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{ Neph"e*line (?), Neph"e*lite (?) }, n. [gr. &?; cloud: cf. F. néphéline. Cf. Nebula.] (Min.) A mineral occuring at Vesuvius, in glassy hexagonal crystals; also elsewhere, in grayish or greenish masses having a greasy luster, as the variety elæolite. It is a silicate of aluminia, soda, and potash.

Neph`e*lo*dom"e*ter (?), n. [Gr. &?; a cloud + &?; way + -meter.] (Meteorol.) An instrument for reckoning the distances or velocities of clouds.

Neph`e*lom"e*ter (?), n. [Gr. &?; a cloud + -meter.] An instrument for measuring or registering the amount of cloudiness.

Neph"ew (nf"; in England nv"; 277), n. [OE. neveu, nevou, nevu, fr. F. neveu, OF. also, nevou, L. nepos; akin to AS. nefa, D. neef, G. neffe, OHG. nevo, Icel. nefi a kinsman, Gr. ne`podes, pl., brood, young, Skr. nept grandson, descendant. √262. Cf. Niece, Nepotism.] 1. A grandson or grandchild, or remoter lineal descendant. [Obs.]

But if any widow have children or nephews [Rev. Ver.
grandchildren].

1 Tim. v. 4.

If naturalists say true that nephews are often liker to their
grandfathers than to their fathers.

Jer. Taylor.

2. A cousin. [Obs.] Shak.

3. The son of a brother or a sister, or of a brother-in-law or sister-in-law. Chaucer.

||Neph"i*lim (?), n. pl. [Heb. nphlm.] Giants. Gen. vi. 4. Num. xiii. ||33.

Neph"o*scope (?), n. [Gr. &?; a cloud + -scope.] (Meteorol.) An instrument for observing the clouds and their velocity.

{ ||Ne*phral"gi*a (?), Ne*phral"gy (?) }, n. [NL. nephralgia, fr. Gr. &?; a kidney + &?; pain: cf. F. néphralgie.] (Med.) Neuralgia of the kidneys; a disease characterized by pain in the region of the kidneys without any structural lesion of the latter. Quain.

Ne*phrid"i*al (?), a. (Zoöl. & Anat.) Of or pertaining to a nephridium.

||Ne*phrid"i*um (?), n.; pl. Nephridia (#). [NL., fr. Gr. &?; of the ||kidneys.] (Zoöl. & Anat.) A segmental tubule; one of the tubules of ||the primitive urinogenital organs; a segmental organ. See Illust. ||under Loeven's larva.

Neph"rite (?; 277), n. [Cf. F. néphrite. See Nephritis.] (Min.) A hard compact mineral, of a dark green color, formerly worn as a remedy for diseases of the kidneys, whence its name; kidney stone; a kind of jade. See Jade.

{ Ne*phrit"ic (?), Ne*phrit"ic*al (?) }, a. [L. nephriticus, Gr. &?;: cf. F. néphrétique. See Nephritis.] 1. Of or pertaining to the kidneys or urinary organs; renal; as, a nephritic disease.

2. (Med.) (a) Affected with a disease of the kidneys; as, a nephritic patient. (b) Relieving disorders of the kidneys; affecting the kidneys; as, a nephritic medicine.

Nephritic stone (Min.), nephrite; jade. See Nephrite.

Ne*phrit"ic, n. (Med.) A medicine adapted to relieve or cure disease of the kidneys.

Ne*phri"tis (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. &?; (sc. &?;), fr. &?; a kidney.] (Med.) An inflammation of the kidneys.

neph`ro*lith"ic (?), a. [Gr. &?; a kidney + -lith + ic.] (Med.) Of or pertaining to gravel, or renal calculi. Dunglison.

Ne*phrol"o*gy (?), n. [Gr. &?; a kidney + -logy.] A treatise on, or the science which treats of, the kidneys, and their structure and functions.

Neph"ro*stome (?), n. [Gr. &?; a kidney + mouth.] (Zoöl. & Anat.) The funnel-shaped opening of a nephridium into the body cavity.

Ne*phrot"o*my (?), n. [Gr. &?; a kidney + &?; to cut: cf. F. néphrotomie.] (Surg.) Extraction of stone from the kidney by cutting.

Nep"o*tal (?), a. Of or relating to a nephew.

Ne*pot"ic (?), a. [See nepotism.] Of or pertaining to nepotism.

The nepotic ambition of the ruling pontiff.

Milman.

Nep"o*tism (?; 277), n. [L. nepus, nepotus, nephew: cf. F. népotisme. See Nephew.] Undue attachment to relations; favoritism shown to members of one's family; bestowal of patronage in consideration of relationship, rather than of merit or of legal claim.

From nepotism Alexander V. was safe; for he was without kindred or
relatives. But there was another perhaps more fatal nepotism, which
turned the tide of popularity against him -- the nepotism of his
order.

Milman.

Nep"o*tist (?), n. One who practices nepotism.

Nep"tune (?), n. [L. Neptunus.] 1. (Rom. Myth.) The son of Saturn and Ops, the god of the waters, especially of the sea. He is represented as bearing a trident for a scepter.

2. (Astron.) The remotest known planet of our system, discovered -- as a result of the computations of Leverrier, of Paris -- by Galle, of Berlin, September 23, 1846. Its mean distance from the sun is about 2,775,000,000 miles, and its period of revolution is about 164,78 years.

Neptune powder, an explosive containing nitroglycerin, -- used in blasting. -- Neptune's cup (Zoöl.), a very large, cup-shaped, marine sponge (Thalassema Neptuni).

Nep*tu"ni*an (?), a. [L. Neptunius belonging to Neptune: cf. F. neptunien.] 1. Of or pertaining to the ocean or sea.

2. (Geol.) Formed by water or aqueous solution; as, Neptunian rocks.

Neptunian races (Ethnol.), the Malay and Polynesian races. -- Neptunian theory (Geol.), the theory of Werner, which referred the formation of all rocks and strata to the agency of water; -- opposed to the Plutonic theory.

{ Nep*tu"ni*an (?), Nep"tu*nist (?) }, n. [Cf. F. neptinien, neptuniste.] (Geol.) One who adopts the Neptunian theory.

Nep*tu`ni*cen"tric (?), a. [Neptune + centric.] (Astron.) As seen from Neptune, or having Neptune as a center; as, Neptunicentric longitude or force.

Nep*tu"ni*um (?), n. [NL.] A new metallic element, of doubtful genuineness and uncertain identification, said to exist in certain minerals, as columbite. Hermann.

Ner (?), adv. & a. Nearer. [Obs.] See Nerre.

Nere (?). [Contr. fr. ne were.] Were not. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Ne"re*id (?), n.; pl. E. Nereids (#), L. Nereides (#). [L. Nereis, -idis, Gr. Nhrei:`s Nhrhi:`s, i:`dos, a daughter of Nereus, a nymph of the sea, fr. Nhrey`s Nereus, an ancient sea god; akin to nhro`s wet, Skr. nra water, cf. Gr. na`ein to flow.] 1. (Class. Myth.) A sea nymph, one of the daughters of Nereus, who were attendants upon Neptune, and were represented as riding on sea horses, sometimes with the human form entire, and sometimes with the tail of a fish.

