Noachian
No•a´chi•an, a. Of or pertaining to the patriarch Noah, or to his time.

Noah
No´ah, n. [Heb. Noakh rest.] A patriarch of Biblical history, in the time of the Deluge. Noah’s ark. (a) (Zoöl.) A marine bivalve shell ( Arca Noae), which somewhat resembles an ark, or ship, in form. (b) A child’s toy, consisting of an ark-shaped box containing many different wooden animals.

Nob, n. [Cf. Knob.] The head. [Low]

Nob, n. [Abbrev. fr. noble.] A person in a superior position in life; a nobleman. [Slang]

Nobbily
Nob´bi•ly, adv. In a nobby manner. [Slang]

Nobbler
Nob´bler, n. A dram of spirits. [Australia]

Nobby
Nob´by, a. [From 2d Nob.] Stylish; modish; elegant; showy; aristocratic; fashionable. [Slang]

Nobert’s lines
No"bert’s lines [After F. A. Nobert, German manufacturer in Pomerania.] Fine lines ruled on glass in a series of groups of different closeness of line, and used to test the power of a microscope.

Nobili’s rings
No"bi•li’s rings [After Leopoldo Nobili, an Italian physicist who first described them in 1826.] (Physics) Colored rings formed upon a metal plate by the electrolytic disposition of copper, lead peroxide, etc. They may be produced by touching with a pointed zinc rod a silver plate on which is a solution of copper sulphate.

Nobiliary
No•bil´ia•ry, a. [F. nobiliare. See Noble.] Of or pertaining to the nobility. Fitzed. Hall.

Nobiliary
No•bil´ia•ry, n. A history of noble families.

Nobilify
No•bil´i•fy, v. t. [L. nobilis noble + -fy.] To make noble; to nobiliate. [Obs.]

Nobilitate
No•bil´i•tate, v. t. [L. nobilitatus, p. p. of nobilitare.] To make noble; to ennoble; to exalt. [Obs.]

Nobilitation
No•bil•i•ta´tion, n. [Cf. OF. nobilitation.] The act of making noble. [Obs.] Dr. H. More.

Nobility
No•bil´i•ty, n. [L. nobilitas: cf. OF. nobilite. See Noble.]
1. The quality or state of being noble; superiority of mind or of character; commanding excellence; eminence.
"Though she hated Amphialus, yet the nobility of her courage prevailed over it." Sir P. Sidney.
"They thought it great their sovereign to control, And named their pride nobility of soul." Dryden.
2. The state of being of high rank or noble birth; patrician dignity; antiquity of family; distinction by rank, station, or title, whether inherited or conferred.
"I fell on the same argument of preferring virtue to nobility of blood and titles, in the story of Sigismunda." Dryden.
3. Those who are noble; the collective body of nobles or titled persons in a state; the aristocratic and patrician class; the peerage; as the English nobility.

Nobleman
No´ble•man, n. ; pl. Noblemen . One of the nobility; a noble; a peer; one who enjoys rank above a commoner, either by virtue of birth, by office, or by patent.

Noble-minded
No´ble-mind•ed, a. Having a noble mind; honorable; magnanimous. — No"ble- mind•ed•ness, n.

Nobleness
No´ble•ness, n. The quality or state of being noble; greatness; dignity; magnanimity; elevation of mind, character, or station; nobility; grandeur; stateliness.
"His purposes are full honesty, nobleness, and integrity." Jer. Taylor. { No•bless´, No•blesse´ } ( 277), n. [F. noblesse. See Noble.]
1. Dignity; greatness; noble birth or condition. [Obs.] Chaucer. Spenser. B. Jonson.
2. The nobility; persons of noble rank collectively, including males and females. Dryden.

Nobley
No´bley, n. [OF. nobleie.]
1. The body of nobles; the nobility. [Obs.] Chaucer.
2. Noble birth; nobility; dignity. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Nobly
No´bly, adv.
1. Of noble extraction; as nobly born or descended.
2. In a noble manner; with greatness of soul; heroically; with magnanimity; as a deed nobly done.
3. Splendidly; magnificently.
Syn. — Illustriously; honorably; magnanimously; heroically; worthly; eminently; grandly.

Nobody
No´bod•y, n. ; pl. Nobodies (#). [ No, a. + body.]
1. No person; no one; not anybody.
2. Hence: A person of no influence or importance; an insignificant or contemptible person. [Colloq.]

Nocake
No´cake, n. [Corrupted fr. Indian nookhik meal. Palfrey. ] Indian corn parched, and beaten to powder, — used for food by the Northern American Indians.

Nocent
No´cent, a. [L. nocens, p. pr. of nocere to hurt. See Nuisance, Noxious.]
1. Doing hurt, or having a tendency to hurt; hurtful; mischievous; noxious; as nocent qualities. I. Watts.
2. Guilty; — the opposite of innocent. [Obs.] Foxe.

Nocent
No´cent, n. A criminal. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

Nocently
No´cent•ly, adv. Hurtfully; injuriously. [R.]

Nocive
No´cive, a. [L. nocivus, fr. nocere to hurt.] Hurtful; injurious. [R.] Hooker.

Nock, n. [See Notch.]
1. A notch.
"He took his arrow by the nock." Chapman.
2. (Naut.) The upper fore corner of a boom sail or of a trysail.

Nock, v. t. To notch; to fit to the string, as an arrow; to string, as a bow. Chapman.

Noctambulation
Noc•tam•bu•la´tion, n. [L. nox, noctis, night + ambulare to walk: cf. F. noctambulation.] Somnambulism; walking in sleep. Quain.

Noctambulism
Noc•tam´bu•lism, n. Somnambulism.

Noctambulist
Noc•tam´bu•list, n. A somnambulist.

Noctambulo
Noc•tam´bu•lo, n. A noctambulist. [Obs.]

Noctidial
Noc•tid´i•al, a. [L. nox, noctos, night + dies day.] Comprising a night and a day; a noctidial day. [R.] Holder.

Noctiferous
Noc•tif´er•ous, a. [L. noctifer; nox, noctis + ferre to bring.] Bringing night. [Obs.] Johnson.

Noctilionid
Noc•til´i•o•nid, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Zoöl.) A South American bat of the genus Noctilio, having cheek pouches and large incisor teeth.

Noctiluca
Noc•ti•lu´ca, n. ; pl. NoctilucAE (#). [L. noctiluca something that shines by night, fr. nox, noctis, night + lucere to shine, lux light.]
1. (Old Chem.) That which shines at night; — a fanciful name for phosphorus.
2. (Zoöl.) A genus of marine flagellate Infusoria, remarkable for their unusually large size and complex structure, as well as for their phosphorescence. The brilliant diffuse phosphorescence of the sea is often due to myriads of Noctilucae.

Noctilucin
Noc•ti•lu´cin, n. (Zoöl.) A fatlike substance in certain marine animals, to which they owe their phosphorescent properties.

Noctilucine
Noc•ti•lu´cine, a. (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to Noctiluca.

Noctilucous
Noc•ti•lu´cous, a. Shining in the night.

Noctivagant
Noc•tiv´a•gant, a. [L. nox, noctis, night + vagans, p. pr. of vagari to wander about.] (Zoöl.) Going about in the night; night-wandering.

Noctivagation
Noc•tiv•a•ga´tion, n. A roving or going about in the night. Gayton.

Noctivagous
Noc•tiv´a•gous, a. [L. noctivagus; nox, noctis + vagus wandering.] Noctivagant.

Noctograph
Noc´to•graph, n. [L. nox, noctis, night + -graph.]
1. A kind of writing frame for the blind.
2. An instrument or register which records the presence of watchmen on their beats. Knight.

Noctuary
Noc´tu•a•ry ( 135), n. [L. noctu by night.] A record of what passes in the night; a nightly journal; — distinguished from diary. [R.] Addison.

Noctuid
Noc´tu•id, n. [From L. nox, noctis, night.] (Zoöl.) Any one of numerous moths of the family Noctuidae, or Noctuaelitae, as the cutworm moths, and armyworm moths; — so called because they fly at night. — a. Of or pertaining to the noctuids, or family Noctuidae.

Noctule
Noc´tule ( 135), n. [F., fr. L. noctua a night owl, fr. nox, noctis, night.] (Zoöl.) A large European bat ( Vespertilio, or Noctulina, altivolans).

Nocturn
Noc´turn, n. [F. nocturne, fr. L. nocturnus. See Nocturnal, and cf. Nocturne.]
1. An office of devotion, or act of religious service, by night.
2. One of the portions into which the Psalter was divided, each consisting of nine psalms, designed to be used at a night service. Hook.

Nocturnally
Noc•tur´nal•ly, adv. By night; nightly.

Nocturne
Noc•turne´, n. [F. See Nocturn.] (Mus.) A night piece, or serenade. The name is now used for a certain graceful and expressive form of instrumental composition, as the nocturne for orchestra in Mendelsohn’s "Midsummer-Night’s Dream" music.

Nocuous
Noc´u•ous, a. [L. nocuus, fr. nocere to hurt.] Hurtful; noxious. [R.] — Noc´u•ous•ly, adv. [R.]

Nod, v. i. [OE. nodden; cf. OHG. kntn, ge nuotn, to shake, and E. nudge.]
1. To bend or incline the upper part, with a quick motion; as nodding plumes.
2. To incline the head with a quick motion; to make a slight bow; to make a motion of assent, of salutation, or of drowsiness, with the head; as to nod at one.
3. To be drowsy or dull; to be careless.
"Nor is it Homer nods, but we that dream." Pope.

Nod, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Nodded p. pr. & vb. n. Nodding.]
1. To incline or bend, as the head or top; to make a motion of assent, of salutation, or of drowsiness with; as to nod the head.
2. To signify by a nod; as to nod approbation.
3. To cause to bend. [Poetic]
"By every wind that nods the mountain pine." Keats.

Nod, n.
1. A dropping or bending forward of the upper part or top of anything.
"Like a drunken sailor on a mast, Ready with every nod to tumble down." Shak.
2. A quick or slight downward or forward motion of the head, in assent, in familiar salutation, in drowsiness, or in giving a signal, or a command.
"A look or a nod only ought to correct them [the children] when they do amiss." Locke.
"Nations obey my word and wait my nod." Prior. The land of Nod, sleep.

Nodal
Nod´al, a. Of the nature of, or relating to, a node; as a nodal point. Nodal line, Nodal point, in a vibrating plate or cord, that line or point which remains at rest while the other parts of the body are in a state of vibration.

Nodated
No´da•ted, a. [L. nodatus, p. p. of nodare to make knotty, fr. nodus knot. See Node.] Knotted. Nodated hyperbola (Geom.), a certain curve of the third order having two branches which cross each other, forming a node.

Nodder
Nod´der, n. One who nods; a drowsy person.

Nodding
Nod´ding, a. Curved so that the apex hangs down; having the top bent downward.

Noddle
Nod´dle, n. [OE. nodil, nodle; perh. fr. nod, because the head is the nodding part of the body, or perh. akin to E. knot; cf. Prov. E. nod the nape of the neck.]
1. The head; - - used jocosely or contemptuously.
"Come, master, I have a project in my noddle." L’Estrange.
2. The back part of the head or neck. [Obs.]
"For occasion … turneth a bald noddle, after she hath presented her locks in front, and no hold taken." Bacon.

Noddy
Nod´dy, n. ; pl. Noddies (#). [Prob. fr. nod to incline the head, either as in assent, or from drowsiness.]
1. A simpleton; a fool. L’Estrange.
2. (Zoöl.) (a) Any tern of the genus Anous, as A. stolidus. (b) The arctic fulmar ( Fulmarus glacialis). Sometimes also applied to other sea birds.
3. An old game at cards. Halliwell.
4. A small two-wheeled one-horse vehicle.
5. An inverted pendulum consisting of a short vertical flat spring which supports a rod having a bob at the top; — used for detecting and measuring slight horizontal vibrations of a body to which it is attached.

