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Defn: 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.

Defn: Not Episcopal; not pertaining to the Episcopal church or system.

NONES Nones, n. pl. Etym: [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.)

Defn: 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. Etym: [F. none, fr. L. See Noon.]

Defn: 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.

NONESSENTIAL Non`es*sen"tial, a.

Defn: Not essential.

NONESSENTIAL Non`es*sen"tial, n.

Defn: A thing not essential.

NON EST FACTUM Non` est` fac"tum. Etym: [Law L. it is not (his) deed.] (Law)

Defn: The plea of the general issue in an action of debt on bond.

NON EST INVENTUS Non` est` in*ven"tus. Etym: [L., he is not found.] (Law)

Defn: The return of a sheriff on a writ, when the defendant is not found in his county. Bouvier.

NONESUCH None"such`, n.

Defn: 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.

NONET; NONETTO No*net", No*net"to, n. Etym: [From L. nonus ninth, like E. duet, fr. L. duo.] (Mus.)

Defn: A composition for nine instruments, rarely for nine voices.

NONETT Non"ett, n. (Zoöl.)

Defn: The titmouse. [Obs.]

NONEXECUTION Non*ex`e*cu"tion, n.

Defn: 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.

Defn: Not having existence.

NONEXPORTATION Non*ex`por*ta"tion, n.

Defn: A failure of exportation; a not exporting of commodities.

NONEXTENSILE Non`ex*ten"sile, a.

Defn: Not extensile; incapable of being stretched.

NON-FEASANCE Non-fea"sance, n. Etym: [Pref. non- + OF. faisance a doing, fr. faire to do.] (Law)

Defn: An omission or neglect to do something, esp. that which ought to have been done. Cf. Malfeasance.

NONFULFILLMENT Non`ful*fill"ment, n.

Defn: Neglect or failure to fulfill.

NONILLION No*nil"lion, n. Etym: [L. nonus ninth + -illion, as in E. million.]

Defn: 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.

NONIMPORTATION Non*im`por*ta"tion, n.

Defn: Want or failure of importation; a not importing of commodities.

NONIMPORTING Non`im*port"ing, a.

Defn: Not importing; not bringing from foreign countries.

NONINFLECTIONAL Non`in*flec"tion*al, a.

Defn: Not admitting of, or characterized by, inflection.

NONINHABITANT Non`in*hab"it*ant, n.

Defn: One who is not an inhabitant; a stranger; a foreigner; a nonresident.

NONINTERVENTION Non*in`ter*ven"tion, n.

Defn: 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. Etym: [Latinized form of Nunez, the name of a Portuguese mathematician.]

Defn: A vernier.

NONJOINDER Non*join"der, n. (Law)

Defn: 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.

Defn: Nonjuring.

NONJURING Non*ju"ring, a. Etym: [F. jurer to swear, or L. jurare, jurari, to swear, fr. L. jus, juris, right, law, justice. See Jury.]

Defn: Not swearing allegiance; -- applied to the party in Great Britain that would not swear allegiance to William and Mary, or their successors.

NONJUROR Non*ju"ror, n. (Eng. Hist.)

Defn: One of those adherents of James II. who refused to take the oath of allegiance to William and Mary, or to their successors, after the revolution of 1688; a Jacobite.

NONJURORISM Non*ju"ror*ism, n. (Eng. Hist.)

Defn: The doctrines, or action, of the Nonjurors.

NONLIMITATION Non*lim`i*ta"tion, n.

Defn: Want of limitation; failure to limit.

NON LIQUET Non` li"quet. Etym: [L.]

Defn: It is not clear; -- a verdict given by a jury when a matter is to be deferred to another day of trial.

NONMALIGNANT Non`ma*lig"nant, a.

Defn: Not malignant, as a disease.

NONMANUFACTURING Non*man`u*fac"tur*ing, a.

Defn: Not carrying on manufactures.

NONMEDULLATED Non*med"ul*la`ted, a.

Defn: Not medullated; (Anat.) without a medulla or marrow, or without a medullary sheath; as, a nonmedullated nerve fiber.

NONMEMBER Non*mem"ber, n.

Defn: One who is not a member.

NONMEMBERSHIP Non*mem"ber*ship, n.

Defn: State of not being a member.

NONMETAL Non"met`al, n. (Chem.)

Defn: 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.)

Defn: Resembling, or possessing the properties of, a nonmetal or metalloid; as, sulphur is a nonmetallic element.

NONMORAL Non*mor"al, a.

Defn: 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.

Defn: Not natural; unnatural.

NONNE Nonne, n.

Defn: A nun. [Obs.] Chaucer.

NONNECESSITY Non`ne*ces"si*ty, n.

Defn: Absence of necessity; the quality or state of being unnecessary.

NONNITROGNOUS Non`ni*trog"nous, a.

Defn: Devoid of nitrogen; as, a nonnitrogenous principle; a nonnitrogenous food. See the Note under Food, n., 1.

