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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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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.Nōte'less, a. p. 893Not attracting notice; not conspicuous. Noteless as the race from which he sprung. W. Scott.Nōte'less-ness, n. p. 893A state of being noteless.Nōte'let, n. p. 893A little or short note; a billet.Nōt'er, n. p. 893One who takes notice. 2. An annotator.Nōte'wor-thy, a. p. 893Worthy of observation or notice.Noth'ing, n. p. 893Not any thing; no thing; — opposed to any thing and something. Yet had his aspect nothing of severe. Dryden. 2. Non-existence; nonentity; absence of being; nihility; nothingness. Shak. 3. Not any…Noth'ing, adv. p. 893In no degree; not at all. Adam, with such counsel, nothing swayed. Milton. The influence of reason in producing our passions is nothing near so extensive as is commonly believed. Burke.Noth'ing-ism, n. p. 893Nihility; nothingness. [Rare.]Noth'ing-ness, n. p. 893Nihility; non-existence. 2. Nothing; a thing of no value.Nō'tice, n. p. 893The act of noting, remarking, or observing; observation by the senses or intellect; cognizance; note; heed. How ready is envy to mingle with the notices we take of other persons! Watts. 2.…Nō'tice, v. t. p. 893To observe; to see; to mark; to take note of; to heed; to pay attention to. 2. To show that one has observed; to take public note of; to remark upon; to make observations on. This plant deserves to…Nō'tice-a-ble, a. p. 893Capable of being observed; worthy of observation; likely to attract observation. “A noticeable man, with large gray eyes.” Wordsworth. No data shown, but noticeable eyes And hair in masses. E. B.…Nō'tice-a-bly, adv. p. 893In a noticeable manner.Nō'ti-cer, n. p. 893One who notices.Nō'ti-fi-cā'tion, n. p. 893The act of notifying, or giving notice; the act of making known; especially, the act of giving official notice or information to the public, or to individuals, corporations, companies, or societies…Nō'ti-fy, v. t. p. 893To make known; to declare; to publish; — often with to; as, to notify a fact to a person. No law can bind till it be notified or promulgated. South. 2. To give notice to; to inform by words or…Nō'tion, n. p. 894Mental apprehension of whatever may be known or imagined; idea; conception; more properly, a general or universal conception, as distinguishable or definable by marks or note. What hath been…Nō'tion-al, a. p. 894Consisting of, or conveying, notions or ideas; expressing abstract conceptions. 2. Existing in idea only; visionary; fantastical; imaginary. “Notional good, by fancy only made.” Prior. “Sermons and…Nō'tion-āl'i-ty, n. p. 894Empty, ungrounded opinion. [Obs.] Glanville.Nō'tion-al-ly, adv. p. 894In mental apprehension; in conception; not in reality. “Two faculties notionally or really distinct.” Norris.Nō'tion-ate, a. p. 894Existing as a notion; notional. [Rare.]