Nantua n. (Cookery) A white sauce with whipping cream and shrimp butter.
Syn. -- shrimp sauce.
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\'d8Na"os (n, n. [NL., fr. Gr. nao`s a temple, the cella.] (Arch.) A term used by modern arch\'91ologists instead of cella. See Cella.
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Nap (n, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Napped (n; p. pr. & vb. n. Napping (n.] [OE. nappen, AS. hn to take a nap, to slumber; cf. AS. hnipian to bend one's self, Icel. hnipna, hn\'c6pa, to droop.] 1. To have a short sleep; to be drowsy; to doze. Chaucer.
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2. To be in a careless, secure state; to be unprepared; as, to be caught napping. Wyclif.
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I took thee napping, unprepared. Hudibras.
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Nap, n. A short sleep; a doze; a siesta. Cowper.
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Nap, n. [OE. noppe, AS. hnoppa; akin to D. nop, Dan. noppe, LG. nobbe.] 1. Woolly or villous surface of felt, cloth, plants, etc.; an external covering of down, of short fine hairs or fibers forming part of the substance of anything, and lying smoothly in one direction; the pile; as, the nap of cotton flannel or of broadcloth.
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2. pl. The loops which are cut to make the pile, in velvet. Knight.
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Nap, v. t. To raise, or put, a nap on.
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Nap (?), n. Same as Napoleon, 1, below.
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napa n. A plant (Brassica rapa pekinensis) with an elongated celerylike head of broadstalked leaves used as a vegetable in east Asia; called also Chinese cabbage.
Syn. -- Chinese cabbage, celery cabbage, pe-tsai, Brassica rapa pekinensis.
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Napaea prop. n. A genus consisting of only one species, the glade mallow.
Syn. -- genus Napaea.
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2. A name from Greek mythology.
Syn. -- Napea.
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napalm (n, n. A highly incediary liquid consisting of gasoline jelled with aluminum soaps, used as a weapon of war in fire bombs and flame throwers.
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Nape (n, n. [Perh. akin to knap a knop.] The back part of the neck. Spenser.
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Nape"-crest` (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) An African bird of the genus Schizorhis, related to the plantain eaters.
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Na"per*y (?), n.; pl. Naperies (#). [OF. naperie, fr. nape a tablecloth, F. nappe, LL. napa, fr. L. mappa. See Map, and cf. Apron, Napkin.] Table linen; also, linen clothing, or linen in general. [Obs.] Gayton.
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Na"pha wa`ter (?). [Sp. nafa, from Ar. napha odor.] A perfume distilled from orange flowers.
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Na"phew (?), n. (Bot.) See Navew.
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naprapathy n. A drugless method of treatment based on the belief that disease symptoms arise from problems with ligaments and connective tissues.
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Naph"tha (nor n, n. [L. naphtha, Gr. na`fqa, fr.Ar. nafth, nifth.] 1. (Chem.) The complex mixture of volatile, liquid, inflammable hydrocarbons, occurring naturally, and usually called crude petroleum, mineral oil, or rock oil. Specifically: That portion of the distillate obtained in the refinement of petroleum which is intermediate between the lighter gasoline and the heavier benzine, and has a specific gravity of about 0.7, -- used as a solvent for varnishes, as a carburetant, illuminant, etc.
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2. (Chem.) One of several volatile inflammable liquids obtained by the distillation of certain carbonaceous materials and resembling the naphtha from petroleum; as, Boghead naphtha, from Boghead coal (obtained at Boghead, Scotland); crude naphtha, or light oil, from coal tar; wood naphtha, from wood, etc.
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Watts.
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Naphtha vitrioli [NL., naphtha of vitriol] (Old Chem.), common ethyl ether; -- formerly called sulphuric ether. See Ether.
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Naph"tha*late (?), n. (Chem.) A salt of naphthalic acid; a phthalate. [Obs.]
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Naph"tha*lene (?), n. (Chem.) A white crystalline aromatic hydrocarbon, C10H8, analogous to benzene, and obtained by the distillation of certain bituminous materials, such as the heavy oil of coal tar. It is the type and basis of a large number of derivatives among organic compounds. Formerly called also naphthaline.
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Naphthalene red (Chem.), a dyestuff obtained from certain diazo derivatives of naphthylamine, and called also magdala red. -- Naphthalene yellow (Chem.), a yellow dyestuff obtained from certain nitro derivatives of naphthol.
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Naph`tha*len"ic (?), a. (Chem.) Pertaining to , or derived from, naphthalene; -- used specifically to designate a yellow crystalline substance, called naphthalenic acid and also hydroxy quinone, and obtained from certain derivatives of naphthol.
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Naph*tha"lic (?), a. (Chem.) (a) Pertaining to, derived from, or related to, naphthalene; -- formerly used to denote any one of a series of acids derived from naphthalene, and called naphthalene acids, now specifically referring to 1,8-naphthalenedicaboxylic acid, C12H8O4. (b) Formerly, designating an acid probably identical with phthalic acid.
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Naph*thal"i*dine (?), n. [Naphthalene + toluidine.] (Chem.) Same as Naphthylamine.
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{ Naph"tha*lin (?), Naph"tha*line (?), } n. [F. naphthaline.] (Chem.) See Naphthalene.
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Naph"tha*lize (?), v. t. (Chem.) To mingle, saturate, or impregnate, with naphtha.
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Naph*thaz"a*rin (?), n. [Naphthalene + alizarin.] (Chem.) A dyestuff, resembling alizarin, obtained from naphthoquinone as a red crystalline substance with a bright green, metallic luster; -- called also naphthalizarin.
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Naph"thene (?), n. (Chem.) A peculiar hydrocarbon fraction occuring as an ingredient of some crude petroleums, mostly mixtures of derivatives of the five- and six-membered saturated cyclic alkanes, cyclopentane and cyclohexane, having the general formula C_nH_2n.
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Naph"thide (nor n, n. (Chem.) A compound of naphthalene or its radical with a metallic element; as, mercuric naphthide.
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Naph*tho"ic (?), a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, derived from, or related to, naphthalene; -- used to designate any one of a series of carboxyl derivatives, called naphthoic acids of the general formula C10H7.COOH, such as 1-naphthoic acid.
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Naph"thol (?), n. [Naphthalene + -ol.] (Chem.) Any one of a series of hydroxyl derivatives of naphthalene, analogous to phenol. In general they are crystalline substances with a phenol (carbolic) odor.
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Naphthol blue, Naphthol orange, Naphthol yellow (Chem.), brilliant dyestuffs produced from certain complex nitrogenous derivatives of naphthol or naphthoquinone.
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Naph`tho*qui"none (?), n. [Naphthalene + quinone.] (Chem.) A yellow crystalline substance, C10H6O2, analogous to quinone, obtained by oxidizing naphthalene with chromic acid.
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Naph"thyl (?), n. [Naphthalene + -yl.] (Chem.) A hydrocarbon radical regarded as the essential residue of naphthalene.
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Naph`thyl*am"ine (?), n. (Chem.) One of two basic amido derivatives of naphthalene, C10H7.NH2, forming crystalline solids.
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{ Na*pie"ri*an, Na*pe"ri*an , } (?), a. Of, pertaining to, or discovered by, Napier, or Naper.
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Naperian logarithms. See under Logarithms.
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{ Na"pi*er's bones` (?), Na"pi*er's rods` (?) }. A set of rods, made of bone or other material, each divided into nine spaces, and containing the numbers of a column of the multiplication table; -- a contrivance of Baron Napier, the inventor of logarithms, for facilitating the operations of multiplication and division.
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Na"pi*form (?), a. [L. napus turnip + -form: cf. F. napiforme. Cf. Navew.] (Bot.) Turnip-shaped; large and round in the upper part, and very slender below.
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Nap"kin (?), n. [Dim. of OF. nape a tablecloth, cloth, F. nappe, L. mappa. See Napery.] 1. A little towel, made of cloth or paper, esp. one for wiping the fingers and mouth at table.
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2. A handkerchief. [Obs.] Shak.
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Napkin pattern. See Linen scroll, under Linen. -- Napkin ring, a ring of metal, ivory, or other material, used to inclose a table napkin. -- paper napkin, a napkin made of paper, intended to be disposed of after use.
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Nap"less, a. Without nap; threadbare. Shak.
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Na"ples yel"low (?). See under Yellow.
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Napoleon, Napoleon I. (n Napoleon Bonaparte (or Buonaparte), Born at Ajaccio, Corsica, Aug. 15, 1766, or, according to some, at Corte, Jan. 7, 1768; died at Longwood, St. Helena, May 5, 1821. Emperor of the French 1804-14.

He was the son of Charles Marie Bonaparte and LOct., 1795. He married Josephine de Beauharnais March 9, 1796. Toward the close of this month (March 27) he assumed command at Nice of the army in Italy, which he found opposed by the Austrians and the Sardinians. He began his campaign April 10, and, after defeating the Austrians at Montenotte (April 12), Millesimo (April 14), and Dego (April 15), turned (April 15) against the Sardinians, whom he defeated at Ceva (April 20) and Mondovi (April 22), forcing them to sign the separate convention of Cherasco (April 29). In the following month he began an invasion of Lombardy, and by a brilliant series of victories, including those of Lodi (May 10) and Arcole (Nov. 15-17), expelled the Austrians from their possessions in the north of Italy, receiving the capitulation of Mantua, their last stronghold, Feb. 2, 1797. Crossing the Alps, he penetrated Styria as far as Leoben, where he dictated preliminaries of peace April 18. The definitive peace of Campo-Formio followed (Oct 17). By the treaty of Campo-Formio northern Italy was reconstructed in the interest of France, which furthermore acquired the Austrian Netherlands, and received a guarantee of the left bank of the Rhine. Campo-Formio destroyed the coalition against France, and put an end to the Revolutionary war on the Continent. The only enemy that remained to France was England. At the instance of Bonaparte the Directory adopted the plan of attacking the English in India, which involved the conquest of Egypt. Placed at the head of an expedition of about 85,000 men, he set sail from Toulon May 19, 1798; occupied Malta June 12; disembarked at Alexandria July 2; and defeated the Mamelukes in the decisive battle of the Pyramids July 21. He was master of Egypt, but the destruction of his fleet by Nelson in the battle of the Nile (Aug. 1) cut him off from France and doomed his expedition to failure. Nevertheless he undertook the subjugation of Syria, and stormed Jaffa March 7, 1799. Repulsed at Acre, the defense of which was supported by the English, he commenced a retreat to Egypt May 21. He inflicted a final defeat on the Turks at Abukir July 26; transferred the command in Egypt to KlFeb. 9, 1801). The treaty of LunMarch 27, 1802. After the peace of LunJuly 15, 1801), the restoration of higher education by the erection of the new university (May 1, 1802), and the establishment of the Legion of Honor (May 19, 1802): preparation had been previously made for the codification of the laws.
Aug. 2, 1802; executed the Duc d'Enghien March 21, 1804; was proclaimed hereditary emperor of the French May 18, 1804 (the coronation ceremony took place Dec. 2, 1804); and was crowned king of Italy May 26, 1805. In the meantime England had been provoked into declaring war (May 18, 1803), and a coalition consisting of England, Russia, Austria, and Sweden was formed against France in 1806: Spain was allied with France. The victory of Nelson at the battle of Trafalgar (Oct. 21, 1805) followed the failure of the projected invasion of England. Breaking up his camp at Boulogne, he invaded Austria, occupied Vienna, and (Dec. 2, 1805) defeated the allied Russians and Austrians at Austerlitz. The Russians retired from the contest under a military Convention; the Austrians signed the peace of Presburg (Dec. 26, 1805); and the coalition was destroyed. His intervention in germany brought about the erection of the Confederation of the Rhine July 12, 1806. This confederation, which was placed under his protection, ultimately embraced nearly all the states of Germany except Austria and Prussia. Its erection, together with other provocation, caused Prnssia to mobilize its army in Aug., and Napoleon presently found himself opposed by a coalition with Prussia, Russia, and England as its principal members. He crushed the Prussian army at Jena and AuerstFeb. 7-8, 1807; defeated the Russians at the battle of Friedland June 14; and compelled both Russia and Prussia to conclude peace at Tilsit July 7 and 9, 1807, respectively. Russia became the ally of France; Prussia was deprived of nearly half her territory. Napoleon was now, perhaps, at the height of his power. The imperial title was no empty form. He was the head of a great confederacy of states. He had surrounded the imperial throne with subordinate thrones occupied by members of his own family. His stepson Eug was viceroy of the kingdom of Italy in northern and central Italy; his brother Joseph was king of Naples in southern Italy; his brother Louis was king of Holland; his brother Jerome was king of Westphalia; his brother-in-law Murat was grandduke of Berg. The Confederation of the Rhine existed by virtue of his protection, and his troops occupied dismembered Prussia. He directed the policy of Europe.