NONNUCLEATED Non*nu"cle*a`ted, a.

Defn: Without a nucleus.

NONNY Non"ny, n.

Defn: A silly fellow; a ninny.

NONOBEDIENCE Non`o*be"di*ence, n.

Defn: Neglect of obedience; failure to obey.

NONOBSERVANCE Non`ob*serv"ance, n.

Defn: Neglect or failure to observe or fulfill.

NON OBSTANTE Non` ob*stan"te. Etym: [L.]

1. Notwithstanding; in opposition to, or in spite of, what has been stated, or is to be stated or admitted.

2. (Law)

Defn: 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 Etym: [LL.] (Law), a judgment sometimes entered by order of the court, for the plaintiff, notwithstanding a verdict for the defendant. Stephen.

NONOIC No*no"ic, a. (Chem.)

Defn: Pertaining to, derived from, or resembling, nonane; as, nonoic acid, which is also called pelargonic acid. Cf. Pelargonic.

NONONE Non"one, n. Etym: [Nonane + -one, suffix denoting the third degree of unsaturation.] (Chem.)

Defn: Any one of several metameric unsaturated hydrocarbons (C9H14) of the valylene series.

NONOXYGENOUS Non`ox*yg"e*nous, a. (Chem.)

Defn: Without oxygen; characterized by the absence of oxygen; as, a nonoxygenous alkaloid.

NONPAREIL Non`pa*reil", n. Etym: [See Nonpareil, a. ]

1. Something of unequaled excellence; a peerless thing or person; a nonesuch; -- often used as a name.

2. Etym: [F. nonpareille.] (Print.)

Defn: A size of type next smaller than minion and next larger than agate (or ruby).

Note: 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. Etym: [F., from non not + pareil equal, fr. LL. pariculus, dim. of L. par equal. See Non, and Pair, Peer.]

Defn: Having no equal; peerless.

NONPAYMENT Non*pay"ment, n.

Defn: Neglect or failure to pay.

NONPERFORMANCE Non`per*form"ance, n.

Defn: Neglect or failure to perform.

NONPHOTOBIOTIC Non*pho`to*bi*ot"ic, a. (Biol.)

Defn: Capable of living without light; as, nonphotobiotic plant cells, or cells which habitually live in darkness.

NONPLANE Non`plane", a. (Math.)

Defn: Not lying in one plane; -- said of certain curves.

NONPLUS Non"plus, n. Etym: [L. non not + plus more, further. See Plural.]

Defn: A state or condition which daffles reason or confounds judgment; insuperable difficalty; 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.]

Defn: 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.

NONPREPARATION Non*prep`a*ra"tion, n.

Defn: Neglect or failure to prepare; want of preparation.

NONPRESENTATION Non*pres`en*ta"tion, n.

Defn: Neglect or failure to present; state of not being presented.

NONPRODUCTION Non`pro*duc"tion, n.

Defn: A failure to produce or exhibit.

NONPROFESSIONAL Non`pro*fes"sion*al, a.

Defn: Not belonging to a profession; not done by, or proceeding from, professional men; contrary to professional usage.

NONPROFICIENCY Non`pro*fi"cien*cy, n.

Defn: Want of proficiency; failure to make progress.

NONPROFICIENT Non`pro*fi"cient, n.

Defn: One who has failed to become proficient.

NON PROS. Non" pros.` (.

Defn: An abbreviation of Non prosequitur.

NON-PROS Non`-pros", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Nonprossed; p. pr. & vb. n. Non- prossing.]

Defn: 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.

NON PROSEQUITUR Non" pro*seq"ui*tur. Etym: [L. he does not prosecute.] (Law)

Defn: A judgment entered against the plaintiff in a suit where he does not appear to prosecute. See Nolle prosequi.

NONRECURRENT Non`re*cur"rent, a.

Defn: Not recurring.

NONRECURRING Non`re*cur"ring, a.

Defn: Nonrecurrent.

NONREGARDANCE Non`re*gard"ance, n.

Defn: Want of due regard; disregard; slight. [Obs.] Shak.

NONREGENT Non`re"gent, n. (Eng. Universities)

Defn: A master of arts whose regency has ceased. See Regent.

NONRENDITION Non`ren*di"tion, n.

Defn: Neglect of rendition; the not rendering what is due. The nonrendition of a service which is due. S. E. Dwight.

NONRESEMBLANCE Non`re*sem"blance, n.

Defn: Want of resemblance; unlikeness; dissimilarity.

NONRESIDENCE Non*res"i*dence, n.

Defn: The state or condition of being nonresident, Swift.

NONRESIDENT Non*res"i*dent, a.

Defn: 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.

Defn: A nonresident person; one who does not reside in the State or jurisdiction.

NONRESISTANCE Non`re*sist"ance, n.

Defn: The principles or practice of a nonresistant; passive obedience; submission to authority, power, oppression, or violence without opposition.