2. (Zoöl.) Any species of Nereis. The word is sometimes used for similar annelids of other families.

Ne`re*id"i*an (?), n. (Zoöl.) Any annelid resembling Nereis, or of the family Lycoridæ or allied families.

||Ne"re*is (? or ?), n.; pl. Nereides (#). [L.] 1. (Class. Myth.) A ||Nereid. See Nereid.

2. (Zoöl.) A genus, including numerous species, of marine chætopod annelids, having a well- formed head, with two pairs of eyes, antennæ, four pairs of tentacles, and a protrusile pharynx, armed with a pair of hooked jaws.

Ne"re*ites (?), n. pl. (Paleon.) Fossil tracks of annelids.

||Ne`re*o*cys"tis (?), n. [NL. See Nereid, and Cyst.] (Bot.) A genus of ||gigantic seaweeds.

Nereocystis Lutkeana, of the North Pacific, has a stem many fathoms long, terminating in a great vesicle, which is crowned with a tuft of long leaves. The stem is used by the Alaskans for fishing lines.

Nerf"ling (?), n. (Zoöl.) The id.

||Ne*ri"ta (?), n. [L., a sort of sea mussel, Gr. &?;, &?;.] (Zoöl.) A ||genus of marine gastropods, mostly natives of warm climates.

Ner"ite (? or ?; 277), n. (Zoöl.) Any mollusk of the genus Nerita.

||Ner`i*ti"na (?), n. (Zoöl.) A genus including numerous species of ||shells resembling Nerita in form. They mostly inhabit brackish water, ||and are often delicately tinted.

Ne"ro (?), n. A Roman emperor notorious for debauchery and barbarous cruelty; hence, any profligate and cruel ruler or merciless tyrant. -- Ne*ro"ni*an (#), a.

Ner"o*li (?), n. [F. néroli, said to be from the name of an Italian princess.] (Chem.) An essential oil obtained by distillation from the flowers of the orange. It has a strong odor, and is used in perfumery, etc.

Neroli camphor (Chem.), a white crystalline waxy substance, tasteless and odorless, obtained from beroli oil; -- called also auradin.

Ner"re (?), adv. & a. [See Near.] Nearer. [Obs.] [Written also neer, ner.] Chaucer.

Never the neer, never the nearer; no nearer. [Obs.]

Nerv"ate (?), a. (Bot.) Nerved.

Ner*va"tion (?), n. The arrangement of nerves and veins, especially those of leaves; neuration.

The outlines of the fronds of ferns, and their nervation, are frail
characters if employed alone for the determination of existing
genera.

J. D. Hooker.

Nerve (?), n. [OE. nerfe, F. nerf, L. nervus, akin to Gr. &?; sinew, nerve; cf. &?; string, bowstring; perh. akin to E. needle. Cf. Neuralgia.] 1. (Anat.) One of the whitish and elastic bundles of fibers, with the accompanying tissues, which transmit nervous impulses between nerve centers and various parts of the animal body.

An ordinary nerve is made up of several bundles of nerve fibers, each bundle inclosed in a special sheath (the perineurium) and all bound together in a connective tissue sheath and framework (the epineurium) containing blood vessels and lymphatics.

2. A sinew or a tendon. Pope.

3. Physical force or steadiness; muscular power and control; constitutional vigor.

he led me on to mightiest deeds, Above the nerve of mortal arm.

Milton.

4. Steadiness and firmness of mind; self- command in personal danger, or under suffering; unshaken courage and endurance; coolness; pluck; resolution.

5. Audacity; assurance. [Slang]

6. (Bot.) One of the principal fibrovascular bundles or ribs of a leaf, especially when these extend straight from the base or the midrib of the leaf.

7. (Zoöl.) One of the nervures, or veins, in the wings of insects.

Nerve cell (Anat.), one of the nucleated cells with which nerve fibers are connected; a ganglion cell. -- Nerve fiber (Anat.), one of the fibers of which nerves are made up. These fibers are either medullated or nonmedullated. in both kinds the essential part is the translucent threadlike axis cylinder which is continuous the whole length of the fiber. -- Nerve stretching (Med.), the operation of stretching a nerve in order to remedy diseases such as tetanus, which are supposed to be influenced by the condition of the nerve or its connections.

Nerve (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Nerved (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Nerving.] To give strength or vigor to; to supply with force; as, fear nerved his arm.

Nerved (?), a. 1. Having nerves of a special character; as, weak- nerved.

2. (Bot.) Having nerves, or simple and parallel ribs or veins. Gray.

Nerve"less (?), a. 1. Destitute of nerves.

2. Destitute of strength or of courage; wanting vigor; weak; powerless.

A kingless people for a nerveless state.

Byron.

Awaking, all nerveless, from an ugly dream.

Hawthorne.

Nerve"less*ness, n. The state of being nerveless.

Nerve"-shak`en (?), a. Affected by a tremor, or by a nervous disease; weakened; overcome by some violent influence or sensation; shocked.

Ner`vi*mo"tion (?), n. [Nerve + motion.] (Physiol.) The movement caused in the sensory organs by external agents and transmitted to the muscles by the nerves. Dunglison.

Ner`vi*mo"tor (?), n. [Nerve + motor.] (Physiol.) Any agent capable of causing nervimotion. Dunglison.

Nerv"ine (?; 277) a. [L. nervinus made of sinews: cf.F. nervin. See Nerve.] (Med.) Having the quality of acting upon or affecting the nerves; quieting nervous excitement. -- n. A nervine agent.

Ner`vo*mus"cu*lar (?), a. [Nerve + muscular.] (Physiol.) Of or pertaining to both nerves and muscles; of the nature of nerves and muscles; as, nervomuscular energy.

Ner*vose" (?), a. [See Nervous.] (Bot.) Same as Nerved.

Ner*vos"i*ty (?), n. [L. nervositas strength.] Nervousness. [R.]

Nerv"ous (?), a. [L. nervosus sinewy, vigorous: cf. F. nerveux. See Nerve.] 1. possessing nerve; sinewy; strong; vigorous. "Nervous arms." Pope.

2. Possessing or manifesting vigor of mind; characterized by strength in sentiment or style; forcible; spirited; as, a nervous writer.

3. Of or pertaining to the nerves; seated in the nerves; as, nervous excitement; a nervous fever.

4. Having the nerves weak, diseased, or easily excited; subject to, or suffering from, undue excitement of the nerves; easily agitated or annoyed.

Poor, weak, nervous creatures.

Cheyne.

5. Sensitive; excitable; timid.

Our aristocratic class does not firmly protest against the unfair
treatment of Irish Catholics, because it is nervous about the land.

M. Arnold.

Nervous fever (Med.), a low form of fever characterized by great disturbance of the nervous system, as evinced by delirium, or stupor, disordered sensibility, etc. -- Nervous system (Anat.), the specialized coördinating apparatus which endows animals with sensation and volition. In vertebrates it is often divided into three systems: the central, brain and spinal cord; the peripheral, cranial and spinal nerves; and the sympathetic. See Brain, Nerve, Spinal cord, under Spinal, and Sympathetic system, under Sympathetic, and Illust. in Appendix. -- Nervous temperament, a condition of body characterized by a general predominance of mental manifestations. Mayne.