Napoleon undertook to starve her by closing the ports of the Continent against her commerce. This policy, known as "the Continental system," was inaugurated by the Berlin decree in 1806, and was extended by the Milan decree in 1807. To further this policy he resolved to seize the maritime states of Portugal and Spain. His armies expelled the house of Braganza from Portugal, and Nov. 30, 1807, the French entered Lisbon. Under pretense of guarding the coast against the English, he quartered 80,000 troops in Spain, then in 1808 enticed Ferdinand VII. and his father Charles IV. (who had recently abdicated) to Bayonne, extorted from both a renunciation of their claims, and placed his brother Joseph on the Spanish throne. An uprising of the Spaniards took place, followed by a popular insurrection in Portugal, movements which found response in Germany. The seizure of Spain and Portugal proved in the end a fatal error. The war which it kindled, known as the Peninsular war, drained him of his resources and placed an enemy in his rear when northern Europe rose against him in 1813. The English in 1808 landed an army in Portugal, whence they expelled the French, and penetrated into Spain. Napoleon, securing himself against Austria by a closer alliance with the czar Alexander at Erfurt (concluded Oct. 12, 1808), hastened in person to Spain. With 250,000 men, drove out the English, and entered Madrid (Dec. 4, 1808). He was recalled by the threatening attitude of Austria, against which he precipitated war in April, 1809. He occupied Vienna (May 13), was defeated by the archduke Charles at Aspern and Essling (May 21-22), defeated the archduke at Wagram (July 5-6), and concluded the peace of SchOct. 14, 1809. He divorced Josephine Dec. 16, 1809, and married Maria Louisa of Austria March 11 (April 2), 1810. He annexed the Papal States in 1809 (the Pope being carried prisoner to France), and Holland in 1810. The refusal of Alexander to carry out strictly the Continental system, which Napoleon himself evaded by the sale of licenses, brought on war with Russia. He crossed the Niemen June 24, 1812; gained the victory of Borodino Sept. 7; and occupied Moscow Sept. 14. His proffer of truce was rejected by the Russians, and he was forced by the approach of winter to begin a retreat (Oct. 19). He was overtaken by the winter, and his army dwindled before the cold, hunger, and the enemy. He left the army in command of Murat Dec. 4, and hastened to Paris. Murat recrossed the Niemen Dec. 13, with 100,000 men), the remnant of the Grand Army of 600,000 veterans. The loss sustained by Napoleon in this campaign encouraged the defection of Prussia, which formed an alliance with Russia at Kalisch Feb. 28, 1813. Napoleon defeated the Russians and Prussians at LMarch 9-10, 1814), and Arcis-sur-Aube (March 20-21). On March 31 the Allies entered Paris. He was compelled to abdicate at Fontainebleau April 11, but was allowed to retain the title of emperor, and received the island of Elba as a sovereign principality, and an aunual income of 2,000,000 francs. He arrived in Elba May 4. The Congress of Vienna convened in Sept., 1814, for the purpose of restoring and regulating the relations between the powers disturbed by Napoleon. Encouraged by the quarrels which arose at the Congress between the Allies, Napoleon left Elba Feb. 26, 1816; landed at Cannes March 1; and entered Paris March 20, the troops sent against him, including Ney with his corps, having joined his standard. At the return of Napoleon, the Allies again took the field. He was finally overthrown at Waterloo June 18, 1815, and the Allies entered Paris a second time July 7. After futile attempts to escape to America, he surrendered himself to the British admiral Hotham at Rochefort July 16. By a unanimous resolve of the Allies he was transported as prisoner of war to St. Helena, where he arrived on Oct. 16, 1815, and where he was detained the rest of his life.
The spelling Buonaparte was used by Napoleon's father, and by Napoleon himself down to 1796, although the spelling Bonaparte occurs in early Italian documents.

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Na*po"le*on (?), n. [From the Emperor Napoleon 1.] 1. A French gold coin of twenty francs, no longer minted or circulated. It bore the portrait of Napoleon I. or Napoleon III.
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2. (Card Playing) (a) A game in which each player holds five cards, the eldest hand stating the number of tricks he will bid to take, any subsequent player having the right to overbid him or a previous bidder, the highest bidder naming the trump and winning a number of points equal to his bid if he makes so many tricks, or losing the same number of points if he fails to make them. (b) A bid to take five tricks at napoleon. It is ordinarily the highest bid; but sometimes bids are allowed of wellington, or of blucher, to take five tricks, or pay double, or treble, if unsuccessful.
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3. A Napoleon gun.
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4. A kind of top boot of the middle of the 19th century.
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5. A shape and size of cigar. It is about seven inches long.
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6. a puff pastry confection, usually layered, with a filling of custard or cream, or sometimes jelly.
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Na*po`le*on"ic (?), a. Of or pertaining to Napoleon I., or his family; resembling, or having the qualities of, Napoleon I. Lowell.
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Na*po"le*on*ist (?), n. A supporter of the dynasty of the Napoleons.
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Nappe (?), n. [F. nappe cloth, sheet. See Napery.] (Geom.) Sheet; surface; all that portion of a surface that is continuous in such a way that it is possible to pass from any one point of the portion to any other point of the portion without leaving the surface. Thus, some hyperboloids have one nappe, and some have two.
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Nap"pi*ness (?), n. [From 2d Nappy.] The quality of having a nap; abundance of nap, as on cloth.
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Nap"ping (?), n. 1. The act or process of raising a nap, as on cloth.
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2. (Hat Making) A sheet of partially felted fur before it is united to the hat body. Knight.
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3. The act or process of having a short sleep; as, napping is a common occupation for cats.
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Nap"py (?), a. [From 1st Nap.] 1. Inclined to sleep; sleepy; as, to feel nappy.
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2. Tending to cause sleepiness; serving to make sleepy; strong; heady; as, nappy ale. [Obs.] Wyatt.
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Nap"py, a. [From 3d Nap.] Having a nap or pile; downy; shaggy. Holland.
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Nap"py, n.; pl. Nappies (#). [OE. nap, AS. hn\'91p cup, bowl. See Hanaper.] A round earthen dish, with a flat bottom and sloping sides. [Written also nappie.]
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nap"py, n.; pl. nappies (#). A diaper{4}. [Chiefly Brit.]
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Nap"-tak`ing (?), n. A taking by surprise; an unexpected onset or attack. Carew.
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\'d8Na*pu" (?), n. [Native name.] (Zo\'94l.) A very small chevrotain (Tragulus Javanicus), native of Java. It is about the size of a hare, and is noted for its agility in leaping. Called also Java musk deer, pygmy musk deer, and deerlet.
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\'d8Na"pus (?), n. [L.] (Bot.) A kind of turnip. See Navew.
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Nar"ce*ine (?), n. [L. narce numbness, torpor, Gr. narc\'82\'8bne.] (Chem.) An alkaloid found in small quantities in opium, and extracted as a white crystalline substance of a bitter astringent taste. It is a narcotic. Called also narceia.
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Nar*cis"sine (?), a. Of or pertaining to Narcissus.
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narcissism n. An exceptional interest in and admiration for oneself.
Syn. -- self-love, narcism.
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narcissist n. Someone in love with hisself or herself.
Syn. -- narcist.
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narcissistic adj. Having an excessive love of oneself; egocentric; egoistic.
Syn. -- egotistic, egotistical, self-loving.
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Nar*cis"sus (n, n.; pl. Narcissuses (#). [L. narcissus, and (personified) Narcissus, Gr. na`rkissos, Na`rkissos, fr. na`rkh torpor, in allusion to the narcotic properties of the flower. Cf. Narcotic.]
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1. (Bot.) A genus of endogenous bulbous plants with handsome flowers, having a cup-shaped crown within the six-lobed perianth, and comprising the daffodils and jonquils of several kinds.
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2. (Classical Myth.) (Capitalized)A beautiful youth fabled to have been enamored of his own image as seen in a fountain, and to have been changed into the flower called Narcissus.
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narcist n. Someone in love with themselves; a narcissist.
Syn. -- narcissist.
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\'d8Nar*co"sis (n, n. [NL., fr. Gr. na`rkwsis. See Narcotic.] (Med.) Privation of sense or consciousness, due to a narcotic.
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Nar*cot"ic (n, a. [F. narcotique, Gr. narkwtiko`s, fr. narkoy^n to benumb, na`rkh numbness, torpor.] (Med.) Having the properties of a narcotic; operating as a narcotic.
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-- Nar*cot"ic*ness, n.
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Nar*cot"ic (n, n. (Med.) A drug which, in medicinal doses, generally allays morbid susceptibility, relieves pain, and produces sleep; but which, in poisonous doses, produces stupor, coma, or convulsions, and, when given in sufficient quantity, causes death. The best examples are opium (with morphine), belladonna (with atropine), and conium.
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Nercotykes and opye (opium) of Thebes. Chaucer.
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Nar*cot"ic*al (n, a. Narcotic.
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-- Nar*cot"ic*al*ly, adv.
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Nar"co*tine (nor n, n. [Cf. F. narcotine. Cf. Cotarnine.] (Chem.) An alkaloid found in opium, and extracted as a white crystalline substance, tasteless and less poisonous than morphine; -- called also narcotia.
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Nar`co*tin"ic (n, a. Pertaining to narcotine.
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Nar"co*tism (n, n. [Cf. F. narcotisme.] Narcosis; the state of being narcotized. G. Eliot.
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Nar"co*tize (n, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Narcotized (n; p. pr. & vb. n. Narcotizing (n.] To imbue with, or subject to the influence of, a narcotic; to put into a state of narcosis.
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narcotized adj. under the influence of narcotics.
Syn. -- doped, drugged.
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narcotizing adj. Inducing stupor or narcosis.
Syn. -- narcotic.
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Nard (n, n. [AS., fr. L. nardus, Gr. na`rdos; cf. Heb. n\'88rd, Per. nard, Scr. nalada.] 1. (Bot.) An East Indian plant (Nardostachys Jatamansi) of the Valerian family, used from remote ages in Oriental perfumery.
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2. An ointment prepared partly from this plant. See Spikenard.
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3. (Bot.) A kind of grass (Nardus stricta) of little value, found in Europe and Asia.
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Nard"ine (n, a. [L. nardinus, Gr. na`rdinos.] Of or pertaining to nard; having the qualities of nard.
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\'d8Nar*doo" (n, n. (Bot.) An Australian name for Marsilea Drummondii, a four-leaved cryptogamous plant, sometimes used for food.
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Nare (n, n. [L. naris.] A nostril. [R.] B. Jonson.
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\'d8Na"res (?), n. pl. [L., pl. of naris nostril.] (Anat.) The nostrils or nasal openings, -- the anterior nares being the external or proper nostrils, and the posterior nares, the openings of the nasal cavities into the mouth or pharynx.
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{ Nar"gile (?), Nar"gi*leh (?), } n. [Per. n\'bergh\'c6l, prop., a cocoanut; prob. so called because first made of a cocoanut.] An apparatus for smoking tobacco. It has a long flexible tube, and the smoke is drawn through water. Also called hoookah and water pipe. Functionally similar to the hubble-bubble, a simplified form.
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\'d8Nar"i*ca (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The brown coati. See Coati.
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Nar"i*form (?), a. [L. naris nostril + -form. See Nose.] Formed like the nose.
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nar"ine (?), a. Of or belonging to the nostrils.
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nark n. [from narcotics.] A law enforcement agent specializing in narcotics law violations. [slang]
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nar"ra*ble (?), a. [L. narrabilis, fr. narrare to narrate.] Capable of being narrated or told. [Obs.]
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Nar`ra*gan"setts (?), prop. n. pl.; sing. Narragansett (. (Ethnol.) A tribe of Indians who formerly inhabited the shores of Narragansett Bay.
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nar*rate" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Narrated; p. pr. & vb. n. Narrating.] [L. narratus, p. p. of narrare to narrate, prob. for gnarigare, fr. gnarus knowing. See Ignore, Know.] To tell, rehearse, or recite, as a story; to relate the particulars of; to go through with in detail, as an incident or transaction; to give an account of.
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Syn. -- To relate; recount; detail; describe.
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nar*ra"tion (?), n. [L. narratio: cf. F. narration.] 1. The act of telling or relating the particulars of an event; a recital of certain events, usually in chronological order; rehearsal.
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2. That which is related; the relation in words or writing of the particulars of any transaction or event, or of any series of transactions or events; a narrative; story; history.
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3. (Rhet.) That part of a discourse which recites the time, manner, or consequences of an action, or simply states the facts connected with the subject.
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Syn. -- Account; recital; rehearsal; relation; description; explanation; detail; narrative; story; tale; history. See Account.
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Nar"ra*tive (?), a. [Cf. F. narratif.] 1. Of or pertaining to narration; relating to the particulars of an event or transaction.
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2. Apt or inclined to relate stories, or to tell particulars of events; story-telling; garrulous.
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But wise through time, and narrative with age. Pope.
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Nar"ra*tive, n. That which is narrated; the recital of a story; a continuous account of the particulars of an event or transaction; a story.
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Cyntio was much taken with my narrative. Tatler.
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Syn. -- Account; recital; rehearsal; relation; narration; story; tale. See Account.
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Nar"ra*tive*ly, adv. In the style of narration.
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Nar*ra"tor (?), n. [L.] One who narrates; one who relates a series of events or transactions.
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Nar"ra*to*ry (?), a. Giving an account of events; narrative; as, narratory letters. Howell.
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Narre (n, a. Nearer. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Nar"row (n, a. [Compar. Narrower (n; superl. Narrowest.] [OE. narwe, naru, AS. nearu; akin to OS. naru, naro.] 1. Of little breadth; not wide or broad; having little distance from side to side; as, a narrow board; a narrow street; a narrow hem.