NONRESISTANT Non`re*sist"ant, a.

Defn: Making no resistance.

NONRESISTANT Non`re*sist"ant, n.

Defn: 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.

Defn: Not making resistance.

NONRUMINANT Non*ru"mi*nant, a.

Defn: Not ruminating; as, a nonruminant animal.

NONSANE Non`sane", a.

Defn: Unsound; not perfect; as, a person of nonsane memory. Blackstone.

NONSENSE Non"sense, n. Etym: [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.

Defn: Without sense; unmeaning; absurb; foolish; irrational; preposterous. -- Non*sen"si*cal*ly, adv. -- Non*sen"si*cal*ness, n.

NONSENSITIVE Non*sen"si*tive, a.

Defn: Not sensitive; wanting sense or perception; not easily affected.

NON SEQUITUR Non seq"ui*tur. Etym: [L., it does not follow.] (Logic)

Defn: An inference which does not follow from the premises.

NONSEXUAL Non*sex"u*al, a.

Defn: Having no distinction of sex; sexless; neuter.

NONSLAVEHOLDING Non*slave"hold`ing, a.

Defn: Not possessing or holding slaves; as, a nonslaveholding State.

NONSOLUTION Non`so*lu"tion, n.

Defn: Failure of solution or explanation.

NONSOLVENCY Non*sol"ven*cy, n.

Defn: Inability to pay debts; insolvency.

NONSOLVENT Non*sol"vent, a.

Defn: Not solvent; insolvent.

NONSOLVENT Non*sol"vent, n.

Defn: An insolvent.

NONSONANT Non*so"nant, a.

Defn: Not sonant. -- n.

Defn: A nonsonant or nonvocal consonant.

NONSPARING Non*spar"ing, a.

Defn: Sparing none.

NONSTRIATED Non*stri"a*ted, a. (Nat. Hist.)

Defn: Without striations; unstriped; as, nonstriated muscle fibers.

NONSUBMISSION Non`sub*mis"sion, n.

Defn: Want of submission; failure or refusal to submit.

NONSUBMISSIVE Non`sub*mis"sive, a.

Defn: Not submissive.

NONSUCH Non"such, n.

Defn: See Nonesuch.

NONSUIT Non"suit`, n. (Law)

Defn: A neglect or failure by the plaintiff to follow up his suit; a stopping of the suit; a renunciation or withdrawal of the cause by the plaintiff, either because he is satisfied that he can not support it, or upon the judge's expressing his opinion. A compulsory nonsuit is a nonsuit ordered by the court on the ground that the plaintiff on his own showing has not made out his case.

NONSUIT Non"suit`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Nonsuited; p. pr. & vb. n. Nonsuiting.] (Law)

Defn: To determine, adjudge, or record (a plaintiff) as having dropped his suit, upon his withdrawal or failure to follow it up. "When two are joined in a writ, and one is nonsuited." Z. Swift.

NONSUIT Non"suit`, a.

Defn: Nonsuited. D. A. Tyng.

NONSURETY Non*sure"ty, n.

Defn: Insecurity. [Obs.]

NONTENURE Non*ten"ure, n. (Law)

Defn: A plea of a defendant that he did not hold the land, as affirmed.

NONTERM Non"term`, n. (Law)

Defn: A vacation between two terms of a court.

NONTOXIC Non*tox"ic, a.

Defn: Not toxic.

NONTRONITE Non"tro*nite, n. Etym: [So called because found in the arrondissement of Notron, France.] (Min.)

Defn: A greenish yellow or green mineral, consisting chiefly of the hydrous silicate of iron.

NONUNIFORMIST Non*u"ni*form`ist, n.

Defn: 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.

Defn: One who does not belong, or refuses to belong, to a trades union.

NONUSANCE Non*us"ance, n.

Defn: 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)

Defn: Neglect or omission to use an easement or franchise or to assert a right. Kent.

NONVASCULAR Non*vas"cu*lar, a. (Anat.)

Defn: Destitute of vessels; extravascular.

NONVERNACULAR Non`ver*nac"u*lar, a.

Defn: Not vernacular. A nonvernacular expression. Sir W. Hamilton.

NONVOCAL Non*vo"cal, a.

Defn: Not vocal; destitute of tone. -- n.

Defn: A nonvocal consonant.

NONYL Non"yl, n. Etym: [Nonane + -yl.] (Chem.)

Defn: The hydrocarbon radical, C9H19, derived from nonane and forming many compounds. Used also adjectively; as, nonyl alcohol.

NONYLENE Non"y*lene, n. Etym: [Nonane + ethylene.] (Chem.)

Defn: Any one of a series of metameric, unsaturated hydrocarbons C9H18 of the ethylene series.

NONYLENIC Non`y*len"ic, a. (Chem.)

Defn: Of, pertaining to, related to, or designating, nonylene or its compounds; as, nonylenic acid.

