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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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Nōs'ci-tur ā sō'ci-is p. 892(Law.) It is known by its associates;—a maxim frequently applied to the interpretation of legal instruments, to express the rule, that the meaning of a word is or may be known by reference to the…Nōse, n. p. 892The prominent part of the face, which is the organ of smell, consisting of two similar cavities, called nostrils, and serving also to modulate the voice in speaking, and to discharge moisture from…Nōse, v. t. p. 892To smell; to scent; hence, to track, or trace out. 2. To oppose to the face; to treat with insolence; to abuse; to affront. A sort of national convention, dubious in its nature, . . . nosed…Nōse, v. i. p. 892To carry the nose high; to strut; to swell; to look big; to bluster. 2. To pry officiously into what does not concern one.Nōse'-bāg, n. p. 892A bag to be tied to a horse's nose, containing a feed of oats, maize, &c.Nōse'-bānd, n. p. 892That part of the headstall of a bridle which comes over a horse's nose.Nōse'bleed, n. p. 892A hemorrhage, or bleeding at the nose. 2. A plant of the genus Achillea (A. millefolium); yarrow; milfoil.Nōsed, a. p. 892Having a nose;—chiefly used in composition; as, pug-nosed.Nōse'-fish, n. p. 892(Ichth.) A fish of the leather-mouthed kind, with a flat, blunt snout;—called also broad-snout.Nōse'gāy, n. p. 892A bunch of odorous flowers; a bouquet; a posy. “As on the nosegay in her breast reclined.” Pope.Nōs'el, v. t. p. 892To nurse; to bring up as a nurse; hence, to lead or teach; to nuzzle. If any man use the Scripture to draw thee from Christ, and to nosel thee in any thing save in Christ, he is a false prophet.…Nōse'less, a. p. 892Destitute of a nose.Nōse'-piēce, n. p. 892The nozzle of a hose or pipe.Nōse'smärt, n. p. 892(Bot.) A plant; Nasturtium; cress.Nōse'thril or Nōs'thrill, n. p. 892See NOSTRIL. [Obs.]Nōs'ing, n. p. 892(Arch.) The molding, or part of the tread-board of a stair, which projects over the riser; hence, any like projection, as the projecting edge of a molding; the drip.Nŏs'le, n. p. 892A little nose; the extremity of a thing; a nozzle; as, the nosle of a bellows. See NOZZLE.Nō'so-cōm'i-al, a. p. 892Relating to a hospital.No-sōg'ra-phy, n. p. 892The science of the description of diseases.Nōs'o-lŏg'ic-al, a. p. 893Pertaining to nosology, or a systematic classification of diseases.No-sōl'o-gist, n. p. 893One versed in nosology.No-sŏl'o-gy, n. p. 893A systematic arrangement, or classification, of diseases. 2. That branch of medical science which treats of the classification of diseases.Nō'so-po-ēt'ic, a. p. 893Producing diseases. [Obs.] Arbuthnot.Nōs-tăl'gi-ă, n. p. 893A species of melancholy resulting from absence from one's home or country. [Written also nostalgy.]Nos-tăl'gie, a. p. 893Pertaining to nostalgia.Nos-tăl'gy, n. p. 893The same as NOSTALGIA, q. v.Nōs'toc, n. p. 893(Bot.) A greenish, gelatinous, translucent plant (Tremella nostoc), that develops rapidly after rain, in wet places. It is a species of Alga, and is popularly supposed to be fallen stars; hence…Nōs'tril, n. p. 893One of the two elliptical apertures situated below the extremity of the nose, and separated by a cartilaginous membrane, which give passage to the air we breathe, and to the secretions of the nose.…Nōs'trum, n. p. 893A medicine, the ingredients of which are kept secret for the purpose of restricting the profits of sale to the inventor or proprietor; a quack or patent medicine.Nŏt, adv. p. 893A word that expresses negation, denial, or refusal. Thine eyes are upon me, and I am not. Job vii. 8. The question is, may I do it, or may I not do it? Sanderson.Nōt, a. p. 893Shorn; shaven. [Obs.] See NOTT.Nōt'a-bil'i-ty, n. p. 893The quality of being notable. 