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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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Nō'cent-ly, adv. p. 888Hurtfully; injuriously. [Rare.]Nō'çi've, a. p. 888Hurtful; injurious. [Obs.] Hooker.Nŏck, n. p. 888A notch, as of an arrow. [Obs.] He took his arrow by the nock. Chapman.Nŏck, v. t. p. 888To place in the notch; to fix to the string, as an arrow. [Obs.] Chapman.Noc-tăm'bu-lā'tion, n. p. 888A rising from bed and walking in sleep. [Obs.]Noc-tăm'bu-list, n. p. 888One who rises from bed and walks in his sleep; a somnambulist. [Rare.]Noc-tăm'bu-lo, n. p. 888A sleep-walker; a noctambulist. [Obs.] Browne.Noc-thō'ră, n. p. 888(Zoöl.) A genus of quadrumanous nocturnal animals, allied to the lemur, found in South America.Noc-tid'i-al, n. p. 888Comprising a night and a day. [Obs.]Noc-tif'er-ōus, a. p. 888Bringing night. [Obs.]Nōc'ti-lū'eā, n. p. 888That which shines by night; — an old name for phosphorus. Brande.Nōc'ti-lū'eōus, a. p. 888Shining in the night.Noc-tiv'a-gant, a. p. 888Wandering in the night, as animals for prey.Noc-tiv'a-gā'tion, n. p. 888A roving in the night.Noc-tĭv'a-goŭs, a. p. 888The same as NOCTIVAGANT. See NOCTIVAGANT.Nōc'to-grāph, n. p. 888A kind of writing frame for the blind. Simmonds.Nōc'tu-a-ry, n. p. 888An account of what passes in the night; a nightly journal; — distinguished from diary. [Rare.] Addison.Nōc'tūle, n. p. 888(Zoöl.) A large species of European bat, the Vespertilio (or Noctulina) altivolans.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.…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.…Noc-tür'nal, n. p. 888An instrument for taking the altitude of the stars, &c., formerly used at sea. [Obs.]Noc-tür'nal-ly, adv. p. 888By night; nightly.Noc-türne', n. p. 888(Mus.) A night-piece, or serenade.Noc-tür'no, n. p. 888(Mus.) The same as NOCTURNE.Nŏc'ū-ment, n. p. 888Harm; injury; detriment. [Obs.]Nŏc'ū-ōus, a. p. 888Hurtful. [Obs.] Bailey.Nōc'ū-ōus-ly, adv. p. 888Hurtfully; injuriously. [Obs.]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…Nŏd, v. t. p. 888To incline or bend, as the head or top; to make a motion of assent, of salutation, or of drowsiness with. 2. To signify by a nod; as, to nod approbation.Nŏd, n. p. 889A dropping or bending forward of the upper part or top of any thing. Like a drunken sailor on a mast, Ready with every nod to tumble down. Shak. 2. Hence, a quick downward or forward motion of the…Nŏd'al, a. p. 889Of the nature of, or relating to, a node; as, a nodal point. Nodal line, or point, in a vibrating plate or cord, that line or point which remains at rest while the other parts of the body are in a…Nŏ'dā-ted, a. p. 889Knotted. Nodated hyperbola (Geom.), a certain curve having two branches which intersect each other.No-dā'tion, n. p. 889The act of making a knot, or the state of being knotted. [Rare.]Nŏd'den, a. p. 889Bent; inclined. [Obs.] Thomson.Nŏd'der, n. p. 889One who nods; a drowsy person.Nŏd'ding, a. p. 889(Bot.) Curved so that the apex hangs down; having the top bent downward.Nŏd'dle, n. p. 889The head; — used jocosely or contemptuously. Come, master, I have a project in my noddle. L’Estrange. 2. The back part of the head or neck. [Obs.] Of that whiche ordeineth dooe procede — Imaginacion…Nŏd'dy, n. p. 889A simpleton; a fool. 2. (Ornith.) A sea-fowl; the booby. See Booby. 3. A game at cards, anciently common, and not yet wholly out of use. Halliwell. 4. A small, two-wheeled vehicle, usually drawn by…Nōde, n. p. 889A knot; a knob; a protuberance; a swelling. 2. Specifically, (a.) (Astron.) One of the two points where the orbit of a planet, or comet, intersects the ecliptic, or the orbit of a satellite…Nŏd'ic-al, a. p. 889Pertaining to the nodes; from a node to the same node again; as, the nodical revolutions of the moon.No-dōse’, a. p. 889Having knots or swelling joints; knotted.No-dŏs'ĭ-ty, n. p. 889Knottiness. 2. A node; a knot; a swelling. Holland.No-dō′/soüs or Nō′/do-ēs, a. p. 889Nodose; knotty. [Obs.]Nŏd'ū-lar, a. p. 889Pertaining to, or in the form of, a nodule or knot.Nŏd'ūle, n. p. 889A rounded mass of irregular shape.Nŏd'ūled, a. p. 889Having little knots or lumps.Nŏd'ū-lōse or Nŏd'ū-loŭs, a. p. 889(Bot.) Having small knots or irregular prominences; somewhat nodose. Loudon.Nō'el, n. p. 889See NOWEL.Nō'e-măt'ic or Nō'e-măt'ic-al, a. p. 889Of, or relating to, the understanding. [Obs.] “No active noematical idea.” Cudworth.No-ē'mics, n. sing. p. 889The science of the understanding; intellectual science. [See Note under MATHEMATICS.]No-ē'tian, n. p. 889(Eccl. Hist.) One of the followers of Noëtius, who lived in the third century, and who denied the distinct personality of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Brande. Eadie.No-ĕt'ic or No-ĕt'ic-al, a. p. 889Designating, or pertaining to, the higher intellectual powers. I would employ the word noetic to express all those cognitions which originate in the mind itself. Sir W. Hamilton.Nŏg, n. p. 889A little pot; a noggin. 2. A kind of strong ale. Halliwell. 3. A block of wood, of the size and shape of a brick, inserted in the interior walls of a building, as a hold for the wood-work. Gwilt. 4.…Nŏg'ḡen, a. p. 889Made of hemp; hence, hard; rough; harsh. [Obs.] King Charles.Nŏg'ḡin, n. p. 889A small mug or wooden cup. 2. A measure equivalent to a gill. [Prov. Eng.]Nŏg'ḡing, n. p. 889A partition of scantlings filled with bricks.Noi'ançe, n. p. 889Annoyance; trouble; mischief; inconvenience. [Obs.] Shak.Noie, v. t. p. 889To annoy. [Obs.] Tusser.Noi'er, n. p. 889The same as ANNOYER. [Obs.] Tusser.Noils, n. pl. p. 889Short pieces and knots of wool separated by combing. Simmonds.