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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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Nāv'i-ga-ble, a. p. 877Admitting of being navigated; affording passage to vessels; as, a navigable river. ☞ By the common law, a river is considered as navigable only so far as the tide ebbs and flows in it. This is also…Nāv'i-ga-ble-ness, n. p. 877The quality or state of being navigable; navigability.Nāv'i-ga-bly, adv. p. 877In a navigable manner.Nāv'i-gāte, v. i. p. 877To journey by water; to go in a vessel or ship; to sail. The Phenicians navigated to the extremities of the Western Ocean. Arbuthnot.Nāv'i-gāte, v. t. p. 877To pass over in ships; to sail upon; as, to navigate the Atlantic. 2. To steer, direct, or manage in sailing; as, to navigate a ship.Nāv'i-gā'tion, n. p. 877The act of navigating; the act of passing on water in ships or other vessels; the state of being navigable. 2. The science or art of conducting ships or vessels from one place to another, including…Nāv'i-gā'tor, n. p. 877One who navigates or sails; especially one who directs the course of a ship, or one who is skillful in the art of navigation; also, a book which teaches the art of navigation, as Bowditch's Navigator.Na-vig'er-oüs, a. p. 877Bearing ships; capable of floating vessels. [Rare.] Blount.Nāv'vy, n. p. 877Originally, a laborer on canals for internal navigation, and, hence, a laborer on other public works, as in building railroads, embankments, and the like. [Eng.]Nā'vy, n. p. 877A fleet of ships; an assemblage of merchantmen, or so many as sail in company. The navy also of Hiram, that brought gold from Ophir. 1 Kings x. 11. 2. The whole of the ships of war belonging to a…Nawl, n. p. 877An awl. [Obs.]Nāy, adv. p. 877No; a negative answer to a question asked, or a request made;—now superseded by no. See YES. I tell you nay; but except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish. Luke xiii. 3. He that will not when he…Nāy, n. p. 877Denial; refusal.Nāy, v. t. p. 878To refuse. [Obs.]Nāy'ward, n. p. 878Tendency to denial. [Obs.] “However you lean to the nayward.” Shak.Nāy'word, n. p. 878A byword; a proverbial reproach; also, a watchword. [Obs.] Shak.Năz'a-rē'an or Năz'a-rēne', n. p. 878(Eccl. Hist.) One of a sect of Judaizing Christians in the second century, who observed the laws of Moses, and rejected the commonly received Gospels, holding a peculiar one of their own.Nāz'a-rēne', n. p. 878An inhabitant of Nazareth; one of the early converts to Christianity;—a term of contempt.Năz'a-rīte, n. p. 878A Jew who bound himself by a vow to extraordinary purity of life and devotion.Nāz'a-rīte-ship, n. p. 878The state or condition of a Nazarite.Năz'a-rīt'ic, a. p. 878Pertaining to a Nazarite, or to Nazarites.Năz'a-rit-īzm, n. p. 878The vow and practice of a Nazarite.Nāze, n. p. 878A cliff or headland;—the same as NESS.Nē, adv. p. 878Not; never. [Obs., or only used in imitation of old style.] Who ne in virtue's ways did take delight. Byron.Nēaf, n. p. 878The fist. [Obs.] [Written also nief.] Shak.Nēal, v. t. p. 878To temper and reduce to a due consistence by heat; to anneal. [Rare.]Nēal, v. i. p. 878To be tempered by heat. [Rare.] See ANNEAL. Bacon.Nēap, n. p. 878The tongue or pole of a cart, sled, or wagon. 2. A prop or support for the front of a cart, &c.Nēap, a. p. 878Low. Neap tides, tides which happen in the second and last quarters of the moon, when the effects of the sun's and moon's attraction are opposed to each other, and the difference between high and low…Nēap, n. p. 878A neap tide. See NEAP, a.Nēaped, a. p. 878(Naut.) Left aground;—applied to a ship when it is left aground, especially on the height of a spring tide, so that she will not float till the return of the next spring tide.Nē'a-pŏl'i-tan, a. p. 878(Geog.) Of, or pertaining to, the city of Naples in Italy, or its inhabitants.Nē'a-pŏl'i-tan, n. p. 878(Geog.) A native or an inhabitant of the city of Naples.Nēar, a. p. 878Not far distant; not remote; nigh; as, (a.) Not distant in place; close by one; adjacent; neighboring. He served great Hector, and was ever near, Not with his trumpet only, but his spear. Dryden.