NONYLIC No*nyl"ic, a. (Chem.)

Defn: Of, pertaining to, or designating, nonyl or its compounds; as, nonylic acid.

NOODLE Noo"dle, n. Etym: [Cf. Noddle, Noddy.]

Defn: A simpleton; a blockhead; a stupid person; a ninny. [Low] The chuckling grin of noodles. Sydney Smith.

NOODLE Noo"dle, n. Etym: [G. nudel vermicelli.]

Defn: A thin strip of dough, made with eggs, rolled up, cut into small pieces, and used in soup.

NOOK Nook, n. Etym: [OE. nok; cf. Gael. & Ir. niuc.]

Defn: 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.

Defn: Full of nooks, angles, or corners. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] That nook-shotten isle of Albion. Shak.

NOOLOGICAL; NOOELOGICAL No`ö*log"ic*al, a.

Defn: Of or pertaining to noölogy.

NOOLOGIST; NOOELOGIST No*öl"o*gist, n.

Defn: One versed in noölogy.

NOOLOGY; NOOELOGY No*öl"o*gy, n. Etym: [Gr. -logy.]

Defn: The science of intellectual phenomena.

NOON Noon, a.

Defn: No. See the Note under No. [Obs.]

NOON Noon, n. Etym: [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 Noon, a.

Defn: Belonging to midday; occurring at midday; meridional. Young.

NOON Noon, v. i.

Defn: To take rest and refreshment at noon.

NOONDAY Noon"day`, n.

Defn: Midday; twelve o'clock in the day; noon.

NOONDAY Noon"day`, a.

Defn: Of or pertaining to midday; meridional; as, the noonday heat. "Noonday walks." Addison.

NOON-FLOWER Noon"-flow`er, n. (Bot.)

Defn: The goat's beard, whose flowers close at midday.

NOONING Noon"ing, n.

Defn: A rest at noon; a repast at noon.

NOONSHUN Noon"shun, n. [Obs.]

Defn: See Nunchion. Nares.

NOONSTEAD Noon"stead, n.

Defn: The position of the sun at noon. [Obs.] Drayton.

NOONTIDE Noon"tide`, n. Etym: [From noon + tide time; cf. AS. n the ninth hour.]

Defn: The time of noon; midday.

NOOSE Noose, n. Etym: [Prob. fr. OF. nous, nom. sing. or acc. pl. of nou knot, F. n, L. nodus. Cf. Node.]

Defn: A running knot, or loop, which binds the closer the more it is drawn.

NOOSE Noose, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Noosed; p. pr. & vb. n. Noosing.]

Defn: To tie in a noose; to catch in a noose; to entrap; to insnare.

NOOT Noot.

Defn: See lst Not. [Obs.] Chaucer.

NOPAL No"pal, n. Etym: [Mexican nopalli.] (Bot.)

Defn: A cactaceous plant (Nopalea cochinellifera), originally Mexican, on which the cochineal insect feeds, and from which it is collected. The name is sometimes given to other species of Cactaceæ.

NOPALRY No"pal*ry, n.; pl. Nopalries (.

Defn: A plantation of the nopal for raising the cochineal insect.

NOPE Nope, n. (Zoöl.)

Defn: A bullfinch. [Prov. Eng.]

NOR Nor, conj. Etym: [OE. nor, contr. from nother. See Neither.]

Defn: 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.

NORBERTINE Nor"bert*ine, n.

Defn: See Premonstrant.

NORFOLK Nor"folk, n.

Defn: Short for Norfolk Jacket.

NORFOLK DUMPLING Norfolk dumpling. (Eng.) (a) A kind of boiled dumpling made in Norfolk. (b) A native or inhabitant of Norfolk.

NORFOLK JACKET Norfolk jacket.

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

NORFOLK PLOVER Norfolk plover.

Defn: The stone curlew.

NORFOLK SPANIEL Norfolk spaniel.

Defn: 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. Etym: [Sp., from Ar. na'.]

Defn: 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. Etym: [From norite.] (Geol.)

Defn: Pertaining to the upper portion of the Laurentian rocks. T. S. Hunt.

NORICE Nor"ice, n.

Defn: Nurse. [Obs.] Chaucer.

NORIE No"rie, n. Etym: [Etymol. uncertain.] (Zoöl.)

Defn: The cormorant. [Prov. Eng.]

NORIMON Nor"i*mon, n.; pl. Norimons (.

Defn: A Japanese covered litter, carried by men. B. Taylor.

NORITE No"rite, n. Etym: [F., fr. Norvège Norway .] (Min.)

Defn: A granular crystalline rock consisting essentially of a triclinic feldspar (as labradorite) and hypersthene.

NORIUM No"ri*um, n. Etym: [NL.] (Chem.)

Defn: 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.]

NORLANDER Nor"land*er, n.

Defn: A northener; a person from the north country.