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Hath passed in safety through the narrow seas. Shak.
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2. Of little extent; very limited; circumscribed.
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The Jews were but a small nation, and confined to a narrow compass in the world. Bp. Wilkins.
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3. Having but a little margin; having barely sufficient space, time, or number, etc.; close; near{5}; -- with special reference to some peril or misfortune; as, a narrow shot; a narrow escape; a narrow miss; a narrow majority. Dryden.
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4. Limited as to means; straitened; pinching; as, narrow circumstances.
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5. Contracted; of limited scope; illiberal; bigoted; as, a narrow mind; narrow views. \'bdA narrow understanding.\'b8 Macaulay.
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6. Parsimonious; niggardly; covetous; selfish.
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A very narrow and stinted charity. Smalridge.
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7. Scrutinizing in detail; close; accurate; exact.
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But first with narrow search I must walk round
Milton.
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8. (Phon.) Formed (as a vowel) by a close position of some part of the tongue in relation to the palate; or (according to Bell) by a tense condition of the pharynx; -- distinguished from wide; as \'c7 (\'c7ve) and Guide to Pronunciation,
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Narrow is not unfrequently prefixed to words, especially to participles and adjectives, forming compounds of obvious signification; as, narrow-bordered, narrow-brimmed, narrow-breasted, narrow-edged, narrow-faced, narrow-headed, narrow-leaved, narrow-pointed, narrow-souled, narrow-sphered, etc.
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Narrow gauge. (Railroad) See Note under Gauge, n., 6.
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Nar"row (?), n.; pl. Narrows (. A narrow passage; esp., a contracted part of a stream, lake, or sea; a strait connecting two bodies of water; -- usually in the plural; as, The Narrows of New York harbor.
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Near the island lay on one side the jaws of a dangerous
narrow. Gladstone.
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Nar"row, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Narrowed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Narrowing.] [AS. nearwian.] 1. To lessen the breadth of; to contract; to draw into a smaller compass; to reduce the width or extent of. Sir W. Temple.
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2. To contract the reach or sphere of; to make less liberal or more selfish; to limit; to confine; to restrict; as, to narrow one's views or knowledge; to narrow a question in discussion.
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Our knowledge is much more narrowed if we confine ourselves to our own solitary reasonings. I. Watts.
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3. (Knitting) To contract the size of, as a stocking, by taking two stitches into one.
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Nar"row, v. i. 1. To become less broad; to contract; to become narrower; as, the sea narrows into a strait.
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2. (Man.) Not to step out enough to the one hand or the other; as, a horse narrows. Farrier's Dict.
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3. (Knitting) To contract the size of a stocking or other knit article, by taking two stitches into one.
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narrowed adj. reduced in size as if by being squeezed.
Syn. -- constricted.
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Nar"row*er (?), n. One who, or that which, narrows or contracts. Hannah More.
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Nar"row*ing, n. 1. The act of contracting, or of making or becoming less in breadth or extent.
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2. The part of a stocking which is narrowed.
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Nar"row*ly, adv. [AS. nearulice.] 1. With little breadth; in a narrow manner.
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2. Without much extent; contractedly.
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3. With minute scrutiny; closely; as, to look or watch narrowly; to search narrowly.
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4. With a little margin or space; by a small distance; hence, closely; hardly; barely; only just; -- often with reference to an avoided danger or misfortune; as, he narrowly escaped.
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5. Sparingly; parsimoniously.
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6. With close adherence to the literal meaning of a text; as, to interpret narrowly; to construe narrowly; to read narrowly; -- used especially of laws and contracts.
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Nar"row-mind`ed (?), a. Of narrow mental scope; lacking tolerance or breadth of view; illiberal; mean. Opposite of broad-minded, open-minded, liberal. [wns=2] [Narrower terms: dogmatic, dogmatical; little, petty, small, small-minded]
Syn. -- narrowminded, narrow, illiberal, intolerant.
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2. Capable of being shocked by behavior of others. Opposite of unshockable. [wns=1]
Syn. -- shockable.
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-- Nar"row-mind`ed*ness, n.
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Nar"row*ness, n. [AS. nearunes.] The condition or quality of being narrow.
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Nart (?). [For ne art.] Art not. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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\'d8Nar"thex (?), n. [L., giant fennel, Gr. na`rqhx.] 1. (Bot.) A tall umbelliferous plant (Ferula communis). See Giant fennel, under Fennel.
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2. (Arch.) The portico in front of ancient churches; sometimes, the atrium or outer court surrounded by ambulatories; -- used, generally, for any vestibule, lobby, or outer porch, leading to the nave of a church.
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Nar"wal (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) See Narwhal.
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Nar"we (n, a. Narrow. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Nar"whal (n, n. [Sw. or Dan. narvhal; akin to Icel. n\'behvalr, and E. whale. the first syllable is perh. from Icel. n\'ber corpse, dead body, in allusion to the whitish color its skin. See Whale.] [Written also narwhale and narwal.] (Zo\'94l.) An arctic cetacean (Monodon monocerous), about twenty feet long. The male usually has one long, twisted, pointed canine tooth, or tusk, projecting forward from the upper jaw like a horn, whence it is called also sea unicorn, unicorn fish, and unicorn whale. Sometimes two horns are developed, side by side.
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Nas (n. [For ne was.] Was not. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Nas. [Contr. fr. ne has.] Has not. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Na"sal (n, a. [F., from L. nasus the nose. See Nose.] 1. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the nose.
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2. (Phon.) Having a quality imparted by means of the nose; and specifically, made by lowering the soft palate, in some cases with closure of the oral passage, the voice thus issuing (wholly or partially) through the nose, as in the consonants m, n, ng (see Guide to Pronunciation, as, a nasal vowel; a nasal utterance.
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Nasal bones (Anat.), two bones of the skull, in front of the frontals. -- Nasal index (Anat.), in the skull, the ratio of the transverse the base of the aperture to the nasion, which latter distance is taken as the standard, equal to 100.
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Na"sal, n. 1. An elementary sound which is uttered through the nose, or through both the nose and the mouth simultaneously.
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2. (Med.) A medicine that operates through the nose; an errhine. [Archaic]
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3. (Anc. Armor) Part of a helmet projecting to protect the nose; a nose guard.
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4. (Anat.) One of the nasal bones.
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5. (Zo\'94l.) A plate, or scale, on the nose of a fish, etc.
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Nasalis prop. n. A genus of mammals comprising the proboscis monkeys.
Syn. -- genus Nasalis.
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nasalise v. t. Same as nasalize. [Chiefly Brit.]
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Na*sal"i*ty (?), n. [Cf. F. nasalit\'82.] The quality or state of being nasal.
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Na`sal*i*za"tion (?), n. The act of nasalizing, or the state of being nasalized.
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Na"sal*ize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Nasalized (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Nasalizing (?).] To render nasal, as sound; to insert a nasal or sound in.
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Na"sal*ize, v. t. To utter words or letters with a nasal sound; to speak through the nose; to pronounce with a lowered velum.
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Na"sal*ly, adv. In a nasal manner; by the nose.
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Nas"cal (?), n. [F. nascale.] (Med.) A kind of pessary of medicated wool or cotton, formerly used.
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Nas"cen*cy (?), n. [L. nascentia. See Nascent.] State of being nascent; birth; beginning; origin.
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Nas"cent (?), a. [L. nascens, -entis, p. pr. nasci to be born. See Nation, and cf. Naissant.] 1. Commencing, or in process of development; beginning to exist or to grow; coming into being; as, a nascent germ.
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Nascent passions and anxieties. Berkley.
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2. (Chem.) Evolving; being evolved or produced; as, nascent oxygen.
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Nascent state (Chem.), the fleeting or momentary state of an uncombined atom or radical just separated from one compound, and not yet united with another, -- a hypothetical condition implying peculiarly active chemical properties; as, hydrogen in the nascent state is a strong reducer.
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Nase"ber`ry (?), n. [Sp. nispero medlar and naseberry tree, fr. L. mespilus. See Medlar.] (Bot.) A tropical fruit. See Sapodilla. [Written also nisberry.]
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Nash (?), a. [Etymol. uncertain.] Firm; stiff; hard; also, chilly. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
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Nas`i*cor"nous (?), a. [L. nasus nose + cornu horn: cf. F. nasicorne.] (Zo\'94l.) Bearing a horn, or horns, on the nose, as the rhinoceros.
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Nas"i*form (?), a. [L. nasus nose + -form. See Nose, and cf. Nariform.] Having the shape of a nose.
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\'d8Na*si*on (?), n. [NL., fr. L. nasus nose.] (Anat.) The middle point of the nasofrontal suture.
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Na"so- (. [L. nasus nose.] (Anat.) A combining form denoting pertaining to the nose, or connected with the nose; as, nasofrontal.
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Na"so*buc"cal (?), a. [Naso + buccal.] (Anat.) Connected with both the nose and the mouth; as, the nasobuccal groove in the skate.
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Na`so*fron"tal (?), a. [Naso- + frontal.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the nose and the front of the head; as, the embryonic nasofrontal process which forms the anterior boundary of the mouth.
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Na`so*lach"ry*mal (?), a. [Naso- + lachrymal.] (Anat.) Connected with the lachrymal apparatus and the nose; as, the nasolachrymal, or lachrymal duct.
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{ Na`so*pal"a*tal (?), Na`so*pal"a*tine (?) }, a. [Naso- + palatal.] (Anat.) Connected with both the nose and the palate; as, the nasopalatine or incisor, canal connecting the mouth and the nasal chamber in some animals; the nasopalatine nerve.
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Na`so*phar`yn*ge"al (? , a. [Naso- + pharyngeal.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to both throat and nose; as, a nasopharyngeal polypus.
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Na`so*sep"tal (?), a. [Naso- + septal.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the internasal septum.
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Na`so*tur"bi*nal (?), a. [Naso- + turbinal.] (Anat.) Connected with, or near, both the turbinal and the nasal bones; as, the nasoturbinal bone, made up of the uppermost lammel\'91 of the ethmoturbinal, and sometimes united with the nasal. -- n. The nasoturbinal bone.
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Nas"sa (?), n.; pl. E. Nassas (#), L. Nass\'92 (#). [From L. nassa a kind of basket, in allusion to the reticulation of some species.] (Zo\'94l.) Any species of marine gastropods, of the genera Nassa, Tritia, and other allied genera of the family Nassid\'91; a dog whelk. See Illust. under Gastropoda.
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-- nas"soid (#), a.
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Nas"ti*ly (?), adv. In a nasty manner.
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Nas"ti*ness, n. The quality or state of being nasty; extreme filthness; dirtiness; also, indecency; obscenity.
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The nastiness of Plautus and Aristophanes. Dryden.
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Nas*tur"tion (?), n. [See Nasturtium.] (Bot.) Same as Nasturtium.
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Nas*tur"tium (?), n. [L. nasturtium, for nasitortium, fr. nasus nose + torquere, tortum, to twist, torture, in allusion to the causing one to make a wry face by its pungent taste. See Nose of the face, and Torture.] 1. (Bot.) A genus of cruciferous plants, having white or yellowish flowers, including several species of cress. They are found chiefly in wet or damp grounds, and have a pungent biting taste.
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2. (Bot.) Any plant of the genus Trop\'91olum, geraniaceous herbs, having mostly climbing stems, peltate leaves, and spurred flowers, and including the common Indian cress (Trop\'91olum majus), the canary-bird flower (T. peregrinum), and about thirty more species, all natives of South America. The whole plant has a warm pungent flavor, and the fleshy fruits are used as a substitute for capers, while the leaves and flowers are sometimes used in salads.
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Nas"ty (n, a. [Compar. Nastier (n; superl. Nastiest.] [For older nasky; cf. dial. Sw. naskug, nasket.] 1. Offensively filthy; very dirty, foul, or defiled; disgusting; nauseous.
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2. Hence, loosely: Offensive; disagreeable; unpropitious; wet; drizzling; as, a nasty rain, day, sky.
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3. Characterized by obscenity; indecent; indelicate; gross; filthy.
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4. Vicious; offensively ill-tempered; insultingly mean; spiteful; as, a nasty disposition.
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5. Difficult to deal with; troublesome; as, he fell of his bike and got a nasty bruise on his knee. [slang]
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Syn. -- Nasty, Filthy, Foul, Dirty. Anything nasty is usually wet or damp as well as filthy or dirty, and disgusts by its stickiness or odor; but filthy and foul imply that a thing is filled or covered with offensive matter, while dirty describes it as defiled or sullied with dirt of any kind; as, filthy clothing, foul vapors, etc.
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Na"sute (?), a. [L. nasutus, fr. nasus the nose.] 1. Having a nice sense of smell. [Obs.] Evelyn.
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2. Critically nice; captious. [Obs.] auden.
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Na"sut*ness, n. Quickness of scent; hence, nice discernment; acuteness. [Obs.] Dr. H. More.
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Nat (n, adv. Not. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Nat [For ne at.] Not at; nor at. [Obs.] haucer.
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Na"tal (n, a. [L. natalis, fr. natus, p. p. of nasci to be born: cf. F. natal. See Nation, and cf. Noel.] 1. Of or pertaining to one's birth; accompying or dating from one's birth; native.
