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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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Nē'cro-phōre, n. p. 879Necrophore. (Zoöl.) A genus of coleopterous insects found in Asia, Europe, and America, and remarkable for the subtle sense of smell they possess; the sexton-beetle.Ne-crōp'o-lis, n. p. 879A city of the dead; hence, a cemetery; a grave-yard.Nē'cro-scōp'ie or Nē'cro-scōp'ie-al, a. p. 879Relating to post-mortem examinations.Ne-erōsed’, a. p. 879(Med.) Affected by necrosis; as, a necrosed bone. Dunglison.Ne·crō'sis, n. p. 879(Med.) Mortification; especially, that state of a bone, or portion of a bone, when it is deprived of life. It is to the bones what gangrene is to the soft parts. Dunglison. 2. (Bot.) A disease of…Nēe'tar, n. p. 879(Myth. & Poet.) The drink of the gods; hence, a delicious or inspiring beverage. 2. (Bot.) The honey, and other sweetish secretions, of the glands of plants.Nec-tā're-al, a. p. 879Pertaining to, or resembling, nectar; nectarean. 2. (Bot.) Of, or pertaining to, a nectary.Nec-tā're-an, a. p. 879Resembling nectar; very sweet and pleasant; nectareous. More exquisite than when nectarean juice Renews the life of joy in happiest hours. Talfourd.Nēc'tared, a. p. 879Imbued with nectar; mingled with nectar; abounding with nectar.Nec·tā're·oŭs, a. p. 879Pertaining to, containing, or resembling nectar; delicious. “The juice nectareous and the balmy dew.” Pope.Nec-tā're-oūs-ly, adv. p. 879In a nectareous manner.Nec-tā're-oüs-ness, n. p. 879The quality of being nectareous.Nec-tā'ri-al, a. p. 879Pertaining to the nectary of a plant.Nēc'tar-if'er-ōüs, a. p. 879Producing nectar or honey; as, a nectariferous glandule. 2. Bearing, or having, a nectary.Nēc'tar-ine, a. p. 879Sweet as nectar; nectareous. [Rare.]Nĕc'tar-īne, n. p. 879(Bot.) A variety of the peach, with a smooth rind; the Persica lævis of De Candolle.Nēc'tar-ize, v. t. p. 879To mingle or infuse with nectar; to sweeten. [Obs.] Cockeram.Nēc'tar-oŭs, a. p. 879Sweet as nectar; nectareous. “Nectarous draughts.” Milton.Nēe'ta-ry, n. p. 879(Bot.) The honey-gland of a flower; the spur-shaped, or long-clawed petals of some flowers, as columbine, monk's-hood, and others, which often contain a sweetish, honey-like fluid.Nēc-tu'rus, n. p. 879(Zoöl.) A genus of amphibious animals found in North America, having an elongated body somewhat resembling that of the eel.Nĕd'der, n. p. 879An adder. [Obs.]Née, p. p. p. 879Born;—a term used to denote the family name of a female before her marriage; as, Madame de Staël, née Necker.Need, n. p. 879A state that requires supply or relief; pressing occasion for something; necessity; urgent want. Be governed by your needs, not by your fancy. Bp. Taylor. 2. Want of the means of subsistence…Need, v. t. p. 879To be in want of; to lack; to require, as supply or relief. Other creatures all day long Rove idle, unemployed, and less need rest. Milton. ☞ With another verb, need is used like an auxiliary…Need, v. i. p. 879To be wanted; to be necessary. When we have done it, we have done all that is in our power, and all that needs. Locke.Need'er, n. p. 879One who needs; one who is in want.Need'ful, a. p. 879Full of need; needy. 2. Necessary for supply or relief; requisite. All things needful for defense abound. Dryden.Need'ful-ly, adv. p. 879Necessarily.Need'ful-ness, n. p. 879The state or quality of being needful; necessariness.Need'i-ly, adv. p. 879In a needful condition or manner.Need'i-ness, n. p. 879The state or quality of being needy; want; poverty; indigence.Nee'dle, n. p. 879A small instrument of steel, sharply pointed at one end, with an eye at the other to receive a thread;—used in sewing. 2. A slender bar of steel, usually pointed, and resting on a vertical pivot, in…Nee'dle, v. t. p. 879To form in the shape of a needle; as, to needle crystals.Nee'dle, v. i. p. 879To shoot into the form of needles; as, needled prisms.Nee'dle-book, n. p. 879Something to stick needles upon, or to carry them in, usually composed of leaves of cloth made up in the form of a book.Nēe'dle-fish, n. p. 879(Ichth.) The pipe-fish. See PIPE-FISH.Nee'dle-ful, n. p. 879As much thread as is put at once into a needle.Need'le-fûrze, n. p. 879(Bot.) A plant of the genus Genista; a species of broom.Nee'dle-gūn, n. p. 879A fire-arm loaded at the breech by a cartridge containing a small addition of detonating powder, which is exploded by means of a slender pin, or needle, which passes in at the breech.Nee'dle-ōre, n. p. 879(Min.) Acicular ore of bismuth.Nee'dle-point'ed, a. p. 879Pointed as needles.Nee'dler, n. p. 879One who makes needles; a needle-maker; also, a dealer in needles.Nee'dle-spär, n. p. 879(Min.) A mineral consisting chiefly of carbonate of lime; aragonite. Dana.Need'less, a. p. 879Having no need; in want of nothing. “Weeping in the needless stream.” Shak. 2. Not wanted; unnecessary; not requisite; as, needless labor; needless expenses.Need'less-ly, adv. p. 879Without necessity; unnecessarily.Need'less-ness, n. p. 879Unnecessariness.Need'le-stōne, n. p. 879(Min.) A mineral of the zeolite family;—called also needle-zeolite and natrolite.Nee'dle-wom'an, n. p. 879A woman who works with a needle; a seamstress.Nee'dle-work, n. p. 880Work executed with a needle; the business of a seamstress; embroidery.Nee'dle-worked, a. p. 880Worked with needles.Need'ly, adv. p. 880Of necessity; necessarily; inevitably. [Obs.] Holinshed.Need'ly, a. p. 880Like, or relating to, a needle; sharp as a needle; as, a needly thorn.Need’ment, n. p. 880Something needed or wanted. [Obs.] Shak.Needs, adv. p. 880Of necessity; necessarily; indispensably; — generally with must, and equivalent to of need. Needs he must fasten on God a piece of revenge as done for his sake. Milton. A trial at law must needs be…Needs'ly, adv. p. 880Needlessly; without need. “And needsly to the southern fields wilt gad.” Drayton.Need'y, a. p. 880Distressed by want of the means of living; very poor; indigent; necessitous. To relieve the needy and comfort the afflicted are duties that fall in our way every day. Addison. Spare the blushes of…Neeld or Neele, n. p. 880A needle. [Obs.] Their thimbles into armed gauntlets change, Their needles to lances. Shak.Neel'ghau, n. p. 880See NYLGHAU.Nē'er, adv. p. 880A contraction of never.Neese, v. i. p. 880To sneeze. [Obs.] See SNEEZE. By his neesings a light doth shine. Job xli. 19.