Node, n. [L. nodus; perh. akin to E. knot. Cf. Noose, Nowed.]
1. A knot, a knob; a protuberance; a swelling.
2. Specifically: (a) (Astron.) One of the two points where the orbit of a planet, or comet, intersects the ecliptic, or the orbit of a satellite intersects the plane of the orbit of its primary. (b) (Bot.) The joint of a stem, or the part where a leaf or several leaves are inserted. (c) (Dialing) A hole in the gnomon of a dial, through which passes the ray of light which marks the hour of the day, the parallels of the sun’s declination, his place in the ecliptic, etc. (d) (Geom.) The point at which a curve crosses itself, being a double point of the curve. See Crunode, and Acnode. (e) (Mech.) The point at which the lines of a funicular machine meet from different angular directions; — called also knot. W. R. Johnson. (f) (poet.) The knot, intrigue, or plot of a piece. (g) (Med.) A hard concretion or incrustation which forms upon bones attacked with rheumatism, gout, or syphilis; sometimes also a swelling in the neighborhood of a joint. Dunglison. (h) (Mus) One of the fixed points of a sonorous string, when it vibrates by aliquot parts, and produces the harmonic tones; nodal line or point. (i) (Zoöl.) A swelling. Ascending node (Astron.), the node at which the body is passing northerly, marked with the symbol &astascending;, called the Dragon’s head. Called also northern node. — Descending node, the node at which the body is moving southwardly, marked thus &astdescending;, called Dragon’s tail. — Line of nodes, a straight line joining the two nodes of an orbit.

Nodose
No•dose´, a. [L. nodosus, fr. nodus knot.]
1. Knotty; having numerous or conspicuous nodes.
2. (Zoöl.) Having nodes or prominences; having the alternate joints enlarged, as the antennae of certain insects.

Nodosity
No•dos´i•ty, n. [L. nodositas.]
1. The quality of being knotty or nodose; resemblance to a node or swelling; knottiness. Holland.
2. A knot; a node. { No•do´sous, No´dous }, a. Nodose; knotty; knotted. [Obs.]

Nodular
Nod´u•lar ( 135), a. [Cf. F. nodulaire.] Of, pertaining to, or in the form of, a nodule or knot.

Nodule
Nod´ule, n. [L. nodulus, dim. of nodus knot: cf. F. nodule.] A rounded mass or irregular shape; a little knot or lump.

Noduled
Nod´uled, a. Having little knots or lumps. { Nod´u•lose•, Nod´u•lous } a. (Biol.) Having small nodes or knots; diminutively nodose.

Noel
No´el, n. [F. noël, L. natalis birthday, fr. natalis natal. See Natal.] Same as Nowel.

Nof [Contr. fr. ne of.] Not of; nor of. [Obs.]

Nog, n. [Abbrev. fr. noggin.]
1. A noggin.
2. A kind of strong ale. Halliwell.

Nog, n. [Etymol. uncertain.]
1. A wooden block, of the size of a brick, built into a wall, as a hold for the nails of woodwork.
2. One of the square logs of wood used in a pile to support the roof of a mine.
3. (Shipbuilding) A treenail to fasten the shores.

Nog, v. t. [From 2d Nog.]
1. To fill in, as between scantling, with brickwork.
2. (Shipbuilding) To fasten, as shores, with treenails.

Noggin
Nog´gin, n. [Ir. noigin, or Gael. noigean. Cf. lst Nog.]
1. A small mug or cup.
2. A measure equivalent to a gill. [Prov. Eng.]

Noiance
Noi´ance, n. [Abbrev. fr. OE. anoiance.] [Written also noyance.] Annoyance. [Obs.] Tusser.

Noie, v. t. To annoy. See Noy. [Obs.]

Noil, n. [Prob. fr. Prov. E. oil, ile, ail, a beard of grain (OE. eil, AS. egl) combined with the indef. article, an oil becoming a noil.] A short or waste piece or knot of wool separated from the longer staple by combing; also a similar piece or shred of waste silk.

Noils, n. pl. [Etymol. uncertain.] Waste and knots of wool removed by the comb; combings.

Noint, v. t. To anoint. [Obs.] Sir T. North.

Noious
Noi´ous, a. Annoying; troublesome. [Obs.]

Noise, n. [F. noise noisy strife, quarrel, brawl, fr. L. nausea seasickness, sickness, disgust. See Nausea.]
1. Sound of any kind.
"The heavens turn about in a most rapid motion without noise to us perceived." Bacon. Noise is either a sound of too short a duration to be determined, like the report of a cannon; or else it is a confused mixture of many discordant sounds, like the rolling of thunder or the noise of the waves. Nevertheless, the difference between sound and noise is by no means precise. Ganot.
2. Especially, loud, confused, or senseless sound; clamor; din.
3. Loud or continuous talk; general talk or discussion; rumor; report. "The noise goes." Shak.
"What noise have we had about transplantation of diseases and transfusion of blood!" T. Baker.
"Soerates lived in Athens during the great plague which has made so much noise in all ages." Spectator.
4. Music, in general; a concert; also a company of musicians; a band. [Obs.] Milton.
"The king has his noise of gypsies." B. Jonson.
Syn. — Cry; outcry; clamor; din; clatter; uproar.

Noise, v. i. To sound; to make a noise. Milton.

Noise, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Noised p pr. & vb. n. Noising.]
1. To spread by rumor or report.
"All these sayings were noised abroad." Luke i. 65.
2. To disturb with noise. [Obs.] Dryden.

Noiseless
Noise´less, a. Making, or causing, no noise or bustle; without noise; silent; as the noiseless foot of time.
"So noiseless would I live." Dryden. — Noise´less•ly, adv. — Noise´less•ness, n.

Noisette
Noi•sette´, n. (Bot.) A hybrid rose produced in 1817, by a French gardener, Noisette, of Charleston, South Carolina, from the China rose and the musk rose. It has given rise to many fine varieties, as the Lamarque, the Marechal (or Marshal) Niel, and the Cloth of gold. Most roses of this class have clustered flowers and are of vigorous growth. P. Henderson.

Noisily
Nois´i•ly, adv. In a noisy manner.

Noisiness
Nois´i•ness, n. The state or quality of being noisy.

Noisome
Noi´some, a. [For noysome, fr. noy for annoy. See Annoy.]
1. Noxious to health; hurtful; mischievous; unwholesome; insalubrious; destructive; as noisome effluvia. "Noisome pestilence." Ps. xci. 3.
2. Offensive to the smell or other senses; disgusting; fetid. "Foul breath is noisome." Shak. — Noi´some•ly, adv. — Noi´some•ness, n.
Syn. — Noxious; unwholesome; insalubrious; mischievous; destructive. — Noisome, Noxious. These words have to a great extent been interchanged; but there is a tendency to make a distinction between them, applying noxious to things that inflict evil directly; as a noxious plant, noxious practices, etc., and noisome to things that operate with a remoter influence; as noisome vapors, a noisome pestilence, etc. Noisome has the additional sense of disqusting. A garden may be free from noxious weeds or animals; but, if recently covered with manure, it may be filled with a noisome smell.

Nole, n. [See Noll.] The head. [Obs.] Shak.

Noll, n. [OE. nol, AS. hnoll top; akin to OHG. hnol top, head.] The head; the noddle. [Obs.]

Nolle prosequi
Nol"le pros"e•qui [L., to be unwilling to prosecute.] (Law) Will not prosecute; — an entry on the record, denoting that a plaintiff discontinues his suit, or the attorney for the public a prosecution; either wholly, or as to some count, or as to some of several defendants.

Nolleity
Nol•le´i•ty, n. [L. nolle to be unwilling.] The state of being unwilling; nolition. [R.]

Nolo contendere
No"lo con•ten"de•re [L., I do not wish to contend.] (Law) A plea, by the defendant, in a criminal prosecution, which, without admitting guilt, subjects him to all the consequences of a plea of guilty.

Nol-pros
Nol•-pros´, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. -prossed p. pr. & vb. n. -prossing.] To discontinue by entering a nolle prosequi; to decline to prosecute.

Nom, n. [F. See Noun.] Name. Nom de guerre, literally, war name; hence, a fictitious name, or one assumed for a time. — Nom de plume, literally, pen name; hence, a name assumed by an author as his or her signature.

Nomade
Nom´ade, n. [F.] See Nomad, n.

Nomadic
No•mad´ic, a. [Gr. . See Nomad.] Of or pertaining to nomads, or their way of life; wandering; moving from place to place for subsistence; as a nomadic tribe. — No•mad´ic•al•ly (#), adv.

Nomadize
Nom´ad•ize, v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Nomadized p. pr. & vb. n. Nomadizing ] To lead the life of a nomad; to wander with flocks and herds for the sake of finding pasturage.
"The Vogules nomadize chiefly about the Rivers Irtish, Obi, Kama, and Volga." W. Tooke.

Nomancy
No´man•cy, n. [Cf. F. nomancie, nomance, abbrev. fr. onomancie. See Onomancy.] The art or practice of divining the destiny of persons by the letters which form their names.

Nomarchy
Nom´arch•y, n. ; pl. Nomarchies . A province or territorial division of a kingdom, under the rule of a nomarch, as in modern Greece; a nome.

Nombles
Nom´bles, n. pl. [F. nombles, fr. L. lumbulus, dim. of lumbus a loin. Cf. Numbles, Umbles, Humbles.] The entrails of a deer; the umbles. [Written also numbles.] Johnson.

Nomenclatural
No•men•cla´tur•al, a. Pertaining or according to a nomenclature.

Nomenclature
No´men•cla•ture, n. [L. nomenclatura: cf. F. nomenclature. See Nomenclator.]
1. A name. [Obs.] Bacon.
2. A vocabulary, dictionary, or glossary. [R.]
3. The technical names used in any particular branch of science or art, or by any school or individual; as the nomenclature of botany or of chemistry; the nomenclature of Lavoisier and his associates.

Nominal
Nom´i•nal, a. [L. nominalis, fr. nomen, nominis, name. See Name.]
1. Of or pertaining to a name or names; having to do with the literal meaning of a word; verbal; as a nominal definition. Bp. Pearson.
2. Existing in name only; not real; as a nominal difference. "Nominal attendance on lectures." Macaulay.

Nominal
Nom´i•nal, n.
1. A nominalist. [Obs.] Camden.
2. (Gram.) A verb formed from a noun.
3. A name; an appellation.
"A is the nominal of the sixth note in the natural diatonic scale." Moore (Encyc. of Music. )

Nominalism
Nom´i•nal•ism, n. The principles or philosophy of the Nominalists.

Nominalist
Nom´i•nal•ist, n. (Metaph.) One of a sect of philosophers in the Middle Ages, who adopted the opinion of Roscelin, that general conceptions, or universals, exist in name only. Reid.

Nominalistic
Nom•i•nal•is´tic, a. Of or pertaining to the Nominalists.

Nominalize
Nom´i•nal•ize, v. t. To convert into a noun. [Obs.]

Nominally
Nom´i•nal•ly, adv. In a nominal manner; by name; in name only; not in reality. Burke.

Nominate
Nom´i•nate, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Nominated p. pr. & vb. n. Nominating ] [L. nominatus, p. p. of nominare to nominate, fr. nomen name. See Name.]
1. To mention by name; to name. [Obs.]
"To nominate them all, it is impossible." Shak.
2. To call; to entitle; to denominate. [Obs.] Spenser.
3. To set down in express terms; to state. [Obs.]
"Is it so noiminated in the bond?" Shak.
4. To name, or designate by name, for an office or place; to appoint; esp., to name as a candidate for an election, choice, or appointment; to propose by name, or offer the name of, as a candidate for an office or place.

Nomination
Nom•i•na´tion, n. [L. nominatio: cf. F. nomination.]
1. The act of naming or nominating; designation of a person as a candidate for office; the power of nominating; the state of being nominated.
"The nomination of persons to places being … a flower of his crown, he would reserve to himself." Clarendon.
2. The denomination, or name. [Obs.] Bp. Pearson.

Nominatival
Nom•i•na•ti´val, a. (Gram.) Of or pertaining to the nominative case.

Nominative
Nom´i•na•tive, a. [L. nominativus belonging to a name, nominative.] (Gram.) Giving a name; naming; designating; — said of that case or form of a noun which stands as the subject of a finite verb. — n. The nominative case.

Nominatively
Nom´i•na•tive•ly, adv. In the manner of a nominative; as a nominative.

Nominator
Nom´i•na•tor, n. [L.] One who nominates.

Nominee
Nom•i•nee´, n. [See Nominate, and -ee.] A person named, or designated, by another, to any office, duty, or position; one nominated, or proposed, by others for office or for election to office.