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Princes' children took names from their natal places. Camden.
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Propitious star, whose sacred power
natal hour. Prior.
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2. (Astrol.) Presiding over nativity; as, natal Jove.
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Syn. -- Native, natural. See Native.
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Na*tal" boil (?). (Med.) same as Aleppo boil.
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{ Na`ta*li"tial (?), Na`ta*li"tious (?) }, a. [L. natalitius, from natalis. See Natal.] Of or pertaining to one's birth or birthday, or one's nativity. [Obs.] \'bdNatalitial poplar.\'b8 Evelyn. \'bdNatalitious fire.\'b8 W. Cartwright.
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Na*tal"o*in (?), n. [From Natal aloes.] (Chem.) A bitter crystalline substance constituting the essential principle of Natal aloes. Cf. Aloon.
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Na*tal" plum` (?). 1. (Bot.) The drupaceous fruit of two South African shrubs of the genus Carissa (formerly Arduina) (Carissa bispinosa and Carissa grandiflora). It is also called amatungulu.
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2. the shrub bearing the natal plum{1}; a very large closely branched South African shrub (Carissa grandiflora) of the dogbane family having forked bright green spines, white flowers, shiny leaves, and red berries.
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Na"tals (?), n. pl. One's birth, or the circumstances attending it. [Obs.] Fitz-Geffry.
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Na"tant (?), a. [L. natans, -antis, from swim, v. intens. fr. nare to swim: cf. F. natant.] 1. (Bot.) Floating in water, as the leaves of water lilies, or submersed, as those of many aquatic plants.
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2. (Her.) Placed horizontally across the field, as if swimming toward the dexter side; said of all sorts of fishes except the flying fish.
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Na"tant*ly (?), adv. In a floating manner; swimmingly.
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Na*ta"tion (?), n. [L. natatio, fr. natare to swim: cf. F. natation. See Natant.] The act of floating on the water; swimming. Sir T. Browne.
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\'d8Na`ta*to"res (?), n. pl. [L. natator a swimmer.] (Zo\'94l.) The swimming birds.
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Na`ta*to"rial (?), a. Inclined or adapted to swim; swimming; as, natatorial birds.
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Na`ta*to"ri*ous (?), a. (Zo\'94l.) Adapted for swimming; -- said of the legs of certain insects.
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\'d8Na`ta*to"rium (?), n. [L.] A swimming bath.
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Na"ta*to*ry (?), a. [L. natatorius.] Adapted for swimming or floating; as, natatory organs.
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Natch (n, n. [OF. nache fesse, LL. natica, from L. natis the rump, buttocks. Cf. Aitchbone.] The rump of beef; esp., the lower and back part of the rump.
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Natch bone, the edgebone, or aitchbone, in beef.
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Natch"ez (?), n. pl. (Ethnol.) A tribe of Indians who formerly lived near the site of the city of Natchez, Mississippi. In 1729 they were subdued by the French; the survivors joined the Creek Confederacy.
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Natch"nee (?), n. (Bot.) An annual grass (Eleusine coracona), cultivated in India as a food plant.
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\'d8Na"tes (?), n. pl. [L., the buttocks.] 1. (Anat.) (a) The buttocks. (b) The two anterior of the four lobes on the dorsal side of the midbrain of most mammals; the anterior optic lobes.
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2. (Zo\'94l.) The umbones of a bivalve shell.
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Nath (?). [Contr. fr. ne hath,] hath not. [Obs.]
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Nath"less (?), adv. [OE. natheles, na the les, not the less, AS. n\'be never. See Na, The, conj., and cf. Nevertheless.] Nevertheless. [Archaic] Chaucer. Milton. E. Arnold.
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Nath"more` (?), adv. [OE. na the more.] Not the more; never the more. [Obs.] Spenser.
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nat"i*ca (?), n.; pl. naticas (, L. natic\'92 (-s. (Zo\'94l.) Any one of numerous species of marine gastropods belonging to Natica, Lunatia, Neverita, and other allied genera (family Naticid\'91.) They burrow beneath the sand, or mud, and drill other shells.
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Nat"i*coid (?), a. [Natica + -oid.] (Zo\'94l.) Like or belonging to Natica, or the family Naticid\'91.
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Na"tion (?), n. [F. nation, L. natio nation, race, orig., a being born, fr. natus, p. p. of nasci, to be born, for gnatus, gnasci, from the same root as E. kin. \'fb44. See Kin kindred, and cf. Cognate, Natal, Native.] 1. (Ethnol.) A part, or division, of the people of the earth, distinguished from the rest by common descent, language, or institutions; a race; a stock.
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All nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues. Rev. vii. 9.
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2. The body of inhabitants of a country, united under an independent government of their own.
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A nation is the unity of a people. Coleridge.
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Praise the power that hath made and preserved us a nation. F. S. Key.
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3. Family; lineage. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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4. (a) One of the divisions of university students in a classification according to nativity, formerly common in Europe. (b) (Scotch Universities) One of the four divisions (named from the parts of Scotland) in which students were classified according to their nativity.
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5. A great number; a great deal; -- by way of emphasis; as, a nation of herbs. Sterne.
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Five nations. See under Five. -- Law of nations. See International law, under International, and Law.
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Syn. -- people; race. See People.
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Na"tion*al (?; 277), a. [Cf. F. national.] 1. Of or pertaining to a nation; common to a whole people or race; public; general; as, a national government, language, dress, custom, calamity, etc.
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2. Attached to one's own country or nation.
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National anthem, a popular song or hymn which has become by general acceptance the recognized musical expression of the patriotic sentiment of a nation; as, \'bdGod save the King\'b8 is called the national anthem of England. -- National bank, the official common name of a class of banking corporations established under the laws of the United States. -- National flag. See under Flag. -- National guard, a body of militia, or a local military organization, as in Paris during the French Revolution, or as certain bodies of militia in other European countries and in the United States. -- National salute, a salute consisting of as many guns as there are States in the Union. [U.S.]
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na"tion*al (?; 277), n. 1. A citizen (of a particular country); as, U. S. nationals are advised to contact their embassy when abroad.
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2. A country-wide sports competition; for a series of competitions, the plural form is usually used; as, to advance to the nationals.
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nationalisation n. same as nationalization. [Chiefly Brit.]
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Na"tion*al*ism (?), n. 1. The state of being national; national attachment; nationality.
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2. An idiom, trait, or character peculiar to any nation.
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3. National independence; the principles of the Nationalists.
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4. A devotion to one's country; patriotism; especially. an exaggerated or excessive form of patriotism; chauvinism.
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5. The policy of advocating the independence of one's country.
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6. The policy of advocating the interests of one's own country exclusively, regardless of effects of a country's actions on other countries.
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na"tion*al*ist, n. 1. One who advocates national unity and independence; -- as, for example, one of a party favoring Irish independence before 1918.
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2. One who advocates nationalism, in any sense.
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nationalistic adj. 1. Fanatically patriotic; chauvinistic.
Syn. -- chauvinistic, flag-waving(prenominal), jingoistic, superpatriotic.
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2. Devotion to the interests or culture of a particular nation including promoting the interests of one country over those of others; as, minor nationalistic differences.
Syn. -- nationalist.
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Na`tion*al"i*ty (?), n.; pl. Nationalities (#). [Cf. F. nationalit\'82.] 1. The quality of being national, or strongly attached to one's own nation; patriotism.
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2. The sum of the qualities which distinguish a nation; national character.
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3. A race or people, as determined by common language and character, and not by political bias or divisions; a nation.
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The fulfillment of his mission is to be looked for in the condition of nationalities and the character of peoples. H. W. Beecher.
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4. Existence as a distinct or individual nation; national unity and integrity.
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5. The state or quality of belonging to or being connected with a nation or government by nativity, character, ownership, allegiance, etc.; as, to record one's nationality on identification papers; the Soviet Union had citizens of many nationalities.
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Na`tion*al*i*za"tion (?), n. The act of nationalizing, or the state of being nationalized.
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na"tion*al*ize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Nationalized (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Nationalizing (?).] [Cf. F. nationaliser.] 1. To make national; to make a nation of; to endow with the character and habits of a nation, or the peculiar sentiments and attachment of citizens of a nation.
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2. To change ownership of (a business, a property) from private ownership to state ownership or control; as, to nationalize the steel industry.
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Na"tion*al*ly, adv. 1. In a national manner or way; as a nation. \'bdThe jews . . . being nationally espoused to God by covenant.\'b8 South.
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2. Throughout the nation; as, nationally famous.
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Na"tion*al*ness, n. The quality or state of being national; nationality. Johnson.
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\'d8Na`ti*o*nal"rath` (n, n. [G.] (Switzerland) See Legislature.
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Na"tive (n, a. [F. natif, L. nativus, fr. nasci, p. p. natus. See Nation, and cf. Na\'8bve, Neif a serf.] 1. Arising by birth; having an origin; born. [Obs.]
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Anaximander's opinion is, that the gods are native, rising and vanishing again in long periods of times. Cudworth.
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2. Of or pertaining to one's birth; natal; belonging to the place or the circumstances in which one is born; -- opposed to foreign; as, native land, language, color, etc.
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3. Born in the region in which one lives; as, a native inhabitant, race; grown or originating in the region where used or sold; not foreign or imported; as, native oysters, or strawberries. In the latter sense, synonymous with domestic.
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4. Original; constituting the original substance of anything; as, native dust. Milton.
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5. Conferred by birth; derived from origin; born with one; inherent; inborn; not acquired; as, native genius, cheerfulness, wit, simplicity, rights, intelligence, etc. Having the same meaning as congenital, but typically used for positive qualities, whereas congenital may be used for negative qualities. See also congenital
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Courage is native to you. Jowett (Thucyd.).
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6. Naturally related; cognate; connected (with). [R.]
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the head is not more native to the heart, . . .
Shak.
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7. (Min.) (a) Found in nature uncombined with other elements; as, native silver, copper, gold. (b) Found in nature; not artificial; as native sodium chloride.
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Native American party. See under American, a. -- Native bear (Zo\'94l.), the koala. -- Native bread (Bot.), a large underground fungus, of Australia (Mylitta australis), somewhat resembling a truffle, but much larger. -- Native devil. (Zo\'94l.) Same as Tasmanian devil, under Devil. -- Native hen (Zo\'94l.), an Australian rail (Tribonyx Mortierii). -- Native pheasant. (Zo\'94l.) See Leipoa. -- Native rabbit (Zo\'94l.), an Australian marsupial (Perameles lagotis) resembling a rabbit in size and form. -- Native sloth (Zo\'94l.), the koala. -- Native thrush (Zo\'94l.), an Australian singing bird (Pachycephala olivacea); -- called also thickhead. -- Native turkey (Zo\'94l.), the Australian bustard (Choriotis australis); -- called also bebilya.
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Syn. -- Natural; natal; original; congenital. -- Native, Natural, Natal. natural refers to the nature of a thing, or that which springs therefrom; native, to one's birth or origin; as, a native country, language, etc.; natal, to the circumstances of one's birth; as, a natal day, or star. Native talent is that which is inborn; natural talent is that which springs from the structure of the mind. Native eloquence is the result of strong innate emotion; natural eloquence is opposed to that which is studied or artificial.
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Na"tive (?), n. 1. One who, or that which, is born in a place or country referred to; a denizen by birth; an animal, a fruit, or vegetable, produced in a certain region; as, a native of France; the natives are restless.
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2. (Stock Breeding) Any of the live stock found in a region, as distinguished from such as belong to pure and distinct imported breeds. [U.S.]
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Na"tive*ly, adv. By natural or original condition; naturally; originally.
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Na"tive*ness, n. The quality or state of being native.
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Na"tive steel. A sort of steel which has been found where a burning coal seam had reduced and carbonized adjacent iron ore.
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Na"tiv*ism (?), n. 1. The disposition to favor the native inhabitants of a country, in preference to immigrants from foreign countries.
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2. (Philos.) The doctrine of innate ideas, or that the mind possesses forms of thought independent of sensation.
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Na"tiv*ist (?), n. An advocate of nativism.
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Na`tiv*is"tic (?), a. Relating to nativism.
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Na*tiv"i*ty (?), n.; pl. Nativies (#). [F. nativit\'82, L. nativitas. See Native, and cf. Na\'8bvet\'90.] 1. The coming into life or into the world; birth; also, the circumstances attending birth, as time, place, manner, etc. Chaucer.
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I have served him from the hour of my nativity. Shak.
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Thou hast left . . . the land of thy nativity. Ruth ii. 11.
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These in their dark nativity the deep
Milton.
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2. (Fine Arts) (capitalized) A picture representing or symbolizing the early infancy of Christ. The simplest form is the babe in a rude cradle, and the heads of an ox and an ass to express the stable in which he was born.
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3. (Astrol.) A representation of the positions of the heavenly bodies as the moment of one's birth, supposed to indicate one's future destinies; a horoscope.
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The Nativity, the birth or birthday of Christ; Christmas day. -- To cast one's nativity or To calculate one's nativity (Astrol.), to find out and represent the position of the heavenly bodies at the time of one's birth.
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Nat"ka (?), a. (Zo\'94l.) A species of shrike.
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Na"tri*um (?), n. [NL. See Natron.] (Chem.) The technical name for sodium.