Nerv"ous*ly, adv. In a nervous manner.

Nerv"ous*ness, n. State or quality of being nervous.

Nerv"ure (?), n. [F. See Nerve.] 1. (Bot.) One of the nerves of leaves.

2. (Zoöl.) One of the chitinous supports, or veins, in the wings of incests.

Nerv"y (?), a. [Compar. Nervier (?); superl. - iest.] Strong; sinewy. "His nervy knees." Keats.

Nes"cience (?), n. [L. nescientia, fr. nesciens, p. pr. of nescire not to know; ne not + scire to know.] Want of knowledge; ignorance; agnosticism.

God fetched it about for me, in that absence and nescience of mine.

Bp. Hall.

Nese (?), n. Nose. [Obs.] Piers plowman.

Nesh (?), a. [AS. hnesc, hnæsc, akin to Goth. hnasqus.] Soft; tender; delicate. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]

Ness (?), n. [AS. næs, ns; akin to Icel. nes, Sw. näs, Dan. næs, and E. nose. √ 261. See Nose.] A promontory; a cape; a headland. Hakluyt.

Ness is frequently used as a suffix in the names of places and promontories; as, Sheerness.

-ness (&?;). [AS. -ness, -nyss, - nys; akin to OS. -nissi, nussi, D. -nis, OHG. -nissa, -nass, -nuss, G. - nis, -niss, Goth. -inasus.] A suffix used to form abstract nouns expressive of quality or state; as, goodness, greatness.

Ness"ler*ize (?), v. t. [From Nessler, the chemist.] (Chem.) To treat or test, as a liquid, with a solution of mercuric iodide in potassium iodide and potassium hydroxide, which is called Nessler's solution or Nessler's test, and is used to detect the presence of ammonia.

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Nest (?), n. [AS. nest; akin to D. & G. nest, Sw. näste, L. nidus, for nisdus, Skr. n&?;a resting place, nest; cf. Lith. lizdas, Arm. neiz, Gael. & Ir. nead. Prob. from the particle ni down, Skr. ni + the root of E. sit, and thus orig., a place to sit down in. &radic; 264. See Nether, and Sit, and cf. Eyas, Nidification, Nye.] 1. The bed or receptacle prepared by a fowl for holding her eggs and for hatching and rearing her young.

The birds of the air have nests.

Matt. viii. 20.

2. Hence: the place in which the eggs of other animals, as insects, turtles, etc., are laid and hatched; a snug place in which young animals are reared. Bentley.

3. A snug, comfortable, or cozy residence or situation; a retreat, or place of habitual resort; hence, those who occupy a nest, frequent a haunt, or are associated in the same pursuit; as, a nest of traitors; a nest of bugs.

A little cottage, like some poor man's nest.

Spenser.

4. (Geol.) An aggregated mass of any ore or mineral, in an isolated state, within a rock.

5. A collection of boxes, cases, or the like, of graduated size, each put within the one next larger.

6. (Mech.) A compact group of pulleys, gears, springs, etc., working together or collectively.

Nest egg, an egg left in the nest to prevent the hen from forsaking it, and to induce her to lay more in the same place; hence, figuratively, something laid up as the beginning of a fund or collection. Hudibras.

Nest (?), v. i. To build and occupy a nest.

The king of birds nested within his leaves.

Howell.

Nest, v. t. To put into a nest; to form a nest for.

From him who nested himself into the chief power.

South.

Nest"ful (?), n.; pl. Nestfuls (&?;). As much or many as will fill a nest.

Nes"tle (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Nestled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Nestling (?).] [AS. nestlian.] 1. To make and occupy a nest; to nest. [Obs.]

The kingfisher . . . nestles in hollow banks.

L'Estrange.

2. To lie close and snug, as a bird in her nest; to cuddle up; to settle, as in a nest; to harbor; to take shelter.

Their purpose was to fortify in some strong place of the wild
country, and there nestle till succors came.

Bacon.

3. To move about in one's place, like a bird when shaping the interior of her nest or a young bird getting close to the parent; as, a child nestles.

Nes"tle, v. t. To house, as in a nest.

2. To cherish, as a bird her young.

Nes"tling (?). n. 1. A young bird which has not abandoned the nest. Piers Plowman.

2. A nest; a receptacle. [Obs.] Bacon.

Nes"tling, a. Newly hatched; being yet in the nest.

Nes"tor (?), n. (Zoöl.) A genus of parrots with gray heads. of New Zeland and papua, allied to the cockatoos. See Kaka.

Nes*to"ri*an (?), n. (Eccl. Hist.) An adherent of Nestorius, patriarch of Constantinople in the fifth century, who has condemned as a heretic for maintaining that the divine and the human natures were not merged into one nature in Christ (who was God in man), and, hence, that it was improper to call Mary the mother of God though she might be called the mother of Christ; also, one of the sect established by the followers of Nestorius in Persia, India, and other Oriental countries, and still in existence. Opposed to Eutychian.

Nes*to"ri*an, a. 1. Of or relating to the Nestorians.

2. Relating to, or resembling, Nestor, the aged warrior and counselor mentioned by Homer; hence, wise; experienced; aged; as, Nestorian caution.

Nes*to"ri*an*ism (?), n. The doctrines of the Nestorian Christians, or of Nestorius.

Net (nt), n. [AS. net; akin to D. net, OS. net, netti, OHG. nezzi, G. netz, Icel. & Dan. net, Sw. nät, Goth. nati; of uncertain origin.] 1. A fabric of twine, thread, or the like, wrought or woven into meshes, and used for catching fish, birds, butterflies, etc.

2. Anything designed or fitted to entrap or catch; a snare; any device for catching and holding.

A man that flattereth his neighbor spreadeth a net for his feet.

Prov. xxix. 5.

In the church's net there are fishes good or bad.

Jer. Taylor.

3. Anything wrought or woven in meshes; as, a net for the hair; a mosquito net; a tennis net.

4. (Geom.) A figure made up of a large number of straight lines or curves, which are connected at certain points and related to each other by some specified law.

Net, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Netted (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Netting.] 1. To make into a net; to make in the style of network; as, to net silk.

2. To take in a net; to capture by stratagem or wile.

And now I am here, netted and in the toils.

Sir W. Scott.

3. To inclose or cover with a net; as, to net a tree.

Net, v. i. To form network or netting; to knit.

Net, a. [F. See Neat clean.] 1. Without spot; pure; shining. [Obs.]

Her breast all naked as net ivory.

Spenser.

2. Free from extraneous substances; pure; unadulterated; neat; as, net wine, etc. [R.]

3. Not including superfluous, incidental, or foreign matter, as boxes, coverings, wraps, etc.; free from charges, deductions, etc; as, net profit; net income; net weight, etc. [Less properly written nett.]

Net tonnage (Naut.), the tonnage of a vessel after a deduction from the gross tonnage has been made, to allow space for crew, machinery, etc.

Net, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Netted; p. pr. & vb. n. Netting.] To produce or gain as clear profit; as, he netted a thousand dollars by the operation.