Nomography
No•mog´ra•phy, n. [Gr. ; law + to write.] A treatise on laws; an exposition of the form proper for laws.

Nomology
No•mol´o•gy, n. [Gr. law + - logy.]
1. The science of law; legislation.
2. The science of the laws of the mind; rational psychology. Sir W. Hamilton.

Nomopelmous
Nom•o•pel´mous, a. [Gr. law, custom + sole of the foot.] (Zoöl.) Having a separate and simple tendon to flex the first toe, or hallux, as do passerine birds.

Nomothete
Nom´o•thete, n. [Gr. ; + to assign: cf. F. nomothète.] A lawgiver. [R.] { Nom•o•thet´ic, Nom•o•thet´ic•al } a. [Gr. .] Legislative; enacting laws; as a nomothetical power. [R.] Bp. Barlow.

Non, a. No; not. See No, a. Chaucer.

Non est factum
Non• est• fac"tum [Law L. it is not (his) deed.] (Law) The plea of the general issue in an action of debt on bond.

Non est inventus
Non• est• in•ven"tus [L., he is not found.] (Law) The return of a sheriff on a writ, when the defendant is not found in his county. Bouvier.

Non liquet
Non• li"quet [L.] It is not clear; — a verdict given by a jury when a matter is to be deferred to another day of trial.

Non obstante
Non• ob•stan"te [L.]
1. Notwithstanding; in opposition to, or in spite of, what has been stated, or is to be stated or admitted.
2. (Law) A clause in old English statutes and letters patent, importing a license from the crown to do a thing notwithstanding any statute to the contrary. This dispensing power was abolished by the Bill of Rights.
"In this very reign [Henry III.] the practice of dispensing with statutes by a non obstante was introduced." Hallam. Non obstante veredicto [LL.] (Law), a judgment sometimes entered by order of the court, for the plaintiff, notwithstanding a verdict for the defendant. Stephen.

Non pros.
Non" pros. . An abbreviation of Non prosequitur.

Nonability
Non•a•bil´i•ty, n.
1. Want of ability.
2. (Law) An exception taken against a plaintiff in a cause, when he is unable legally to commence a suit.

Nonacceptance
Non•ac•cept´ance, n. A neglect or refusal to accept.

Nonacid
Non•ac´id, a. (Chem.) Destitute of acid properties; hence, basic; metallic; positive; — said of certain atoms and radicals.

Nonacquaintance
Non•ac•quaint´ance, n. Want of acquaintance; the state of being unacquainted.

Nonacquiescence
Non•ac•qui•es´cence, n. Refusal of acquiescence; failure to yield or comply.

Nonadmission
Non•ad•mis´sion, n. Failure to be admitted.

Nonadult
Non•a•dult´, a. Not adult; immature.

Nonaërobiotic
Non•a•ër•o•bi•ot"ic, a. (Biol.) Capable of living without atmospheric oxygen; anaërobiotic.

Nonage
Non´age, n. [LL. nonagium, from L. nonus ninth, novem nine.] (Eccl.) The ninth part of movable goods, formerly payable to the clergy on the death of persons in their parishes. Mozley & W.

Nonage
Non´age, n. [Pref. non- + age.] Time of life before a person becomes of age; legal immaturity; minority.
"The human mind … was still in its nonage." Coleridge.

Nonaged
Non´aged, a. Having the quality of nonage; being a minor; immature. W. Browne.

Nonagenarian
Non•a•ge•na´ri•an, n. [L. nonagenarius containing, or consisting of, ninety, fr. nonageni ninety each; akin to novem nine.] A person ninety years old.

Nonagesimal
Non•a•ges´i•mal, a. [L. nonagesimus the ninetieth. See Nonagenarian.] (Astron.) Of or pertaining to the ninetieth degree or to a nonagesimal.

Nonagesimal
Non•a•ges´i•mal, n. (Astron.) The middle or highest point of the part of the ecliptic which is at any given moment above the horizon. It is the ninetieth degree of the ecliptic, reckoned from the points in which it is intersected by the horizon.

Nonagon
Non´a•gon, n. [L. nonus ninth + Gr. angle.] (Math.) A figure or polygon having nine sides and nine angles.

Nonagrian
Non•a´gri•an, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Zoöl.) Any moth of the genus Nonagria and allied genera, as the spindleworm and stalk borer.

Nonalienation
Non•al•ien•a´tion, n. Failure to alienate; also the state of not being alienated.

Nonane
Non´ane, n. [L. nonus ninth.] (Chem.) One of a group of metameric hydrocarbons C₉H₂₀ of the paraffin series; — so called because of the nine carbon atoms in the molecule. Normal nonane is a colorless volatile liquid, an ingredient of ordinary kerosene.

Nonappearance
Non•ap•pear´ance, n. Default of appearance, as in court, to prosecute or defend; failure to appear.

Nonappointment
Non•ap•point´ment, n. Neglect of making appointment; failure to receive an appointment.

Nonarrival
Non•ar•riv´al, n. Failure to arrive.

Nonattendance
Non•at•tend´ance, n. A failure to attend; omission of attendance; nonappearance.

Nonattention
Non•at•ten´tion, n. Inattention.

Nonbituminous
Non•bi•tu´mi•nous, a. Containing no bitumen; not bituminous.

Nonce (nons), n. [For the nonce, OE. for the nones, a corruption of for then ones, where n. in then is a relic of AS. m in ðam, dat. of the article and demonstrative pronoun, E. the. See For, Once, and The.] The one or single occasion; the present call or purpose; — chiefly used in the phrase for the nonce.
"The miller was a stout carl for the nones." Chaucer.
"And that he calls for drink, I ’ll have prepared him A chalice for the nonce." Shak. Nonce word, "a word apparently employed only for the nonce". Murray (New English Dict.).

Nonclaim
Non´claim, n. A failure to make claim within the time limited by law; omission of claim.

Noncohesion
Non•co•he´sion, n. Want of cohesion.

Noncoincidence
Non•co•in´ci•dence, n. Lack of coincidence.

Noncoincident
Non•co•in´ci•dent, a. Not coincident.

Noncombatant
Non•com´bat•ant, n. (Mil.) Any person connected with an army, or within the lines of an army, who does not make it his business to fight, as any one of the medical officers and their assistants, chaplains, and others; also any of the citizens of a place occupied by an army; also any one holding a similar position with respect to the navy.

Noncommissioned
Non•com•mis´sioned, a. Not having a commission. Noncommissioned officer (Mil.), a subordinate officer not appointed by a commission from the chief executive or supreme authority of the State; but by the Secretary of War or by the commanding officer of the regiment.

Noncommittal
Non•com•mit´tal, n. A state of not being committed or pledged; forbearance or refusal to commit one’s self. Also used adjectively.

Noncommunion
Non•com•mun´ion, n. Neglect or failure of communion.

Noncompletion
Non•com•ple´tion, n. Lack of completion; failure to complete.

Noncompliance
Non•com•pli´ance, n. Neglect of compliance; failure to comply.

Noncomplying
Non•com•ply´ing, a. Neglecting or refusing to comply. { Non com"posNon com"pos men"tis } [L.] Not of sound mind; not having the regular use of reason; hence, also as a noun, an idiot; a lunatic; one devoid of reason, either by nature or from accident.

Noncon.
Non"con., n. See Noncontent.

Nonconcur
Non•con•cur´, v. i. To dissent or refuse to concur.

Nonconcurrence
Non•con•cur´rence, n. Refusal to concur.

Noncondensible
Non•con•den´si•ble, a. Not condensible; incapable of being liquefied; — said of gases.

Noncondensing
Non•con•dens´ing, a. (Steam Engine) Not condensing; discharging the steam from the cylinder at a pressure nearly equal to or above that of the atmosphere and not into a condenser.

Nonconducting
Non•con•duct´ing, a. Not conducting; not transmitting a fluid or force; thus, in electricity, wax is a nonconducting substance.

Nonconduction
Non•con•duc´tion, n. The quality of not being able to conduct or transmit; failure to conduct.

Nonconductor
Non•con•duct´or, n. (Physics) A substance which does not conduct, that is, convey or transmit, heat, electricity, sound, vibration, or the like, or which transmits them with difficulty; an insulator; as wool is a nonconductor of heat; glass and dry wood are nonconductors of electricity.

Nonconforming
Non•con•form´ing, a. Not conforming; declining conformity; especially, not conforming to the established church of a country.

Nonconformist
Non•con•form´ist, n. One who does not conform to an established church; especially, one who does not conform to the established church of England; a dissenter.

Nonconformity
Non•con•form´i•ty, n. Neglect or failure of conformity; especially, in England, the neglect or refusal to unite with the established church in its rites and modes of worship.

Nonconstat
Non•con´stat, n. [Law L.] It does not appear; it is not plain or clear; it does not follow.

Noncontagious
Non•con•ta´gious, a. Not contagious; not catching; not communicable by contact. — Non•con•ta´gious•ness, n.

Noncontent
Non•con•tent´, n. (British House of Lords) One who gives a negative vote; — sometimes abridged into noncon. or non con. { Non•con•trib´u•ting, Non•con•trib´u•to•ry }, a. Not contributing.

Nonda
Non´da, n. (Bot.) The edible plumlike fruit of the Australian tree, Parinarium Nonda.

Nondecane
Non•dec´ane, n. [L. nonus ninth + decem ten.] (Chem.) A hydrocarbon of the paraffin series, a white waxy substance, C₁₉H₄₀; — so called from the number of carbon atoms in the molecule.

Nondeciduate
Non•de•cid´u•ate, a. (Anat.) Characterized by the absence of a decidua; indeciduate.

Nondelivery
Non•de•liv´er•y, n. A neglect or failure of delivery; omission of delivery.

Nondeposition
Non•dep•o•si´tion, n. A failure to deposit or throw down.

Nondescript
Non´de•script, a. [Pref. non- + L. descriptus described.] Not hitherto described; novel; hence, odd; abnormal; unclassifiable.

Nondescript
Non´de•script, n. A thing not yet described; that of which no account or explanation has been given; something abnormal, or hardly classifiable.

Nondevelopment
Non•de•vel´op•ment, n. Failure or lack of development.

Nondiscovery
Non•dis•cov´er•y, n. Want or failure of discovery.

Nondo
Non´do, n. (Bot.) A coarse umbelliferous plant ( Ligusticum actaeifolium) with a large aromatic root. It is found chiefly in the Alleghany region. Also called Angelico.

None, a. & pron. [OE. none, non, nan, n. , n. , AS. nan, fr. n. not + a. one. . See No, a. & adv. , One, and cf. Non-, Null, a. ]
1. No one; not one; not anything; — frequently used also partitively, or as a plural, not any.
"There is none that doeth good; no, not one." Ps. xiv. 3.
"Six days ye shall gather it, but on the seventh day, which is the Sabbath, in it there shall be none." Ex. xvi. 26.
"Terms of peace yet none Vouchsafed or sought." Milton.
"None of their productions are extant." Blair.
2. No; not any; — used adjectively before a vowel, in old style; as thou shalt have none assurance of thy life. None of, not at all; not; nothing of; — used emphatically. "They knew that I was none of the register that entered their admissions in the universities." Fuller. — None-so-pretty (Bot.), the Saxifraga umbrosa. See London pride (a), under London.

None, n. [F.] Same as Nones, 2.

Non-ego
Non-e´go, n. [L., not I.] (Metaph.) The union of being and relation as distinguished from, and contrasted with, the ego. See Ego.

Nonelect
Non•e•lect´, n. sing. & pl. (Theol.) A person or persons not elected, or chosen, to salvation.

Nonelection
Non•e•lec´tion, n. Failure of election. { Non•e•lec´tric, Non•e•lec´tric•al }, a. Not electric; conducting electricity.

Nonelectric
Non•e•lec´tric, n. (Physics) A substance that is not an electric; that which transmits electricity, as a metal. { Non•em•phat´ic, Non•em•phat´ic•al }, a. Having no emphasis; unemphatic.

Nonentity
Non•en´ti•ty, n. ; pl. Nonentities .
1. Nonexistence; the negation of being.
2. A thing not existing. South.
3. A person or thing of little or no account. [Colloq.]