NORM Norm, n. Etym: [L. norma a rule. See Normal, a.]

1. A rule or authoritative standard; a model; a type.

2. (Biol.)

Defn: A typical, structural unit; a type. Agassiz.

NORMA Nor"ma, n. Etym: [L.]

1. A norm; a principle or rule; a model; a standard. J. S. Mill.

2. A mason's or a carpenter's square or rule.

3. A templet or gauge.

NORMAL Nor"mal, a. Etym: [L. normalis, fr. norma rule, pattern, carpenter's square; prob. akin to noscere to know; cf. Gr. 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.)

Defn: According to a square or rule; perpendicular; forming a right angle. Specifically: Of or pertaining to a normal.

3. (Chem.)

Defn: 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.)

Defn: 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. Etym: [Cf. F. normale, ligne normale. See Normal, a.]

1. (Geom.) Any perpendicular.

2. (Geom.)

Defn: 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.

Note: 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.

NORMALCY Nor"mal*cy, n.

Defn: The quality, state, or fact of being normal; as, the point of normalcy. [R.]

NORMALIZATION Nor`mal*i*za"tion, n.

Defn: Reduction to a standard or normal state.

NORMALLY Nor"mal*ly, adv.

Defn: In a normal manner. Darwin.

NORMAN Nor"man, n. Etym: [F. normand.] (Naut.)

Defn: A wooden bar, or iron pin. W. C. Russell.

NORMAN Nor"man, a. Etym: [F. normand, of Scand. origin. See Northman, and cf. Norse.]

Defn: 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.

Defn: 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.

Defn: A Norman idiom; a custom or expression peculiar to the Normans. M. Arnold.

NORN; NORNA Norn, Nor"na, n. Etym: [Icel. norn, pl. nornir.]

1. (Scandinavian Myth.)

Defn: 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. Etym: [Etymology uncertain.] (Chem.)

Defn: Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid of the aromatic series obtained from opianic acid.

NORROY Nor"roy, n. Etym: [Lit., north king, fr. F. nord north + roi king.] (Her.)

Defn: The most northern of the English Kings-at-arms. See King-at- arms, under King.

NORSE Norse, a. Etym: [Dan. Norsk, fr. nord north. See North.]

Defn: Of or pertaining to ancient Scandinavia, or to the language spoken by its inhabitants.

NORSE Norse, n.

Defn: The Norse language.

NORSEMAN Norse"man, n.; pl. Norsemen (.

Defn: One of the ancient Scandinavians; a Northman.

NORTELRY Nor"tel*ry, n. Etym: [Cf. Nurture.]

Defn: Nurture; education; culture; bringing up. [Obs.] Nortelry . . . learned at the nunnery. Chaucer.

NORTH North, n. Etym: [AS. noredh; akin to D. noord, G., Sw., & Dan. nord, Icel. noredhr. Cf. Norman, Norse.]

1. That one of the four cardinal points of the compass, at any place, which lies in the direction of the true meridian, and to the left hand of a person facing the east; the direction opposite to the south.

2. Any country or region situated farther to the north than another; the northern section of a country.

3. Specifically: That part of the United States lying north of Mason and Dixon's line. See under Line.

NORTH North, a.

Defn: Lying toward the north; situated at the north, or in a northern direction from the point of observation or reckoning; proceeding toward the north, or coming from the north. North following. See Following, a., 2. -- North pole, that point in the heavens, or on the earth, ninety degrees from the equator toward the north. -- North preceding. See Following, a., 2. -- North star, the star toward which the north pole of the earth very nearly points, and which accordingly seems fixed and immovable in the sky. The star a (alpha) of the Little Bear, is our present north star, being distant from the pole about 1º 25', and from year to year approaching slowly nearer to it. It is called also Cynosura, polestar, and by astronomers, Polaris.

NORTH North, v. i.

Defn: To turn or move toward the north; to veer from the east or west toward the north.

NORTH North, adv.

Defn: Northward.

NORTHEAST North`east", n.

Defn: The point between the north and east, at an equal distance from each; the northeast part or region.

NORTHEAST North`east", a.

Defn: 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.

Defn: Toward the northeast.

NORTHEASTER North`east"er, n.

Defn: A storm, strong wind, or gale, coming from the northeast.

NORTHEASTERLY North`east"er*ly, a.

Defn: Pertaining to the northeast; toward the northeast, or coming from the northeast.

NORTHEASTERLY North`east"er*ly, adv.

Defn: Toward the northeast.

NORTHEASTERN North`east"ern, a.

Defn: Of or pertaining to the northeast; northeasterly.

NORTHEASTWARD; NORTHEASTWARDLY North`east"ward, North`east"ward*ly, adv.

Defn: Toward the northeast.

NORTHER North"er, n.

Defn: 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.

Defn: The quality or state of being northerly; direction toward the north.

NORTHERLY North"er*ly, a.

