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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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Nŏn'-E-pĭs'eo-pal, a. p. 891Not Episcopal; not of the Episcopal church or denomination.Nŏn'-E-pis'co-pā'li-an, n. p. 891One who does not belong to the Episcopal church or denomination.Nōnes, n. pl. p. 891(Rom. Calendar.) The fifth day of the months January, February, April, June, August, September, November, and December, and the seventh day of March, May, July, and October. The nones were nine days…Nŏn'-es-sĕn'tial, a. p. 891Not essential.Nŏn'-es-sēn'tial, n. p. 891A thing not essential; that which is not necessary, nor of the highest consequence.Nŏn est fāc'tum p. 891(Law.) The general issue in an action of debt on bond.Nŏn est in-vēn'tus p. 891(Law.) The return of a sheriff on a writ, when the defendant is not found in his county. Bouvier.Nōne'sūch, n. p. 891A thing such as which there is none other; something extraordinary; a thing that has not its equal. It is given as a name to various objects, as a variety of apple, a species of medic or trefoil…Nŏn'ett, n. p. 891The titmouse. [Obs.] Holland.No-nĕt'to, n. p. 891(Mus.) A musical composition in nine parts.Nŏn-ēx'-com-mū'ni-ca-ble, a. p. 891Not liable to excommunication.Nŏn-ēx'e-cū'tiŏn, n. p. 891Neglect of execution; non-performance.Nŏn'-ex-ist'ence, n. p. 891Absence of existence; the negation of being; nonentity. “Trembling on the very brink of non-existence.” W. Scott. 2. A thing that has no existence or being.Nŏn'-ex-ist'ent, a. p. 891Not having existence.Nŏn-ēx'por-tā'tiŏn, n. p. 891A failure of exportation; a not exporting of goods or commodities.Nŏn'-ex-tēn'sile, a. p. 891Not extensile; incapable of being stretched.Nŏn-fēa'sance, n. p. 891(Law.) An omission of what ought to be done.Nŏn'-ful-fill'ment, n. p. 891Neglect or failure to fulfill.No-nil'ion, n. p. 891According to the French notation, a thousand octillions, or a unit with 30 ciphers annexed; according to the English notation, a million octillions, or a unit with 54 ciphers annexed. See NUMERATION.Nŏn-ĭm'por-tā'tiŏn, n. p. 891Want or failure of importation; a not importing goods.Nŏn'-ĭm-pōrt'ing, a. p. 891Not bringing from foreign countries.Nŏn'-ĭn-hăb'it-ant, n. p. 891One who is not an inhabitant; a stranger; a foreigner.Nŏn-join'der, n. p. 891The omission of some person who ought to have been made a plaintiff or defendant in a suit. Bouvier.Nŏn-jūr'ant, a. p. 891Non-juring; Jacobite.Nŏn-jūr'ing, a. p. 891Not swearing allegiance;—an epithet applied to the party in Great Britain that would not swear allegiance to William and Mary, and their successors.Nŏn-jū'ror or Nŏn'-ju-ror, n. p. 891(Eng. Hist.) One who refused to take the oath of allegiance to the government and crown of England during and after the revolution of 1688; a Jacobite.Nŏn-jū'ror-ĭsm or Nŏn'-ju-ror-ĭsm, n. p. 891(Eng. Hist.) The doctrines, or the action, of the non-jurors.Nŏn-lim-it-ā'tion, n. p. 891Want of limitation; failure to limit.Nŏn lĭ'quet p. 891It is not clear; — a term used when a person votes on neither side of a question, because undecided in his mind.Nŏn'-ma-līg'nant, a. p. 891Not malignant, as a disease.Nŏn-măn’ū-făct’ĭr-ing, a. p. 891Not carrying on manufactures; as, non-manufacturing States.Nŏn-mēm'ber, n. p. 891Not a member.Nŏn-mĕm'/ber-shĭp, n. p. 891The state of not being a member.Nŏn'-me-tāl'lie, a. p. 891Not consisting of metal. 2. Not like the metals in properties.Nŏn-năt'ū-ral, a. p. 891Not natural; unnatural.Nŏn-năt'ū-rals, n. pl. p. 891(Med.) Things which are necessary to human existence, but which do not enter into the composition or constitute the nature of man, such as air, food, drink, sleep and wakefulness, motion and rest…Nōn'-ne-ces'si-ty, n. p. 891Absence of necessity; state of being unnecessary.Nōn'ny, n. p. 891A silly fellow; a ninny.Nōn'-o-bē'di-ence, n. p. 891Neglect of obedience.Nōn'-ob-sērv'ance, n. p. 891Neglect or failure to observe or fulfill.Nōn ob-stān’te p. 891Notwithstanding; in opposition to what has been stated, or is to be stated or admitted. 2. (Law.) A clause in statutes and letters patent, importing a license from the king to do a thing…Non obstante veredicto p. 891(Law.), a judgment sometimes entered by order of the court, for the plaintiff, notwithstanding a verdict for the defendant. Stephen.Nōn'o-ge-nā'ri-an, n. p. 891The same as NONAGENARIAN.Nŏn'pa-rĕĭl', n. p. 891Something of unequaled excellence; a peerless thing or person. 2. Hence, specifically, (a.) A sort of apple. (b.) [Fr. nonpareille.] A sort of printing type quite small, and the smallest now used…Nōn'pa-rēĭl', a. p. 891Having no equal; peerless.Nōn-pāy'ment, n. p. 891Neglect of payment.Nōn'-per-fōrm'ance, n. p. 891A failure to perform.Nōn'plus, n. p. 891A state in which one is unable to proceed or decide; insuperable difficulty; puzzle. Both of them are a perfect nonplus and baffle to all human understanding. South.Nōn’plus, v. t. p. 891To puzzle; to confound; to put to a stand; to stop by embarrassment. Your situation has nonplused me. T. Scott.Nŏn-pŏn'der-ŏs'i-ty, n. p. 891Want of weight; levity.Nōn-pōn'der-ōs, a. p. 891Having no weight.Nōn'-pow'er, n. p. 891Absence or lack of power; impotence. [Obs.] Chaucer.Nōn-prĕp'a-rā'tion, n. p. 891Neglect or failure to prepare; want of preparation.Nōn-prēz'en-tā'tion, n. p. 891Neglect or failure to present.Nōn'-pro-dŭc'tion, n. p. 891A failure to produce or exhibit.Nōn'pro-fĕs'sion-al, a. p. 891Not belonging to a profession; not done by or proceeding from professional men.Nōn'pro-fī'cien-cy, n. p. 891Failure to make progress.Nōn'-pro-fī'-cient, n. p. 891One who has failed to improve or make progress in any study or pursuit.Nōn prōs. p. 891(Law.) A judgment entered against the plaintiff in a suit where he does not appear to prosecute.Nŏn'-prŏs, v. t. p. 891To fail to prosecute; to allow to be dropped;—said of a suit.