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Na"tro*lite (?; 277), n. [Natron + -lite: cf. F. natrolithe.] (Min.) A zeolite occuring in groups of glassy acicular crystals, and in masses which often have a radiated structure. It is a hydrous silicate of alumina and soda.
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Na"tron (?), n. [F., fr. Sp. natron, Ar. natr\'d4n, nitr\'d4n. Cf. Niter, Anatron.] (Min.) Native sodium carbonate. [Written also anatron.]
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Nat"ter (?), v. i. [Cf. Icel. knetta to grumble.] 1. To find fault; to be peevish. [Prov. Eng. or Scot.]
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2. To talk constantly; to chatter incessantly to prattle; as, nattering like a chatterbox.
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Nat"ter*jack` (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) A European toad (Bufo calamita), having a yellow line along its back.
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Nat"ty (?), a. [Cf. Neat clean.] Neatly dressed; smart; trim; tidy; spruce. [Colloq.]
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-- Nat"ti*ly, adv. -- Nat"ti*ness, n.
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Nat"u*ral (?; 135), a. [OE. naturel, F. naturel, fr. L. naturalis, fr. natura. See Nature.] 1. Fixed or determined by nature; pertaining to the constitution of a thing; belonging to native character; according to nature; essential; characteristic; innate; not artificial, foreign, assumed, put on, or acquired; as, the natural growth of animals or plants; the natural motion of a gravitating body; natural strength or disposition; the natural heat of the body; natural color.
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With strong natural sense, and rare force of will. Macaulay.
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2. Conformed to the order, laws, or actual facts, of nature; consonant to the methods of nature; according to the stated course of things, or in accordance with the laws which govern events, feelings, etc.; not exceptional or violent; legitimate; normal; regular; as, the natural consequence of crime; a natural death; anger is a natural response to insult.
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What can be more natural than the circumstances in the behavior of those women who had lost their husbands on this fatal day? Addison.
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3. Having to do with existing system to things; dealing with, or derived from, the creation, or the world of matter and mind, as known by man; within the scope of human reason or experience; not supernatural; as, a natural law; natural science; history, theology.
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I call that natural religion which men might know . . . by the mere principles of reason, improved by consideration and experience, without the help of revelation. Bp. Wilkins.
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4. Conformed to truth or reality; as: (a) Springing from true sentiment; not artificial or exaggerated; -- said of action, delivery, etc.; as, a natural gesture, tone, etc. (b) Resembling the object imitated; true to nature; according to the life; -- said of anything copied or imitated; as, a portrait is natural.
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5. Having the character or sentiments properly belonging to one's position; not unnatural in feelings.
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To leave his wife, to leave his babes, . . .
natural touch. Shak.
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6. Connected by the ties of consanguinity. especially, Related by birth rather than by adoption; as, one's natural mother. \'bdNatural friends.\'b8 J. H. Newman.
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7. Hence: Begotten without the sanction of law; born out of wedlock; illegitimate; bastard; as, a natural child.
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8. Of or pertaining to the lower or animal nature, as contrasted with the higher or moral powers, or that which is spiritual; being in a state of nature; unregenerate.
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The natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God. 1 Cor. ii. 14.
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9. (Math.) Belonging to, to be taken in, or referred to, some system, in which the base is 1; -- said of certain functions or numbers; as, natural numbers, those commencing at 1; natural sines, cosines, etc., those taken in arcs whose radii are 1.
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10. (Mus.) (a) Produced by natural organs, as those of the human throat, in distinction from instrumental music. (b) Of or pertaining to a key which has neither a flat nor a sharp for its signature, as the key of C major. (c) Applied to an air or modulation of harmony which moves by easy and smooth transitions, digressing but little from the original key. (d) Neither flat nor sharp; -- of a tone. (e) Changed to the pitch which is neither flat nor sharp, by appending the sign as, A natural. Moore (Encyc. of Music).
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11. Existing in nature or created by the forces of nature, in contrast to production by man; not made, manufactured, or processed by humans; as, a natural ruby; a natural bridge; natural fibers; a deposit of natural calcium sulfate. Opposed to artificial, man-made, manufactured, processed and synthetic. [wns=2]
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12. Hence: Not processed or refined; in the same statre as that existing in nature; as, natural wood; natural foods.
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Natural day, the space of twenty-four hours. Chaucer.
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-- Natural fats, Natural gas, etc. See under Fat, Gas. etc. -- Natural Harmony (Mus.), the harmony of the triad or common chord. -- Natural history, in its broadest sense, a history or description of nature as a whole, including the sciences of botany, zo\'94logy, geology, mineralogy, paleontology, chemistry, and physics. In recent usage the term is often restricted to the sciences of botany and zo\'94logy collectively, and sometimes to the science of zoology alone. -- Natural law, that instinctive sense of justice and of right and wrong, which is native in mankind, as distinguished from specifically revealed divine law, and formulated human law. -- Natural modulation (Mus.), transition from one key to its relative keys. -- Natural order. (Nat. Hist.) See under order. -- Natural person. (Law) See under person, n. -- Natural philosophy, originally, the study of nature in general; the natural sciences; in modern usage, that branch of physical science, commonly called physics, which treats of the phenomena and laws of matter and considers those effects only which are unaccompanied by any change of a chemical nature; -- contrasted with mental philosophy and moral philosophy. -- Natural scale (Mus.), a scale which is written without flats or sharps. Model would be a preferable term, as less likely to mislead, the so-called artificial scales (scales represented by the use of flats and sharps) being equally natural with the so-called natural scale. -- Natural science, the study of objects and phenomena existing in nature, especially biology, chemistry, physics and their interdisciplinary related sciences; natural history, in its broadest sense; -- used especially in contradistinction to social science, mathematics, philosophy, mental science or moral science. -- Natural selection (Biol.), the operation of natural laws analogous, in their operation and results, to designed selection in breeding plants and animals, and resulting in the survival of the fittest; the elimination over time of species unable to compete in specific environments with other species more adapted to survival; -- the essential mechanism of evolution. The principle of natural selection is neutral with respect to the mechanism by which inheritable changes occur in organisms (most commonly thought to be due to mutation of genes and reorganization of genomes), but proposes that those forms which have become so modified as to be better adapted to the existing environment have tended to survive and leave similarly adapted descendants, while those less perfectly adapted have tended to die out through lack of fitness for the environment, thus resulting in the survival of the fittest. See Darwinism. -- Natural system (Bot. & Zo\'94l.), a classification based upon real affinities, as shown in the structure of all parts of the organisms, and by their embryology.
It should be borne in mind that the natural system of botany is natural only in the constitution of its genera, tribes, orders, etc., and in its grand divisions. Gray.
Natural theology, or Natural religion, that part of theological science which treats of those evidences of the existence and attributes of the Supreme Being which are exhibited in nature; -- distinguished from revealed religion. See Quotation under Natural, a., 3. -- Natural vowel, the vowel sound heard in urn, furl, sir, her, etc.; -- so called as being uttered in the easiest open position of the mouth organs. See Neutral vowel, under Neutral and Guide to Pronunciation, <-- ##?? wrong examples!!?? an earlier def? cup, alone, -->
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Syn. -- See Native.
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Nat"u*ral (?; 135), n. 1. A native; an aboriginal. [Obs.] Sir W. Raleigh.
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2. pl. Natural gifts, impulses, etc. [Obs.] Fuller.
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3. One born without the usual powers of reason or understanding; an idiot. \'bdThe minds of naturals.\'b8 Locke.
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4. (Mus.) A character [
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5. A person who has an innate talent that makes success in some specific endeavor, such as sports, much easier than for others; as, Pele was a natural in soccer.
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nat"u*ral fam"i*ly, n. (Biol.) a group of living organisms classed as a family in a toxonomic classification.
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natural gas n. The combustible gas found associated with petroleum deposits, and also in other geological formations, comprised predominantly of methane plus variable other constitutents. It is an important source of energy, and is transported long distances by pipelines, or in a liquefied state in tankers, for commercial distribution. Some natural gas deposits contain helium, and comprise the primary source of that rare element.
Syn. -- gas.
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Nat"u*ral*ism (?), n. [Cf. F. naturalisme.] 1. A state of nature; conformity to nature.
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2. (Metaph.) The doctrine of those who deny a supernatural agency in the miracles and revelations recorded in the Bible, and in spiritual influences; also, any system of philosophy which refers the phenomena of nature to a blind force or forces acting necessarily or according to fixed laws, excluding origination or direction by one intelligent will.
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3. The theory that art or literature should conform to nature; realism; also, the quality, rendering, or expression of art or literature executed according to this theory.
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4. Specifically: The principles and characteristics professed or represented by a 19th-century school of realistic writers, notably by Zola and Maupassant, who aimed to give a literal transcription of reality, and laid special stress on the analytic study of character, and on the scientific and experimental nature of their observation of life.
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nat"u*ral*ist, n. [Cf. F. naturaliste.] 1. One versed in natural science; a student of natural history, esp. of the natural history of plants or animals; a botanist or zoologist.
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2. One who holds or maintains the doctrine of naturalism in religion. H. Bushnell.
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Nat`u*ral*is"tic (?), a. 1. Belonging to the doctrines of naturalism.
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2. Closely resembling nature; realistic. \'bdNaturalistic bit of pantomime.\'b8 W. D. Howells.
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Nat`u*ral"i*ty (?), n. [L. naturalitas: cf. F. naturalit\'82.] Nature; naturalness. [R.]
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Nat`u*ral*i*za"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. naturalisation.] The act or process of naturalizing, esp. of investing an alien with the rights and privileges of a native or citizen; also, the state of being naturalized.
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Nat"u*ral*ize (?; 135), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Naturalized (#); p. pr. & vb. n. Naturalizing (#).] [Cf. F. naturaliser. See Natural.] 1. To make natural; as, custom naturalizes labor or study.
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2. To confer the rights and privileges of a native subject or citizen on; to make as if native; to adopt, as a foreigner into a nation or state, and place in the condition of a native subject.
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3. To receive or adopt as native, natural, or vernacular; to make one's own; as, to naturalize foreign words.
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4. To adapt; to accustom; to habituate; to acclimate; to cause to grow as under natural conditions.
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Its wearer suggested that pears and peaches might yet be naturalized in the New England climate. Hawthorne.
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Nat"u*ral*ize, v. i. 1. To become as if native.
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2. To explain phenomena by natural agencies or laws, to the exclusion of the supernatural.
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Infected by this naturalizing tendency. H. Bushnell.
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naturalized adj. 1. Acclimated to a new environment; introduced from another region and persisting without cultivation; -- of plants or animals not native to a location. [wns=1 & 3]
Syn. -- domesticated, nonnative.
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2. planted randomly in soil so as to give an appearance of wild growth; as, drifts of naturalized daffodils.
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Nat"u*ral*ly, adv. In a natural manner or way; according to the usual course of things; spontaneously.
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Nat"u*ral*ness, n. The state or quality of being natural; conformity to nature.
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Nat"u*ral prod"uct, n. (Chem., Biochem.) A chemical substance produced by a living organism; -- a term used commonly in reference to chemical substances found in nature that have distinctive pharmacological effects. Such a substance is considered a natural product even if it can be prepared by total synthesis.
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Nat"u*ral prod"uct chem"is*try, n. (Chem.) That branch of chemistry which deals with the isolation, identification, structure elucidation, and study of the chemical characteristics of chemical substances produced by living organisms.
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Nat"u*ral steel. Steel made by the direct refining of cast iron in a finery, or, as wootz, by a direct process from the ore.
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Na"ture (?; 135), n. [F., fr. L. natura, fr. natus born, produced, p. p. of nasci to be born. See Nation.] 1. The existing system of things; the universe of matter, energy, time and space; the physical world; all of creation. Contrasted with the world of mankind, with its mental and social phenomena.
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But looks through nature up to nature's God. Pope.
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When, in the course of human Events, it becomes necessary for one People to dissolve the Political Bonds which have connected them with another, ans to assume among the powers of the earth the separate and equal Station which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent Respect to the Opinions of Mankind requires that they should declare the causes that impel them to the Separation. Declaration of Independence

Nature has caprices which art can not imitate. Macaulay.
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2. The personified sum and order of causes and effects; the powers which produce existing phenomena, whether in the total or in detail; the agencies which carry on the processes of creation or of being; -- often conceived of as a single and separate entity, embodying the total of all finite agencies and forces as disconnected from a creating or ordering intelligence; as, produced by nature; the forces of nature.
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I oft admire
Nature, wise and frugal, could commit
Milton.
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3. The established or regular course of things; usual order of events; connection of cause and effect.
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4. Conformity to that which is natural, as distinguished from that which is artificial, or forced, or remote from actual experience.
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One touch of nature makes the whole world kin. Shak.
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5. The sum of qualities and attributes which make a person or thing what it is, as distinct from others; native character; inherent or essential qualities or attributes; peculiar constitution or quality of being.
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Thou, therefore, whom thou only canst redeem,
nature also to thy nature join,
Milton.
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6. Hence: Kind, sort; character; quality.
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A dispute of this nature caused mischief. Dryden.
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7. Physical constitution or existence; the vital powers; the natural life. \'bdMy days of nature.\'b8 Shak.