Non-Episcopal
Non•-E•pis´co•pal, a. Not Episcopal; not pertaining to the Episcopal church or system.

Nones, n. pl. [L. nonae, so called because it was the ninth day before the ides, fr. nonus ninth, from novem nine. See Nine, Nones, 2, Noon .]
1. (Roman Cal.) The fifth day of the months January, February, April, June, August, September, November, and December, and the seventh day of March, May, July, and October. The nones were nine days before the ides, reckoning inclusively, according to the Roman method.
2. [F. none, fr. L. See Noon.] The canonical office, being a part of the Breviary, recited at noon (formerly at the ninth hour, 3 P. M.) in the Roman Catholic Church.
3. The hour of dinner; the noonday meal. [Obs.]
"At my supper and sometimes at nones." P. Plowman.

Nonesuch
None´such, n. A person or thing of a sort that there is no other such; something extraordinary; a thing that has not its equal. It is given as a name to various objects, as to a choice variety of apple, a species of medic ( Medicago lupulina), a variety of pottery clay, etc. { No•net´, No•net´to }, n. [From L. nonus ninth, like E. duet, fr. L. duo.] (Mus.) A composition for nine instruments, rarely for nine voices.

Nonett
Non´ett, n. (Zoöl.) The titmouse. [Obs.]

Nonexecution
Non•ex•e•cu´tion, n. Neglect or failure of execution; nonperformance.

Nonexistence
Non•ex•ist´ence, n.
1. Absence of existence; the negation of being; nonentity. A. Baxter.
2. A thing that has no existence. Sir T. Browne.

Nonexistent
Non•ex•ist´ent, a. Not having existence.

Nonexportation
Non•ex•por•ta´tion, n. A failure of exportation; a not exporting of commodities.

Nonextensile
Non•ex•ten´sile, a. Not extensile; incapable of being stretched.

Non-feasance
Non-fea´sance, n. [Pref. non- + OF. faisance a doing, fr. faire to do.] (Law) An omission or neglect to do something, esp. that which ought to have been done. Cf. Malfeasance.

Nonillion
No•nil´lion, n. [L. nonus ninth + -illion, as in E. million.] According to the French and American notation, a thousand octillions, or a unit with thirty ciphers annexed; according to the English notation, a million octillions, or a unit with fifty-four ciphers annexed. See the Note under Numeration.

Nonimporting
Non•im•port´ing, a. Not importing; not bringing from foreign countries.

Noninflectional
Non•in•flec´tion•al, a. Not admitting of, or characterized by, inflection.

Noninhabitant
Non•in•hab´it•ant, n. One who is not an inhabitant; a stranger; a foreigner; a nonresident.

Nonintervention
Non•in•ter•ven´tion, n. The state or habit of not intervening or interfering; as the nonintervention of one state in the affairs of another.

Nonius
No´ni•us, n. [Latinized form of Nunez, the name of a Portuguese mathematician.] A vernier.

Nonjoinder
Non•join´der, n. (Law) The omission of some person who ought to have been made a plaintiff or defendant in a suit, or of some cause of action which ought to be joined.

Nonjurant
Non•ju´rant, a. Nonjuring.

Nonjuring
Non•ju´ring, a. [F. jurer to swear, or L. jurare, jurari, to swear, fr. L. jus, juris, right, law, justice. See Jury.] Not swearing allegiance; — applied to the party in Great Britain that would not swear allegiance to William and Mary, or their successors.

Nonjurorism
Non•ju´ror•ism, n. (Eng. Hist.) The doctrines, or action, of the Nonjurors.

Nonlimitation
Non•lim•i•ta´tion, n. Want of limitation; failure to limit.

Nonmalignant
Non•ma•lig´nant, a. Not malignant, as a disease.

Nonmanufacturing
Non•man•u•fac´tur•ing, a. Not carrying on manufactures.

Nonmedullated
Non•med´ul•la•ted, a. Not medullated; (Anat.) without a medulla or marrow, or without a medullary sheath; as a nonmedullated nerve fiber.

Nonmember
Non•mem´ber, n. One who is not a member.

Nonmembership
Non•mem´ber•ship, n. State of not being a member.

Nonmetal
Non´met•al, n. (Chem.) Any one of the set of elements which, as contrasted with the metals, possess, produce, or receive, acid rather than basic properties; a metalloid; as oxygen, sulphur, and chlorine are nonmetals.

Nonmetallic
Non•me•tal´lic, a.
1. Not metallic.
2. (Chem.) Resembling, or possessing the properties of, a nonmetal or metalloid; as sulphur is a nonmetallic element.

Nonmoral
Non•mor´al, a. Not moral nor immoral; having no connection with morals; not in the sphere of morals or ethics; not ethical.

Nonnatural
Non•nat´u•ral, a. Not natural; unnatural.

Nonne, n. A nun. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Nonnecessity
Non•ne•ces´si•ty, n. Absence of necessity; the quality or state of being unnecessary.

Nonnitrognous
Non•ni•trog´nous, a. Devoid of nitrogen; as a nonnitrogenous principle; a nonnitrogenous food. See the Note under Food, n. , 1.

Nonny
Non´ny, n. A silly fellow; a ninny.

Nonobedience
Non•o•be´di•ence, n. Neglect of obedience; failure to obey.

Nonobservance
Non•ob•serv´ance, n. Neglect or failure to observe or fulfill.

Nonoic
No•no´ic, a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, derived from, or resembling, nonane; as nonoic acid, which is also called pelargonic acid. Cf. Pelargonic.

Nonoxygenous
Non•ox•yg´e•nous, a. (Chem.) Without oxygen; characterized by the absence of oxygen; as a nonoxygenous alkaloid.

Nonpareil
Non•pa•reil´, n. [See Nonpareil, a. ]
1. Something of unequaled excellence; a peerless thing or person; a nonesuch; — often used as a name.
2. [F. nonpareille.] (Print.) A size of type next smaller than minion and next larger than agate (or ruby). This line is printed in the type called nonpareil.
3. (Zoöl.) (a) A beautifully colored finch ( Passerina ciris), native of the Southern United States. The male has the head and neck deep blue, rump and under parts bright red, back and wings golden green, and the tail bluish purple. Called also painted finch. (b) Any other similar bird of the same genus.

Nonpareil
Non•pa•reil´, a. [F., from non not + pareil equal, fr. LL. pariculus, dim. of L. par equal. See Non, and Pair, Peer.] Having no equal; peerless.

Nonperformance
Non•per•form´ance, n. Neglect or failure to perform.

Nonphotobiotic
Non•pho•to•bi•ot´ic, a. (Biol.) Capable of living without light; as nonphotobiotic plant cells, or cells which habitually live in darkness.

Nonplane
Non•plane´, a. (Math.) Not lying in one plane; — said of certain curves.

Nonplus
Non´plus, n. [L. non not + plus more, further. See Plural.] A state or condition which baffles reason or confounds judgment; insuperable difficulty; inability to proceed or decide; puzzle; quandary.
"Both of them are a perfect nonplus and baffle to all human understanding." South.

Nonplus
Non´plus, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Nonplused or Nonplussed; p. pr. & vb. n. Nonplusing or Nonplussing.] To puzzle; to confound; to perplex; to cause to stop by embarrassment.
"He has been nonplused by Mr. Dry’s desiring him to tell what it was that he endeavored to prove." Spectator.

Nonpresentation
Non•pres•en•ta´tion, n. Neglect or failure to present; state of not being presented.

Nonproduction
Non•pro•duc´tion, n. A failure to produce or exhibit.

Nonprofessional
Non•pro•fes´sion•al, a. Not belonging to a profession; not done by, or proceeding from, professional men; contrary to professional usage.

Nonproficiency
Non•pro•fi´cien•cy, n. Want of proficiency; failure to make progress.

Nonproficient
Non•pro•fi´cient, n. One who has failed to become proficient.

Non-pros
Non•-pros´, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Nonprossed p. pr. & vb. n. Non-prossing ] To decline or fail to prosecute; to allow to be dropped (said of a suit); to enter judgment against (a plaintiff who fails to prosecute); as the plaintiff was non-prossed.

Nonrecurring
Non•re•cur´ring, a. Nonrecurrent.

Nonregardance
Non•re•gard´ance, n. Want of due regard; disregard; slight. [Obs.] Shak.

Nonregent
Non•re´gent, n. (Eng. Universities) A master of arts whose regency has ceased. See Regent.

Nonresemblance
Non•re•sem´blance, n. Want of resemblance; unlikeness; dissimilarity.

Nonresidence
Non•res´i•dence, n. The state or condition of being nonresident, Swift.

Nonresident
Non•res´i•dent, a. Not residing in a particular place, on one’s own estate, or in one’s proper place; as a nonresident clergyman or proprietor of lands.

Nonresident
Non•res´i•dent, n. A nonresident person; one who does not reside in the State or jurisdiction.

Nonresistance
Non•re•sist´ance, n. The principles or practice of a nonresistant; passive obedience; submission to authority, power, oppression, or violence without opposition.

Nonresistant
Non•re•sist´ant, a. Making no resistance.

Nonresistant
Non•re•sist´ant, n. One who maintains that no resistance should be made to constituted authority, even when unjustly or oppressively exercised; one who advocates or practices absolute submission; also one who holds that violence should never be resisted by force.

Nonresisting
Non•re•sist´ing, a. Not making resistance.

Nonruminant
Non•ru´mi•nant, a. Not ruminating; as a nonruminant animal.

Nonsane
Non•sane´, a. Unsound; not perfect; as a person of nonsane memory. Blackstone.

Nonsense
Non´sense, n. [Pref. non- + sense: cf. F. nonsens.]
1. That which is not sense, or has no sense; words, or language, which have no meaning, or which convey no intelligible ideas; absurdity.
2. Trifles; things of no importance. Nonsense verses, lines made by taking any words which occur, but especially certain words which it is desired to recollect, and arranging them without reference to anything but the measure, so that the rhythm of the lines may aid in recalling the remembrance of the words.
Syn. — Folly; silliness; absurdity; trash; balderdash.

Nonsensical
Non•sen´si•cal, a. Without sense; unmeaning; absurd; foolish; irrational; preposterous. — Non•sen´si•cal•ly, adv. — Non•sen´si•cal•ness, n.

Nonsensitive
Non•sen´si•tive, a. Not sensitive; wanting sense or perception; not easily affected.

Nonsexual
Non•sex´u•al, a. Having no distinction of sex; sexless; neuter.

Nonslaveholding
Non•slave´hold•ing, a. Not possessing or holding slaves; as a nonslaveholding State.

Nonsolution
Non•so•lu´tion, n. Failure of solution or explanation.

Nonsolvency
Non•sol´ven•cy, n. Inability to pay debts; insolvency.

Nonsolvent
Non•sol´vent, a. Not solvent; insolvent.

Nonsolvent
Non•sol´vent, n. An insolvent.

Nonsonant
Non•so´nant, a. Not sonant. — n. A nonsonant or nonvocal consonant.

Nonsparing
Non•spar´ing, a. Sparing none.

Nonstriated
Non•stri´a•ted, a. (Nat. Hist.) Without striations; unstriped; as nonstriated muscle fibers.

Nonsubmission
Non•sub•mis´sion, n. Want of submission; failure or refusal to submit.

Nonsubmissive
Non•sub•mis´sive, a. Not submissive.

Nonsuch
Non´such, n. See Nonesuch.

Nontenure
Non•ten´ure, n. (Law) A plea of a defendant that he did not hold the land, as affirmed.

Nonterm
Non´term, n. (Law) A vacation between two terms of a court.

Nontoxic
Non•tox´ic, a. Not toxic.

Nontronite
Non´tro•nite, n. [So called because found in the arrondissement of Notron, France.] (Min.) A greenish yellow or green mineral, consisting chiefly of the hydrous silicate of iron.

Nonuniformist
Non•u´ni•form•ist, n. One who believes that past changes in the structure of the earth have proceeded from cataclysms or causes more violent than are now operating; — called also nonuniformitarian.

Nonunion
Non•un´ion, a.
1. Not belonging to, or affiliated with, a trades union; as a nonunoin carpenter.
2. Not recognizing or favoring trades unions or trades-unionists; as a nonunion contractor. — Non•un´ion•ism (#), n.

Nonunionist
Non•un´ion•ist, n. One who does not belong, or refuses to belong, to a trades union.

