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An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Noah Webster

Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)

Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865

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  1. Nēm'o-rōus, a.p. 881Woody. [Obs.] Evelyn.
  2. Nĕmp'ne, v. t.p. 881To name or call. [Obs.] Chaucer.
  3. Nĕmpt, p. p.p. 881of nempne. Called; named. [Obs.]
  4. Nĕms, n.p. 881(Zoöl.) An animal of the genus Herpestes; the ichneumon.
  5. Nē'ni-ȧ, n.p. 881A funeral song; an elegy. [Obs.]
  6. Nēn'ū-phar, n.p. 881(Bot.) The great white water-lily of Europe; the Nymphæa alba.
  7. Nē'o-eō'mi-an, n.p. 881(Geol.) Pertaining or belonging to Neufchatel;—a term applied to the lowest deposits of the cretaceous or chalk foundation, being the lower green-sand. Dana.
  8. Nē'o-eō'mi-an, a.p. 881(Geol.) Pertaining to the lower green-sand.
  9. Ne-ōc'ra-cy, n.p. 881Government by new or unused hands; upstart authority; raw officials.
  10. Ne-ōd'a-mōde, n.p. 881(Anc. Greece.) A person newly admitted to citizenship.
  11. Ne-ōg'a-mist, n.p. 881A person recently married.
  12. Ne-ōg'ra-phy, n.p. 881A new method or system of writing.
  13. Nē'o-lō'g'i-an, a.p. 881Neologic.
  14. Nē'o-lō'g'i-an, n.p. 881A neologist.
  15. Nē'o-lō'g'i-an-ism, n.p. 881The same as NEOLOGISM.
  16. Nē'o-lŏg'ic or Nē'o-lŏg'ic-al, a.p. 881Pertaining to neology; employing new words.
  17. Nē'o-lōg'ie-al-ly, adv.p. 881In a neological manner.
  18. Ne-ŏl'o-ġĭsm, n.p. 881The introduction of new words or doctrines. 2. A new word, expression, or doctrine.
  19. Ne-ŏl'o-ġĭst, n.p. 881One who introduces new words into a language. [Obs.] 2. An innovator in any doctrine or system of belief, especially in theology; one who introduces or holds doctrines subversive of supernatural or…
  20. Ne-ŏl'o-ġĭst'ic or Ne-ŏl'o-ġĭst'ic-al, a.p. 881Pertaining to neology; neological.
  21. Ne-ŏl'o-ġi-zā'tion, n.p. 881The act of neologizing.
  22. Ne-ŏl'o-ġīze, v. i.p. 881To introduce or use new terms.
  23. Ne-ŏl'o-ġy, n.p. 881The introduction of a new word, or of new words, into a language; as, the present nomenclature of chemistry is a remarkable instance of neology. 2. New doctrines, especially in theology.
  24. Nē'o-mē'ni-ȧ, n.p. 881The time of the new moon; also, the beginning of the month. Chambers.
  25. Nē'o-nĭsm, n.p. 881The same as NEOLOGISM.
  26. Nē'o-nō'mi-an, n.p. 881One who advocates or adheres to new laws, especially one who holds or believes that the gospel is a new law.
  27. Nē'o-nō'mi-an, a.p. 881Pertaining to the Neonomians, or in accordance with their doctrines.
  28. Nē'o-nō'mi-an-ĭsm, n.p. 881The doctrines or belief of the Neonomians.
  29. Nē'o-phȳte, n.p. 881A new convert or proselyte;—a name given by the early Christians, and still among the Roman Catholics, to such as have recently embraced the Christian faith, and been admitted to baptism; also, more…
  30. Nē'o-plăs'tic, a.p. 881Newly formed.
  31. Nē'o-pla-tŏn'ic, a.p. 881Relating to Neoplatonism.
  32. Nē'o-plā'to-nĭ'cian, n.p. 881One who adheres to Neoplatonism; a Neoplatonist.
  33. Nē'o-plā'to-nĭsm, n.p. 881A pantheistic eclectic school of philosophy, of which Plotinus was the chief (A. D. 205–270), and which sought to reconcile the Platonic and Aristotelian systems with Oriental theosophy. It tended to…
  34. Nē'o-plā'to-nĭst, n.p. 881One who holds to Neoplatonism.
