English Dictionary: nobility | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Dock \Dock\, n. [Akin to D. dok; of uncertain origin; cf. LL. doga ditch, L. doga ditch, L. doga sort of vessel, Gr. [?] receptacle, fr. [?] to receive.] 1. An artificial basin or an inclosure in connection with a harbor or river, -- used for the reception of vessels, and provided with gates for keeping in or shutting out the tide. 2. The slip or water way extending between two piers or projecting wharves, for the reception of ships; -- sometimes including the piers themselves; as, to be down on the dock. 3. The place in court where a criminal or accused person stands. {Balance dock}, a kind of {floating dock} which is kept level by pumping water out of, or letting it into, the compartments of side chambers. {Dry dock}, a dock from which the water may be shut or pumped out, especially, one in the form of a chamber having walls and floor, often of masonry and communicating with deep water, but having appliances for excluding it; -- used in constructing or repairing ships. The name includes structures used for the examination, repairing, or building of vessels, as graving docks, floating docks, hydraulic docks, etc. {Floating dock}, a dock which is made to become buoyant, and, by floating, to lift a vessel out of water. {Graving dock}, a dock for holding a ship for graving or cleaning the bottom, etc. {Hydraulic dock}, a dock in which a vessel is raised clear of the water by hydraulic presses. {Naval dock}, a dock connected with which are naval stores, materials, and all conveniences for the construction and repair of ships. {Sectional dock}, a form of {floating dock} made in separate sections or caissons. {Slip dock}, a dock having a sloping floor that extends from deep water to above high-water mark, and upon which is a railway on which runs a cradle carrying the ship. {Wet dock}, a dock where the water is shut in, and kept at a given level, to facilitate the loading and unloading of ships; -- also sometimes used as a place of safety; a basin. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
{Naval brigade}, a body of seamen or marines organized for military service on land. {Naval officer}. (a) An officer in the navy. (b) A high officer in some United States customhouses. {Naval tactics}, the science of managing or maneuvering vessels sailing in squadrons or fleets. Syn: Nautical; marine; maritime. Usage: {Naval}, {Nautical}. Naval is applied to vessels, or a navy, or the things which pertain to them or in which they participate; nautical, to seamen and the art of navigation. Hence we speak of a naval, as opposed to a military, engagement; naval equipments or stores, a naval triumph, a naval officer, etc., and of nautical pursuits or instruction, nautical calculations, a nautical almanac, etc. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Neapolitan \Ne`a*pol"i*tan\, a. [L. Neapolitanus, fr. Neapolis Naples, Gr. [?], lit., New town.] Of of pertaining to Naples in Italy. -- n. A native or citizen of Naples. | |
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Neapolitan ice \Ne`a*pol"i*tan ice\, Neapolitan ice cream \Neapolitan ice cream\ (a) An ice or ice cream containing eggs as well as cream. (b) An ice or ice cream prepared in layers, as vanilla, strawberry, and chocolate ice cream, and orange or lemon water ice. | |
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Neapolitan ice \Ne`a*pol"i*tan ice\, Neapolitan ice cream \Neapolitan ice cream\ (a) An ice or ice cream containing eggs as well as cream. (b) An ice or ice cream prepared in layers, as vanilla, strawberry, and chocolate ice cream, and orange or lemon water ice. | |
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Medlar \Med"lar\, n. [OE. medler medlar tree, OF. meslier, F. n[82]flier, L. mespilum, mespilus, Gr. [?], [?]. Cf. {Naseberry}.] A tree of the genus {Mespilus} ({M. Germanica}); also, the fruit of the tree. The fruit is something like a small apple, but has a bony endocarp. When first gathered the flesh is hard and austere, and it is not eaten until it has begun to decay. {Japan medlar} (Bot.), the loquat. See {Loquat}. {Neapolitan medlar} (Bot.), a kind of thorn tree ({Crat[91]gus Azarolus}); also, its fruit. | |
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d8Nebalia \[d8]Ne*ba"li*a\, n. [NL., of uncertain origin.] (Zo[94]l.) A genus of small marine Crustacea, considered the type of a distinct order ({Nebaloidea}, or {Phyllocarida}.) | |
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Nebulated \Neb"u*la`ted\, a. Clouded with indistinct color markings, as an animal. | |
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nebulation \neb`u*la"tion\, n. The condition of being nebulated; also, a clouded, or ill-defined, color mark. | |
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Neoplatonic \Ne`o*pla"ton"ic\, a. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, Neoplatonism or the Neoplatonists. | |
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Neoplatonician \Ne`o*pla`to*ni"cian\, n. A neoplatonist. | |
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Neoplatonism \Ne`o*pla"to*nism\, n. [Neo- + Platonism.] A pantheistic eclectic school of philosophy, of which Plotinus was the chief (A. D. 205-270), and which sought to reconcile the Platonic and Aristotelian systems with Oriental theosophy. It tended to mysticism and theurgy, and was the last product of Greek philosophy. | |
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Neoplatonist \Ne`o*pla"to*nist\, n. One who held to Neoplatonism; a member of the Neoplatonic school. | |