Nonusance
Non•us´ance, n. Neglect of using; failure to use. [R.] Sir T. Browne.

Nonuser
Non•us´er,
1. A not using; failure to use.
"An office may be forfeited by misuser or nonuser." Blackstone.
2. (Law) Neglect or omission to use an easement or franchise or to assert a right. Kent.

Nonvascular
Non•vas´cu•lar, a. (Anat.) Destitute of vessels; extravascular.

Nonvernacular
Non•ver•nac´u•lar, a. Not vernacular.
"A nonvernacular expression." Sir W. Hamilton.

Nonvocal
Non•vo´cal, a. Not vocal; destitute of tone. — n. A nonvocal consonant.

Nonyl
Non´yl, n. [ Nonane + - yl.] (Chem.) The hydrocarbon radical, C₉H₁₉, derived from nonane and forming many compounds. Used also adjectively; as nonyl alcohol.

Nonylene
Non´y•lene, n. [ Nonane + eth ylene.] (Chem.) Any one of a series of metameric, unsaturated hydrocarbons C₉H₁₈ of the ethylene series.

Nonylenic
Non•y•len´ic, a. (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, related to, or designating, nonylene or its compounds; as nonylenic acid.

Nonylic
No•nyl´ic, a. (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, nonyl or its compounds; as nonylic acid.

Noodle
Noo´dle, n. [Cf. Noddle, Noddy.] A simpleton; a blockhead; a stupid person; a ninny. [Low]
"The chuckling grin of noodles." Sydney Smith.

Noodle
Noo´dle, n. [G. nudel vermicelli.] A thin strip of dough, made with eggs, rolled up, cut into small pieces, and used in soup.

Nook, n. [OE. nok; cf. Gael. & Ir. niuc.] A narrow place formed by an angle in bodies or between bodies; a corner; a recess; a secluded retreat.
"How couldst thou find this dark, sequestered nook?" Milton.

Nook-shotten
Nook´-shot•ten, a. Full of nooks, angles, or corners. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
"That nook-shotten isle of Albion." Shak.

Noölogical
No•ö•log"ic•al, a. Of or pertaining to noölogy.

Noölogist
No•öl"o•gist, n. One versed in noölogy.

Noölogy
No•öl"o•gy, n. [Gr.,, the mind + -logy.] The science of intellectual phenomena.

Noon, a. No. See the Note under No. [Obs.]

Noon, n. [AS. n. , orig., the ninth hour, fr. L. nona (sc. hora) the ninth hour, then applied to the church services (called nones) at that hour, the time of which was afterwards changed to noon. See Nine, and cf. Nones, Nunchion.]
1. The middle of the day; midday; the time when the sun is in the meridian; twelve o’clock in the daytime.
2. Hence, the highest point; culmination.
"In the very noon of that brilliant life which was destined to be so soon, and so fatally, overshadowed." Motley. High noon, the exact meridian; midday. — Noon of night, midnight. [Poetic] Dryden.

Noon, a. Belonging to midday; occurring at midday; meridional. Young.

Noon, v. i. To take rest and refreshment at noon.

Noonday
Noon´day, n. Midday; twelve o’clock in the day; noon.

Noonday
Noon´day, a. Of or pertaining to midday; meridional; as the noonday heat. "Noonday walks." Addison.

Noon-flower
Noon´-flow•er, n. (Bot.) The goat’s beard, whose flowers close at midday.

Nooning
Noon´ing, n. A rest at noon; a repast at noon.

Noonshun
Noon´shun, n. [Obs.] See Nunchion. Nares.

Noontide
Noon´tide, n. [From noon + tide time; cf. AS. nntid the ninth hour.] The time of noon; midday.

Noose, n. [Prob. fr. OF. nous, nom. sing. or acc. pl. of nou knot, F. nud, L. nodus. Cf. Node.] A running knot, or loop, which binds the closer the more it is drawn.

Noose, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Noosed p. pr. & vb. n. Noosing.] To tie in a noose; to catch in a noose; to entrap; to insnare.

Nopalry
No´pal•ry, n. ; pl. Nopalries . A plantation of the nopal for raising the cochineal insect.

Nope, n. (Zoöl.) A bullfinch. [Prov. Eng.]

Nor, conj. [OE. nor, contr. from nother. See Neither.] A negative connective or particle, introducing the second member or clause of a negative proposition, following neither, or not, in the first member or clause (as or in affirmative propositions follows either). Nor is also used sometimes in the first member for neither, and sometimes the neither is omitted and implied by the use of nor.
"Provide neither gold nor silver, nor brass, in your purses, nor scrip for your journey." Matt. x. 9, 10.
"Where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt." Matt. vi. 20.
"I love him not, nor fear him." Shak.
"Where neither party is nor true, nor kind." Shak.
"Simois nor Xanthus shall be wanting there." Dryden.

Norfolk jacket. A kind of loose-fitting plaited jacket, having a loose belt.

Norfolk plover. The stone curlew.

Norfolk spaniel. One of a breed of field spaniels similar to the clumbers, but shorter in body and of a liver-and-white or black-and-white color.

Noria
No´ri•a, n. [Sp., from Ar. na’ra.] A large water wheel, turned by the action of a stream against its floats, and carrying at its circumference buckets, by which water is raised and discharged into a trough; used in Arabia, China, and elsewhere for irrigating land; a Persian wheel.

Norian
No´ri•an, a. [From norite.] (Geol.) Pertaining to the upper portion of the Laurentian rocks. T. S. Hunt.

Norice
Nor´ice, n. Nurse. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Norie
No´rie, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Zoöl.) The cormorant. [Prov. Eng.]

Norimon
Nor´i•mon, n. ; pl. Norimons . A Japanese covered litter, carried by men. B. Taylor.

Norite
No´rite, n. [F., fr. Norvège Norway .] (Min.) A granular crystalline rock consisting essentially of a triclinic feldspar (as labradorite) and hypersthene.

Norium
No´ri•um, n. [NL.] (Chem.) A supposed metal alleged to have been discovered in zircon.

Norland
Nor´land, n. [For Northland.]
1. The land in the north; north country. [Chiefly Poetic]
2. = Norlander. [Scot. & Eng.]

Norm, n. [L. norma a rule. See Normal, a. ]
1. A rule or authoritative standard; a model; a type.
2. (Biol.) A typical, structural unit; a type. Agassiz.

Normal
Nor´mal, a. [L. normalis, fr. norma rule, pattern, carpenter’s square; prob. akin to noscere to know; cf. Gr. well known, gnomon, also carpenter’s square: cf. F. normal. See Known, and cf. Abnormal, Enormous.]
1. According to an established norm, rule, or principle; conformed to a type, standard, or regular form; performing the proper functions; not abnormal; regular; natural; analogical.
"Deviations from the normal type." Hallam.
2. (Geom.) According to a square or rule; perpendicular; forming a right angle. Specifically: Of or pertaining to a normal.
3. (Chem.) Standard; original; exact; typical. Specifically: (a) (Quantitative Analysis) Denoting a solution of such strength that every cubic centimeter contains the same number of milligrams of the element in question as the number of its molecular weight. (b) (Chem.) Denoting certain hypothetical compounds, as acids from which the real acids are obtained by dehydration; thus, normal sulphuric acid and normal nitric acid are respectively S(OH)₆, and N(OH)₅. (c) (Organ. Chem.) Denoting that series of hydrocarbons in which no carbon atom is united with more than two other carbon atoms; as normal pentane, hexane, etc. Cf. Iso-. Normal equations (Method of Least Squares), a set of equations of the first degree equal in number to the number of unknown quantities, and derived from the observations by a specified process. The solution of the normal equations gives the most probable values of the unknown quantities. — Normal group (Geol.), a group of rocks taken as a standard. Lyell. — Normal place (of a planet or comet) (Astron.), the apparent place in the heavens of a planet or comet at a specified time, the place having been determined by a considerable number of observations, extending perhaps over many days, and so combined that the accidental errors of observation have largely balanced each other. — Normal school, a school whose methods of instruction are to serve as a model for imitation; an institution for the training of teachers.
Syn. — Normal, Regular, Ordinary. Regular and ordinary are popular terms of well-known signification; normal has now a more specific sense, arising out of its use in science. A thing is normal, or in its normal state, when strictly conformed to those principles of its constitution which mark its species or to the standard of a healthy and natural condition. It is abnormal when it departs from those principles.

Normal
Nor´mal, n. [Cf. F. normale, ligne normale. See Normal, a. ]
1. (Geom.) Any perpendicular.
2. (Geom.) A straight line or plane drawn from any point of a curve or surface so as to be perpendicular to the curve or surface at that point. The term normal is also used to denote the distance along the normal line from the curve to the axis of abscissas or to the center of curvature.

Normalization
Nor•mal•i•za´tion, n. Reduction to a standard or normal state.

Normally
Nor´mal•ly, adv. In a normal manner. Darwin.

Norman
Nor´man, n. [F. normand.] (Naut.) A wooden bar, or iron pin. W. C. Russell.

Norman
Nor´man, a. [F. normand, of Scand. origin. See Northman, and cf. Norse.] Of or pertaining to Normandy or to the Normans; as the Norman language; the Norman conquest. Norman style (Arch.), a style of architecture which arose in the tenth century, characterized by great massiveness, simplicity, and strength, with the use of the semicircular arch, heavy round columns, and a great variety of ornaments, among which the zigzag and spiral or cable-formed ornaments were prominent.

Norman
Nor´man, n. A native or inhabitant of Normandy; originally, one of the Northmen or Scandinavians who conquered Normandy in the 10th century; afterwards, one of the mixed (Norman-French) race which conquered England, under William the Conqueror.

Normanism
Nor´man•ism, n. A Norman idiom; a custom or expression peculiar to the Normans. M. Arnold. { Norn, Nor´na }, n. [Icel. norn, pl. nornir.]
1. (Scandinavian Myth.) One of the three Fates, Past, Present, and Future. Their names were Urd, Verdandi, and Skuld.
2. A tutelary deity; a genius.

Noropianic
No•ro•pi•an´ic, a. [Etymology uncertain.] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid of the aromatic series obtained from opianic acid.

Norroy
Nor´roy, n. [Lit., north king, fr. F. nord north + roi king.] (Her.) The most northern of the English Kings-at-arms. See King-at-arms, under King.

Norseman
Norse´man, n. ; pl. Norsemen . One of the ancient Scandinavians; a Northman.

Nortelry
Nor´tel•ry, n. [Cf. Nurture.] Nurture; education; culture; bringing up. [Obs.]
"Nortelry … learned at the nunnery." Chaucer.

North Star State. Minnesota; — a nickname.

Northeast
North•east´, n. The point between the north and east, at an equal distance from each; the northeast part or region.

Northeast
North•east´, a. Of or pertaining to the northeast; proceeding toward the northeast, or coming from that point; as a northeast course; a northeast wind. Northeast passage, a passage or communication by sea between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans along the north coast of Asia.

Northeast
North•east´, adv. Toward the northeast.

Northeaster
North•east´er, n. A storm, strong wind, or gale, coming from the northeast.

Northeasterly
North•east´er•ly, a. Pertaining to the northeast; toward the northeast, or coming from the northeast.

Northeasterly
North•east´er•ly, adv. Toward the northeast.

Northeastern
North•east´ern, a. Of or pertaining to the northeast; northeasterly. { North•east´ward, North•east´ward•ly }, adv. Toward the northeast.

Norther
North´er, n. A wind from the north; esp., a strong and cold north wind in Texas and the vicinity of the Gulf of Mexico.

Northerliness
North´er•li•ness, n. The quality or state of being northerly; direction toward the north.

Northerly
North´er•ly, a. Of or pertaining to the north; toward the north, or from the north; northern.

Northerly
North´er•ly, adv. Toward the north.

Northern
North´ern, a. [AS. norðerne.]
1. Of or pertaining to the north; being in the north, or nearer to that point than to the east or west.
2. In a direction toward the north; as to steer a northern course; coming from the north; as a northern wind. Northern diver. (Zoöl.) See Loon. — Northern lights. See Aurora borealis, under Aurora. — Northern spy (Bot.), an excellent American apple, of a yellowish color, marked with red.

Northernly
North´ern•ly, adv. Northerly. [Obs.] Hakewill.

