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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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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…Nĕb'ū-lōse, a. p. 878Nebulous; cloudy. [Obs.] Derham.Nēb'ū-lōs'i-ty, n. p. 878The state of being nebulous; cloudiness; haziness. 2. (Astron.) The faint, misty appearance surrounding certain stars.Nēb'ū-lous, a. p. 878Cloudy; hazy. See NEBULA. 2. (Astron.) Pertaining to, or having the appearance of, a nebula; nebular.Nĕb'ū-ly, a. p. 878Covered or ornamented with wavy lines.Nĕc'es-sā'ri-an, n. p. 878An advocate for the doctrine of philosophical necessity: a necessitarian.Nēç'es-sā'ri-an, a. p. 878Relating to necessarianism.Nĕç'es-sā'ri-an-īsm, n. p. 878The doctrine of philosophical necessity.Nēç'es-sa-ri-ly, adv. p. 878In a necessary manner; by necessity; unavoidably; indispensably.Nĕc'es-sa-ri-ness, n. p. 878The state or quality of being necessary.Nĕc'es-sa-ry, a. p. 878Such as must be; impossible to be otherwise; not to be avoided; inevitable. Death, a necessary end, Will come when it will come. Shak. 2. Impossible to be otherwise without preventing the purpose…Nĕc'es-sa-ry, n. p. 878A thing indispensable to some purpose; a requisite; an essential;—used chiefly in the plural. 2. A privy; a water-closet.Ne-cĕs'si-tā'ri-an, n. p. 878One who maintains the doctrine of philosophical necessity in regard to the origin and existence of things, especially as applied to the actings or choices of the will;—opposed to libertarian.Ne-çēs'si-tāte, v. t. p. 878To make necessary or indispensable; to render unavoidable. Sickness might necessitate his removal from court. South. 2. To reduce to the necessity of; to force; to compel. The Marquis of Newcastle…Ne-cĕs'si-tā'tion, n. p. 878The act of making necessary, or the state of being made necessary; compulsion. [Rare.] Bramhall.Ne-çēs'si-tied, a. p. 878In a state of want; necessitous. [Obs.] Shak.Ne-cĕs'si-tōŭs, a. p. 878Very needy or indigent; pressed with poverty. There are multitudes of necessitous heirs and penurious parents. Arbuthnot. 2. Narrow; destitute; pinching; as, necessitous circumstances.Ne-çĕs'si-tōus-ly, adv. p. 879In a necessitous manner.Ne-çēs'si-tōus-ness, n. p. 879Extreme poverty or destitution of the means of living; pressing want.Ne-cĕs'si-tūde, n. p. 879Necessitousness; want. [Obs.] Hale. 2. Necessary connection or relation. Between kings and their people, parents and their children, there is so great a necessitude, propriety, and intercourse of…Ne-cēs'si-ty, n. p. 879The quality of being necessary or absolutely requisite; inevitableness; indispensableness. “Urge the necessity and state of times.” Shak. 2. The condition of being needy or necessitous; pressing…Nēck, n. p. 879The part of an animal’s body connecting the head and the trunk, and which in man and many other animals is more slender than the trunk. 2. Any part corresponding to a neck; the long, slender part of…Nĕck'a-tē', n. p. 879A neckerchief. [Obs.]Nĕck'-beef, n. p. 879Coarse flesh of the neck of cattle, sold at a low price. “Cheap as neck-beef.” Swift.Nĕck'cloth, n. p. 879A piece of cloth worn on the neck.Nĕcked, a. p. 879Having a neck;—chiefly used in composition, as in stiff-necked.Nĕck'er-chief, n. p. 879A kerchief for the neck; — called also neck-handkerchief.Nĕck'lace, n. p. 879A string of beads, or precious stones, worn upon the neck.Nĕck'laced, a. p. 879Marked as with a necklace; wearing a necklace. Sir W. Jones.Nĕck'lănd, n. p. 879A neck or long tract of land. [Rare.]Nĕck'-mōld or Nĕck'-mōuld, n. p. 879(Arch.) A small convex molding surrounding a column at the junction of the shaft and capital. Weale.Nēck'-tie, n. p. 879A neck handkerchief.Nĕck'-vĕrse, n. p. 879The verse formerly read to entitle a party to the benefit of clergy, said to be the first verse of the fifty-first Psalm, “Miserere mei,” &c. Letter nor line know I never one, Wert my neck-verse at…Nĕck'-weed, n. p. 879Hemp; — so called sportively, or in ridicule, because used in hanging criminals.Nēe'ro-līte, n. p. 879(Min.) A variety of feldspar; — the same as NECRONITE.Nēe'ro-lŏg'ic or Nēe'ro-lŏg'ic-al, a. p. 879Pertaining to necrology; relating to an account of the dead, or of deaths.Ne-crōl'o-gist, n. p. 879One who gives an account of deaths.Ne·crōl'o·gy, n. p. 879An account of deaths, or of the dead; a register of deaths.Nē'cro-mān'cer, n. p. 879One who practices necromancy; a sorcerer; a wizard.Nē'cro-mān'cy, n. p. 879The art of revealing future events by means of a pretended communication with the dead; the art of magic; conjuration; enchantment. This palace standeth in the air, By necromancy placed there.…Nēe'ro-măn’tie, n. p. 879Trick; conjuration. [Obs.]Nē'cro-mān`tic, a. p. 879Pertaining to necromancy;Nēe'ro-măn’tic-al or Nēe'ro-măn’tic-al-ly, adv. p. 879performed by necromancy. By necromancy, or the black art; by conjuration.