Net"fish` (?), n. (Zoöl.) An astrophyton.

Neth"er (n"r), a. [OE. nethere, neithere, AS. niðera, fr. the adv. niðer downward; akin to neoðan below, beneath, D. neder down, G. nieder, Sw. nedre below, nether, a. & adv., and also to Skr. ni down. &radic;201. Cf. Beneath.] Situated down or below; lying beneath, or in the lower part; having a lower position; belonging to the region below; lower; under; -- opposed to upper.

'Twixt upper, nether, and surrounding fires.

Milton.

This darksome nether world her light Doth dim with horror and
deformity.

Spenser.

All my nether shape thus grew transformed.

Milton.

Neth"er*more` (n"r*mr`), a. Lower, nether. [Obs.] Holland.

Neth"er*most` (-mst`), a. [AS. niðemest. See Nether, and cf. Aftermost.] Lowest; as, the nethermost abyss. Milton.

||Neth"i*nim (?), n. pl. [Heb., pl. of nthn given, granted, a slave of ||the temple, fr. nthan to give.] (jewish Antiq.) Servants of the ||priests and Levites in the menial services about the tabernacle and ||temple.

Net"i*fy (?), v. t. [Net, a. + -fy.] To render neat; to clean; to put in order. [R.] Chapman.

Net"ting (?), n. [From Net, n.] 1. The act or process of making nets or network, or of forming meshes, as for fancywork, fishing nets, etc.

2. A piece of network; any fabric, made of cords, threads, wires, or the like, crossing one another with open spaces between.

3. (Naut.) A network of ropes used for various purposes, as for holding the hammocks when not in use, also for stowing sails, and for hoisting from the gunwale to the rigging to hinder an enemy from boarding. Totten.

Netting needle, a kind of slender shuttle used in netting. See Needle, n., 3.

Net"ting, n. Urine. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.

Net"tle (?), n. [AS. netele; akin to D. netel, G. nessel, OHG. nezzïla, nazza, Dan. nelde, nälde, Sw. nässla; cf, Lith. notere.] (Bot.) A plant of the genus Urtica, covered with minute sharp hairs containing a poison that produces a stinging sensation. Urtica gracitis is common in the Northern, and U. chamædryoides in the Southern, United States. the common European species, U. urens and U. dioica, are also found in the Eastern united States. U. pilulifera is the Roman nettle of England.

The term nettle has been given to many plants related to, or to some way resembling, the true nettle; as: Australian nettle, a stinging tree or shrub of the genus Laportea (as L. gigas and L. moroides); -- also called nettle tree. -- Bee nettle, Hemp nettle, a species of Galeopsis. See under Hemp. -- Blind nettle, Dead nettle, a harmless species of Lamium. -- False nettle (Bæhmeria cylindrica), a plant common in the United States, and related to the true nettles. -- Hedge nettle, a species of Stachys. See under Hedge. -- Horse nettle (Solanum Carolinense). See under Horse. -- nettle tree. (a) Same as Hackberry. (b) See Australian nettle (above). -- Spurge nettle, a stinging American herb of the Spurge family (Jatropha urens). -- Wood nettle, a plant (Laportea Canadensis) which stings severely, and is related to the true nettles.

Nettle cloth, a kind of thick cotton stuff, japanned, and used as a substitute for leather for various purposes. -- Nettle rash (Med.), an eruptive disease resembling the effects of whipping with nettles. -- Sea nettle (Zoöl.), a medusa.

Net"tle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Nettled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Nettling (?).] To fret or sting; to irritate or vex; to cause to experience sensations of displeasure or uneasiness not amounting to violent anger.

The princes were so nettled at the scandal of this affront, that
every man took it to himself.

L'Estrange.

Net"tle*bird` (?), n. (Zoöl.) the European whitethroat. [Prov. Eng.]

Net"tler (?), n. One who nettles. [R.] Milton.

Net"tles (?), n. pl. [See Knittle.] (Naut.) (a) The halves of yarns in the unlaid end of a rope twisted for pointing or grafting. (b) Small lines used to sling hammocks under the deck beams. (c) Reef points.

Net"tling (?), n. (Rope Making) (a) A process (resembling splicing) by which two ropes are joined end to end so as to form one rope. (b) The process of tying together the ends of yarns in pairs, to prevent tangling.

Net"tling, p. pr. & a. Stinging; irritating.

Nettling cell (Zoöl.), a lasso cell. See under Lasso.

Net"ty (?), a. Like a net, or network; netted. [R.]

Net"-veined` (?), a. Having veins, or nerves, reticulated or netted; as, a net-veined wing or leaf.

Net"work` (?), n. 1. A fabric of threads, cords, or wires crossing each other at certain intervals, and knotted or secured at the crossings, thus leaving spaces or meshes between them.

2. Any system of lines or channels interlacing or crossing like the fabric of a net; as, a network of veins; a network of railroads.

Neu"rad (?), adv. [Gr. &?; nerve + L. ad to.] (Anat.) Toward the neural side; -- opposed to hæmad.

Neu"ral (?), a. [Gr. &?; nerve.] (Anat. & Zoöl.) relating to the nerves or nervous system; taining to, situated in the region of, or on the side with, the neural, or cerebro-spinal, axis; -- opposed to hemal. As applied to vertebrates, neural is the same as dorsal; as applied to invertebrates it is usually the same as ventral. Cf. Hemal.

Neural arch (Anat.), the cartilaginous or bony arch on the dorsal side of the centrum of the vertebra in a segment of the spinal skeleton, usually inclosing a segment of the spinal cord.

Neu*ral"gi*a (?), n. [NL., from Gr. &?; nerve + &?; pain. See nerve.] (Med.) A disease, the chief symptom of which is a very acute pain, exacerbating or intermitting, which follows the course of a nervous branch, extends to its ramifications, and seems therefore to be seated in the nerve. It seems to be independent of any structural lesion. Dunglison.

Neu*ral"gic (?), a. Of or pertaining to, or having the character of, neuralgia; as, a neuralgic headache.

Neu*ral"gy (?), n. Neuralgia.

Neu*rap`o*phys"i*al (?), a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to a neurapophysis.

||Neu`ra*poph"y*sis (?), n.; pl. Neurapophyses (#). [NL. See Neuro-, ||and Apophysis.] (Anat.) (a) One of the two lateral processes or ||elements which form the neural arch. (b) The dorsal process of the ||neural arch; neural spine; spinous process.

||Neu*ras`the*ni"a (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. &?; nerve + &?; weakness.] ||(Med.) A condition of nervous debility supposed to be dependent upon ||impairment in the functions of the spinal cord.

Neu*ra"tion (?), n. (Biol.) The arrangement or distribution of nerves, as in the leaves of a plant or the wings of an insect; nervation.

Neu*rax"is (?), n. [Neuro- + axis.] (Anat.) See Axis cylinder, under Axis.

Neu`ren*ter"ic (?), a. [Neuro- + enteric.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to both the neuron and the enteron; as, the neurenteric canal, which, in embroys of many vertebrates, connects the medullary tube and the primitive intestine. See Illust. of Ectoderm.