Northernmost
North´ern•most, a. [Cf. Northmost.] Farthest north.

Northman
North´man (nôrth"m an), n. ; pl. Northmen (-m en). [AS. norðman. See North, and Man, and cf. Norman.] One of the inhabitants of the north of Europe; esp., one of the ancient Scandinavians; a Norseman.

Northumbrian
North•um´bri•an, a. Of or pertaining to Northumberland in England. — n. A native or inhabitant of Northumberland.

Northward
North´ward, a. [AS. norðweard.] Toward the north; nearer to the north than to the east or west point. { North´ward, North´wards }, adv. Toward the north, or toward a point nearer to the north than to the east or west point.

Northwardly
North´ward•ly, a. Having a northern direction.

Northwardly
North´ward•ly, adv. In a northern direction.

Northwest
North•west´, n. [AS. norðwest.] The point in the horizon between the north and west, and equally distant from each; the northwest part or region.

Northwest
North•west´, a.
1. Pertaining to, or in the direction of, the point between the north and west; being in the northwest; toward the northwest, or coming from the northwest; as the northwest coast.
2. Coming from the northwest; as a northwest wind. Northwest passage, a passage or communication by sea between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans along the north coast of America, long sought for by navigators.

Northwest
North•west´, adv. Toward the northwest.

Northwester
North•west´er, n. A storm or gale from the northwest; a strong northwest wind.

Northwesterly
North•west´er•ly, a. Toward the northwest, or from the northwest.

Northwestern
North•west´ern, a. Of, pertaining to, or being in, the northwest; in a direction toward the northwest; coming from the northwest; northwesterly; as a northwestern course. { North•west´ward, North•west´ward•ly } adv. Toward the northwest.

Norwegian
Nor•we´gi•an, a. [Cf. Icel. Noregr, Norvegr, Norway. See North, and Way.] Of or pertaining to Norway, its inhabitants, or its language.

Norwegian
Nor•we´gi•an, n.
1. A native of Norway.
2. That branch of the Scandinavian language spoken in Norway.

Norwegium
Nor•we´gi•um, n. [NL. See Norwegian.] (Chem.) A rare metallic element, of doubtful identification, said to occur in the copper-nickel of Norway.

Nose, n. [AS. nosu; akin to D. neus, G. nase, OHG. nasa, Icel. nös, Sw. näsa, Dan. näse, Lith. nosis, Russ. nos’, L. nasus, nares, Skr. nasa, nas. Cf. Nasal, Nasturtium, Naze, Nostril, Nozzle.]
1. (Anat.) The prominent part of the face or anterior extremity of the head containing the nostrils and olfactory cavities; the olfactory organ. See Nostril, and Olfactory organ under Olfactory.
2. The power of smelling; hence, scent.
"We are not offended with a dog for a better nose than his master." Collier.
3. A projecting end or beak at the front of an object; a snout; a nozzle; a spout; as the nose of a bellows; the nose of a teakettle. Nose bit (Carp.), a bit similar to a gouge bit, but having a cutting edge on one side of its boring end. — Nose hammer (Mach.), a frontal hammer. — Nose hole (Glass Making), a small opening in a furnace, before which a globe of crown glass is held and kept soft at the beginning of the flattening process. — Nose key (Carp.), a fox wedge. — Nose leaf (Zoöl.), a thin, broad, membranous fold of skin on the nose of many species of bats. It varies greatly in size and form. — Nose of wax, fig., a person who is pliant and easily influenced. "A nose of wax to be turned every way." Massinger — Nose piece, the nozzle of a pipe, hose, bellows, etc.; the end piece of a microscope body, to which an objective is attached. — To hold, put, or bring one’s nose to the grindstone. See under Grindstone. — To lead by the nose, to lead at pleasure, or to cause to follow submissively; to lead blindly, as a person leads a beast. Shak. — To put one’s nose out of joint, to humiliate one’s pride, esp. by supplanting one in the affections of another. [Slang] — To thrust one’s nose into, to meddle officiously in. — To wipe one’s nose of, to deprive of; to rob. [Slang]

Nose, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Nosed p. pr. & vb. n. Nosing.]
1. To smell; to scent; hence, to track, or trace out.
2. To touch with the nose; to push the nose into or against; hence, to interfere with; to treat insolently.
"Lambs … nosing the mother’s udder." Tennyson.
"A sort of national convention, dubious in its nature … nosed Parliament in the very seat of its authority." Burke.
3. To utter in a nasal manner; to pronounce with a nasal twang; as to nose a prayer. [R.] Cowley.

Nose (noz), v. i.
1. To smell; to sniff; to scent. Audubon.
2. To pry officiously into what does not concern one.

Nose, v. t.
1. To confront; be closely face to face or opposite to; meet.
2. To furnish with a nose; as to nose a stair tread.
3. To examine with the nose or sense of smell.
4. To make by advancing the nose or front end; as the train nosed its way into the statio; (Racing Slang) to beat by (the length of) a nose.

Nose, v. i. To push or move with the nose or front forward.
"A train of cable cars came nosing along." Hamlin Garland.

Nosebag
Nose´bag, n. A bag in which feed for a horse, ox, or the like, may be fastened under the nose by a string passing over the head.

Noseband
Nose´band, n. That part of the headstall of a bridle which passes over a horse’s nose.

Nosebleed
Nose´bleed, n.
1. A bleeding at the nose.
2. (Bot.) The yarrow. See Yarrow.

Nosegay
Nose´gay, n. [ Nose + gay in the sense of a gay or showy thing.] A bunch of odorous and showy flowers; a bouquet; a posy. Pope.

Nosel
Nos´el, v. t. [See Noursle.] To nurse; to lead or teach; to foster; to nuzzle. [Obs.]
"If any man use the Scripture … to nosel thee in anything save in Christ, he is a false prophet." Tyndale.

Nosesmart
Nose´smart, n. (Bot.) A kind of cress, a pungent cruciferous plant, including several species of the genus Nasturtium. { Nose´thirl, Nose´thril }, n. Nostril. [Obs.] [Written also nosethurl, nosthrill.] Chaucer.

Nosing
Nos´ing, n. (Arch.) That part of the treadboard of a stair which projects over the riser; hence, any like projection, as the projecting edge of a molding.

Nosle
No´sle, n. [See Nozzle, Nose.] Nozzle. [Obs.]

Nosography
No•sog´ra•phy, n. [Gr. disease + -graphy: cf. F. nosographie.] A description or classification of diseases.

Nosological
Nos•o•log´ic•al, a. [Cf. F. nosologique.] Of or pertaining to nosology.

Nosologist
No•sol´o•gist, n. [Cf. F. nosologiste.] One versed in nosology.

Nosology
No•sol´o•gy, n. [Gr. disease + -logy: cf. F. nosologie.]
1. A systematic arrangement, or classification, of diseases.
2. That branch of medical science which treats of diseases, or of the classification of diseases.

Nosophen
Nos´o•phen, n. [ Nose + phenol; orig. used for affections of the nose.] (Pharm.) An iodine compound obtained as a yellowish gray, odorless, tasteless powder by the action of iodine on phenolphthalein.

Nosophobia
Nos•o•pho´bi•a, n. [NL.; disease + fear.] (Med.) Morbid dread of disease.

Nosopoetic
Nos•o•po•et´ic, a. [Gr. disease + productive, fr. to make.] Producing diseases. [R.] Arbuthnot.

Nost [Contr. from ne wost.] Wottest not; knowest not. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Nostalgia
Nos•tal´gi•a, n. [NL., fr. Gr. a return home + pain.] (Med.) Homesickness; esp., a severe and sometimes fatal form of melancholia, due to homesickness.

Nostalgic
Nos•tal´gic, a. [Cf. F. nostalgique.] Of or pertaining to nostalgia; affected with nostalgia.

Nostalgy
Nos•tal´gy, n. Same as Nostalgia.

Nostril
Nos´tril, n. [OE. nosethril, nosethirl, AS. nospyrl; nos for nosu nose + pyrel opening, hole, from pyrel pierced, for pyrhel, fr. purh through. See Nose, and Through, and cf. Thrill.]
1. (Anat.) One of the external openings of the nose, which give passage to the air breathed and to secretions from the nose and eyes; one of the anterior nares. In sperm whales, porpoises, and allied animals, there is only one nostril, which is situated on the top of the head and called a spiracle.
2. Perception; insight; acuteness. [Obs.]
"Methinks a man Of your sagacity and clear nostril should Have made another choice." B. Jonson.

Notability
Not•a•bil´i•ty, n. ; pl. Notabilities (#). [Cf. F. notabilite .]
1. Quality of being notable.
2. A notable, or remarkable, person or thing; a person of note. "Parisian notabilities" Carlyle.
3. A notable saying. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Notable
Not´a•ble, a. [F. notable, L. notabilis, fr. notare to mark, nota mark, note. See 5th Note.]
1. Capable of being noted; noticeable; plan; evident.
2. Worthy of notice; remarkable; memorable; noted or distinguished; as a notable event, person. Notable in the sense of careful, thrifty, characterized by thrift and capacity (as a notable housekeeper) is pronounced by many good orthoëpists, not"a•b’l, the derivatives notableness, and notably, being also similarly pronounced with short o in the first syllable.
3. Well-known; notorious. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Notable
Not´a•ble, n.
1. A person, or thing, of distinction.
2. (French Hist.) One of a number of persons, before the revolution of 1789, chiefly of the higher orders, appointed by the king to constitute a representative body.

Notableness
Not´a•ble•ness, n. The quality of being notable.

Notably
Not´a•bly, adv. In a notable manner.

Notaeum
No•tae´um, n. [NL., fr. Gr. pertaining to the notum or back.] (Zoöl.) The back or upper surface, as of a bird.

Notal
No´tal, a. [Gr. the back.] Of or pertaining to the back; dorsal.

Notandum
No•tan´dum, n. ; pl. Notanda (#). [L., fr. notare to observe.] A thing to be noted or observed; a notable fact; — chiefly used in the plural.

Notarial
No•ta´ri•al, a. [Cf. F. notarial.] Of or pertaining to a notary; done or taken by a notary; as a notarial seal; notarial evidence or attestation.

Notarially
No•ta´ri•al•ly, adv. In a notarial manner.

Notary
No´ta•ry, n. ; pl. Notaries (#). [F. notaire, L. notarius notary (in sense 1), fr. nota mark. See 5th Note.]
1. One who records in shorthand what is said or done; as the notary of an ecclesiastical body.
2. (Eng. & Am. Law) A public officer who attests or certifies deeds and other writings, or copies of them, usually under his official seal, to make them authentic, especially in foreign countries. His duties chiefly relate to instruments used in commercial transactions, such as protests of negotiable paper, ship’s papers in cases of loss, damage, etc. He is generally called a notary public.

Notching
Notch´ing, n.
1. The act of making notches; the act of cutting into small hollows.
2. The small hollow, or hollows, cut; a notch or notches.
3. (Carp.) A method of joining timbers, scantling, etc., by notching them, as at the ends, and overlapping or interlocking the notched portions.
4. (Engin.) A method of excavating, as in a bank, by a series of cuttings side by side. See also Gulleting.

Note, v. t. [AS. hnitan to strike against, imp. hnat.] To butt; to push with the horns. [Prov. Eng.]

Note [AS. nat; n. not + wat wot. See Not, and Wot.] Know not; knows not. [Obs.]

