naiad family
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               small flowers [syn: {Naiadaceae}, {family Naiadaceae},
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English Dictionary: note of hand	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Native American adj of or pertaining to American Indians or their culture or languages; "Native American religions"; "Indian arrowheads" Synonym(s): Indian, Amerind, Amerindic, Native American n any member of the peoples living in North or South America before the Europeans arrived Synonym(s): Amerindian, Native American
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Native Hawaiian n a member or descendant of the indigenous Polynesian people who lived in the Hawaiian Islands
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nativeness n the quality of belonging to or being connected with a certain place or region by virtue of birth or origin Antonym(s): curiousness, foreignness, strangeness
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nota bene n a Latin phrase (or its abbreviation) used to indicate that special attention should be paid to something; "the margins of his book were generously supplied with pencilled NBs" Synonym(s): nota bene, NB, N.B.
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
note of hand n a promise to pay a specified amount on demand or at a certain time; "I had to co-sign his note at the bank" Synonym(s): note, promissory note, note of hand
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nude painting n a painting of a naked human figure [syn: nude, {nude painting}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nut pine n any of several pinons bearing edible nutlike seeds
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Courage is native to you.                           --Jowett                                                                               (Thucyd. ).          6. Naturally related; cognate; connected (with). [R.]                         the head is not more native to the heart, . . . Than                      is the throne of Denmark to thy father. --Shak.          7. (Min.)             (a) Found in nature uncombined with other elements; as,                   native silver.             (b) Found in nature; not artificial; as native sodium                   chloride.          {Native American party}. See under {American}, a.          {Native bear} (Zo[94]l.), the koala.          {Native bread} (Bot.), a large underground fungus, of             Australia ({Mylitta australis}), somewhat resembling a             truffle, but much larger.          {Native devil}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Tasmanian devil}, under             {Devil}.          {Native hen} (Zo[94]l.), an Australian rail ({Tribonyx             Mortierii}).          {Native pheasant}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Leipoa}.          {Native rabbit} (Zo[94]l.), an Australian marsupial             ({Perameles lagotis}) resembling a rabbit in size and             form.          {Native sloth} (Zo[94]l.), the koala.          {Native thrush} (Zo[94]l.), an Australian singing bird             ({Pachycephala olivacea}); -- called also {thickhead}.          {Native turkey} (Zo[94]l.), the Australian bustard             ({Choriotis australis}); -- called also {bebilya}.          Syn: Natural; natal; original; congential.          Usage: {Native}, {Natural}, {Natal}. natural refers to the                   nature of a thing, or that which springs therefrom;                   native, to one's birth or origin; as, a native                   country, language, etc.; natal, to the circumstances                   of one's birth; as, a natal day, or star. Native                   talent is that which is inborn; natural talent is that                   which springs from the structure of the mind. Native                   eloquence is the result of strong innate emotion;                   natural eloquence is opposed to that which is studied                   or artifical.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
American \A*mer"i*can\, a. [Named from Americus Vespucius.]       1. Of or pertaining to America; as, the American continent:             American Indians.          2. Of or pertaining to the United States. [bd]A young officer             of the American navy.[b8] --Lyell.          {American ivy}. See {Virginia creeper}.          {American Party} (U. S. Politics), a party, about 1854, which             opposed the influence of foreign-born citizens, and those             supposed to owe allegiance to a foreign power.          {Native american Party} (U. S. Politics), a party of             principles similar to those of the American party. It             arose about 1843, but soon died out.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Courage is native to you.                           --Jowett                                                                               (Thucyd. ).          6. Naturally related; cognate; connected (with). [R.]                         the head is not more native to the heart, . . . Than                      is the throne of Denmark to thy father. --Shak.          7. (Min.)             (a) Found in nature uncombined with other elements; as,                   native silver.             (b) Found in nature; not artificial; as native sodium                   chloride.          {Native American party}. See under {American}, a.          {Native bear} (Zo[94]l.), the koala.          {Native bread} (Bot.), a large underground fungus, of             Australia ({Mylitta australis}), somewhat resembling a             truffle, but much larger.          {Native devil}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Tasmanian devil}, under             {Devil}.          {Native hen} (Zo[94]l.), an Australian rail ({Tribonyx             Mortierii}).          {Native pheasant}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Leipoa}.          {Native rabbit} (Zo[94]l.), an Australian marsupial             ({Perameles lagotis}) resembling a rabbit in size and             form.          {Native sloth} (Zo[94]l.), the koala.          {Native thrush} (Zo[94]l.), an Australian singing bird             ({Pachycephala olivacea}); -- called also {thickhead}.          {Native turkey} (Zo[94]l.), the Australian bustard             ({Choriotis australis}); -- called also {bebilya}.          Syn: Natural; natal; original; congential.          Usage: {Native}, {Natural}, {Natal}. natural refers to the                   nature of a thing, or that which springs therefrom;                   native, to one's birth or origin; as, a native                   country, language, etc.; natal, to the circumstances                   of one's birth; as, a natal day, or star. Native                   talent is that which is inborn; natural talent is that                   which springs from the structure of the mind. Native                   eloquence is the result of strong innate emotion;                   natural eloquence is opposed to that which is studied                   or artifical.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
American \A*mer"i*can\, a. [Named from Americus Vespucius.]       1. Of or pertaining to America; as, the American continent:             American Indians.          2. Of or pertaining to the United States. [bd]A young officer             of the American navy.[b8] --Lyell.          {American ivy}. See {Virginia creeper}.          {American Party} (U. S. Politics), a party, about 1854, which             opposed the influence of foreign-born citizens, and those             supposed to owe allegiance to a foreign power.          {Native american Party} (U. S. Politics), a party of             principles similar to those of the American party. It             arose about 1843, but soon died out.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Courage is native to you.                           --Jowett                                                                               (Thucyd. ).          6. Naturally related; cognate; connected (with). [R.]                         the head is not more native to the heart, . . . Than                      is the throne of Denmark to thy father. --Shak.          7. (Min.)             (a) Found in nature uncombined with other elements; as,                   native silver.             (b) Found in nature; not artificial; as native sodium                   chloride.          {Native American party}. See under {American}, a.          {Native bear} (Zo[94]l.), the koala.          {Native bread} (Bot.), a large underground fungus, of             Australia ({Mylitta australis}), somewhat resembling a             truffle, but much larger.          {Native devil}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Tasmanian devil}, under             {Devil}.          {Native hen} (Zo[94]l.), an Australian rail ({Tribonyx             Mortierii}).          {Native pheasant}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Leipoa}.          {Native rabbit} (Zo[94]l.), an Australian marsupial             ({Perameles lagotis}) resembling a rabbit in size and             form.          {Native sloth} (Zo[94]l.), the koala.          {Native thrush} (Zo[94]l.), an Australian singing bird             ({Pachycephala olivacea}); -- called also {thickhead}.          {Native turkey} (Zo[94]l.), the Australian bustard             ({Choriotis australis}); -- called also {bebilya}.          Syn: Natural; natal; original; congential.          Usage: {Native}, {Natural}, {Natal}. natural refers to the                   nature of a thing, or that which springs therefrom;                   native, to one's birth or origin; as, a native                   country, language, etc.; natal, to the circumstances                   of one's birth; as, a natal day, or star. Native                   talent is that which is inborn; natural talent is that                   which springs from the structure of the mind. Native                   eloquence is the result of strong innate emotion;                   natural eloquence is opposed to that which is studied                   or artifical.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nativeness \Na"tive*ness\, n.       The quality or state of being native.
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Net-veined \Net"-veined`\, a.       Having veins, or nerves, reticulated or netted; as, a       net-veined wing or leaf.