Defn: Of or pertaining to the north; toward the north, or from the north; northern.

NORTHERLY North"er*ly, adv.

Defn: Toward the north.

NORTHERN North"ern, a. Etym: [AS. noredherne.]

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.

NORTHERNER North"ern*er, n.

1. One born or living in the north.

2. A native or inhabitant of the Northern States; -- contradistinguished from Ant: Southerner. [U. S.]

NORTHERNLY North"ern*ly, adv.

Defn: Northerly. [Obs.] Hakewill.

NORTHERNMOST North"ern*most`, a. Etym: [Cf. Northmost.]

Defn: Farthest north.

NORTHING North"ing, n.

1. (Surv. & Navigation)

Defn: Distance northward from any point of departure or of reckoning, measured on a meridian; -- opposed to Ant: southing.

2. (Astron.)

Defn: The distance of any heavenly body from the equator northward; north declination.

NORTHMAN North"man, n.; pl. Northmen. Etym: [AS. noredhman. See North, and Man, and cf. Norman.]

Defn: One of the inhabitants of the north of Europe; esp., one of the ancient Scandinavians; a Norseman.

NORTHMOST North"most`, a. Etym: [AS. nor. Cf.Aftermost.]

Defn: Lying farthest north; northernmost. Northmost part of the coast of Mozambique. De Foe.

NORTHNESS North"ness, n.

Defn: A tendency in the end of a magnetic needle to point to the north. Faraday.

NORTH STAR STATE North Star State.

Defn: Minnesota; -- a nickname.

NORTHUMBRIAN North*um"bri*an, a.

Defn: Of or pertaining to Northumberland in England. -- n.

Defn: A native or inhabitant of Northumberland.

NORTHWARD North"ward, a. Etym: [AS. noredhweard.]

Defn: Toward the north; nearer to the north than to the east or west point.

NORTHWARD; NORTHWARDS North"ward, North"wards, adv.

Defn: Toward the north, or toward a point nearer to the north than to the east or west point.

NORTHWARDLY North"ward*ly, a.

Defn: Having a northern direction.

NORTHWARDLY North"ward*ly, adv.

Defn: In a northern direction.

NORTHWEST North`west", n. Etym: [AS. noredhwest.]

Defn: 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.

Defn: Toward the northwest.

NORTHWESTER North`west"er, n.

Defn: A storm or gale from the northwest; a strong northwest wind.

NORTHWESTERLY North`west"er*ly, a.

Defn: Toward the northwest, or from the northwest.

NORTHWESTERN North`west"ern, a.

Defn: Of, pertaining to, or being in, the northwest; in a direction toward the northwest; coming from the northwest; northwesterly; as, a northwestern course.

NORTHWESTWARD; NORTHWESTWARDLY North`west"ward, North`west"ward*ly, adv.

Defn: Toward the northwest.

NORWEGIAN Nor*we"gi*an, a. Etym: [Cf. Icel. Noregr, Norvegr, Norway. See North, and Way.]

Defn: 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. Etym: [NL. See Norwegian.] (Chem.)

Defn: A rare metallic element, of doubtful identification, said to occur in the copper-nickel of Norway.

NORWEYAN Nor*we"yan, a.

Defn: Norwegian. [Obs.] Shak.

NOSE Nose, n. Etym: [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. Nasal, Nasturtium, Naze, Nostril, Nozzle.]

1. (Anat.)

Defn: 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 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 Nose (noz), v. i.

1. To smell; to sniff; to scent. Audubon.

2. To pry officiously into what does not concern one.

NOSEBAG Nose"bag`, n.

Defn: 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.

Defn: 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.)

Defn: The yarrow. See Yarrow.

NOSED Nosed, a.

Defn: Having a nose, or such a nose; -- chieflay used in composition; as, pug-nosed.

NOSEGAY Nose"gay`, n. Etym: [Nose + gay in the sense of a gay or showy thing.]

Defn: A bunch of odorous and showy flowers; a bouquet; a posy. Pope.

NOSEL Nos"el, v. t. Etym: [See Noursle.]

Defn: 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.

NOSELESS Nose"less, a.

Defn: Destitute of a nose.

NOSESMART Nose"smart`, n. (Bot.)

Defn: A kind of cress, a pungent cruciferous plant, including several species of the genus Nasturtium.

NOSETHIRL; NOSETHRIL Nose"thirl, Nose"thril, n.

Defn: Nostril. [Obs.] [Written also nosethurl, nosthrill.] Chaucer.

NOSING Nos"ing, n. (Arch.)

Defn: 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. Etym: [See Nozzle, Nose.]

Defn: Nozzle. [Obs.]

NOSOCOMIAL Nos`o*co"mi*al, a. Etym: [L. nosocomium a hospital, Gr.

Defn: Of or pertaining to a hospital; as, nosocomial atmosphere. Dunglison.

NOSOGRAPHY No*sog"ra*phy, n. Etym: [Gr. -graphy: cf. F. nosographie.]

