English Dictionary: nodulated | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Natalitial \Na`ta*li"tial\, Natalitious \Na`ta*li"tious\, a. [L. natalitius, from natalis. See {Natal}.] Of or pertaining to one's birth or birthday, or one's nativity. [Obs.] [bd]Natalitial poplar.[b8] --Evelyn. [bd]Natalitious fire.[b8] --W. Cartwright. | |
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Natalitial \Na`ta*li"tial\, Natalitious \Na`ta*li"tious\, a. [L. natalitius, from natalis. See {Natal}.] Of or pertaining to one's birth or birthday, or one's nativity. [Obs.] [bd]Natalitial poplar.[b8] --Evelyn. [bd]Natalitious fire.[b8] --W. Cartwright. | |
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Nautilite \Nau"ti*lite\, n. (paleon.) A fossil nautilus. | |
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Nautiloid \Nau"ti*loid\, a. [Nautilus + -oid: cf. F. nautilo[8b]de.] (Zo[94]l.) Like or pertaining to the nautilus; shaped like a nautilus shell. -- n. A mollusk, or shell, of the genus Nautilus or family {Nautilid[91]}. | |
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Needle \Nee"dle\, n. [OE. nedle, AS. n[?]dl; akin to D. neald, OS. n[be]dla, G. nadel, OHG. n[be]dal, n[be]dala, Icel. n[be]l, Sw. n[86]l, Dan. naal, and also to G. n[84]hen to sew, OHG. n[be]jan, L. nere to spin, Gr. [?], and perh. to E. snare: cf. Gael. & Ir. snathad needle, Gael. snath thread, G. schnur string, cord.] 1. A small instrument of steel, sharply pointed at one end, with an eye to receive a thread, -- used in sewing. --Chaucer. Note: In some needles(as for sewing machines) the eye is at the pointed end, but in ordinary needles it is at the blunt end. 2. See {Magnetic needle}, under {Magnetic}. 3. A slender rod or wire used in knitting; a knitting needle; also, a hooked instrument which carries the thread or twine, and by means of which knots or loops are formed in the process of netting, knitting, or crocheting. 4. (Bot.) One of the needle-shaped secondary leaves of pine trees. See {Pinus}. 5. Any slender, pointed object, like a needle, as a pointed crystal, a sharp pinnacle of rock, an obelisk, etc. {Dipping needle}. See under {Dipping}. {Needle bar}, the reciprocating bar to which the needle of a sewing machine is attached. {Needle beam} (Arch.), to shoring, the horizontal cross timber which goes through the wall or a pier, and upon which the weight of the wall rests, when a building is shored up to allow of alterations in the lower part. {Needle furze} (Bot.), a prickly leguminous plant of Western Europe; the petty whin ({Genista Anglica}). {Needle gun}, a firearm loaded at the breech with a cartridge carrying its own fulminate, which is exploded by driving a slender needle, or pin, into it. {Needle loom} (Weaving), a loom in which the weft thread is carried through the shed by a long eye-pointed needle instead of by a shuttle. {Needle ore} (Min.), acicular bismuth; a sulphide of bismuth, lead, and copper occuring in acicular crystals; -- called also {aikinite}. {Needle shell} (Zo[94]l.), a sea urchin. {Needle spar} (Min.), aragonite. {Needle telegraph}, a telegraph in which the signals are given by the deflections of a magnetic needle to the right or to the left of a certain position. {Sea needle} (Zo[94]l.), the garfish. | |
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Lote \Lote\, n. [L. lotus, Gr. [?]. Cf. {Lotus}.] (Bot.) A large tree ({Celtis australis}), found in the south of Europe. It has a hard wood, and bears a cherrylike fruit. Called also {nettle tree}. --Eng. Cyc. | |
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Nettle \Net"tle\, n. [AS. netele; akin to D. netel, G. nessel, OHG. nezz[8b]la, nazza, Dan. nelde, n[84]lde, Sw. n[84]ssla; 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. cham[91]dryoides} 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. Note: 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} ({B[91]hmeria 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} (Zo[94]l.), a medusa. | |
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Nettle \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. | |
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Nidulate \Nid"u*late\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Nidulated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Nidulating}.] [L. nidulari, fr. nidulus, dim. of nidus a nest.] To make a nest, as a bird. [R.] --Cockeram. | |
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Nidulate \Nid"u*late\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Nidulated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Nidulating}.] [L. nidulari, fr. nidulus, dim. of nidus a nest.] To make a nest, as a bird. [R.] --Cockeram. | |
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Nidulate \Nid"u*late\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Nidulated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Nidulating}.] [L. nidulari, fr. nidulus, dim. of nidus a nest.] To make a nest, as a bird. [R.] --Cockeram. | |
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Nidulation \Nid`u*la"tion\, n. The time of remaining in the nest. [R.] --Sir T. Browne. | |
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Nidulite \Nid"u*lite\, n. [L. nidulus a little nest.] (Paleon.) A Silurian fossil, formerly supposed to consist of eggs. | |
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Noduled \Nod"uled\, a. Having little knots or lumps. | |
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Notelet \Note"let\, n. A little or short note; a billet. | |
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Nutlet \Nut"let\, n. (Bot.) A small nut; also, the stone of a drupe. | |
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Nettleton, MS (town, FIPS 50880) Location: 34.09128 N, 88.61654 W Population (1990): 2462 (980 housing units) Area: 17.0 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 38858 | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
netload A program to down-load {Excelan} {TCP/IP} software. The host's {Ethernet} address can be specified as netload -e aabbccddeeff where aabbccddeeff is a 12 {hexadecimal} digit number. (1994-12-14) |