Neu"ri*din (?), n. [From Neurine.] (Physiol. Chem.) a nontoxic base, C5H14N2, found in the putrescent matters of flesh, fish, decaying cheese, etc.

||Neu`ri*lem"ma (?), n. [NL., from Gr. &?; nerve + &?; peel, skin.] ||(Anat.) (a) The delicate outer sheath of a nerve fiber; the primitive ||sheath. (b) The perineurium.

Neu*ril"i*ty (?), n. [Gr. &?; nerve.] (Physiol.) The special properties and functions of the nerves; that capacity for transmitting a stimulus which belongs to nerves. G. H. Lewes.

Neu"rine (? or ?), n. [Gr. &?; a nerve.] (Physiol. Chem.) A poisonous organic base (a ptomaine) formed in the decomposition of protagon with boiling baryta water, and in the putrefaction of proteid matter. It was for a long time considered identical with choline, a crystalline body originally obtained from bile. Chemically, however, choline is oxyethyl- trimethyl-ammonium hydroxide, while neurine is vinyl-trimethyl- ammonium hydroxide. [Written also neurin.]

Neu"rism (?), n. [Gr. &?; nerve.] (Biol.) Nerve force. See Vital force, under Vital.

||Neu*ri"tis (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. &?; nerve + -itis.] (Med.) ||Inflammation of a nerve.

Neu"ro- (&?;). [Gr. ney^ron nerve.] (Anat.) A combining denoting a nerve, of or pertaining to a nerve or the nervous system.

Neu`ro-cen"tral (?), a. [Neuro- + central.] (Anat.) Between the neural arch and the centrum of a vertebra; as, the neurocentral suture. Huxley.

Neu"ro*chord (?), n., Neu`ro*chor"dal (&?;), a. (Zoöl.) See Neurocord.

Neu*roc"i*ty (?), n. (Physiol.) Nerve force.

Neu"ro*cœle (?), n. [Neuro- + Gr. koi^los a hollow.] (Anat.) The central canal and ventricles of the spinal cord and brain; the myelencephalic cavity.

Neu"ro*cord (?), n. [Neuro- + cord.] (Zoöl.) A cordlike organ composed of elastic fibers situated above the ventral nervous cord of annelids, like the earthworm. -- Neu`ro*cor"dal (#), a.

Neu`ro-ep`i*der"mal (?), a. [Neuro- + epidermal.] (Anat.) Pertaining to, or giving rise to, the central nervous system and epidermis; as, the neuroepidermal, or epiblastic, layer of the blastoderm.

||Neu*rog"li*a (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ney^ron ligament + &?; glue.] ||(Anat.) The delicate connective tissue framework which supports the ||nervous matter and blood vessels of the brain and spinal cord.

Neu*rog"ra*phy (?), n. [Neuro- + -graphy.] (Anat.) A description of the nerves. Dunglison.

Neu`ro*ker"a*tin (?), n. [Neuro- + keratin.] (Physiol. Chem.) A substance, resembling keratin, present in nerve tissue, as in the sheath of the axis cylinder of medullated nerve fibers. Like keratin it resists the action of most chemical agents, and by decomposition with sulphuric acid yields leucin and tyrosin.

Neu`ro*log"ic*al (?), a. Of or pertaining to neurology.

Neu*rol"o*gist (?), n. One who is versed in neurology; also, one skilled in the treatment of nervous diseases.

Neu*rol"o*gy (?), n. [Neuro- + -logy.] The branch of science which treats of the nervous system.

||Neu*ro"ma (?), n. [NL. See Neuro- , and -oma.] (Med.) A tumor ||developed on, or connected with, a nerve, esp. one consisting of ||new-formed nerve fibers.

Neu"ro*mere (?), n. [Neuro- + -mere.] (Anat.) A metameric segment of the cerebro-spinal nervous system.

Neu`ro*mus"cu*lar (?), a. [Neuro- + muscular.] (Physiol.) Nervomuscular.

||Neu"ron (?), n.; pl. Neura (#). [NL., from Gr. ney^ron nerve.] ||(Anat.) The brain and spinal cord; the cerebro- spinal axis; ||myelencephalon. B. G. Wilder.

Neu`ro*path"ic (?), a. Of or pertaining to neuropathy; of the nature of, or suffering from, nervous disease.

Neu*rop"a*thy (?), n. [Neuro- + Gr. &?;, &?;, to suffer.] (Med.) An affection of the nervous system or of a nerve.

Neu"ro*pod (?), n. [Neuro- + -pod.] (Zoöl.) A neuropodous animal. G. Rolleston.

||Neu`ro*po"di*um (?), n. [NL., from Gr. &?; a nerve + &?;, dim. of ||&?;, &?;, the foot.] (Zoöl.) The ventral lobe or branch of a ||parapodium.

Neu*rop"o*dous (?), a. [Neuro- + -pod + -ous.] (Zoöl.) Having the limbs on, or directed toward, the neural side, as in most invertebrates; -- opposed to hæmapodous. G. Rolleston.

Neu"ro*pore (?), n. [Neuro- + pore.] (Anat.) An opening at either end of the embryonic neural canal.

Neu*rop"ter (n*rp"tr), n. (Zoöl.) One of the Neuroptera.

||Neu*rop"te*ra (-t*r), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ney^ron nerve + ptero`n a ||wing, fr. pte`sqai to fly.] (Zoöl.) An order of hexapod insects ||having two pairs of large, membranous, net-veined wings. The mouth ||organs are adapted for chewing. They feed upon other insects, and ||undergo a complete metamorphosis. The ant-lion, hellgamite, and ||lacewing fly are examples. Formerly, the name was given to a much ||more extensive group, including the true Neuroptera and the ||Pseudoneuroptera.

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Neu*rop"ter*al (n*rp"tr*al), a. (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the Neuroptera.

Neu*rop"ter*an (-an), n. (Zoöl.) A neuropter.

||Neu*rop"te*ris (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. &?; a nerve + &?; a kind of ||fern.] (Paleon.) An extensive genus of fossil ferns, of which species ||have been found from the Devonian to the Triassic formation.

Neu*rop"ter*ous (?), a. (Zoöl.) Neuropteral.

Neu`ro*sen*sif"er*ous (?), a. [neuro- + sensiferous.] (Zoöl.) Pertaining to, or forming, both nerves and sense organs.

||Neu*ro"sis (?), n.; pl. Neuroses (#). [NL., fr. Gr. &?; nerve.] ||(Med.) A functional nervous affection or disease, that is, a disease ||of the nerves without any appreciable change of nerve structure.

Neu`ro*skel"e*tal (?), a. Of or pertaining to the neuroskeleton. [R.] Owen.

Neu`ro*skel"e*ton (?), n. [Neuro- + skeleton.] (Anat.) The deep-seated parts of the vertebrate skeleton which are in relation with the nervous axis and locomotion. Owen.

Neu"ro*spast (?), n. [L. neurospaston, Gr. &?;, fr. &?; drawn by strings.] A puppet. [R.] Dr. H. More.

Neu*rot"ic (?), a. [Gr. &?; nerve.] 1. Of or pertaining to the nerves; seated in the nerves; nervous; as, a neurotic disease.