Defn: A description or classification of diseases.

NOSOLOGICAL Nos`o*log"ic*al, a. Etym: [Cf. F. nosologique.]

Defn: Of or pertaining to nosology.

NOSOLOGIST No*sol"o*gist, n. Etym: [Cf. F. nosologiste.]

Defn: One versed in nosology.

NOSOLOGY No*sol"o*gy, n. Etym: [Gr. -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.)

Defn: 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.)

Defn: Morbid dread of disease.

NOSOPOETIC Nos`o*po*et"ic, a. Etym: [Gr.

Defn: Producing diseases. [R.] Arbuthnot.

NOST Nost. Etym: [Contr. from ne wost.]

Defn: Wottest not; knowest not. [Obs.] Chaucer.

NOSTALGIA Nos*tal"gi*a, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Med.)

Defn: Homesickness; esp., a severe and sometimes fatal form of melancholia, due to homesickness.

NOSTALGIC Nos*tal"gic, a. Etym: [Cf. F. nostalgique.]

Defn: Of or pertaining to nostalgia; affected with nostalgia.

NOSTALGY Nos*tal"gy, n.

Defn: Same as Nostalgia.

NOSTOC Nos"toc, n. Etym: [F.] (Bot.)

Defn: A genus of algæ. The plants are composed of moniliform cells imbedded in a gelatinous substance.

Note: Nostoc commune is found on the ground, and is ordinarily not seen; but after a rain it swells up into a conspicuous jellylike mass, whish was formerly supposed to have fallen from the sky, whence the popular names, fallen star and star jelly. Also called witches' butter.

NOSTRIL Nos"tril, n. Etym: [OE. nosethril, nosethirl, AS. nospyrl; nos for nosu nose + pyrel opening, hole, from pyrel pierced, for pyrhel, fr. purh through. Nose, and Through, and cf. Thrill.]

1. (Anat.)

Defn: 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.

Note: 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.

NOSTRUM Nos"trum n.; pl. Nostrums. Etym: [Neut. sing. of L. noster ours, fr. nos we. See Us.]

1. A medicine, the ingredients of which are kept secret for the purpose of restricting the profits of sale to the inventor or proprietor; a quack medicine.

2. Any scheme or device proposed by a quack. The incentives of agitators, the arts of impostors and the nostrums of quacks. Brougham.

NOT Not. Etym: [Contr. from ne wot. See 2d Note.]

Defn: Wot not; know not; knows not. [Obs.] Chaucer.

NOT Not, a.

Defn: Shorn; shaven. [Obs.] See Nott.

NOT Not, adv. Etym: [OE. not, noht, nought, naught, the same word as E. naught. See Naught.]

Defn: A word used to express negation, prohibition, denial, or refusal. Not one word spake he more than was need. Chaucer. Thou shalt not steal. Ex. xx. 15. Thine eyes are upon me, and I am not. Job vii. 8. The question is, may I do it, or may I not do it Bp. Sanderson. Not . . . but, or Not but, only. [Obs. or Colloq.] Chaucer.

NOTABILIA No`ta*bil"i*a, n. pl. Etym: [Neut. pl. of L. notabilis notable.]

Defn: Things worthy of notice.

NOTABILITY Not`a*bil"i*ty, n.; pl. Notabilities. Etym: [Cf. F. notabilité .]

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. Etym: [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.

Note: Notable in the sense of careful, thrifty, characterized by thrift and capacity (as, a notable housekeeper) is pronounced by many good orthoëpists, nôt"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.)

Defn: 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.

Defn: The quality of being notable.

NOTABLY Not"a*bly, adv.

Defn: In a notable manner.

NOTAEUM No*tæ"um, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)

Defn: The back or upper surface, as of a bird.

NOTAL No"tal, a. Etym: [Gr.

Defn: Of or pertaining to the back; dorsal.

NOTANDUM No*tan"dum, n.; pl. Notanda. Etym: [L., fr. notare to observe.]

Defn: A thing to be noted or observed; a notable fact; -- chiefly used in the plural.

NOTARIAL No*ta"ri*al, a. Etym: [Cf. F. notarial.]

Defn: 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.

Defn: In a notarial manner.

NOTARY No"ta*ry, n.; pl. Notaries. Etym: [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)

Defn: 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.

NOTATE No"tate, a. Etym: [L. notatus marked, p. p. of notare to mark. See 5th Note.] (Bot.)

Defn: Marked with spots or lines, which are often colored. Henslow.

NOTATION No*ta"tion, n. Etym: [L. notatio a marking, observing, etymology, fr. notare to mark, nota a mark: cf. F. notation. See 5th Note.]

1. The act or practice of recording anything by marks, figures, or characters.

2. Any particular system of characters, symbols, or abbreviated expressions used in art or science, to express briefly technical facts, quantities, etc. Esp., the system of figures, letters, and signs used in arithmetic and algebra to express number, quantity, or operations.

