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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Nōm'ade, n. p. 889See NOMAD.No-mā'di-an, n. p. 889The same as NOMAD. [Rare.]No-mād'ic, a. p. 889Pertaining to, or resembling, nomads, or their way of life; wandering; moving from place to place for subsistence; as, a nomadic tribe.No-măd'ic-al-ly, adv. p. 889In a nomadic manner.Nōm'ad-īsm, n. p. 889The state of being a nomad.Nōm'ad-īze, v. i. p. 889To lead the life of a nomad; to wander with flocks and herds for the sake of finding pasturage; to subsist by the grazing of herds on herbage of natural growth. The Vogules nomadize chiefly about the…Nō'man-cy, n. p. 889The art or practice of divining the destiny of persons by the letters which form their names.Nōm'arch, n. p. 890The ruler, or chief magistrate, of a district, or division of a province, as among the modern Greeks.Nōm'bles, n. pl. p. 890The entrails of a deer; the umbles. [Written also numbles.] Johnson.Nōm’bril, n. p. 890(Her.) A point half way between the fesse point and the middle base point of an escutcheon;—called also navel point. See ESCUTCHEON.Nōme, n. p. 890A province or tract of country. 2. (Anc. Gr. Mus.) Any melody determined by inviolable rules. 3. (Surg.) A phagedenic ulcer. Dunglison. 4. [Lat. nomen.] (Alg.) A term. [Obs.] See TERM.Nō'men-clā'tor, n. p. 890A person who calls things or persons by their names. In Rome, candidates for office were attended each by a nomenclator, who informed the candidate of the names of the persons they met, and whose…Nō'men-clā'tress, n. p. 890A female nomenclator.Nō'men-clāt'ūr-al, a. p. 890Pertaining or according to a nomenclature.Nō'men-clāt'ūre, n. p. 890A list, or catalogue, of the more usual and important words in a language, with their significations; a vocabulary or dictionary. [Rare.] 2. A peculiar system of technical names adopted by an…Nō'men-clāt'ūr-ĭst, n. p. 890One skilled in nomenclature.Nō'mi-al, n. p. 890(Alg.) A term. See TERM.Nōm'i-nal, a. p. 890Pertaining to a name or names; consisting in names. 2. Existing in name only; as, a nominal distinction or difference. He passed eighteen months in nominal attendance on lectures. Macaulay.Nŏm'i-nal, n. p. 890A nominalist. [Obs.] 2. (Gram.) A word formed or derived from a noun, especially a verb so formed. [Rare.]Nōm'i-nal-ĭsm, n. p. 890The principles of the nominalists.Nōm'i-nal-ĭst, n. p. 890(Metaph.) One of a sect of philosophers in the middle ages, who adopted the opinion of Roscelin, that general conceptions, or universals, exist in name only.Nŏm'i-nal-ĭst'ic, a. p. 890Pertaining to the nominalists.Nŏm'i-nal-īze, v. t. p. 890To convert into a noun. [Obs.]Nŏm'i-nal-ly, adv. p. 890In a nominal manner; by name, or in name only.Nŏm'i-nāte, v. t. p. 890To mention by name; to name. I could nominate some that, in effect, make the same reckoning of letters. Harney. 2. To call; to entitle; to denominate. [Rare.] Spenser. 3. To name, or designate by…Nōm'i-nate-ly, adv. p. 890By name; particularly. [Obs.]Nōm'i-nā'tion, n. p. 890The act of naming or nominating; the state of being nominated. 2. The power of nominating, or designating, to an office. “The nomination of persons to places being a prerogative of the king.”…Nŏm'i-na-tīve, a. p. 890Giving a name; naming; designating;—said of that case, or form, of a noun which stands as the subject of a verb.Nōm'i-na-tīve, n. p. 890(Gram.) The case in which the subject of a verb stands.Nōm'i-na-tive-ly, adv. p. 890In the manner of the nominative.Nŏm'i-nā'tor, n. p. 890One who nominates.Nŏm'i-nee', n. p. 890One who has been named, or proposed, for an office. Bouvier. 2. A person named, or designated, by another, to any office, duty, or position; one nominated, or proposed, for office or for election to…Nōm'i-nōr, n. p. 890One who points out, or nominates, to an office, or the like.No-mŏg'ra-phy, n. p. 890A treatise on laws.No-mŏl'o-gy, n. p. 890The science of the laws of the mind; rational psychology. Sir W. Hamilton.Nōm'o-thēte, n. p. 890A lawgiver. [Rare.] Smart.Nōm'o-thē'tic or Nōm'o-thē'tic-al, a. p. 890Legislative; enacting laws. [Rare.] Bp. Barlow.Nŏn, adv. p. 890Not;—used in the English language as a prefix, generally and properly to substantives and verbs only, giving them a negative sense, ordering and varying their meaning, as do the prefixes un and in…Nōn'-a-bil'i-ty, n. p. 890A want of ability. 2. (Law.) An exception taken against a plaintiff in a cause, when he is unable legally to commence a suit.Nōn'-ac-cēd'ing, a. p. 890Not acceding.Nōn'-ae-cept'ançe, n. p. 890Want of acceptance, or neglect to accept.Nōn-ăc'id, a. p. 890Not acid.Nŏn'-ac-quāint'ance, n. p. 890Want of acquaintance; the state of being unacquainted.Nōn-ăc'qui-ēs'cence, n. p. 890Refusal of acquiescence; failure to yield or comply.Nōn'-ad-mīs'sion, n. p. 890Failure to be admitted.Nōn'-a-dūlt', a. p. 890Not adult; immature.Nŏn'age, n. p. 890The time of life before a person becomes of age; legal immaturity; minority. The human mind, in many respects, was still in its non-age. Coleridge.Nōn'a'ged, a. p. 890Having the quality of nonage; being a minor; immature. “Nonaged youth.” Browne.Nōn'a-gē-nā'ri-an, n. p. 890One ninety years old.Nōn'a-gĕs'i-mal, a. p. 890Pertaining to a nonagesimal.Nōn'a-gĕs'i-mal, n. p. 890(Astron.) The middle or highest point of that part of the ecliptic which is at any given moment above the horizon. It is the ninetieth degree of the ecliptic, reckoned from the points in which it is…Nōn'a-gōn, n. p. 890(Math.) A plane figure or polygon having nine sides and nine angles.Nōn-ā'tien-ā'tion, n. p. 890Failure to alienate; also, the state of not being alienated.Nōn'-ap-pēar'ançe, n. p. 890Default of appearance, as in court, to prosecute or defend.Nōn'-ap-point'ment, n. p. 890Neglect of appointment.Nŏn'-ar-rīv'al, n. p. 890Failure to arrive.Nōn'-as-sūmp'sit p. 890(Law.) The general issue in an action of assumpsit.Nŏn'-at-tĕnd'/ance, n. p. 890A failure to attend; omission of attendance.Nōn'-at-tĕn'/tion, n. p. 890Inattention.Nōn'-bi-tū'mi-noŭs, a. p. 890Containing no bitumen.