Note, n. Nut. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Note, n. [AS. notu use, profit.] Need; needful business. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Note, n. [F. note, L. nota; akin to noscere, notum, to know. See Know.]
1. A mark or token by which a thing may be known; a visible sign; a character; a distinctive mark or feature; a characteristic quality.
"Whosoever appertain to the visible body of the church, they have also the notes of external profession." Hooker.
"She [the Anglican church] has the note of possession, the note of freedom from party titles,the note of life — a tough life and a vigorous." J. H. Newman.
"What a note of youth, of imagination, of impulsive eagerness, there was through it all !" Mrs. Humphry Ward.
2. A mark, or sign, made to call attention, to point out something to notice, or the like; a sign, or token, proving or giving evidence.
3. A brief remark; a marginal comment or explanation; hence, an annotation on a text or author; a comment; a critical, explanatory, or illustrative observation.
"The best writers have been perplexed with notes, and obscured with illustrations." Felton.
4. A brief writing intended to assist the memory; a memorandum; a minute.
5. pl. Hence, a writing intended to be used in speaking; memoranda to assist a speaker, being either a synopsis, or the full text of what is to be said; as to preach from notes; also a reporter’s memoranda; the original report of a speech or of proceedings.
6. A short informal letter; a billet.
7. A diplomatic missive or written communication.
8. A written or printed paper acknowledging a debt, and promising payment; as a promissory note; a note of hand; a negotiable note.
9. A list of items or of charges; an account. [Obs.]
"Here is now the smith’s note for shoeing." Shak.
10. (Mus.) (a) A character, variously formed, to indicate the length of a tone, and variously placed upon the staff to indicate its pitch. Hence: (b) A musical sound; a tone; an utterance; a tune. (c) A key of the piano or organ.
"The wakeful bird … tunes her nocturnal note." Milton.
"That note of revolt against the eighteenth century, which we detect in Goethe, was struck by Winckelmann." W. Pater.
11. Observation; notice; heed.
"Give orders to my servants that they take No note at all of our being absent hence." Shak.
12. Notification; information; intelligence. [Obs.]
"The king … shall have note of this." Shak.
13. State of being under observation. [Obs.]
"Small matters … continually in use and in note." Bacon.
14. Reputation; distinction; as a poet of note.
"There was scarce a family of note which had not poured out its blood on the field or the scaffold." Prescott.
15. Stigma; brand; reproach. [Obs.] Shak. Note of hand, a promissory note.

Note, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Noted; p. pr. & vb. n. Noting.] [F. noter, L. notare, fr. nota. See Note, n. ]
1. To notice with care; to observe; to remark; to heed; to attend to. Pope.
"No more of that; I have noted it well." Shak.
2. To record in writing; to make a memorandum of.
"Every unguarded word … was noted down." Maccaulay.
3. To charge, as with crime (with of or for before the thing charged); to brand. [Obs.]
"They were both noted of incontinency." Dryden.
4. To denote; to designate. Johnson.
5. To annotate. [R.] W. H. Dixon.
6. To set down in musical characters. To note a bill or draft, to record on the back of it a refusal of acceptance, as the ground of a protest, which is done officially by a notary.

Notebook
Note´book, n.
1. A book in which notes or memorandums are written.
2. A book in which notes of hand are registered.

Noted
Not´ed, a. Well known by reputation or report; eminent; celebrated; as a noted author, or traveler. — Not´ed•ly, adv. — Not´ed•ness, n.

Noteful
Note´ful, a. Useful. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Noteless
Note´less, a. Not attracting notice; not conspicuous.
"Noteless as the race from which he sprung." Sir W. Scott.

Notelessness
Note´less•ness, n. A state of being noteless.

Notelet
Note´let, n. A little or short note; a billet.

Noter
Not´er, n.
1. One who takes notice.
2. An annotator. [Obs.]

Noteworthy
Note´wor•thy, a. Worthy of observation or notice; remarkable.

Nother
Noth´er, conj. Neither; nor. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Nothing
Noth´ing, n. [From n. , a. + thing.]
1. Not anything; no thing (in the widest sense of the word thing); — opposed to anything and something.
"Yet had his aspect nothing of severe." Dryden.
2. Nonexistence; nonentity; absence of being; nihility; nothingness. Shak.
3. A thing of no account, value, or note; something irrelevant and impertinent; something of comparative unimportance; utter insignificance; a trifle.
"Behold, ye are of nothing, and your work of nought." Is. xli. 24.
"’T is nothing, says the fool; but, says the friend, This nothing, sir, will bring you to your end." Dryden.
4. (Arith.) A cipher; naught. Nothing but, only; no more than. Chaucer. — To make nothing of. (a) To make no difficulty of; to consider as trifling or important. "We are industrious to preserve our bodies from slavery, but we make nothing of suffering our souls to be slaves to our lusts." Ray. (b) Not to understand; as I could make nothing of what he said.

Nothing
Noth´ing, adv. In no degree; not at all; in no wise.
"Adam, with such counsel nothing swayed." Milton.
"The influence of reason in producing our passions is nothing near so extensive as is commonly believed." Burke. Nothing off (Naut.), an order to the steersman to keep the vessel close to the wind.

Nothingarian
Noth•ing•a´ri•an, n. One of no certain belief; one belonging to no particular sect.

Nothingism
Noth´ing•ism, n. Nihility; nothingness. [R.]

Nothingness
Noth´ing•ness, n.
1. Nihility; nonexistence.
2. The state of being of no value; a thing of no value.

Notice
No´tice, n. [F., fr. L. notitia a being known, knowledge, fr. noscere, notum, to know. See Know.]
1. The act of noting, remarking, or observing; observation by the senses or intellect; cognizance; note.
"How ready is envy to mingle with the notices we take of other persons !" I. Watts.
2. Intelligence, by whatever means communicated; knowledge given or received; means of knowledge; express notification; announcement; warning.
"I … have given him notice that the Duke of Cornwall and Regan his duchess will be here." Shak.
3. An announcement, often accompanied by comments or remarks; as book notices; theatrical notices.
4. A writing communicating information or warning.
5. Attention; respectful treatment; civility. To take notice of, to perceive especially; to observe or treat with particular attention.
Syn. — Attention; regard; remark; note; heed; consideration; respect; civility; intelligence; advice; news.

Notice
No´tice, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Noticed p. pr. & vb. n. Noticing ]
1. To observe; to see to mark; to take note of; to heed; to pay attention to.
2. To show that one has observed; to take public note of; remark upon; to make comments on; to refer to; as to notice a book.
"This plant deserves to be noticed in this place." Tooke.
"Another circumstance was noticed in connection with the suggestion last discussed." Sir W. Hamilton.
3. To treat with attention and civility; as to notice strangers.
Syn. — To remark; observe; perceive; see; mark; note; mind; regard; heed; mention. See Remark.

Noticeably
No´tice•a•bly, adv. In a noticeable manner.

Noticer
No´ti•cer, n. One who notices.

Notidanian
No•ti•da´ni•an, n. [Gr. back + comely.] (Zoöl.) Any one of several species of sharks of the family Notidanidae, or Hexanchidae. Called also cow sharks. See Shark.

Notionality
No•tion•al´i•ty, n. A notional or groundless opinion. [R.] Glanvill.

Notionally
No´tion•al•ly, adv. In mental apprehension; in conception; not in reality.
"Two faculties … notionally or really distinct." Norris.

Notionate
No´tion•ate, a. Notional. [R.]

Notionist
No´tion•ist, n. One whose opinions are ungrounded notions. [R.] Bp. Hopkins.

Notist
No´tist, n. An annotator. [Obs.]

Notobranchiata
No•to•bran•chi•a•ta, n. pl. [NL. See Notum, and Branchia.] (Zoöl.) (a) A division of nudibranchiate mollusks having gills upon the back. (b) The Dorsibranchiata.

Notochord
No´to•chord, n. [Gr. the back + E. chord.] (Anat.) An elastic cartilagelike rod which is developed beneath the medullary groove in the vertebrate embryo, and constitutes the primitive axial skeleton around which the centra of the vertebrae and the posterior part of the base of the skull are developed; the chorda dorsalis. See Illust. of Ectoderm.

Notodontian
No•to•don´tian, n. [Gr. the back + ’odoy•s, ’odo•ntos, a tooth.] (Zoöl.) Any one of several species of bombycid moths belonging to Notodonta, Nerice, and allied genera. The caterpillar of these moths has a hump, or spine, on its back.

Notopodium
No•to•po´di•um, n. ; pl. L. Notopodia (#), E. Notopodiums (#). [NL., fr. Gr. the back +,, the foot.] (Zoöl.) The dorsal lobe or branch of a parapodium. See Parapodium.

Notoriety
No•to•ri´e•ty, n. [Cf. F. notoriete. See Notorious.] The quality or condition of being notorious; the state of being generally or publicly known; — commonly used in an unfavorable sense; as the notoriety of a crime.
"They were not subjects in their own nature so exposed to public notoriety." Addison.

Nototherium
No•to•the´ri•um, n. [NL., fr. Gr. the south + a wild animal.] (Zoöl.) An extinct genus of gigantic herbivorous marsupials, found in the Pliocene formation of Australia.

Nototrema
No•to•tre´ma, n. [NL., fr. Gr. back + a hole.] (Zoöl.) The pouched, or marsupial, frog of South America. { Not´-pat•ed, Nott´-pat•ed }, a. Same as Nott-headed. [Obs.] Shak.

Nott, a. [AS. hnot shorn.] Shorn. [Obs.]

Nott, v. t. To shear. [Obs.] Stow.

Nott-headed
Nott´-head•ed, a. Having the hair cut close. [Obs.] Chapman.

Notturno
Not•tur´no, n. [It.] (Mus.) Same as Nocturne.

Notus
No´tus, n. [L., fr. Gr. .] The south wind.

Notwheat
Not´wheat, n. [ Nott + wheat.] Wheat not bearded. Carew.

Notwithstanding
Not•with•stand´ing, prep. Without prevention, or obstruction from or by; in spite of.
"We gentil women bee Loth to displease any wight, Notwithstanding our great right." Chaucer’s Dream.
"Those on whom Christ bestowed miraculous cures were so transported that their gratitude made them, notwithstanding his prohibition, proclaim the wonders he had done." Dr. H. More. Notwithstanding was by Johnson and Webster, viewed as a participle absolute, an English equivalent of the Latin non obstante. Its several meanings, either as preposition, adverb, or conjunction, are capable of being explained in this view. Later grammarians, while admitting that the word was originally a participle, and can be treated as such, prefer to class it as a preposition or disjunctive conjunction.
Syn. — In spite of; despite. — Notwithstanding, In spite of, Despite. These words and phrases are often interchanged, but there is a difference between them, chiefly in strength. Notwithstanding is the weaker term, and simply points to some obstacle that may exist; as I shall go, notwithstanding the rain. In spite or despite of has reference primarily to active opposition to be encountered from others; as "I’ll be, in man’s despite, a monarch; " "I’ll keep mine own, despite of all the world." Shak. Hence, these words, when applied to things, suppose greater opposition than notwithstanding. We should say. "He was thrust rudely out of doors in spite of his entreaties," rather than "notwithstanding". On the other hand, it would be more civil to say, "Notwithstanding all you have said, I must still differ with you."

Notwithstanding
Not•with•stand´ing, adv. or conj. [Originally the participle of withstand, with not prefixed.] Nevertheless; however; although; as I shall go, notwithstanding it rains.
"I will surely rend the kingdom from thee, and will give it to thy servant. Notwithstanding, in thy days I will not do it." 1 Kings xi. 11, 12.
"They which honor the law as an image of the wisdom of God himself, are, notwithstanding, to know that the same had an end in Christ." Hooker.
"You did wisely and honestly too, notwithstanding She is the greatest beauty in the parish." Fielding. Notwithstanding that, notwithstanding; although.
"These days were ages to him, notwithstanding that he was basking in the smiles of the pretty Mary." W. Irving.

Nouch, n. [See Ouch.] An ouch; a jewel. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Nought, n. & adv. See Naught. Chaucer.

Noule, n. [See Noll.] The top of the head; the head or noll. [Obs.] Spenser.

Noumenon
Nou´me•non, n. [NL. fr. Gr. the thing perceived, p. pr. pass. of to perceive, the mind.] (Metaph.) The of itself unknown and unknowable rational object, or thing in itself, which is distinguished from the phenomenon through which it is apprehended by the senses, and by which it is interpreted and understood; — so used in the philosophy of Kant and his followers.

Noun, n. [OF. noun, nun, num, non, nom, F. nom, fr. L. nomen name. See Name.] (Gram.) A word used as the designation or appellation of a creature or thing, existing in fact or in thought; a substantive. By some grammarians the term noun is so used as to include adjectives, as being descriptive; but in general it is limited to substantives.

Nounize
Noun´ize, v. t. To change (an adjective, verb, etc.) into a noun. Earle.

Nourice
Nour´ice, n. A nurse. [Obs.] Spenser.