  35. Nē'o-rä'mȧ or Nē'o-rā'mȧ, n.p. 881A view of the interior of a building.
  36. Nē'o-tĕr'ic, n.p. 881One of modern times; a modern. [Obs.]
  37. Nē'o-tĕr'ic or Nē'o-tĕr'ic-al, a.p. 881Recent in origin; modern; new. Bacon.
  38. Nē'o-tĕr'ic-al-ly, adv.p. 881Recently; newly.
  39. Nē'o-zō'ic, a.p. 881(Geol.) More recent than the paleozoic, that is, including the mesozoic (secondary) and cenozoic (tertiary and post-tertiary). Dana.
  40. Nĕp, n.p. 881(Bot.) A plant of the genus Nepeta; catmint, or catnip.
  41. Nĕp'au-lēse', n. sing. & pl.p. 881(Geog.) A native or inhabitant of the kingdom of Nepaul, in Northern Hindostan; in the plural, the people of Nepaul.
  42. Nĕp'au-lēse', a.p. 881(Geog.) Of, or pertaining to, Nepaul, or its inhabitants.
  43. Nēpe, n.p. 881A square piece of blanket, used by the Indians to wrap the foot and ankle in before putting on mocassins. Simmonds.
  44. Ne-pĕn'the or Ne-pĕn'thēs, n.p. 881A drug used by the ancients to relieve from pain and produce great exhilaration of spirits;—by some supposed to have been opium, or hashish. Not that Nepenthes, which the wife of Thone In Egypt gave…
  45. Ne-pĕn'thēs, n.p. 881(Bot.) A genus of plants, including the monkey-cup, having a kind of cylindrical urn connected with the leaf, often filled with a sweetish liquid, and furnished with a sort of lid. See MONKEY-CUP.
  46. Nĕp'e-tȧ, n.p. 881(Bot.) A genus of plants, including the cat-mint and ground-ivy.
  47. Nĕph'e-līne, n.p. 881(Min.) A mineral occurring at Vesuvius, in glassy crystals, nearly transparent, having the form of six-sided prisms; also, in many regions, in grayish or greenish masses, having a greasy luster. Dana.
  48. Nēph'ew, n.p. 882A grandson, or remoter lineal descendant. [Obs.] “If naturalists say true that nephews are often liker to their grandfathers than their fathers.” Bp. Taylor. The warts, black moles, and freckles of…
  49. Ne-phrāl'gi-ā or Ne-phrāl'gy, n.p. 882Ne-phrāl'gy, [Fr. néphralgie, from Gr. νεφρός, usually in plural, νεφροί, the kidneys, and ἄλγός, pain.] (Med.) Disease or pain in the kidneys.
  50. Nĕph'rĭte or Nē'phrĭte, n.p. 882(Min.) A hard, compact mineral, of a dark-green color, formerly worn as a remedy for diseases of the kidneys, whence its name; jade. Dana.
  51. Ne-phrit'ic or Ne-phrit'ic-al, a.p. 882Pertaining to the kidneys or organs of urine; as, a nephritic disease. 2. Affected with a disease of the kidneys; as, a nephritic patient. 3. Relieving disorders of the kidneys in general; as, a…
  52. Ne-phrit'ic, n.p. 882(Med.) A medicine adapted to relieve or cure the diseases of the kidneys, particularly the gravel, or stone in the bladder.
  53. Ne-phrī'tis, n.p. 882(Med.) An inflammation of the kidneys.
  54. Ne-phrōg'ra-phy, n.p. 882(Anat.) A description of the kidneys. Dunglison.
  55. Nĕph'ro-lĭth'ie, a.p. 882(Med.) Relating to gravel, or calculi in the kidneys. Dunglison.
  56. Ne-phrŏl'o-gy, n.p. 882(Med.) An account of the kidneys and their functions. Dunglison.
  57. Ne-phrŏt'o-my, n.p. 882(Surg.) The operation of extracting a stone from the kidney by cutting.
  58. Nĕp'o-tal, a.p. 882Of, or relating to, nephews.
  59. Ne-pŏt'ic, a.p. 882Pertaining to, concerned with, or displaying, nepotism. “The nepotic ambition of the ruling pontiff.” Milman.
  60. Nĕp'o-tĭsm, n.p. 882Fondness for nephews. 2. Undue attachment to relations; favoritism shown to nephews and other relations; hence, bestowal of patronage in consideration of relationship to the bestower, rather than of…