. 875Giving an account of events. [Rare.] Howell.Năr'ri-fy, v. t. p. 875To relate; to give account of; to narrate. [Obs.] Shah.När'rōw, a. p. 875Of little breadth; not wide or broad; having little distance from side to side; as, a narrow board; a narrow street; a narrow hem. “Hath passed in safety through the narrow seas.” Shak. 2. Hence, of…Năr'rōw, n. p. 875A narrow passage through a mountain, or a narrow channel of water between one sea or lake and another; a strait; a sound. It is usually in the plural, but sometimes in the singular.Năr'rōw, v. t. p. 875To lessen the breadth of; to contract; to draw into a smaller compass; to reduce the extent of. A government, by alienating the affections of the people, may be said to narrow its bottom. Sir W.…Năr'rōw, v. i. p. 875To become less broad; to contract in breadth; as, the sea narrows into a strait. 2. (Man.) Not to step out enough to the one hand or the other; as, a horse narrows. 3. (Knitting.) To contract the…Năr'rōw-er, n. p. 875One who, or that which, narrows or contracts.Năr'rōw-ing, n. p. 875The act of contracting, or becoming less in breadth. 2. The part of a stocking which is narrowed.Năr'rōw-ly, adv. p. 875With little breadth. 2. Without much extent; contractedly. 3. With minute scrutiny; closely; carefully; as, to look or watch narrowly; to search narrowly. 4. Within a little; by a small distance…Năr'rōw-mīnd'ed, a. p. 875Of contracted or narrow views or sentiments; illiberal; mean-spirited.När'rōw-mīnd'ed-ness, n. p. 875Narrow views or sentiments; illiberality.Nār'rōw-ness, n. p. 875The condition or quality of being narrow; contractedness; poverty; penuriousness; illiberality.Nār'thex, n. p. 875(Bot.) A tall, umbelliferous plant, having a tinder-like pith, employed by the ancients for carrying fire, and said to be still so used by the modern Greeks; Ferula. See FERULA. 2. (Med.) A…När'wal or När'whal, n. p. 875(Ichth.) A cetaceous mammal (Monodon monoceros), found in the northern seas, which grows to twenty feet in length. The male has usually one long, twisted tusk, projecting forward from the upper jaw…Nā'sal, a. p. 875Pertaining to the nose. 2. Spoken through the nose in whole or in part; as, a nasal sound or letter. Nasal vowel, a vowel uttered both through the nose and the mouth.Nā'sal, n. p. 875An elementary sound which is uttered through the nose, or through both the nose and mouth simultaneously. 2. (Med.) A medicine that operates through the nose; an errhine. 3. (Anc. Armor.) A…