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Oppressed nature sleeps. Shak.
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8. Natural affection or reverence.
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Have we not seen
nature force his way? Pope.
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9. Constitution or quality of mind or character.
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A born devil, on whose nature
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That reverence which is due to a superior nature. Addison.
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Good nature, Ill nature. see under Good and Ill. -- In a state of nature. (a) Naked as when born; nude. (b) In a condition of sin; unregenerate. (c) Untamed; uncivilized. -- Nature printing, a process of printing from metallic or other plates which have received an impression, as by heavy pressure, of an object such as a leaf, lace, or the like. -- Nature worship, the worship of the personified powers of nature. -- To pay the debt of nature, to die.
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Na"ture, v. t. To endow with natural qualities. [Obs.]
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He [God] which natureth every kind. Gower.
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Na"tured (?; 135), a. Having (such) a nature, temper, or disposition; disposed; -- used in composition; as, good-natured, ill-natured, etc.
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Na"ture*less (?), a. Not in accordance with nature; unnatural. [Obs.] Milton.
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Na"tur*ism (?), n. (Med.) The belief or doctrine that attributes everything to nature as a sanative agent.
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Na"tur*ist, n. One who believes in, or conforms to, the theory of naturism. Boyle.
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Na*tu"ri*ty (?), n. The quality or state of being produced by nature. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
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Na"tur*ize (?), v. t. To endow with a nature or qualities; to refer to nature. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
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nauch n. an intricate traditional dance in India performed by professional dancing girls.
Syn. -- nautch, nautch dance.
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Nauclea prop. n. A small genus of evergreen tropical shrubs or trees with smooth leathery leaves.
Syn. -- genus Nauclea.
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Nau"frage (?; 48), n. [F., fr. L. naufragium; navis + frangere.] Shipwreck; ruin. [Obs.] acon.
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Nau"fra*gous (?), a. [L. naufragus. See Naufrage.] causing shipwreck. [Obs.] r. Taylor.
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Naught (n, n. [OE. naught, nought, naht, nawiht, AS. n, n, n; ne not + ever + wiht thing, whit; hence, not ever a whit. See No, adv. Whit, and cf. Aught, Not.] 1. Nothing. [Written also nought.]
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Doth Job fear God for naught? Job i. 9.
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2. The arithmetical character 0; a cipher. See Cipher.
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To set at naught, to treat as of no account; to disregard; to despise; to defy; to treat with ignominy. \'bdYe have set at naught all my counsel.\'b8 Prov. i. 25.
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Naught, adv. In no degree; not at all. Chaucer.
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To wealth or sovereign power he naught applied. Fairfax.
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Naught, a. 1. Of no value or account; worthless; bad; useless.
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It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer. Prov. xx. 14.
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Go, get you to your house; begone, away!
naught else. Shak.
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Things naught and things indifferent. Hooker.
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2. Hence, vile; base; naughty. [Obs.]
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No man can be stark naught at once. Fuller.
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Naugh"ti*ly (?), adv. In a naughty manner; wickedly; perversely. Shak.
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Naugh"ti*ness, n. The quality or state of being naughty; perverseness; badness; wickedness.
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I know thy pride, and the naughtiness of thine heart. 1 Sam. xvii. 28.
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Naught"ly (?), adv. Naughtily; wrongly. [Obs.]
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because my parents naughtly brought me up. Mir. for Mag.
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Naugh"ty (?), a. [Compar. Naughtier (?); superl. Naughtiest.] 1. Having little or nothing. [Obs.]
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[Men] that needy be and naughty, help them with thy goods. Piers Plowman.
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2. Worthless; bad; good for nothing. [Obs.]
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The other basket had very naughty figs. Jer. xxiv. 2.
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3. hence, corrupt; wicked. [Archaic]
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So shines a good deed in a naughty world. Shak.
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4. Mischievous; perverse; froward; guilty of disobedient or improper conduct; as, a naughty child.
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Nau"heim treat`ment (?). (Med.) Orig., a method of therapeutic treatment administered, esp. for chronic diseases of the curculatory system, at Bad Nauheim, Germany, by G. Schott, consisting in baths in the natural mineral waters of that place, which are charged with carbonic acid, and the use of a graduated course of rest, physical exercises, massage, etc.; hence, any similar treatment using waters artificially charged with the essential ingredients of the natural mineral waters of Bad Nauheim. Hence, Nauheim bath, etc.
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naumachia n. Same as naumachy.
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Nau"ma*chy (n, n. [L. naumachia, Gr. naymachi`a; nay^s ship + ma`chh fight, battle, ma`chesqai to fight.] 1. A naval battle; esp., a mock sea fight put on by the ancient Romans.
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2. (Rom. Antiq.) A show or spectacle representing a sea fight; also, a place for such exhibitions.
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\'d8Nau"pli*us (?), n.; pl. Nauplii (#). [L., a kind of shellfish, fr. Gr. nay^s ship + (Zo\'94l.) A crustacean larva having three pairs of locomotive organs (corresponding to the antennules, antenn\'91, and mandibles), a median eye, and little or no segmentation of the body.
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Nau`ro*pom"e*ter (?), n. [Gr. nay^s ship + -meter.] (Naut.) An instrument for measuring the amount which a ship heels at sea.
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Nauruan prop. adj. 1. Of or pertaining to Nauru; as, Nauruan artifacts.
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2. Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of Nauru; as, Nauruan natives.
Syn. -- Nauran.
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Naus"co*py (?), n. [Gr. nay^s ship + -scopy: cf. F. nauscopie.] (Naut.) The power or act of discovering ships or land at considerable distances.
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Nau"se*a (? or , n. [L., fr. Gr. nay^s ship. See Nave of a church, and cf. Noise.] Seasickness; hence, any similar sickness of the stomach accompanied with a propensity to vomit; qualm; squeamishness of the stomach; loathing.
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Nau"se*ant (?), n. [L. nauseans, p. pr. Of nauseare.] (Med.) A substance which produces nausea; an emetic.
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Nau"se*ate (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Nauseated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Nauseating.] [L. nauseare, nauseatum, fr. nausea. See Nausea.] To become squeamish; to feel nausea; to turn away with disgust.
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Nau"se*ate, v. t. 1. To affect with nausea; to sicken; to cause to feel loathing or disgust.
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2. To sicken at; to reject with disgust; to loathe.
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The patient nauseates and loathes wholesome foods. Blackmore.
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Nau`se*a"tion (?), n. The act of nauseating, or the state of being nauseated.
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Nau"se*a*tive (? , a. Causing nausea; nauseous.
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Nau"seous (?; 277), a. [L. nauseosus.] 1. Causing, or fitted to cause, nausea; sickening; loathsome; disgusting; exciting abhorrence; as, a nauseous drug or medicine.
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2. Feeling nausea; as, nauseous from the effects of chemotherapy.
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-- Nau"seous*ly, adv. -- Nau"seous*ness, n.
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The nauseousness of such company disgusts a reasonable man. Dryden.
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\'d8Nautch (?), n. [Hind. n\'bech, fr. Skr. n dance.] An entertainment consisting chiefly of dancing by professional dancing (or Nautch) girls. [India]
Syn. -- nauch.
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Nau"tic (?), a. [See Nautical.] Nautical.
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Nau"tic*al (?), a. [L. nauticus, Gr. naytiko`s, fr. nay`ths a seaman, sailor, fr. nay^s ship: cf. F. nautique. See Nave of a church.] Of or pertaining to seamen, to the art of navigation, or to ships; as, nautical skill.
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Syn. -- Naval; marine; maritime. See Naval.
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Nautical almanac. See under Almanac. -- Nautical distance, the length in nautical miles of the rhumb line joining any two places on the earth's surface. -- nautical mile. See under Mile.
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Nau"tic*al*ly, adv. In a nautical manner; with reference to nautical affairs.
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Nau"ti*form (?), a. [Gr. nay^s ship + -form.] Shaped like the hull of a ship.
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Nautilidae prop. n. A natural family of spiral-shelled cephalopods.
Syn. -- family Nautilidae.
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Nau"ti*lite (?), n. (Paleon.) A fossil nautilus.
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Nau"ti*loid (?), a. [Nautilus + -oid: cf. F. nautilo\'8bde.] (Zo\'94l.) Like or pertaining to the nautilus; shaped like a nautilus shell. -- n. A mollusk, or shell, of the genus Nautilus or family Nautilid\'91.
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Nau"ti*lus (?), n.; pl. E. Nautiluses (#), L. Nautili (#). [L., fr. Gr. nayti`los a seaman, sailor, a kind of shellfish which was supposed to be furnished with a membrane which served as a sail; fr. nay^s ship. See Nave of a church.] 1. (Zo\'94l.) The only existing genus of tetrabranchiate cephalopods. About four species are found living in the tropical Pacific, but many other species are found fossil. The shell is spiral, symmetrical, and chambered, or divided into several cavities by simple curved partitions, which are traversed and connected together by a continuous and nearly central tube or siphuncle. See Tetrabranchiata.
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2. The argonaut; -- also called paper nautilus. See Argonauta, and Paper nautilus, under Paper.
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3. A variety of diving bell, the lateral as well as vertical motions of which are controlled, by the occupants.
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Na"va*joes (?), n. pl.; sing. Navajo (. (Ethnol.) A tribe of Indians inhabiting New Mexico and Arizona, allied to the Apaches. They are now largely engaged in agriculture.
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Na"val (n, a. [L. navalis, fr. navis ship: cf. F. naval. See Nave of a church.] Having to do with shipping; of or pertaining to ships or a navy; consisting of ships; as, naval forces, successes, stores, etc.
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Naval brigade, a body of seamen or marines organized for military service on land. -- Naval officer. (a) An officer in the navy. (b) A high officer in some United States customhouses. -- Naval tactics, the science of managing or maneuvering vessels sailing in squadrons or fleets.
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Syn. -- Nautical; marine; maritime. -- Naval, Nautical. Naval is applied to vessels, or a navy, or the things which pertain to them or in which they participate; nautical, to seamen and the art of navigation. Hence we speak of a naval, as opposed to a military, engagement; naval equipments or stores, a naval triumph, a naval officer, etc., and of nautical pursuits or instruction, nautical calculations, a nautical almanac, etc.
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Na"vals (n, n. pl. Naval affairs. [Obs.]
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Na"varch (n, n. [L. navarchus, Gr. nay`archo`s; nay^s ship + 'archo`s chief.] (Gr. Antiq.) The commander of a fleet. Mitford.
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na"varch*y (n, n. [Gr. nayarchi`a.] Nautical skill or experience. [Obs.] Sir W. Petty.
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Navarino prop. n. The name of a naval battle in the War of Greek Independence (1827), at which the Turkish and Egyptian fleet was defeated by the allied fleet.
Syn. -- battle of Navarino.
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Na`var*rese" (? , prop. a. Of or pertaining to Navarre. -- n. sing. & pl. A native or inhabitant of Navarre; the people of Navarre.
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nave (n, n. [AS. nafu; akin to D. naaf, G. nabe, OHG. naba, Icel. n\'94f, Dan. nav, Sw. naf, Skr. n\'bebhi nave and navel: cf. L. umbo boss of a shield. \'fb260. Cf. Navel.] 1. The block in the center of a wheel, from which the spokes radiate, and through which the axle passes; -- called also hub or hob.
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2. The navel. [Obs.] hak.
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Nave, n. [F. nef, fr. L. navis ship, to which the church was often likened; akin to Gr. nay`archo`s, Skr. n\'beus, and perh. to AS. naca boat, G. nachen, Icel. n\'94kkvi; cf. L. nare to swim, float. Cf. Nausea, Nautical, Naval.] (Arch.) The middle or body of a church, extending from the transepts to the principal entrances, or, if there are no transepts, from the choir to the principal entrance, but not including the aisles.
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Na"vel (n, n. [AS. nafela, fr. nafu nave; akin to D. navel, G. nabel, OHG. nabolo, Icel. nafli, Dan. navle, Sw. nafle, L. umbilicus, Gr. 'omfalo`s, Skr. n. \'fb260. See Nave hub, and cf. Omphalic, Nombril, Umbilical.] 1. (Anat.) A mark or depression in the middle of the abdomen; the umbilicus; called also belly button in humans. See Umbilicus.
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2. The central part or point of anything; the middle.
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Within the navel of this hideous wood,
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3. (Gun.) An eye on the under side of a carronade for securing it to a carriage.
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Navel gall, a bruise on the top of the chine of the back of a horse, behind the saddle. Johnson. -- Navel point. (Her.) Same as Nombril.
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na"vel or"ange. A type of orange in which the fruit incloses a small secondary fruit, the rind showing on the exterior a navel-like pit or depression at the apex. There are several varieties; they are usually seedless, or nearly so, and are much grown in California.
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Na"vel-string` (?), n. The umbilical cord.
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Na"vel*wort` (?), n. (Bot.) A European perennial succulent herb (Cotyledon umbilicus), having round, peltate leaves with a central depression; -- also called pennywort, and kidneywort.
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Na"vew (?), n. [OE. navel, naveau, a dim. fr. L. napus navew. Cf. Napiform.] (Bot.) A kind of small turnip, a variety of Brassica campestris. See Brassica. [Written also naphew.]
