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   Nasua narica
         n 1: omnivorous mammal of Central America and South America
               [syn: {coati}, {coati-mondi}, {coati-mundi}, {coon cat},
               {Nasua narica}]

English Dictionary: newcomer by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
newcomer
n
  1. any new participant in some activity [syn: newcomer, fledgling, fledgeling, starter, neophyte, freshman, newbie, entrant]
  2. a recent arrival; "he's a newcomer to Boston"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Ngaio Marsh
n
  1. New Zealand writer of detective stories (1899-1982) [syn: Marsh, Ngaio Marsh]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Newcomer \New"com`er\, n.
      One who has lately come.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Nose \Nose\, n. [AS. nosu; akin to D. neus, G. nase, OHG. nasa,
      Icel. n[94]s, Sw. n[84]sa, Dan. n[84]se, Lith. nosis, Russ.
      nos', L. nasus, nares, Skr. n[be]s[be], n[be]s. [?] Cf.
      {Nasal}, {Nasturtium}, {Naze}, {Nostril}, {Nozzle}.]
      1. (Anat.) 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} (Zo[94]l.), 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. [bd]A nose of wax to be turned every way.[b8]
            --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]

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   New Smyrna Beach, FL (city, FIPS 48625)
      Location: 29.03365 N, 80.91871 W
      Population (1990): 16543 (11476 housing units)
      Area: 38.0 sq km (land), 7.8 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 32168, 32169

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   New Summerfield, TX (city, FIPS 51336)
      Location: 31.98517 N, 95.10478 W
      Population (1990): 521 (191 housing units)
      Area: 7.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Newcomerstown, OH (village, FIPS 54432)
      Location: 40.27450 N, 81.59877 W
      Population (1990): 4012 (1794 housing units)
      Area: 6.0 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 43832

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
   Nicanor
      conqueror, one of the seven deacons appointed in the apostolic
      Church (Acts 6:1-6). Nothing further is known of him.
     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
   Nicanor, a conqueror; victorious
  
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