2. A notable, or remarkable, person or thing; a person of note. He lived in occasional contact with Parisian notabilities. —Carlyle.Nōt'a-ble, a. p. 893Capable of being noted; noticeable; plain; evident. 2. Worthy of notice; remarkable; memorable; noted or distinguished.Nōt'a-ble, n. p. 893A person, or thing, of note or distinction. 2. (French Hist.) One of a number of persons, before the revolution of 1789, chiefly of the higher orders, appointed by the king to constitute a…Nōt'a-ble, a. p. 893Distinguished for good management; of noteworthy thrift or capacity; actively industrious; smart; as, a notable woman or housekeeper.Nōt'a-ble-ness, n. p. 893The quality of being notable; remarkableness.Nŏt'a-ble-ness, n. p. 893Bustling activity; industriousness. [Rare.]Nōt'a-bly, adv. p. 893In a notable manner; to a degree worthy of notice; memorably; remarkably; eminently.Nŏt'a-bly, adv. p. 893With bustling activity; industriously.Nō'tal, a. p. 893Belonging to the back; dorsal. Dunglison.No-tān'dum, n. p. 893A thing to be noted or observed; — chiefly used in the plural.No-tā'ri-al, a. p. 893Pertaining to a notary; as, a notarial seal; notarial evidence or attestation. 2. Done, or taken, by a notary.No-tā'ri-al-ly, adv. p. 893In a notarial manner.Nō'ta-ry, n. p. 893A person employed to take notes of contracts, trials, and proceedings in courts among the Romans. 2. (Eng. & Am. Law.) A public officer who attests, or certifies, deeds and other writings, usually…Nō'tate, a. p. 893(Bot.) Marked with colored spots or lines. Henslow.No-tā'tion, n. p. 893The act or practice of recording any thing by marks, figures, or characters; especially, in arithmetic and algebra, the expressing of numbers and quantities by figures or signs. 2. Any particular…Nŏtch, n. p. 893A hollow cut in any thing; a nick; an indentation. And on the stick ten equal notches makes. Swift. 2. A narrow passage scooped out, as it were, between two elevations; a deep, close pass; as, the…Nŏtch, v. t. p. 893To cut in small hollows; as, to notch a stick. 2. To place in a notch; to fit to the string, as an arrow. God is all sufferance; here he doth show No arrow notched, only a stringless bow. Herrick.Nŏtch'-bōard, n. p. 893(Carp.) The board which receives the ends of the steps in a staircase.Nŏtch'ing, n. p. 893The act of cutting into small hollows. 2. The small hollow, or hollows, cut.Nŏtch'-weed, n. p. 893(Bot.) The same as ORACH.Nōte, n. p. 893Something by which a thing may be known; a mark or token; a visible sign; a symbol. They who appertain to the visible church have all the notes of external profession. Hooker. 2. A mark, or sign…Nōte, v. t. p. 893To notice with care; to observe; to remark; to heed; to attend to. “Their manners noted and their states surveyed.” Pope. No more of that; I have noted it well. Shak. 2. To record in writing. Every…Nōte, v. t. p. 893To butt; to push with the horns. [Obs.] Ray.N’ōte p. 893Did not know, or know how to; could not. [Obs.] Spenser.Nōte'-bo͝ok, n. p. 893A book in which memorandums are written. 2. A book in which notes of hand are registered.Nōt'ed, a. p. 893Well known by reputation or report; eminent; celebrated; as, a noted author; a noted commander; a noted traveler.Nōt'ed-ly, adv. p. 893With observation or notice.Nōt'ed-ness, n. p. 893Conspicuousness; eminence; celebrity.Nōte'ful, a. p. 893Musical; tuneful. [Obs.] “Cured and healed by my Muses; that is to say, by my noteful sciences.” Chaucer.