Nerve : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Nerve	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nerve n any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body Synonym(s): nerve, nervus the courage to carry on; "he kept fighting on pure spunk"; "you haven't got the heart for baseball" Synonym(s): heart, mettle, nerve, spunk impudent aggressiveness; "I couldn't believe her boldness"; "he had the effrontery to question my honesty" Synonym(s): boldness, nerve, brass, face, cheek v get ready for something difficult or unpleasant [syn: steel, nerve]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nerve \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. Note: 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. (Zo[94]l.) 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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nerve \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.