2. Useful in disorders of, or affecting, the nerves.

Neu*rot"ic, n. 1. A disease seated in the nerves.

2. (Med.) Any toxic agent whose action is mainly directed to the great nerve centers.

Neurotic as a class include all those poisons whose mains action is upon the brain and spinal cord. They may be divided three orders: (a) Cerebral neurotics, or those which affect the brain only. (b) Spinal neurotics, or tetanics, those which affect the spinal cord. (c) Cerebro-spinal neurotics, or those which affect both brain and spinal cord.

Neu"ro*tome (?), n. [See Neurotomy.] 1. An instrument for cutting or dissecting nerves.

2. (Anat.) A neuromere.

Neu`ro*tom"ic*al (?), a. Of or pertaining to neurotomy.

Neu*rot"o*mist (?), n. One who skilled in or practices neurotomy.

Neu*rot"o*my (?), n. [Neuro- + Gr. &?; to cut.] 1. The dissection, or anatomy, of the nervous system.

2. (Med.) The division of a nerve, for the relief of neuralgia, or for other purposes. Dunglison.

||Neu"ru*la (?), n. [NL., dim. of Gr. &?; a nerve.] (Zoöl.) An embryo ||or certain invertebrates in the stage when the primitive band is ||first developed.

Neu"ter (?), a. [L., fr. ne not + uter whether; akin to E. whether. See No, and Whether, and cf. Neither.] 1. Neither the one thing nor the other; on neither side; impartial; neutral. [Archaic]

In all our undertakings God will be either our friend or our enemy;
for Providence never stands neuter.

South.

2. (Gram.) (a) Having a form belonging more especially to words which are not appellations of males or females; expressing or designating that which is of neither sex; as, a neuter noun; a neuter termination; the neuter gender. (b) Intransitive; as, a neuter verb.

3. (Biol.) Having no generative organs, or imperfectly developed ones; sexless. See Neuter, n., 3.

Neu"ter, n. 1. A person who takes no part in a contest; one who is either indifferent to a cause or forbears to interfere; a neutral.

The world's no neuter; it will wound or save.

Young.

2. (Gram.) (a) A noun of the neuter gender; any one of those words which have the terminations usually found in neuter words. (b) An intransitive verb.

3. (Biol.) An organism, either vegetable or animal, which at its maturity has no generative organs, or but imperfectly developed ones, as a plant without stamens or pistils, as the garden Hydrangea; esp., one of the imperfectly developed females of certain social insects, as of the ant and the common honeybee, which perform the labors of the community, and are called workers.

Neu"tral (?), a. [L. neutralis, fr. neuter. See Neuter.] 1. Not engaged on either side; not taking part with or assisting either of two or more contending parties; neuter; indifferent.

The heart can not possibly remain neutral, but constantly takes
part one way or the other.

Shaftesbury.

2. Neither good nor bad; of medium quality; middling; not decided or pronounced.

Some things good, and some things ill, do seem, And neutral some,
in her fantastic eye.

Sir J. Davies.

3. (Biol.) Neuter. See Neuter, a., 3.

4. (Chem.) Having neither acid nor basic properties; unable to turn red litmus blue or blue litmus red; -- said of certain salts or other compounds. Contrasted with acid, and alkaline.

Neutral axis, Neutral surface (Mech.), that line or plane, in a beam under transverse pressure, at which the fibers are neither stretched nor compressed, or where the longitudinal stress is zero. See Axis. -- Neutral equilibrium (Mech.), the kind of equilibrium of a body so placed that when moved slighty it neither tends to return to its former position not depart more widely from it, as a perfect sphere or cylinder on a horizontal plane. -- Neutral salt (Chem.), a salt formed by the complete replacement of the hydrogen in an acid or base; in the former case by a positive or basic, in the latter by a negative or acid, element or radical. -- Neutral tint, a bluish gray pigment, used in water colors, made by mixing indigo or other blue some warm color. the shades vary greatly. - - Neutral vowel, the vowel element having an obscure and indefinite quality, such as is commonly taken by the vowel in many unaccented syllables. It is regarded by some as identical with the in up, and is called also the natural vowel, as unformed by art and effort. See Guide to Pronunciation, § 17.

Neu"tral (?), n. A person or a nation that takes no part in a contest between others; one who is neutral.

The neutral, as far as commerce extends, becomes a party in the
war.

R. G. Harper.

Neu"tral*ist, n. A neutral; one who professes or practices neutrality. Milman.

Neu*tral"i*ty (?), n. [Cf. F. neutralité.] 1. The state or quality of being neutral; the condition of being unengaged in contests between others; state of taking no part on either side; indifference.

Men who possess a state of neutrality in times of public danger,
desert the interest of their fellow subjects.

Addison.

2. Indifference in quality; a state neither very good nor bad. [Obs.] Donne.

3. (Chem.) The quality or state of being neutral. See Neutral, a., 4.

4. (International Law) The condition of a nation or government which refrains from taking part, directly or indirectly, in a war between other powers.

5. Those who are neutral; a combination of neutral powers or states.

Armed neutrality, the condition of a neutral power, in time of war, which holds itself ready to resist by force any aggression of either belligerent.

Neu`tral*i*za"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. neutralisation.] 1. The act or process of neutralizing, or the state of being neutralized.

2. (Chem.) The act or process by which an acid and a base are combined in such proportions that the resulting compound is neutral. See Neutral, a., 4.

Neu"tral*ize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Neutralized (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Neutralizing (?).] [Cf. F. neutraliser.] 1. To render neutral; to reduce to a state of neutrality.

So here I am neutralized again.

Sir W. Scott.

2. (Chem.) To render inert or imperceptible the peculiar affinities of, as a chemical substance; to destroy the effect of; as, to neutralize an acid with a base.

3. To destroy the peculiar properties or opposite dispositions of; to reduce to a state of indifference or inefficiency; to counteract; as, to neutralize parties in government; to neutralize efforts, opposition, etc.

Counter citations that neutralize each other.

E. Everett.

Neu"tral*i`zer (?), n. One who, or that which, neutralizes; that which destroys, disguises, or renders inert the peculiar properties of a body.

Neu"tral*ly, adv. In a neutral manner; without taking part with either side; indifferently.

||Neu`vaines" (?), n. pl. [F. neuvaine, fr. LL. novena, fr. L. novem. ||See Noon.] (R.C.Ch.) Prayers offered up for nine successive days.

Ne*va"dite (?), n. (Min.) A granitoid variety of rhyolite, common in Nevada.

||Né`vé" (?), n. [F., fr. &?; nix, nivis, snow.] (Geol.) The upper part ||of a glacier, above the limit of perpetual snow. See Glacier.

Nev"en (?), v. t. [Icel. nefna. &radic; 267.] To name; to mention; to utter. [Obs.]

As oft I heard my lord them neven.

Chaucer.

Nev"er (?), adv. [AS. n&?;fre; ne not, no + &?;fre ever.] 1. Not ever; not at any time; at no time, whether past, present, or future. Shak.

Death still draws nearer, never seeming near.

Pope.

2. In no degree; not in the least; not.

Whosoever has a friend to guide him, may carry his eyes in another
man's head, and yet see never the worse.

South.