3. Literal or etymological signification. [Obs.] "Conscience" is a Latin word, and, according to the very notation of it, imports a double or joint knowledge. South.

NOTCH Notch, n. Etym: [Akin to nock; cf. OD. nock, OSw. nocka. Cf. Nick a notch.]

1. A hollow cut in anything; a nick; an indentation. And on the stick ten equal notches makes. Swift.

2. A narrow passage between two elevation; a deep, close pass; a defile; as, the notch of a mountain.

NOTCH Notch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Notched; p. pr. & vb. n. Notching.]

1. To cut or make notches in ; to indent; also, to score by notches; as, to notch a stick.

2. To fit the notch of (an arrow) to the string. God is all sufferance; here he doth show No arrow notched, only a stringless bow. Herrick.

NOTCHBOARD Notch"board`, n. (Carp.)

Defn: The board which receives the ends of the steps in a staircase.

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.)

Defn: A method of joining timbers, scantling, etc., by notching them, as at the ends, and overlapping or interlocking the notched portions.

4. (Engin.)

Defn: A method of excavating, as in a bank, by a series of cuttings side by side. See also Gulleting.

NOTCHWEED Notch"weed`, n. (Bot.)

Defn: A foul-smelling weed, the stinking goosefoot (Chenopodium Vulvaria).

NOTE Note, v. t. Etym: [AS. hnitan to strike against, imp. hnat.]

Defn: To butt; to push with the horns. [Prov. Eng.]

NOTE Note. Etym: [AS. nat; ne not + wat wot. See Not, and Wot.]

Defn: Know not; knows not. [Obs.]

NOTE Note, n.

Defn: Nut. [Obs.] Chaucer.

NOTE Note, n. Etym: [AS. notu use, profit.]

Defn: Need; needful business. [Obs.] Chaucer.

NOTE Note, n. Etym: [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.

Defn: 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 Note, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Noted; p. pr. & vb. n. Noting.] Etym: [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.

Defn: 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.

Defn: Useful. [Obs.] Chaucer.

NOTELESS Note"less, a.

Defn: Not attracting notice; not conspicuous. Noteless as the race from which he sprung. Sir W. Scott.

NOTELESSNESS Note"less*ness, n.

Defn: A state of being noteless.

NOTELET Note"let, n.

Defn: A little or short note; a billet.

NOTE PAPER Note" pa`per.

Defn: Writing paper, not exceeding in size, when folded once, five by eight inches.

NOTER Not"er, n.

1. One who takes notice.

2. An annotator. [Obs.]

NOTEWORTHY Note"wor`thy, a.

Defn: Worthy of observation or notice; remarkable.

NOTHER Noth"er, conj.

Defn: Neither; nor. [Obs.] Chaucer.

NOTHING Noth"ing, n. Etym: [From no, a. + thing.]

1. Not anything; no thing (in the widest sense of the word thing); -- opposed to Ant: anything and Ant: 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.)

Defn: 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.

Defn: 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.

Defn: One of no certain belief; one belonging to no particular sect.

NOTHINGISM Noth"ing*ism, n.

Defn: 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. Etym: [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.

NOTICEABLE No"tice*a*ble, a.

Defn: Capable of being observed; worthy of notice; likely to attract observation; conspicous. A noticeable man, with large gray eyes. Wordsworth.

NOTICEABLY No"tice*a*bly, adv.

Defn: In a noticeable manner.

NOTICER No"ti*cer, n.

Defn: One who notices.

NOTIDANIAN No`ti*da"ni*an, n. Etym: [Gr. (Zoöl.)

Defn: Any one of several species of sharks of the family Notidanidæ, or Hexanchidæ. Called also cow sharks. See Shark.

NOTIFICATION No`ti*fi*ca"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. notification. See Notify.]

1. The act of notifying, or giving notice; the act of making known; especially, the act of giving official notice or information to the public or to individuals, corporations, companies, or societies, by words, by writing, or by other means.

2. Notice given in words or writing, or by signs.

3. The writing which communicates information; an advertisement, or citation, etc.

NOTIFY No"ti*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Notified; p. pr. & vb. n. Notifying.] Etym: [F. notifier, L. notificare; notus known (p. p. of noscere to known) + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See Know, and -fy.]

1. To make known; to declare; to publish; as, to notify a fact to a person. No law can bind till it be notified or promulged. Sowth.

2. To give notice to; to inform by notice; to apprise; as, the constable has notified the citizens to meet at the city hall; the bell notifies us of the time of meeting. The President of the United States has notified the House of Representatives that he has approved and signed the act. Journal of the Senate, U. S.

Note: This application of notify has been condemned; but it is in constant good use in the United States, and in perfect accordance with the use of certify.

NOTION No"tion, Etym: [L. notio, fr. noscere to know: cf. F. notion. See Know.]