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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. Nī'try, a.p. 888Nitrous; pertaining to niter; producing niter.
  2. Nĭt'er, n.p. 888The horse-louse; an insect that deposits nits on horses.
  3. Nĭt'ti-ly, adv.p. 888Lousily. [Obs.]
  4. Nĭt'ty, a.p. 888Full of nits; abounding with nits.
  5. Nĭt'ty, a.p. 888Shining; elegant; spruce. “O sweet, nitty youth.” Marston.
  6. Nī'val, a.p. 888Abounding with snow; snowy. [Obs.]
  7. Nīv'e-oŭs, a.p. 888Snowy; resembling snow; partaking of the qualities of snow. [Rare.] Broome.
  8. Nī-vōse', n.p. 888The fourth month of the French republican calendar, dating from Sept. 22, 1792. It commenced Dec. 21 or 22, and ended Jan. 19 or 20. See VENDEMIAIRE.
  9. Nī-zām', n.p. 888The title of the native sovereigns of Hyderabad, in India, derived from Nizam-ul-Mulk, who, after the death of Aurungzebe, obtained possession of the Mohammedan conquests in the Deccan, and whose…
  10. Nī'zey, n.p. 888The same as NISEY.
  11. Nō, adv.p. 888Nay;—a word of denial or refusal, expressing a negative. Before an adjective or adverb in the comparative degree, it is used instead of not, for in no respect or degree, or not at all; as, no longer…
  12. Nō, a.p. 888Not any; not one; none. Let there be no strife between me and thee. Gen. xiii. 8. That goodness is no name, and happiness no dream. Byron.
  13. Nō, n.p. 888A refusal by use of the word no; a denial. 2. A negative vote; one who votes in the negative; as, to call for the ayes and noes; the noes have it.
  14. No-ā'chi-an, a.p. 888Pertaining to Noah, the patriarch, or to his time.
  15. Nŏb, n.p. 888The head. [Low.] 2. Hence, a person in a superior position in life; a nobleman. [Slang.] 3. One who holds out for higher wages in a strike. [Eng.] Thackeray.
  16. Nōb'bler, n.p. 888A wine-glass of spirits. [Eng.]
  17. No-bĭl'ia-ry, n.p. 888A history of noble families. [Obs.]
  18. No-bil'i-fy, v. t.p. 888To make noble; to dignify; to exalt; to nobilitate. [Obs.]
  19. No-bil'i-tāte, v. t.p. 888To make noble; to ennoble. [Obs.]
  20. No-bil'i-tā'tion, n.p. 888The act of making noble. [Obs.] More.
  21. No-bil'i-ty, n.p. 888The quality of being noble; as, (a.) Dignity; greatness; grandeur; elevation; superiority of mind or of quality; commanding excellence; eminence. Though she hated Amphialus, yet the nobility of her…
  22. Nō'ble, a.p. 888Possessing eminence, elevation, dignity, or the like; exalted; superior; above whatever is low, mean, degrading, or dishonorable; as, a noble mind; a noble heart; the noblest part of the body.…
  23. Nō'ble, n.p. 888A person of rank above a commoner; a nobleman; a peer. 2. A money of account, and, formerly, a gold coin, of the value of 6s. 8d. sterling, or about $1.61. 3. (Ichth.) A small marine fish…
  24. Nō'ble, v. t.p. 888To make noble; to ennoble. [Obs.] “Nobled by fame.” Surrey.
  25. Nō'ble-man, n.p. 888One of the nobility; a noble; a peer; one who enjoys rank above a commoner, either by virtue of birth, by office, or by patent.
  26. Nō'ble-ness, n.p. 888The quality of being noble; greatness; dignity; ingenuousness; magnanimity; elevation of mind or of station; nobility. His purposes are full of honesty, nobleness, and integrity. Bp. Taylor.…
  27. No-blĕss' or Nō'bless or No-blĕssé or Nō'blesse, n.p. 888No-blĕssé, or Nō'blesse } 1. Dignity; greatness; noble birth or condition. [Obs.] Spenser. B. Jonson. 2. The nobility; persons of noble rank collectively, including males and females. Dryden.