And he answered him to never a word.

Matt. xxvii. 14.

Never is much used in composition with present participles to form adjectives, as in never-ceasing, never-dying, never-ending, never-fading, never-failing, etc., retaining its usual signification.

Never a deal, not a bit. [Obs.] Chaucer.

-- Never so, as never before; more than at any other time, or in any other circumstances; especially; particularly; -- now often expressed or replaced by ever so.

Ask me never so much dower and gift.

Gen. xxxiv. 12.

A fear of battery, . . . though never so well grounded, is no
duress.

Blackstone.

Nev"er*more` (?), adv. Never again; at no time hereafter. Testament of Love. Tyndale.

Where springtime of the Hesperides Begins, but endeth nevermore.

Longfellow.

Nev`er*the*lat"er (?), adv. or conj. Nevertheless. [Obs.]

Nev`er*the*less" (?), adv. or conj. [Never + the (see The by that) + less.] Not the less; notwithstanding; in spite of that; yet.

No chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous;
nevertheless, afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of
righteousness.

Heb. xii. 11.

Syn. -- However; at least; yet; still. See However.

Nev"ew (?), n. Nephew. [Obs.] Chaucer.

New (?), a. [Compar. Newer (?); superl. Newest.] [OE. OE. newe, AS. niwe, neowe; akin to D. nieuw, OS. niwi, OHG. niuwi, G. neu, Icel. n&?;r, Dan. & Sw. ny, Goth. niujis, Lith. naujas, Russ. novuii, Ir. nua, nuadh, Gael. nuadh, W. newydd, Armor. nevez, L. novus, Gr. &?;, Skr. nava, and prob. to E. now. &radic;263. See Now, and cf. Announce, Innovate, Neophyte, Novel.] 1. Having existed, or having been made, but a short time; having originated or occured lately; having recently come into existence, or into one's possession; not early or long in being; of late origin; recent; fresh; modern; -- opposed to old, as, a new coat; a new house; a new book; a new fashion. "Your new wife." Chaucer.

2. Not before seen or known, although existing before; lately manifested; recently discovered; as, a new metal; a new planet; new scenes.

3. Newly beginning or recurring; starting anew; now commencing; different from has been; as, a new year; a new course or direction.

4. As if lately begun or made; having the state or quality of original freshness; also, changed for the better; renovated; unworn; untried; unspent; as, rest and travel made him a new man.

Steadfasty purposing to lead a new life.

Bk. of Com. Prayer.

Men after long emaciating diets, fat, and almost new.

Bacon.

5. Not of ancient extraction, or of a family of ancient descent; not previously known or famous. Addison.

6. Not habituated; not familiar; unaccustomed.

New to the plow, unpracticed in the trace.

Pope.

7. Fresh from anything; newly come.

New from her sickness to that northern air.

Dryden.

New birth. See under Birth. -- New Church, or New Jerusalem Church, the church holding the doctrines taught by Emanuel Swedenborg. See Swedenborgian. -- New heart (Theol.), a heart or character changed by the power of God, so as to be governed by new and holy motives. -- New land, land ckeared and cultivated for the first time. -- New light. (Zoöl.) See Crappie. -- New moon. (a) The moon in its first quarter, or when it first appears after being invisible. (b) The day when the new moon is first seen; the first day of the lunar month, which was a holy day among the Jews. 2 Kings iv. 23. -- New Red Sandstone (Geol.), an old name for the formation immediately above the coal measures or strata, now divided into the Permian and Trias. See Sandstone. -- New style. See Style. -- New testament. See under Testament. -- New world, the land of the Western Hemisphere; -- so called because not known to the inhabitants of the Eastern Hemisphere until recent times.

Syn. -- Novel; recent; fresh; modern. See Novel.

New (?), adv. Newly; recently. Chaucer.

New is much used in composition, adverbially, in the sense of newly, recently, to quality other words, as in new-born, new-formed, new-found, new- mown.

Of new, anew. [Obs.] Chaucer.

New, v. t. & i. To make new; to renew. [Obs.]

New"born` (?), a. Recently born. Shak.

New"come` (?), a. Recently come.

New"com`er (?), n. One who has lately come.

New"el (?), n. [From New. Cf. Novel.] A novelty; a new thing. [Obs.] Spenser.

New"el (?), n. [OF. nual, F. noyau sone, of fruit, noyau d'escaler newel, fr. L. nucalis like a nut, fr. nux, nucis, nut. Cf Nowel the inner wall of a mold, Nucleus..] (Arch.) The upright post about which the steps of a circular staircase wind; hence, in stairs having straight flights, the principal post at the foot of a staircase, or the secondary ones at the landings. See Hollow newel, under Hollow.

New"fan`gle (?), a. [New + fangle.] Eager for novelties; desirous of changing. [Obs.]

So newfangel be they of their meat.

Chaucer.

New"fan`gle, v. t. To change by introducing novelties. [Obs.]

New"fan`gled (?), a. 1. Newmade; formed with the affectation of novelty. "A newfangled nomenclature." Sir W. Hamilton.

2. Disposed to change; inclined to novelties; given to new theories or fashions. "Newfangled teachers." 1 Tim. vi. (heading). "Newfangled men." Latimer.

New"fan`gled*ness, n. Affectation of, or fondness for, novelty; vain or affected fashion or form.

New"fan`gle*ness (?), n. [OE. newefanglenes. See Fangle.] Newfangledness. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Proud newfangleness in their apparel.

Robynson (More's Utopia).

New"fan`glist (?), n. One who is eager for novelties or desirous of change. [Obs.] Tooker.

New"fan`gly (?), adv. In a newfangled manner; with eagerness for novelty. [Obs.] Sir T. More.

New`fash"ioned (?), a. Made in a new form, or lately come into fashion.

New"found*land` (?, often &?;), n. 1. An island on the coast of British North America, famed for the fishing grounds in its vicinity.

2. A Newfoundland dog. Tennyson.

Newfoundland dog (Zoöl.), a breed of large dogs, with shaggy hair, which originated in Newfoundland, noted for intelligence, docility, and swimming powers.

New"ing (?), n. [From New, v. t.] Yeast; barm. [Prov. Eng.]

New"ish, a. Somewhat new; nearly new. Bacon.

New"ly, adv. 1. Lately; recently.

He rubbed it o'er with newly gathered mint.

Dryden.

2. Anew; afresh; freshly.

And the refined mind doth newly fashion Into a fairer form.

Spenser.

New"mar`ket (?), n. [From Newmarket, England.] A long, closely fitting cloak.

New`-mod"el (?), v. t. To remodel.

New"ness (?), n. The quality or state of being new; as, the newness of a system; the newness of a scene; newness of life.

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News (nz), n [From New; cf. F. nounelles. News is plural in form, but is commonly used with a singular verb.] 1. A report of recent occurrences; information of something that has lately taken place, or of something before unknown; fresh tidings; recent intelligence.

Evil news rides post, while good news baits.

Milton.

2. Something strange or newly happened.

It is no news for the weak and poor to be a prey to the strong and
rich.

L'Estrange.

3. A bearer of news; a courier; a newspaper. [Obs.]

There cometh a news thither with his horse.