Nourish
Nour´ish, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Nourished p. pr. & vb. n. Nourishing.] [OE. norisen, norischen, OF. nurir, nurrir, norir, F. norrir, fr. L. nutrire. Cf. Nurse, Nutriment, and see - ish.]
1. To feed and cause to grow; to supply with matter which increases bulk or supplies waste, and promotes health; to furnish with nutriment.
"He planteth an ash, and the rain doth nourish it." Is. xliv. 14.
2. To support; to maintain.
"Whiles I in Ireland nourish a mighty band." Shak.
3. To supply the means of support and increase to; to encourage; to foster; as to nourish rebellion; to nourish the virtues. "Nourish their contentions." Hooker.
4. To cherish; to comfort.
"Ye have nourished your hearts." James v. 5.
5. To educate; to instruct; to bring up; to nurture; to promote the growth of in attainments. Chaucer.
"Nourished up in the words of faith." 1 Tim. iv. 6.
Syn. — To cherish; feed; supply. See Nurture.

Nourish
Nour´ish, v. i.
1. To promote growth; to furnish nutriment.
"Grains and roots nourish more than their leaves." Bacon.
2. To gain nourishment. [R.] Bacon.

Nourish
Nour´ish, n. A nurse. [Obs.] Hoolland.

Nourishable
Nour´ish•a•ble, a. [Cf. F. nourrissable.]
1. Capable of being nourished; as the nourishable parts of the body. Grew.
2. Capable of giving nourishment. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.

Nourisher
Nour´ish•er, n. One who, or that which, nourishes. Milton.

Nourishing
Nour´ish•ing, a. Promoting growth; nutritious,

Nourishingly
Nour´ish•ing•ly, adv. Nutritively; cherishingly.

Nourishment
Nour´ish•ment, n. [Cf. OF. norrissement.]
1. The act of nourishing, or the state of being nourished; nutrition.
2. That which serves to nourish; nutriment; food.
"Learn to seek the nourishment of their souls." Hooker.

Nouriture
Nour´i•ture, n. Nurture. [Obs.] Spenser.

Noursle
Nour´sle, v. t. [Freq., fr. OE. nourse. See Nurse.] To nurse; to rear; to bring up. [Obs.] [Written also nosel, nousel, nousle, nowsle, nusle, nuzzle, etc.]
"She noursled him till years he raught." Spenser.

Nova
No´va (no"va), n. ; pl. L. Novae (-ve), E. Novas (-vaz). [L., fem. sing. of novus new.] (Astron.) A new star, usually appearing suddenly, shining for a brief period, and then sinking into obscurity. Such appearances are supposed to result from cosmic collisions, as of a dark star with interstellar nebulosities. The most important modern novae are: — No"va Co•ro"nae Bo•re•a"lis [1866]; No"va Cyg"ni [1876]; No"va An•dro"me•dae [1885]; No"va Au•ri"gae [1891-92]; No"va Per"se•i [1901]. There are two novae called Nova Persei. They are: (a) A small nova which appeared in 1881. (b) An extraordinary nova which appeared in Perseus in 1901. It was first sighted on February 22, and for one night (February 23) was the brightest star in the sky. By July it had almost disappeared, after which faint surrounding nebulous masses were discovered, apparently moving radially outward from the star at incredible velocity.

Novaculite
No•vac´u•lite, n. [L. novacula a sharp knife, razor: cf. F. novaculite.] (Min.) A variety of siliceous slate, of which hones are made; razor stone; Turkey stone; hone stone; whet slate.

Novatian
No•va´tian, n. (Eccl. Hist.) One of the sect of Novatius, or Novatianus, who held that the lapsed might not be received again into communion with the church, and that second marriages are unlawful.

Novatianism
No•va´tian•ism, n. The doctrines or principles of the Novatians. Milner.

Novation
No•va´tion, n. [L. novatio; novus new: cf. F. novation.]
1. Innovation. [Obs.]
"I shall easily grant that novations in religion are a main cause of distempers in commonwealths." Laud.
2. (Law) A substitution of a new debt for an old one; also the remodeling of an old obligation.

Novator
No•va´tor, n. An innovator. [Obs.]

Novel
Nov´el, a. [OF. novel, nuvel, F. nouvel, nouveau, L. novellus, dim. of novus new. See New.] Of recent origin or introduction; not ancient; new; hence, out of the ordinary course; unusual; strange; surprising. In civil law, the novel or new constitutions are those which are supplemental to the code, and posterior in time to the other books. These contained new decrees of successive emperors. Novel assignment (Law), a new assignment or specification of a suit.
Syn. — New; recent; modern; fresh; strange; uncommon; rare; unusual. — Novel, New . Everything at its first occurrence is new; that is novel which is so much out of the ordinary course as to strike us with surprise. That is a new sight which is beheld for the first time; that is a novel sight which either was never seen before or is seen but seldom. We have daily new inventions, but a novel one supposes some very peculiar means of attaining its end. Novel theories are regarded with distrust, as likely to prove more ingenious than sound.

Novel
Nov´el, n. [F. nouvelle. See Novel, a. ]
1. That which is new or unusual; a novelty.
2. pl. News; fresh tidings. [Obs.]
"Some came of curiosity to hear some novels." Latimer.
3. A fictitious tale or narrative, professing to be conformed to real life; esp., one intended to exhibit the operation of the passions, and particularly of love. Dryden.
4. [L. novellae (sc. constitutiones): cf. F. novelles.] (Law) A new or supplemental constitution. See the Note under Novel, a.

Novelist
Nov´el•ist, n.
1. An innovator; an asserter of novelty. [Obs.] Cudworth.
2. [Cf. F. nouvelliste, It. novellista.] A writer of news. [Obs.] Tatler (178).
3. [Cf. F. nouvelliste.] A writer of a novel or novels.

Novelize
Nov´el•ize, v. i. To innovate. [Obs.]

Novelize
Nov´el•ize, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Novelized p. pr. & vb. n. Novelizing ]
1. To innovate. [Obs.]
2. To put into the form of novels; to represent by fiction. "To novelize history." Sir J. Herschel.

Novelty
Nov´el•ty, n. ; pl. Novelties (#). [OF. novelte, F. nouveaute, L. novellitas.]
1. The quality or state of being novel; newness; freshness; recentness of origin or introduction.
"Novelty is the great parent of pleasure." South.
2. Something novel; a new or strange thing.

November
No•vem´ber, n. [L. November, or Novembris (sc. mensis), the ninth month of the old Roman year, which began with March, fr. novem nine: cf. F. Novembre. See Nine.] The eleventh month of the year, containing thirty days.

Novene
No´vene, a. [L. novenus nine each, in LL., ninth, fr. L. novem nine.] Relating to, or dependent on, the number nine; novenary. [R.]
"The triple and novene division ran throughout." Milman.

Novennial
No•ven´ni•al, a. [L. novennis of nine years; novem nine + annus year.] Done or recurring every ninth year.

Novercal
No•ver´cal, a. [L. novennis of nine years; novem nine + annus year.] Done or recurring every ninth year.

Novercal
No•ver´cal, a. [L. novercalis, from noverca a stepmother.] Of or pertaining to a stepmother; suitable to, or in the manner of, a stepmother. Derham.

Novice
Nov´ice, n. [F., from L. novicius, novitius, new, from novus new. See New, and cf. Novitious.]
1. One who is new in any business, profession, or calling; one unacquainted or unskilled; one yet in the rudiments; a beginner; a tyro.
"I am young; a novice in the trade." Dryden.
2. One newly received into the church, or one newly converted to the Christian faith. 1 Tim. iii. 6.
3. (Eccl.) One who enters a religious house, whether of monks or nuns, as a probationist. Shipley.
"No poore cloisterer, nor no novys." Chaucer.

Novice
Nov´ice, a. Like a novice; becoming a novice. [Obs.]

Noviceship
Nov´ice•ship, n. The state of being a novice; novitiate.

Novilunar
No•vi•lu´nar, a. [L. novus new + luna the moon.] Of or pertaining to the new moon. [R.]

Novitiate
No•vi´ti•ate, n. [LL. novitiatus: cf. F. noviciat.]
1. The state of being a novice; time of initiation or instruction in rudiments.
2. Hence: Time of probation in a religious house before taking the vows.
3. One who is going through a novitiate, or period of probation; a novice. Addison.
4. The place where novices live or are trained. [R.]

Novitious
No•vi´tious, a. [L. novitius, novicius.] Newly invented; recent; new. [Obs.] Bp. Pearson.

Novity
Nov´i•ty, n. [L. novitas, fr. novus new.] Newness; novelty. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

Novum
No´vum, n. A game at dice, properly called novem quinque (L., nine five), the two principal throws being nine and five. [Obs.] Shak.

Now, adv. [OE. nou, n. , AS. n. , n. ; akin to D., OS., & OHG. n. , G. n. , nun, Icel., n. , Dan., Sw., & Goth. n. , L. nunc, Gr.,, Skr. n. , n. . rad.193. Cf. New.]
1. At the present time; at this moment; at the time of speaking; instantly; as I will write now.
"I have a patient now living, at an advanced age, who discharged blood from his lungs thirty years ago." Arbuthnot.
2. Very lately; not long ago.
"They that but now, for honor and for plate, Made the sea blush with blood, resign their hate." Waller.
3. At a time contemporaneous with something spoken of or contemplated; at a particular time referred to.
"The ship was now in the midst of the sea." Matt. xiv. 24.
4. In present circumstances; things being as they are; — hence, used as a connective particle, to introduce an inference or an explanation.
"How shall any man distinguish now betwixt a parasite and a man of honor ?" L’Estrange.
"Why should he live, now nature bankrupt is ?" Shak.
"Then cried they all again, saying, Not this man, but Barabbas. Now, Barabbas was a robber." John xviii. 40.
"The other great and undoing mischief which befalls men is, by their being misrepresented. Now, by calling evil good, a man is misrepresented to others in the way of slander." South. Now and again, now and then; occasionally. — Now and now, again and again; repeatedly. [Obs.] Chaucer. — Now and then, at one time and another; indefinitely; occasionally; not often; at intervals. "A mead here, there a heath, and now and then a wood." Drayton. — Now now, at this very instant; precisely now. [Obs.] "Why, even now now, at holding up of this finger, and before the turning down of this." J. Webster (1607). — Now … now, alternately; at one time … at another time. "Now high, now low, now master up, now miss." Pope.

Now, a. Existing at the present time; present. [R.] "Our now happiness." Glanvill.

Now, n. The present time or moment; the present.
"Nothing is there to come, and nothing past; But an eternal now does ever last." Cowley.

Nowadays
Now´a•days, adv. [For now on (OE. a. ) days. See A-, 1.] In these days; at the present time.
"What men of spirit, nowadays, Come to give sober judgment of new plays ?" Garrick. { No´way•, No´ways• } adv. [ No, a. + way. Cf. - wards.] In no manner or degree; not at all; nowise.
"But Ireland will noways allow that name unto it." Fuller.

Nowed
Now´ed, a. [F. noue, p. p. of nouer to knot, fr. L. nodare. See Nodated.] (Her.) Knotted; tied in a knot, as a serpent.

Nowise
No´wise, adv. [For in no wise. See Wise, n. ] Not in any manner or degree; in no way; noways.
"Others whose case is nowise different." Earle.

Nowthe
Now´the See Nouthe. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Noyade
No•yade´, n. [F., fr. noyer to drown, L. necare to kill.] A drowning of many persons at once, — a method of execution practiced at Nantes in France during the Reign of Terror, by Jean Baptiste Carrier.

Noyance
Noy´ance, n. Annoyance. [Obs.] Spenser.

Noyau
Noy•au´, n. [F., prop., the stone or nut of a fruit, fr. L. nucalis like a nut. See Newel a post.] A cordial of brandy, etc., flavored with the kernel of the bitter almond, or of the peach stone, etc.

Noyful
Noy´ful, a. Full of annoyance. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Noyls, n. pl. See Noils.

Nozle
No´zle, n. Nozzle. [Obs.]

Nozzle
Noz´zle, n. [A dim. of nose. rad.261] [Written also nosle.]
1. The nose; the snout; hence, the projecting vent of anything; as the nozzle of a bellows.
2. Specifically: (a) A short tube, usually tapering, forming the vent of a hose or pipe. (b) A short outlet, or inlet, pipe projecting from the end or side of a hollow vessel, as a steam-engine cylinder or a steam boiler.