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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-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.]Nō'tion-ist, n. p. 894One who holds to an ungrounded opinion.Nō'tist, n. p. 894An annotator; a commentator. [Obs.]Nō'to-nō'ctĕ, n. p. 894(Entom.) A genus of hemipterous insects, having the body somewhat in the shape of a boat, with the hind feet very long, generally stretched out at full length, and having the form, and performing the…Nō-to-rī'e-ty, n. p. 894The condition or quality of being notorious; exposure to the public knowledge; as, the notoriety of a crime. 2. Knowledge by a great number, or by the community in general. They were not subjects in…No-tō'ri-oūs, a. p. 894Generally known and talked of by the public; universally believed to be true; manifest to the world; evident; usually, known to disadvantage; as, a notorious thief; a notorious crime or vice; a man…No-tō'ri-oūs-ly, adv. p. 894In a notorious manner; publicly; openly.No-tō'ri-oūs-ness, n. p. 894The state of being open or known beyond denial; notoriety.Nō-tôr'nis, n. p. 894(Ornith.) A genus of grallatorial birds allied to the rail, originally described from fossil bones brought from New Zealand. R. Owen.Nŏt'self, n. p. 894The negative of self. “The former ... accord to consciousness a cognizance of not-self.” Sir W. Hamilton.Nŏtt, a. p. 894Shorn. [Obs.] Chaucer.Nŏtt, v. t. p. 894To shear. [Obs.] Stowe.Nŏtt'-hĕad'ed or Nŏtt'-păt'ed, a. p. 894Having the hair cut close. [Obs.] Shak.Nō'tus, n. p. 894The south wind.Nŏt'wheat, n. p. 894Wheat not bearded. Carew.Nōt'with-stānd'ing, prep. p. 894Without opposition, prevention, or obstruction from; in spite of. We gentil women bee Loth to displease any wight, Notwithstanding our great right. Chaucer. Those on whom Christ bestowed miraculous…Nŏt'/with-stănd'ing p. 894commonly classed as an adv. or conj., originally the participle of withstand, with not prefixed. This not obstructing or preventing; nevertheless; however; as, I shall go, notwithstanding it rains. I…Nougat, n. p. 894A cake made in France of almonds and honey or treacle. Simmonds.Nôught, n. p. 894The same as NAUGHT. See NAUGHT.Noul, n. p. 894The top of the head; the noll. [Obs.] Spenser.