Pepys.

News"-book` (?), n. A newspaper. [Obs.]

News"boy` (?), n. A boy who distributes or sells newspapers.

News"-let`ter (?), n. A circular letter, written or printed for the purpose of disseminating news. This was the name given to the earliest English newspapers.

News"man (?), n.; pl. Newsmen (&?;). 1. One who brings news. [Obs.] Spenser.

2. A man who distributes or sells newspapers.

News"mon`ger (?), n. One who deals in news; one who is active in hearing and telling news.

News"pa`per (?), n. A sheet of paper printed and distributed, at stated intervals, for conveying intelligence of passing events, advocating opinions, etc.; a public print that circulates news, advertisements, proceedings of legislative bodies, public announcements, etc.

News"room` (?), n. A room where news is collected and disseminated, or periodicals sold; a reading room supplied with newspapers, magazines, etc.

News"-vnd`er (?), n. A seller of newspapers.

News"-writ`er (?), n. One who gathered news for, and wrote, news-letters. Macaulay.

News"y (?), a. Full of news; abounding in information as to current events. [Colloq.]

Newt (?), n. [OE. ewt, evete, AS. efete, with n prefixed, an ewt being understood as a newt. Cf. Eft.] (Zoöl.) Any one of several species of small aquatic salamanders. The common British species are the crested newt (Triton cristatus) and the smooth newt (Lophinus punctatus). In America, Diemictylus viridescens is one of the most abundant species.

New*to"ni*an (?), a. Of or pertaining to Sir Isaac Newton, or his discoveries.

Newtonian philosophy, the philosophy of Sir Isaac Newton; -- applied to the doctrine of the universe as expounded in Newton's "Principia," to the modern or experimental philosophy (as opposed to the theories of Descartes and others), and, most frequently, to the mathematical theory of universal gravitation. -- Newtonian telescope (Astron.), a reflecting telescope, in which rays from the large speculum are received by a plane mirror placed diagonally in the axis, and near the open end of the tube, and thrown at right angles toward one side of the tube, where the image is formed and viewed through the eyeplace. -- Newtonian theory of light. See Note under Light.

New*to"ni*an, n. A follower of Newton.

New"-year` (?), a. Of or pertaining to, or suitable for, the commencement of the year; as, New-year gifts or odes.

New" Year's` Day" (?). the first day of a calendar year; the first day of January. Often colloquially abbreviated to New year's or new year.

New` Zea"land (?). A group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean.

New Zealand flax. (a) (Bot.) A tall, liliaceous herb (Phormium tenax), having very long, sword-shaped, distichous leaves which furnish a fine, strong fiber very valuable for cordage and the like. (b) The fiber itself. -- New Zealand tea (Bot.), a myrtaceous shrub (Leptospermum scoparium) of New Zealand and Australia, the leaves of which are used as a substitute for tea.

Nex"i*ble (?), a. [L. nexibilis, from nectere, nexum, to bind.] That may be knit together. [R.]

Next (nkst), a., superl. of Nigh. [AS. nhst, niéhst, nhst, superl. of neáh nigh. See Nigh.] 1. Nearest in place; having no similar object intervening. Chaucer.

Her princely guest Was next her side; in order sat the rest.

Dryden.

Fear followed me so hard, that I fled the next way.

Bunyan.

2. Nearest in time; as, the next day or hour.

3. Adjoining in a series; immediately preceding or following in order.

None could tell whose turn should be the next.

Gay.

4. Nearest in degree, quality, rank, right, or relation; as, the next heir was an infant.

The man is near of kin unto us, one of our next kinsmen.

Ruth ii. 20.

Next is usually followed by to before an object, but to is sometimes omitted. In such cases next in considered by many grammarians as a preposition.

Next friend (Law), one who represents an infant, a married woman, or any person who can not appear sui juris, in a suit at law.

Next, adv. In the time, place, or order nearest or immediately succeeding; as, this man follows next.

||Nex"us (?), n. [L.] Connection; tie.

Man is doubtless one by some subtile nexus . . . extending from the
new-born infant to the superannuated dotard.

De Quincey.

||Nez" Per`cés" (?), pl.; sing. Nez PercÉ (&?;). [F., pierced noses.] ||(Ethnol.) A tribe of Indians, mostly inhabiting Idaho.

||Ngi"na (?), n. [Native name.] The gorilla.

Ni*ag"a*ra pe"ri*od (?). (Geol.) A subdivision or the American Upper Silurian system, embracing the Medina, Clinton, and Niagara epoch. The rocks of the Niagara epoch, mostly limestones, are extensively distributed, and at Niagara Falls consist of about eighty feet of shale supporting a greater thickness of limestone, which is gradually undermined by the removal of the shale. See Chart of Geology.

Ni"as (?), n. [F. niais. See Eyas.] A young hawk; an eyas; hence, an unsophisticated person. [Obs.]

Nib (nb), n. [A variabt of neb.] 1. A small and pointed thing or part; a point; a prong. "The little nib or fructifying principle." Sir T. Browne.

2. (Zoöl.) The bill or beak of a bird; the neb.

3. The points of a pen; also, the pointed part of a pen; a short pen adapted for insertion in a holder.

4. One of the handles which project from a scythe snath; also, [Prov. Eng.], the shaft of a wagon.

Nib, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Nebbed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Nibbing.] To furnish with a nib; to point; to mend the point of; as, to nib a pen.

Nibbed (?), a. Having a nib or point.

Nib"ble (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Nibbled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Nibbling (?).] [Cf. Nip.] To bite by little at a time; to seize gently with the mouth; to eat slowly or in small bits.

Thy turfy mountains, where live nibbling sheep.

Shak.

Nib"ble, v. t. To bite upon something gently or cautiously; to eat a little of a thing, as by taking small bits cautiously; as, fishes nibble at the bait.

Instead of returning a full answer to my book, he manifestly falls
a-nibbling at one single passage.

Tillotson.

Nib"ble, n. A small or cautious bite.

Nib"bler (?), n. One who, or that which, nibbles.

Nib"bling*ly (?), adv. In a nibbling manner; cautiously.

Nib"lick (?), n. A kind of golf stick used to lift the ball out of holes, ruts, etc.

||Ni*ca"gua (?), n. (Zoöl.) The laughing falcon. See under laughing.

Nic`a*ra"gua wood` (?). Brazil wood.

Nic"co*lite (?), n. [from NL. niccolum nickel.] (Min.) A mineral of a copper-red color and metallic luster; an arsenide of nickel; -- called also coppernickel, kupfernickel.

Nice (?), a. [Compar. Nicer (?); superl. Nicest.] [OE., foolish, fr. OF. nice ignorant, fool, fr. L. nescius ignorant; ne not + scius knowing, scire to know. perhaps influenced by E. nesh delicate, soft. See No, and Science.] 1. Foolish; silly; simple; ignorant; also, weak; effeminate. [Obs.] Gower.

But say that we ben wise and nothing nice.

Chaucer.

2. Of trifling moment; unimportant; trivial. [Obs.]

The letter was not nice, but full of charge Of dear import.

Shak.

3. Overscrupulous or exacting; hard to please or satisfy; fastidious in small matters.