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Na*vic"u*lar (?), a. [L. navicularius, fr. navicula, dim. of navis ship: cf. F. naviculaire.] 1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a boat or ship.
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2. Shaped like a boat; cymbiform; scaphoid; as, the navicular glumes of most grasses; the navicular bone.
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Navicular bone. (Anat.) (a) One of the middle bones of the tarsus, corresponding to the centrale; -- called also scaphoid. (b) A proximal bone on the radial side of the carpus; the scaphoid. -- Navicular disease (Far.), a disease affecting the navicular bone, or the adjacent parts, in a horse's foot.
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Na*vic"u*lar, n. (Anat.) The navicular bone.
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Nav`i*ga*bil"i*ty (?), n. [Cf. F. navigabilit\'82.] The quality or condition of being navigable; navigableness.
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Nav"i*ga*ble (?), a. [L. navigabilis: cf. F. navigable. See Navigate.] Capable of being navigated; deep enough and wide enough to afford passage to vessels; as, a navigable river.
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Kent. Burrill.
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-- Nav"i*ga*ble*ness, n. -- Nav"i*ga*bly, adv.
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Nav"i*gate (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Navigated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Navigating.] [L. navigatus, p. p. of navigare, v.t. & i.; navis ship + agere to move, direct. See Nave, and Agent.] 1. To journey by water; to go in a vessel or ship; to perform the duties of a navigator; to use the waters as a highway or channel for commerce or communication; to sail.
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The Phenicians navigated to the extremities of the Western Ocean. Arbuthnot.
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2. To direct or operate a vehicle, especially a ship or aircraft.
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3. To pass through, over, or around; -- used especially of a course having obstacles; as, to navigate around all the randomly scattered tables to the far side of the room.
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Nav"i*gate, v. t. 1. To pass over in ships; to sail over or on; as, to navigate the Atlantic.
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2. To steer, direct, or manage in sailing; to conduct (ships) upon the water by the art or skill of seamen; as, to navigate a ship.
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3. To pass through, over, or around; -- used especially of a course having obstacles; as, to navigate all the randomly scattered tables to the far side of the room.
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Nav`i*ga"tion (?), n. [L. navigatio: cf. F. navigation.] 1. The act of navigating; the act of passing on water in ships or other vessels; the state of being navigable.
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2. (a) The science or art of conducting ships or vessels from one place to another, including, more especially, the method of determining a ship's position, course, distance passed over, etc., on the surface of the globe, by the principles of geometry and astronomy. (b) The management of sails, rudder, etc.; the mechanics of traveling by water; seamanship.
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3. Ships in general. [Poetic] Shak.
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A\'89rial navigation, the act or art of sailing or floating in the air, as by means of airplanes or ballons; aviation; a\'89ronautic. -- Inland navigation, Internal navigation, navigation on rivers, inland lakes, etc.
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navigational adj. of or pertaining to navigation; used in navigation; as, navigational aids.
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Nav"i*ga`tor (?), n. One who navigates or sails; esp., one who direct the course of a ship, or one who is skillful in the art of navigation; also, a book which teaches the art of navigation; as, Bowditch's Navigator.
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Na*vig"er*ous (?), a. [L. naviger; navis ship + gerere to bear.] Bearing ships; capable of floating vessels. [R.] Blount.
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Nav"vy (?), n.; pl. Navies (#). [Abbreviated fr. navigator.] Originally, a laborer on canals for internal navigation; hence, a laborer on other public works, as in building railroads, embankments, etc. [Eng.]
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Na"vy (?); n.; pl. Navies (#). [ OF. navie, fr. L. navis ship. See Nave of a church.] 1. A fleet of ships; an assemblage of merchantmen, or so many as sail in company. \'bdThe navy also of Hiram, that brought gold from Ophir.\'b8 1 kings x. 11.
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2. The whole of the war vessels belonging to a nation or ruler, considered collectively; as, the navy of Italy.
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3. The officers and men attached to the war vessels of a nation; as, he belongs to the navy.
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4. same as navy blue.
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Navy bean. see Bean. -- Navy yard, a place set apart as a shore station for the use of the navy. It often contains all the mechanical and other appliences for building and equipping war vessels and training their crews.
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Na"vy (?), a. Having a color of navy blue.
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Na"vy blue`, n. 1. A dark grayish blue. Also called navy.
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2. Prussian blue. [archaic]
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\'d8Na*wab" (?), n. [See Nabob.] 1. A deputy ruler or viceroy in India; also, a title given by courtesy to other persons of high rank in the East.
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2. A rich, retired Anglo-Indian; a nabob.
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Nawl (?), n. [See Nall.] An awl. [Obs.] usser.
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nay (n, adv. [Icel. nei; akin to E. no. See No, adv.] 1. No; -- a negative answer to a question asked, or a request made, now superseded by no. Opposed to aye or yea. See also Yes.
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And eke when I say \'bdye,\'b8 ne say not \'bdnay.\'b8 Chaucer.
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I tell you nay; but except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish. Luke xiii. 3.
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And now do they thrust us out privily? nay, verily; but let them come themselves and fetch us out. Acts xvi. 37.
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He that will not when he may,
nay. Old Prov.
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nay was used to answer simple questions, and no was used when the form of the question involved a negative expression; nay was the simple form, no the emphatic. Skeat.
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2. Not this merely, but also; not only so, but; -- used to mark the addition or substitution of a more explicit or more emphatic phrase.
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Nay in this sense may be interchanged with yea. \'bdWere he my brother, nay, my kingdom's heir.\'b8 Shak.
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Nay, n.; pl. Nays (. 1. Denial; refusal.
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2. A negative vote; one who votes in the negative.
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It is no nay, there is no denying it. [Obs.] haucer.
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Nay, v. t. & i. To refuse. [Obs.] Holinshed.
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\'d8Na*yaur" (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) A specied of wild sheep (Ovis Hodgsonii), native of Nepal and Tibet. It has a dorsal mane and a white ruff beneath the neck.
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Nayt (?), v. t. [Icel. neita.] To refuse; to deny. [Obs.] \'bdHe shall not nayt ne deny his sin.\'b8 Chaucer.
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Nay"ward (?), n. The negative side. [R.]
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Howe'er you lean to the nayward. Shak.
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Nay"word` (?), n. A byword; a proverb; also, a watchword. [Obs.] hak.
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Naz`a*rene" (?), prop. n. [L. Nazarenus, Gr. 1. A native or inhabitant of Nazareth; -- a term of contempt applied to Christ and the early Christians.
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2. (Eccl. Hist.) One of a sect of Judaizing Christians in the first and second centuries, who observed the laws of Moses, and held to certain heresies.
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Naz"a*rite (?), prop. n. A Jew bound by a vow to leave the hair uncut, to abstain from wine and strong drink, and to practice extraordinary purity of life and devotion, the obligation being for life, or for a certain time. The word is also used adjectively.
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Naz"a*rite*ship, prop. n. The state of a Nazarite.
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Naz`a*rit"ic (?), prop. a. Of or pertaining to a Nazarite, or to Nazarites.
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Naz"a*ri*tism (?; 277), prop. n. The vow and practice of a Nazarite.
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naze (?), n. [See Ness.] A promontory or headland.
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Naz"i*rite (?), prop. n. A Nazarite.
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ne (n, adv. [AS. ne. See No.] Not; never. [Obs.]
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He never yet no villany ne said. Chaucer.
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Ne was formerly used as the universal adverb of negation, and survives in certain compounds, as never (= ne ever) and none (= ne one). Other combinations, now obsolete, will be found in the Vocabulary, as nad, nam, nil. See Negative, 2.
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ne, conj. [See Ne, adv.] Nor. [Obs.] Shak.
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No niggard ne no fool. Chaucer.
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Ne . . . ne, neither . . . nor. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Neaf (n, n. See 2d Neif. Shak.
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Neal (n, v. t. To anneal. [R.] Chaucer.
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Neal, v. i. To be tempered by heat. [R.] Bacon.
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neanderthal adj. 1. uncouth in manners or appearance.
Syn. -- boorish, clownish, loutish, oafish.
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Ne*an"der*thal` (?), prop. a. 1. (Anthropol.) Of, pertaining to, or named from, the Neanderthal, a valley in the Rhine Province, in which were found parts of a skeleton of an early type of man. The skull is characterized by extreme dolichocephaly, flat, retreating forehead, with closed frontal sutures, and enormous superciliary ridges. The cranial capacity is estimated at about 1,220 cubic centimeters, being about midway between that of the Pithecanthropus and modern man. Hence, pertaining to or designating the Neanderthal race, or Neanderthal man, a species of extinct robust humans, believed to have been widespread in the Middle Paleolithic in Europe and western Asia; as, a Neanderthal skull.
Syn. -- Neanderthalian.
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2. Similar to or reminiscent of a neanderthal human; troglodytic; primitive and uncultured.
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Ne*an"der*thal` (?), prop. n. 1. (Anthropol.) A neanderthal human being; a member of the race Homo sapiens neanderthalensis; as, neanderthals were shorter than modern humans.
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2. One resembling a neanderthal human; a troglodyte; a cave man.
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3. Hence: (Fig.) A person of primitive, unenlightened or uneducated opinions or attitudes; one with a regressive social or political outlook; -- used disparagingly.
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Neanderthalian adj. same as Neanderthal{1}.
Syn. -- Neanderthal.
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Ne*an`der*thal"oid (?), a. [Neanderthal + -oid.] (Anthropol.) Like, or pertaining to, the Neanderthal skull, or the type of man it represents.
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Neap (?), n. [Cf. Neb, Nape.] The tongue or pole of a cart or other vehicle drawn by two animals. [U.S.]
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Neap (n, a. [As. nflhnipian to bend, incline.] Low.
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Neap tides, the lowest tides of the lunar month, which occur in the second and fourth quarters of the moon; -- opposed to spring tides.
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Neap, n. A neap tide.
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High springs and dead neaps. Harkwill.
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Neaped (?), a. (Naut.) Left aground on the height of a spring tide, so that it will not float till the next spring tide; -- called also beneaped.
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Ne`a*pol"i*tan (?), prop. a. [L. Neapolitanus, fr. Neapolis Naples, Gr. Of of pertaining to Naples in Italy. -- n. A native or citizen of Naples.
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{ Ne`a*pol"i*tan ice, Neapolitan ice cream }. (a) An ice or ice cream containing eggs as well as cream. (b) An ice or ice cream prepared in layers, as vanilla, strawberry, and chocolate ice cream, and orange or lemon water ice.
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Near (n, adv. [AS. ne\'a0r, compar. of ne\'a0h nigh. See Nigh.] 1. At a little distance, in place, time, manner, or degree; not remote; nigh.
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My wife! my traitress! let her not come near me. Milton.
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2. Nearly; almost; well-nigh. \'bdNear twenty years ago.\'b8 Shak. \'bdNear a fortnight ago.\'b8 Addison.
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Near about the yearly value of the land. Locke.
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3. Closely; intimately. Shak.
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Far and near, at a distance and close by; throughout a whole region. -- To come near to, to want but little of; to approximate to. \'bdSuch a sum he found would go near to ruin him.\'b8 Addison. -- Near the wind (Naut.), close to the wind; closehauled.
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Near (?), a. [Compar. Nearer (?); superl. Nearest.] [See Near, adv.] 1. Not far distant in time, place, or degree; not remote; close at hand; adjacent; neighboring; nigh. \'bdAs one near death.\'b8 Shak.
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He served great Hector, and was ever near,
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2. Closely connected or related.
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She is thy father's near kinswoman. Lev. xviii. 12.
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3. Close to one's interests, affection, etc.; touching, or affecting intimately; intimate; dear; as, a near friend.
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4. Close to anything followed or imitated; not free, loose, or rambling; as, a version near to the original.
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5. So as barely to avoid or pass injury or loss; close; narrow{3}; as, a near escape; a near miss.
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6. Next to the driver, when he is on foot; in the Unted States, on the left of an animal or a team; as, the near ox; the near leg. See Off side, under Off, a.
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7. Immediate; direct; close; short. \'bdThe nearest way.\'b8 Milton.
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8. Close-fisted; parsimonious. [Obs. or Low, Eng.]
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Near may properly be followed by to before the thing approached; but more frequently to is omitted, and the adjective or the adverb is regarded as a preposition. The same is also true of the word nigh.
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Syn. -- Nigh; close; adjacent; proximate; contiguous; present; ready; intimate; familiar; dear.
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Near, prep. Adjacent to; close by; not far from; nigh; as, the ship sailed near the land. See the Note under near, a.
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Near, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Neared (?); p. pr. & vb. n Nearing.] [See Near, adv.] To approach; to come nearer; as, the ship neared the land.
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Near, v. i. To draw near; to approach.
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A speck, a mist, a shape, I wist!
neared, and neared. Coleridge.
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Ne*arc"tic (?), a. [Neo + arctic.] Of or pertaining to a region of the earth's surface including all of temperate and arctic North America and Greenland. In the geographical distribution of animals, this region is marked off as the habitat certain species.
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Near beer. Any of various malt liquors (see Citation below).
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Near beer is a term of common currency used to designate all that class of malt liquors which contain so little alcohol (usually less than Cambell v. City of Thomasville, Georgia Appeal Records, 6 212.
