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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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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…Na-săl'i-ty, n. p. 875The state or quality of being nasal.Nā′sal-i-zā′tion, n. p. 875The act of nasalizing, or uttering with a nasal sound.Nā'sal-ize, v. t. p. 875To render nasal, as sound.Nā'sal-ize, v. i. p. 875To utter words with a nasal sound; to speak through the nose.Nā'sal-ly, adv. p. 875In a nasal manner; by the nose.Nās'cal, n. p. 875(Med.) A form of pessary, formerly used, after being properly medicated. Dunglison.Năs'cen-cy, n. p. 875The beginning of production.Nās'cent, a. p. 875Beginning to exist or to grow; entering upon being. “Nascent passions and anxieties.” Berkeley. 2. (Chem.) In the act of being produced or evolved, as a gas.Nāse'ber-ry, n. p. 875(Bot.) The fruit of a tropical tree of the genus Achras. Loudon.Năsh, a. p. 875Firm; stiff; hard; also, chilly. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.Nās'i-côr'noŭs, a. p. 875Having a horn growing on the nose. [Obs.] Browne.Nās'i-fōrm, a. p. 875Having the shape of the nose.Nā'so-păl'a-tal or Nā'so-păl'a-tine, a. p. 875Connected with both the nose and the palate; as, the nasopalatal aperture, leading from the nose to the pharynx; the naso-palatine nerve, and the like.Nās'ti-ly, adv. p. 875In a nasty manner; filthily; dirtily; obscenely.Nās'ti-ness, n. p. 875The quality of being nasty; extreme filthiness; dirtiness; obscenity; ribaldry.Nas-tŭr'tion, n. p. 875(Bot.) A plant of the genus Tropæolum; — the same as NASTURTIUM, (b.).Nas-tûr'tium, n. p. 875(Bot.) (a.) 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. (b.)…Nās'ty, a. p. 875Offensively filthy; very dirty, foul, or defiled; disgusting; nauseous. 2. Characterized by obscenity; indecent; indelicate; gross; filthy. Syn.—NASTY, WET, FILTHY, FOUL, DIRTY. Any thing nasty is…Nā'sāte, a. p. 875Having a delicate perception of odors; of quick scent. 2. Hence, critically nice; captious. Bp. Gauden.Nā'sūte-ness, n. p. 875Quickness of scent; hence, nice discernment; acuteness. [Obs.]Nāt'al, a. p. 875Pertaining or relating to one's birth; accompanying or dating from one's birth. Propitious star, whose sacred power Presided o'er the monarch's natal hour. • Prior. Syn. — Native; natural. See NATIVE.Nā'ta-lī'tial, a. p. 875[Lat. natalitius, fromNā'ta-lī'tious p. 875natalis. See supra.] Pertaining to one's birth or birthday, or consecrated to one's nativity. [Obs.] Evelyn.Nā'tals, n. pl. p. 875Circumstances attendant on one's birth, as time or place. [Obs. or rare.]Nā'tant, a. p. 875(Bot.) Floating on the surface of water, as the leaf of an aquatic plant. 2. (Her.) Placed horizontally across the field, as if swimming; — said of all sorts of fishes except the flying-fish and…Nā'tant-ly, adv. p. 875In a floating manner; swimmingly.Na-tā'tion, n. p. 875The act of floating on the water; swimming. [Obs.] Browne.Nā-ta-tō'ri-al, a. p. 875Inclined or adapted to swim; swimming; as, natatorial birds.Nā'ta-to-ry, a. p. 875Enabling to swim; natatorial; swimming.Nătch, n. p. 875The part of an ox between the loins, near the rump. 2. A feat; as, a rare natch. [Prov. Eng.] Wright. 3. (pl.) The notches or embrasures of a battlement. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.Natch-bone p. 875the rump-bone in beef; edge-bone, or aitch-bone.Nātēs, n. pl. p. 875(Anat.) The rounded, fleshy projections which support the body in sitting; the buttocks.