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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
N91vose \N[91]"vose`\, a. Spotted; frecled. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Nappy \Nap"py\, n.; pl. {Nappies}. [OE. nap, AS. hn[91]p cup, bowl. See {Hanaper}.] A round earthen dish, with a flat bottom and sloping sides. [Written also {nappie}.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Turnip \Tur"nip\, n. [OE. turnep; probably fr. turn, or F. tour a turn, turning lathe + OE. nepe a turnip, AS. n[aemac]pe, L. napus. Cf. {Turn},v. t., {Navew}.] (Bot.) The edible, fleshy, roundish, or somewhat conical, root of a cruciferous plant ({Brassica campestris}, var. {Napus}); also, the plant itself. [Formerly written also {turnep}.] {Swedish turnip} (Bot.), a kind of turnip. See {Ruta-baga}. {Turnip flea} (Zo[94]l.), a small flea-beetle ({Haltica, [or] Phyllotreta, striolata}), which feeds upon the turnip, and often seriously injures it. It is black with a stripe of yellow on each elytron. The name is also applied to several other small insects which are injurious to turnips. See Illust. under {Flea-beetle}. {Turnip fly}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The turnip flea. (b) A two-winged fly ({Anthomyia radicum}) whose larv[91] live in the turnip root. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Navajoes \Na"va*joes\, n. pl.; sing. {Navajo}. (Ethnol.) A tribe of Indians inhabiting New Mexico and Arizona, allied to the Apaches. They are now largely engaged in agriculture. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Navvy \Nav"vy\, n.; pl. {Navies}. [Abbreviated fr. navigator.] Originally, a laborer on canals for internal navigation; hence, a laborer on other public works, as in building railroads, embankments, etc. [Eng.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Navy \Na"vy\; n.; pl. {Navies}. [ OF. navie, fr. L. navis ship. See {Nave} of a church.] 1. A fleet of ships; an assemblage of merchantmen, or so many as sail in company. [bd]The navy also of Hiram, that brought gold from Ophir.[b8] --1 kings x. 11. 2. The whole of the war vessels belonging to a nation or ruler, considered collectively; as, the navy of Italy. 3. The officers and men attached to the war vessels of a nation; as, he belongs to the navy. {Navy bean}. see {Bean}. {Navy yard}, a place set apart as a shore station for the use of the navy. It often contains all the mechanical and other appliences for building and equipping war vessels and training their crews. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Niobic \Ni*ob"ic\, a. (Chem.) Same as {Columbic}. | |
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Niveous \Niv"e*ous\, a. [L. niveus, fr. nix, nivis, snow.] Snowy; resembling snow; partaking of the qualities of snow. --Sir T. Browne. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
d8Nova \[d8]No"va\ (n[omac]"v[adot]), n.; pl. L. {Nov[91]} (-v[emac]), E. {Novas} (-v[adot]z). [L., fem. sing. of novus new.] (Astron.) A new star, usually appearing suddenly, shining for a brief period, and then sinking into obscurity. Such appearances are supposed to result from cosmic collisions, as of a dark star with interstellar nebulosities. Note: The most important modern nov[91] are: {[d8]No"va Co*ro"n[91] Bo`re*a"lis}[1866]; {[d8]No"va Cyg"ni}[1876]; {[d8]No"va An*dro"me*d[91]}[1885]; {[d8]No"va Au*ri"g[91]}[1891-92]; {[d8]No"va Per"se*i}[1901]. There are two nov[91] called {Nova Persei}. They are: (a) A small nova which appeared in 1881. (b) An extraordinary nova which appeared in Perseus in 1901. It was first sighted on February 22, and for one night (February 23) was the brightest star in the sky. By July it had almost disappeared, after which faint surrounding nebulous masses were discovered, apparently moving radially outward from the star at incredible velocity. | |
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Novice \Nov"ice\, a. Like a novice; becoming a novice. [Obs.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Novice \Nov"ice\, n. [F., from L. novicius, novitius, new, from novus new. See {New}, and cf. {Novitious}.] 1. One who is new in any business, profession, or calling; one unacquainted or unskilled; one yet in the rudiments; a beginner; a tyro. I am young; a novice in the trade. --Dryden. 2. One newly received into the church, or one newly converted to the Christian faith. --1 Tim. iii. 6. 3. (Eccl.) One who enters a religious house, whether of monks or nuns, as a probationist. --Shipley. No poore cloisterer, nor no novys. --Chaucer. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
d8Nabk \[d8]Nabk\ (n[acr]bk), n. [Ar. nabiqa, nibqa.] (Bot.) The edible berries of the {Zizyphys Lotus}, a tree of Northern Africa, and Southwestern Europe. [Written also {nubk}.] See {Lotus} (b), and {Sadr}. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Navajo, AZ Zip code(s): 86509 Navajo, NM (CDP, FIPS 51420) Location: 35.89633 N, 109.03140 W Population (1990): 1985 (588 housing units) Area: 5.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 87328 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Navassa, NC (town, FIPS 46060) Location: 34.25719 N, 78.00271 W Population (1990): 445 (144 housing units) Area: 6.2 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Neffs, OH (CDP, FIPS 53788) Location: 40.02915 N, 80.81555 W Population (1990): 1213 (497 housing units) Area: 10.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Nevis, MN (city, FIPS 45340) Location: 46.96455 N, 94.84170 W Population (1990): 375 (220 housing units) Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 56467 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Novice, TX (city, FIPS 52668) Location: 31.98746 N, 99.62494 W Population (1990): 183 (101 housing units) Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 79538 | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
NAPSS Numerical Analysis Problem Solving System. Purdue ca. 1965. ["NAPSS - A Numerical Analysis Problem Solving System", J.R. Rice et al, Proc ACM 21st Natl Conf, 1966. Sammet 1969, p.299]. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
NBS National Bureau of Standards: part of the US Department of Commerce, now NIST. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
NFS {Network File System} | |
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NIFOC one hand. (2001-03-11) | |
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NPC 1. 2. (2000-07-12) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
NuBus The proprietary {expansion bus} used on Apple {Macintosh} {personal computer}s. (1995-02-03) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
NVS {Non-Volatile Storage} | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Naphish refresher, one of the sons of Ishmael (Gen. 25:15; 1 Chr. 1:31). He was the father of an Arab tribe. | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Nibhaz barker, the name of an idol, supposed to be an evil demon of the Zabians. It was set up in Samaria by the Avites (2 Kings 17:31), probably in the form of a dog. | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Naphish, the soul; he that rests, refreshes himself, or respires | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Nepheg, weak; slacked | |
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Nephish, same as Naphish | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Nibhaz, budding; prophesying |