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nearby a. & adv. situated near; as, the nearby towns. Opposite of far away.
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nearer adj. less distant in space; as, we walked to the nearer house.
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Near"hand` (?), a. & adv. Near; near at hand; closely. [Obs. or Scot.] Bacon.
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Near"-legged` (?), a. Having the feet so near together that they interfere in traveling. Shak.
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Near"ly, adv. In a near manner; not remotely; closely; intimately; almost; as, he nearly lost his life in the accident.
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Near"ness, n. The state or quality of being near; -- used in the various senses of the adjective.
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Near"sight`ed (?), a. Seeing distinctly at short distances only; myopic; shortsighted.
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Near"sight`ed*ness, n. (Med.) An eyesight abnormality resulting from the eye's faulty refractive ability, such that one can see only close objects distinctly; the condition of being nearsighted. See Myopic, and Myopia.
Syn. -- myopia, shortsightedness.
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Neat (n, n. sing. & pl. [AS. ne\'a0t; akin to OHG. n, Icel. naut, Sw. n\'94t, Dan. n\'94d, and to AS. ne\'a2tan to make use of, G. geniessen, Goth. niutan to have a share in, have joy of, Lith. nauda use, profit.] (Zo\'94l.) Cattle of the genus Bos, as distinguished from horses, sheep, and goats; an animal of the genus Bos; as, a neat's tongue; a neat's foot. Chaucer.
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Wherein the herds[men] were keeping of their neat. Spenser.
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The steer, the heifer, and the calf
neat. Shak.
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A neat and a sheep of his own. Tusser.
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Neat's-foot, an oil obtained by boiling the feet of neat cattle. It is used to render leather soft and pliable.
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Neat, a. [See neat, n.] Of or pertaining to the genus Bos, or to cattle of that genus; as, neat cattle.
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Neat, a. [Compar. Neater (?); superl. Neatest.] [OE. nett, F. nett, fr. L. nitidus, fr. nitere to shine. Cf. Nitid, Net, a., Natty.] 1. Free from that which soils, defiles, or disorders; clean; cleanly; tidy.
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If you were to see her, you would wonder what poor body it was that was so surprisingly neat and clean. Law.
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2. Free from what is unbecoming, inappropriate, or tawdry; simple and becoming; pleasing with simplicity; tasteful; chaste; as, a neat style; a neat dress.
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3. Free from admixture or adulteration; good of its kind; as, neat brandy; to drink one's vodka neat. Hence: (Chem.) Pure; undiluted; as, dissolved in neat acetone. \'bdOur old wine neat.\'b8 Chapman.
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4. Excellent in character, skill, or performance, etc.; nice; finished; adroit; as, a neat design; a neat thief.
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5. With all deductions or allowances made; net. [In this sense usually written net. See Net, a., 3.]
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neat line (Civil Engin.), a line to which work is to be built or formed. -- Neat work, work built or formed to neat lines.
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Syn. -- Nice; pure; cleanly; tidy; trim; spruce.
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'Neath (? , prep. & adv. An abbreviation of Beneath. [Poetic]
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Neat"herd` (?), n. A person who has the care of neat cattle; a cowherd. Dryden.
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Neat"house` (?), n. A building for the shelter of neat cattle. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Massinger.
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Neat"i*fy (?), v. t. [Neat, a. + -fy.] To make neat. [Obs.] olland.
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Neat"ly, adv. In a neat manner; tidily; tastefully.
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neat"ness, n. The state or quality of being neat.
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Neat"ress (?), n. [From neat cattle.] A woman who takes care of cattle. [R.] Warner.
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Neb (n, n. [AS. nebb head, face; akin to D. neb, Icel. nef, beak of a bird, nose, Dan. n\'91b beak, bill, Sw. n\'84bb, n\'84f, and prob. also to D. sneb, snavel, bill, beak, G. schnabel, Dan. & Sw. snabel, and E. snap. Cf. Nib, Snap, Snaffle.] The nose; the snout; the mouth; the beak of a bird; a nib, as of a pen. [Also written nib.] Shak.
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\'d8Ne*ba"li*a (n, n. [NL., of uncertain origin.] (Zo\'94l.) A genus of small marine Crustacea, considered the type of a distinct order (Nebaloidea, or Phyllocarida.)
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Neb"bish (m n. [Yiddish, nebekh poor, unfortunate.] A person who is ineffectual, timid, and often luckless; a person of no significance.
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Neb"-neb` (?), n. Same as Bablh.
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Nebo prop. n. (Babylonian mythology) The Babylonian god of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
Syn. -- Nabu.
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Nebraskan prop. n. A resident of the state of Nebraska.
Syn. -- Cornhusker.
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Neb"u*la (n, n.; pl. Nebul\'91 (n. [L., mist, cloud; akin to Gr. nefe`lh, ne`fos, cloud, mist, G. nebel mist, OHG. nebul, D. nevel, Skr. nabhas cloud, mist. Cf. Nebule.] 1. (Astron.) A faint, cloudlike, self-luminous mass of matter situated beyond the solar system among the stars. The term was originally applied to any diffuse luminous region. Now, technically, it is applied to interstellar clouds of dust and gases (diffuse nebula). However distant galaxies and very distant star clusters often appear like them in the telescope, such as the spiral nebula in Andromeda, known now to be a distant galaxy.
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2. (Med.) (a) A white spot or a slight opacity of the cornea. (b) A cloudy appearance in the urine. [Obs.]
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Neb"u*lar (?), a. Of or pertaining to nebul\'91; of the nature of, or resembling, a nebula.
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Nebular hypothesis, an hypothesis to explain the process of formation of the stars and planets, presented in various forms by Kant, Herschel, Laplace, and others. As formed by Laplace, it supposed the matter of the solar system to have existed originally in the form of a vast, diffused, revolving nebula, which, gradually cooling and contracting, threw off, in obedience to mechanical and physical laws, succesive rings of matter, from which subsequently, by the same laws, were produced the several planets, satellites, and other bodies of the system. The phrase may indicate any hypothesis according to which the stars or the bodies of the solar system have been evolved from a widely diffused nebulous form of matter.
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neb"u*la`ted (?), a. Clouded with indistinct color markings, as an animal.
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neb`u*la"tion (?), n. The condition of being nebulated; also, a clouded, or ill-defined, color mark.
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neb"ule (?), n. [Cf. F. n\'82bule. See nebula.] A little cloud; a cloud. [Obs.]
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O light without nebule. Old Ballad.
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{ \'d8N\'82`bu`l\'82" (?), Neb"u*ly (?) }, a. [F. n\'82bul\'82.] (Her.) Composed of successive short curves supposed to resemble a cloud; -- said of a heraldic line by which an ordinary or subordinary may be bounded.
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Neb`u*li*za"tion (?), n. (Med.) The act or process of nebulizing; atomization.
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Neb"u*lize (?), v. t. [See Nebula.] To reduce (as a liquid) to a fine spray or vapor; to atomize.
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Neb"u*li`zer (?), n. An atomizer.
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Neb"u*lose` (?), a. Nebulous; cloudy. Derham.
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Neb`u*los"i*ty (?), n. [L. nebulositas: cf. F. n\'82bulosit\'82] 1. The state or quality of being nebulous; cloudiness; haziness; mistiness; nebulousness.
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The nebulosity . . . of the mother idiom. I. Disraeli.
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2. (Astron.) (a) The stuff of which a nebula is formed. (b) A nebula.
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Neb"u*lous (?), a. [L. nebulosus: cf. F. n\'82buleux. See Nebula.] 1. Cloudy; hazy; misty.
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2. (Astron.) Of, pertaining to, or having the appearance of, a nebula; nebular; cloudlike.
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-- Neb"u*lous*ly, adv. -- Neb"u*lous*ness, n.
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Neb"u*ly, n. (Her. & Arch.) A line or a decoration composed of successive short curves or waves supposed to resemble a cloud. See N\'82bul\'82
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Nec`es*sa"ri*an (?), n. [Cf. F. n\'82cessarien. See Necessary.] An advocate of the doctrine of philosophical necessity; a necessitarian.
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Nec`es*sa"ri*an, a. Of or pertaining to necessarianism.
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Nec`es*sa"ri*an*ism (?), n. The doctrine of philosophical necessity; necessitarianism. Hixley.
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Nec"es*sa*ri*ly (?), adv. In a necessary manner; by necessity; unavoidably; indispensably.
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Nec"es*sa*ri*ness, n. The quality of being necessary.
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Nec"es*sa*ry (?), a. [L. necessarius, from necesse unavoidable, necessary; of uncertain origin: cf. F. n\'82cessaire.] 1. Such as must be; impossible to be otherwise; not to be avoided; inevitable.
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Death, a necessary end,
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2. Impossible to be otherwise, or to be dispensed with, without preventing the attainment of a desired result; indispensable; requisite; essential. \'bd'T is necessary he should die.\'b8 Shak.
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A certain kind of temper is necessary to the pleasure and quiet of our minds. Tillotson.
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3. Acting from necessity or compulsion; involuntary; -- opposed to free; as, whether man is a necessary or a free agent is a question much discussed.
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Nec"es*sa*ry, n.; pl. Necessaries (. 1. A thing that is necessary or indispensable to some purpose; something that one can not do without; a requisite; an essential; -- used chiefly in the plural; as, the necessaries of life.
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2. A privy; a water-closet.
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3. pl. (Law) Such things, in respect to infants, lunatics, and married women, as are requisite for support suitable to station.
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Ne*ces`si*ta"ri*an (?), a. Of or pertaining to the doctrine of philosophical necessity in regard to the origin and existence of things, especially as applied to the actings or choices of the will; -- opposed to libertarian.
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Ne*ces`si*ta"ri*an, n. One who holds to the doctrine of necessitarianism.
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Ne*ces`si*ta"ri*an*ism (?), n. The doctrine of philosophical necessity; the doctrine that results follow by invariable sequence from causes, and esp. that the will is not free, but that human actions and choices result inevitably from motives; determinism. M. Arnold.
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Ne*ces"si*tate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Necessitated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Necessitating (?).] [Cf. L. necessitatus, p. p. of necessitare, and F. n\'82cessiter. See Necessity.] 1. To make necessary or indispensable; to render unavoidable.
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Sickness [might] necessitate his removal from the court. South.
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This fact necessitates a second line. J. Peile.
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2. To reduce to the necessity of; to force; to compel.
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The Marquis of Newcastle, being pressed on both sides, was necessitated to draw all his army into York. Clarendon.
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Ne*ces`si*tat"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. n\'82cessitation.] The act of making necessary, or the state of being made necessary; compulsion. [R.] bp. Bramhall.
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Ne*ces"si*tied (?), a. In a state of want; necessitous. [Obs.] Shak.
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Ne*ces"si*tous (?), a. [Cf. F. n\'82cessiteux.] 1. Very needy or indigent; pressed with poverty.
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Necessitous heirs and penurious parents. Arbuthnot.
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2. Narrow; destitute; pinching; pinched; as, necessitous circumstances.
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-- Ne*ces"si*tous*ly, adv. -- Ne*ces"si*tous*ness, n.
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Ne*ces"si*tude (?), n. [L. necessitudo, fr. necesse. See Necessray.] 1. Necessitousness; want. Sir M. Hale.
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2. Necessary connection or relation.
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Between kings and their people, parents and their children, there is so great a necessitude, propriety, and intercourse of nature. Jer. Taylor.
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Ne*ces"si*ty (?), n.; pl. Necessities (#). [OE. necessite, F. n\'82cessit\'82, L. necessitas, fr. necesse. See Necessary.] 1. The quality or state of being necessary, unavoidable, or absolutely requisite; inevitableness; indispensableness.
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2. The condition of being needy or necessitous; pressing need; indigence; want.
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Urge the necessity and state of times. Shak.
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The extreme poverty and necessity his majesty was in. Clarendon.
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3. That which is necessary; a necessary; a requisite; something indispensable; -- often in the plural.
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These should be hours for necessities,
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What was once to me
necessity of heart and life. Tennyson.
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4. That which makes an act or an event unavoidable; irresistible force; overruling power; compulsion, physical or moral; fate; fatality.
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So spake the fiend, and with necessity,
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5. (Metaph.) The negation of freedom in voluntary action; the subjection of all phenomena, whether material or spiritual, to inevitable causation; necessitarianism.
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Of necessity, by necessary consequence; by compulsion, or irresistible power; perforce.
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Syn. -- See Need.
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Neck (n, n. [OE. necke, AS. hnecca; akin to D. nek the nape of the neck, G. nacken, OHG. nacch, hnacch, Icel. hnakki, Sw. nacke, Dan. nakke.] 1. The part of an animal which connects the head and the trunk, and which, in man and many other animals, is more slender than the trunk.
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2. Any part of an inanimate object corresponding to or resembling the neck of an animal; as: (a) The long slender part of a vessel, as a retort, or of a fruit, as a gourd. (b) A long narrow tract of land projecting from the main body, or a narrow tract connecting two larger tracts. (c) (Mus.) That part of a violin, guitar, or similar instrument, which extends from the head to the body, and on which is the finger board or fret board.
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3. (Mech.) A reduction in size near the end of an object, formed by a groove around it; as, a neck forming the journal of a shaft.
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4. (Bot.) the point where the base of the stem of a plant arises from the root.
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