  28. Nō'ble-wom'an, n.p. 888A female of noble rank.
  29. Nō'bly, adv.p. 888Of noble extraction; descended from a family of rank; as, nobly born or descended. 2. With greatness of soul; heroically; with magnanimity; as, a deed nobly done. 3. Splendidly; magnificently. When…
  30. Nō'bŏd-y, n.p. 888No person; no one; not any body. 2. Hence, a person of no influence or importance; an insignificant or contemptible person. [Colloq.]
  31. Nō'cake, n.p. 888A kind of food used by the American Indians, consisting of Indian corn parched, beaten to powder, and mixed with water so as to form a sort of paste.
  32. Nō'cent, a.p. 888Doing hurt, or having a tendency to hurt; hurtful; mischievous; as, nocent qualities. Watts. 2. Guilty; wicked; — the opposite of innocent. [Obs.]
  33. Nō'cent-ly, adv.p. 888Hurtfully; injuriously. [Rare.]
  34. Nō'çi've, a.p. 888Hurtful; injurious. [Obs.] Hooker.
  35. Nŏck, n.p. 888A notch, as of an arrow. [Obs.] He took his arrow by the nock. Chapman.
  36. Nŏck, v. t.p. 888To place in the notch; to fix to the string, as an arrow. [Obs.] Chapman.
  37. Noc-tăm'bu-lā'tion, n.p. 888A rising from bed and walking in sleep. [Obs.]
  38. Noc-tăm'bu-list, n.p. 888One who rises from bed and walks in his sleep; a somnambulist. [Rare.]
  39. Noc-tăm'bu-lo, n.p. 888A sleep-walker; a noctambulist. [Obs.] Browne.
  40. Noc-thō'ră, n.p. 888(Zoöl.) A genus of quadrumanous nocturnal animals, allied to the lemur, found in South America.
  41. Noc-tid'i-al, n.p. 888Comprising a night and a day. [Obs.]
  42. Noc-tif'er-ōus, a.p. 888Bringing night. [Obs.]
  43. Nōc'ti-lū'eā, n.p. 888That which shines by night; — an old name for phosphorus. Brande.
  44. Nōc'ti-lū'eōus, a.p. 888Shining in the night.
  45. Noc-tiv'a-gant, a.p. 888Wandering in the night, as animals for prey.
  46. Noc-tiv'a-gā'tion, n.p. 888A roving in the night.
  47. Noc-tĭv'a-goŭs, a.p. 888The same as NOCTIVAGANT. See NOCTIVAGANT.
  48. Nōc'to-grāph, n.p. 888A kind of writing frame for the blind. Simmonds.
  49. Nōc'tu-a-ry, n.p. 888An account of what passes in the night; a nightly journal; — distinguished from diary. [Rare.] Addison.
  50. Nōc'tūle, n.p. 888(Zoöl.) A large species of European bat, the Vespertilio (or Noctulina) altivolans.
  51. Nŏc'tŭrn, n.p. 888An office of devotion, or act of religious service by night. 2. One of the portions into which the Psalter was divided, each consisting of nine psalms, designed to be used at such a night service.…
  52. Noc-tûr'nal, a.p. 888Pertaining to, done, or occurring at night; as, nocturnal darkness, cries, expeditions, and the like. From gilded roofs depending lamps display Nocturnal beams, that emulate the day. Dryden. 2.…
  53. Noc-tür'nal, n.p. 888An instrument for taking the altitude of the stars, &c., formerly used at sea. [Obs.]
  54. Noc-tür'nal-ly, adv.p. 888By night; nightly.
  55. Noc-türne', n.p. 888(Mus.) A night-piece, or serenade.
  56. Noc-tür'no, n.p. 888(Mus.) The same as NOCTURNE.
  57. Nŏc'ū-ment, n.p. 888Harm; injury; detriment. [Obs.]
  58. Nŏc'ū-ōus, a.p. 888Hurtful. [Obs.] Bailey.
  59. Nōc'ū-ōus-ly, adv.p. 888Hurtfully; injuriously. [Obs.]
  60. Nōd, v. i.p. 888To bend or incline the upper part, with a quick motion; as, nodding plumes. “The nodding verdure of its brow.” Thomson. 2. To incline the head with a quick motion; to make a slight bow; to make a…