…Nēar, adv. p. 878At a little distance only, in place or time, in manner or degree; not remote. My wife! my traitress! let her not come near me. Milton. 2. Within a little; almost; well-nigh; nearly. “Near about the…Nēar, v. t. p. 878To approach; to come nearer; as, the ship neared the land.Nēar, v. i. p. 878To draw near; to approach. A speck, a mist, a shape, I wist! And still it neared, and neared. Coleridge.Nēar, prep. p. 878Adjacent to; close by; not far from; as, the ship is near the land. [See Note under NEAR, a.] 2. At; as, the Russian minister near the court of St. James. [A Gallicism.] [Rare.]Nēar'-lĕgged, a. p. 878Traveling with the feet so near together that they interfere. [Rare.]Nēar'ly, adv. p. 878At no great distance; not remotely. 2. Closely; as, two persons nearly related or allied. 3. With a close relation to one's interest or happiness; intimately; pressingly. Nearly now it concerns us to…Nēar'ness, n. p. 878Closeness; small distance; as, the nearness of a place to a market enhances the value of lands. 2. Close alliance by blood; propinquity; as, the nearness of brothers and sisters, parents and…Nēar'-sight'ed, a. p. 878Seeing at small distance only; short-sighted.Nēar'-sight'ed-ness, n. p. 878The state of being short-sighted.Nēat, n. p. 878Cattle of the bovine genus, as bulls, oxen, and cows. “Wherein the herds were keeping of their neat.” Spenser. The steer, the heifer, and the calf Are all called neat. Shak. 2. A single bovine…Nēat, a. p. 878Belonging to the bovine genus; as, neat cattle; also belonging or relating to such cattle.Nēat, a. p. 878Free from that which soils, defiles, or disorders; clean; cleanly; tidy. If you were to see her, you would wonder what poor body it was that was so surprisingly neat and clean. Lau. 2. Free from what…Nēat'-hērd, n. p. 878A person who has the care of cattle; a cow-keeper. Dryden.Nēat'-house, n. p. 878A building for the shelter of neat cattle. [Obs., or Prov. Eng.]Nēat'i-fy, v. t. p. 878To render neat. [Obs.] Holland.Nēat'-lănd, n. p. 878Land rented to yeomanry. Crabb.Nēat'ly, adv. p. 878With neatness; in a neat manner; in a cleanly manner; as, a garment neatly washed. 2. With good taste; without tawdry ornaments; as, a lady neatly dressed. 3. Nicely; handsomely; as, a vessel neatly…Nēat'ness, n. p. 878The condition or quality of being neat; cleanliness; freedom from foul matter; as, the neatness of a floor or of a garment. 2. Freedom from ill chosen words; purity; as, the neatness of style. 3.…Nēat'ress, n. p. 878A female who takes care of cattle. [Rare.]Nēb, n. p. 878The nose; snout; mouth; the beak of a bird; the bill; nib, as of a pen. Shak.Nē'bel, n. p. 878(Mus.) A stringed instrument used by the ancient Hebrews, supposed to have been somewhat triangular in shape, and used especially in the public worship of God. It is called psaltery in the English…Nēb'-nēb, n. p. 878The seed of a leguminous plant (Acacia Nilotica) used by Egyptian tanners.Nĕb'ū-lă or NĒB'Ū-LĒ, n. p. 878(Astron.) A faint, misty appearance seen among the stars, resembling a speck of fog, and, in most cases, shown by the telescope to be composed of innumerable stars. 2. (Med.) (a.) A white spot, or a…Nĕb'ū-lar, a. p. 878Pertaining to nebulæ.Nebular hypothesis p. 878an hypothesis, framed by Laplace, to explain the process of formation of the solar system. It supposed the matter of the system to have existed originally in the form of a vast diffused, revolving…Nĕb'ūle, n. p. 878A little cloud; a cloud. [Obs.] 2. (Arch.) An ornament used in Norman and Gothic architecture, having a border consisting of a series of regular, tooth-like projections, which, as well as the spaces…