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Nepheline \Neph"e*line\, Nephelite \Neph"e*lite\, n. [gr. [?] cloud: cf. F. n[82]ph[82]line. Cf. {Nebula}.] (Min.) A mineral occuring at Vesuvius, in glassy agonal crystals; also elsewhere, in grayish or greenish masses having a greasy luster, as the variety el[91]olite. It is a silicate of aluminia, soda, and potash. | |
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Syenite \Sy"e*nite\, n. [L. Syenites (sc. lapis), from Syene, Gr. [?].] (Min.) (a) Orig., a rock composed of quartz, hornblende, and feldspar, anciently quarried at Syene, in Upper Egypt, and now called {granite}. (b) A granular, crystalline, ingeous rock composed of orthoclase and hornblende, the latter often replaced or accompanied by pyroxene or mica. Syenite sometimes contains nephelite (el[91]olite) or leucite, and is then called {nephelite (el[91]olite) syenite} or {leucite syenite}. | |
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Nephelodometer \Neph`e*lo*dom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. [?] a cloud + [?] way + -meter.] (Meteorol.) An instrument for reckoning the distances or velocities of clouds. | |
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Nibble \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. | |
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Nobilitate \No*bil"i*tate\, v. t. [L. nobilitatus, p. p. of nobilitare.] To make noble; to ennoble; to exalt. [Obs.] | |
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Nobilitation \No*bil`i*ta"tion\, n. [Cf. OF. nobilitation.] The act of making noble. [Obs.] --Dr. H. More. | |
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Nobility \No*bil"i*ty\, n. [L. nobilitas: cf. OF. nobilit[82]. See {Noble}.] 1. The quality or state of being noble; superiority of mind or of character; commanding excellence; eminence. Though she hated Amphialus, yet the nobility of her courage prevailed over it. --Sir P. Sidney. They thought it great their sovereign to control, And named their pride nobility of soul. --Dryden. 2. The state of being of high rank or noble birth; patrician dignity; antiquity of family; distinction by rank, station, or title, whether inherited or conferred. I fell on the same argument of preferring virtue to nobility of blood and titles, in the story of Sigismunda. --Dryden. 3. Those who are noble; the collictive body of nobles or titled persons in a stste; the aristocratic and patrician class; the peerage; as, the English nobility. | |
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Novelette \Nov`el*ette"\, n. [Dim. of novel, n. See {Novel}.] A short novel. | |
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Novelty \Nov"el*ty\, n.; pl. {Novelties}. [OF. novelt[82], F. nouveaut[82], L. novellitas.] 1. The quality or state of being novel; newness; freshness; recentness of origin or introduction. Novelty is the great parent of pleasure. --South. 2. Something novel; a new or strange thing. | |
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Novelty \Nov"el*ty\, n.; pl. {Novelties}. [OF. novelt[82], F. nouveaut[82], L. novellitas.] 1. The quality or state of being novel; newness; freshness; recentness of origin or introduction. Novelty is the great parent of pleasure. --South. 2. Something novel; a new or strange thing. | |
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Nubilate \Nu"bi*late\, v. t. [L. nubilatus, p. p. of nubilare to cloud, fr. nubes cloud.] To cloud. [Obs.] | |
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Nubility \Nu*bil"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. nubilit[82] .] The state of being marriageable. [R.] | |
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Naplate, IL (village, FIPS 51648) Location: 41.33127 N, 88.87823 W Population (1990): 609 (246 housing units) Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
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Newfolden, MN (city, FIPS 45520) Location: 48.35518 N, 96.32972 W Population (1990): 345 (171 housing units) Area: 2.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 56738 | |
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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Novell Data Systems {Z80}-based systems. They later went on to become {Novell, Inc.} and develop {Novell Netware}. (1995-09-23) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Novell DOS alternative to {MS-DOS}. It is intended as an {operating system} for {workstations} on {Novell} networks. It features enhanced {memory management} that moves the operating system, {network drivers}, and {memory-resident programs} ({TSR}s) out of conventional memory on all systems with an {Intel 80286} or later processor and {extended memory} or {expanded memory}. It supports {preemptive multitasking} and {peer-to-peer networking} using the same {DOS Requester} and {VLM}s for a "common client" with native {Novell NetWare}. A data {compression} utility effectively doubles storage capacity of the hard disk. It supports disk {defragmentation}, a read/write {disk cache} for better performance of both DOS and {Microsoft Windows} {application programs}. An undelete utility recovers erased files, even on network drives. It has a complete on-line reference guide, command help, and menu-driven install and setup utilities for easy configuration changes. Novell DOS has internal and external commands like {MS-DOS}. The following commands have been significantly enhanced in Novell DOS: CHKDSK, DISKCOPY, HELP, MEM, REPLACE, UNDELETE, and XCOPY. Novell DOS also includes many new commands such as XDIR, CURSOR, XDEL, TOUCH, SCRIPT, and RENDIR. Version: 7. (1995-04-14) | |
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Neballat wickedness in secret, (Neh. 11:34), probably the village of Beit Nebala, about 4 miles north of Lydda. | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Neballat, prophecy; budding |