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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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Nō'wāy or Nō'wāys, adv. p. 895In no manner or degree; not at all; nowise. But Ireland will noways allow that name unto it. Fuller.Now'ed, a. p. 895(Her.) Knotted; tied in a knot.Now'el, n. p. 895A shout of joy; properly, that at Christmas for the birth of the Saviour. [Obs.] [Written also noel.] Halliwell.Nōw'el, n. p. 895(Founding.) The core or inner wall of a mold for casting large cylinders.Nowes, n. p. 895The marriage knot. [Obs.] Crashaw.Nō'where, adv. p. 895Not any where; not in any place or state; as, happiness is nowhere to be found but in the practice of virtue.Nō'whith-er, adv. p. 895Not any whither; in no direction; toward nothing; nowhere. “The turn which leads nowhither.” De Quincey. Thy servant went nowhither. 2 Kings v. 25.Nō'wīşe, adv. p. 895Not in any manner or degree; noways.Nowl, n. p. 895The head; noll. See NOLL. [Obs.]Nŏx'ious, a. p. 895Hurtful; harmful; baneful; pernicious; injurious; destructive; unwholesome; insalubrious; as, noxious air, food, climate; pernicious; corrupting to morals; as, noxious practices or examples. Too…Nōx'ious-ly, adv. p. 895Hurtfully; perniciously.Nōx'ious-ness, n. p. 895The quality that injures, impairs, or destroys; hurtfulness; insalubrity; perniciousness; as, the noxiousness of foul air; the noxiousness of doctrines.Noy, v. t. p. 895To annoy; to vex. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] “All that noyed his heavy spright.” Spenser.Noy, n. p. 895That which annoys. [Obs.]Noy'ance, n. p. 895Annoyance. [Obs.] “That from their noyance he no where can rest.” Spenser.No'yau, n. p. 895A cordial flavored with the kernel of the nut of the bitter almond, or with the kernel of the peach stone. Brande.Noy'er, n. p. 895An annoyer. [Obs.] Tusser.Noy'ful, a. p. 895Full of noy; annoying. [Obs.] Elyot.Noyls, n. pl. p. 895Short fibers of woolen yarn.Noy'ous, a. p. 895Serving to annoy; disagreeable. [Obs.] Watch the noyous night, and wait for joyous day. Spenser.Noy'sance, n. p. 895Any thing that annoys; nuisance. [Obs.] “Thing that to you was noysance.” Chaucer.Nōz'le, n. p. 895The same as NOZZLE.Nŏz'le, n. p. 895The nose; the snout; hence, the projecting vent of any thing; as, the nozzle of a bellows.Nŭb, v. t. p. 895To push; to beckon. [Prov. Eng.]Nūb, n. p. 895A jag, or snag; also, a knob; a protuberance. [Colloq.]Nūb'bin, n. p. 895A small or imperfect ear of maize. [Collog. U. S.]Nŭb'ble, v. t. p. 895To beat or bruise with the fist. [Obs.] Ainsworth.Nū-bĕ'ū-lā, n. p. 895(Astron.) (a.) A nebula. (b.) (pl.) Specifically, the Magellanic clouds. 2. (Med.) (a.) A slight spot on the cornea. (b.) A cloudy object or appearance in urine. Dunglison.Nu-bif'er-oüs, a. p. 895Bringing, or producing, clouds. [Obs.]Nu-bĭg'e-noŭs, a. p. 895Born of, or produced from, clouds. [Obs.]Nū'bi-lāte, v. t. p. 895To cloud. [Obs.] Aubrey.Nū'bile, a. p. 895Of an age suitable for marriage; marriageable. [Obs.]Nu-bil'i-ty, n. p. 895The state of being marriageable. [Rare.]Nū'bi-lōse or Nū'bi-lōus, a. p. 895Cloudy. [Rare.] Bailey.Nū'ca-men-tā'ceous, a. p. 895(Bot.) Of, or pertaining to, a nut. Gray.Nu-cif'er-ous, a. p. 895Bearing, or producing, nuts. [Obs.]Nū'ci-fōrm, a. p. 895Nut-shaped; nut-like. Gray.Nū'cle-al or Nū'cle-ar, a. p. 895Pertaining to a nucleus; as, nuclear particles. Carpenter.Nū'cle-ate, a. p. 895Having a nucleus.Nū'cle-āte, v. t. p. 895To gather, as about a nucleus or center.Nu·clē'i·fōrm, a. p. 895Formed like a kernel.Nū'cle-o-brănch, n. p. 895(Zoöl.) One of a group of sea-snails having the foot flattened into a long fin, and usually a very small shell, called the nucleus, suspended from the back. They are very transparent, and are found…Nū'cle-o-lā'ted, a. p. 895Having a nucleole, or second inner nucleus.Nū'cle-ōle, n. p. 895The nucleus within a nucleus; nucleolus. Dana.Nu-clē'o-lūs p. 895m. [Diminutive from nucleus.] 1. A little nucleus. 2. (Histology.) A very minute, strongly refracting body contained within a nucleus, with which it seems to agree in structure; any clear, more or…Nū'cle-ūs, n. p. 895A kernel; hence, a central mass or point about which matter is gathered, or to which accretion is made; the central or material portion;—both literally and figuratively. It must contain, itself, a…Nū'cūle, n. p. 895A very small nut; especially, a minute, nut-like growth on some plants, connected with their reproduction.Nu-dā'tion, n. p. 895The act of stripping, or making bare, or naked.Nŭd'dle, v. i. p. 895To walk quickly with the head bent forward;—followed by along. [Rare.] Ainsworth.Nūde, a. p. 895Bare; naked; uncovered; as, a nude statue. 2. (Law.) Of no force; void; as, a nude contract or compact. See NUDUM PACTUM. Blackstone.Nŭdge, v. t. p. 895To touch gently, as with the elbow, in order to call attention or convey intimation.Nŭdge, n. p. 895A gentle push, as with the elbow.Nū'di-brāch'i-ate, a. p. 895(Zoöl.) Having arms without vibratile cilia, as certain polyps. Carpenter.Nū'di-brăn'chi-ate, a. p. 895(Zoöl.) Pertaining to an order of molluscous animals having no shell whatever.Nū'di·brăn'chi-ate, n. p. 895(Zoöl.) One of an order of mollusks having no shell, the branchiæ being exposed upon the back. Brande.Nū'di-caul, a. p. 895(Bot.) Having the stems leafless. Henslow.Nū'di-fi-cā'-tion, n. p. 895The act of making nude, or naked.Nū'dil, n. p. 895(Med.) A kind of plaster. [Obs.]Nū'di-ty, n. p. 895Quality or condition of being nude; nakedness. 2. That which is nude or naked; naked part; undraped or unclothed portion; especially (Fine Arts), the nude human figure, or a nude portion of the same…Nū'dum Pāc'tum p. 896(Law.) A bare, naked contract, without any consideration. Tomlins.