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Note \Note\, n. [F. note, L. nota; akin to noscere, notum, to       know. See {Know}.]       1. A mark or token by which a thing may be known; a visible             sign; a character; a distinctive mark or feature; a             characteristic quality.                         Whosoever appertain to the visible body of the                      church, they have also the notes of external                      profession.                                       --Hooker.                         She [the Anglican church] has the note of                      possession, the note of freedom from party                      titles,the note of life -- a tough life and a                      vigorous.                                          --J. H.                                                                               Newman.                         What a note of youth, of imagination, of impulsive                      eagerness, there was through it all ! --Mrs. Humphry                                                                               Ward.          2. A mark, or sign, made to call attention, to point out             something to notice, or the like; a sign, or token,             proving or giving evidence.          3. A brief remark; a marginal comment or explanation; hence,             an annotation on a text or author; a comment; a critical,             explanatory, or illustrative observation.                         The best writers have been perplexed with notes, and                      obscured with illustrations.               --Felton.          4. A brief writing intended to assist the memory; a             memorandum; a minute.          5. pl. Hence, a writing intended to be used in speaking;             memoranda to assist a speaker, being either a synopsis, or             the full text of what is to be said; as, to preach from             notes; also, a reporter's memoranda; the original report             of a speech or of proceedings.          6. A short informal letter; a billet.          7. A diplomatic missive or written communication.          8. A written or printed paper acknowledging a debt, and             promising payment; as, a promissory note; a note of hand;             a negotiable note.          9. A list of items or of charges; an account. [Obs.]                         Here is now the smith's note for shoeing. --Shak.          10. (Mus.)             (a) A character, variously formed, to indicate the length                   of a tone, and variously placed upon the staff to                   indicate its pitch. Hence:             (b) A musical sound; a tone; an utterance; a tune.             (c) A key of the piano or organ.                               The wakeful bird . . . tunes her nocturnal                            note.                                          --Milton.                               That note of revolt against the eighteenth                            century, which we detect in Goethe, was struck                            by Winckelmann.                           --W. Pater.          11. Observation; notice; heed.                         Give orders to my servants that they take No note                      at all of our being absent hence.      --Shak.          12. Notification; information; intelligence. [Obs.]                         The king . . . shall have note of this. --Shak.          13. State of being under observation. [Obs.]                         Small matters . . . continually in use and in note.                                                                               --Bacon.          14. Reputation; distinction; as, a poet of note.                         There was scarce a family of note which had not                      poured out its blood on the field or the scaffold.                                                                               --Prescott.          15. Stigma; brand; reproach. [Obs.] --Shak.          {Note of hand}, a promissory note.
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Promissory \Prom"is*so*ry\, a.       Containing a promise or binding declaration of something to       be done or forborne.          {Promissory note} (Law), a written promise to pay to some             person named, and at a time specified therein, or on             demand, or at sight, a certain sum of money, absolutely             and at all events; -- frequently called a {note of hand}.             --Kent. Byles. Story.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hand \Hand\, n. [AS. hand, hond; akin to D., G., & Sw. hand,       OHG. hant, Dan. haand, Icel. h[94]nd, Goth. handus, and perh.       to Goth. hinpan to seize (in comp.). Cf. {Hunt}.]       1. That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in             man and monkeys, and the corresponding part in many other             animals; manus; paw. See {Manus}.          2. That which resembles, or to some extent performs the             office of, a human hand; as:             (a) A limb of certain animals, as the foot of a hawk, or                   any one of the four extremities of a monkey.             (b) An index or pointer on a dial; as, the hour or minute                   hand of a clock.          3. A measure equal to a hand's breadth, -- four inches; a             palm. Chiefly used in measuring the height of horses.          4. Side; part; direction, either right or left.                         On this hand and that hand, were hangings. --Ex.                                                                               xxxviii. 15.                         The Protestants were then on the winning hand.                                                                               --Milton.          5. Power of performance; means of execution; ability; skill;             dexterity.                         He had a great mind to try his hand at a Spectator.                                                                               --Addison.          6. Actual performance; deed; act; workmanship; agency; hence,             manner of performance.                         To change the hand in carrying on the war.                                                                               --Clarendon.                         Gideon said unto God, If thou wilt save Israel by my                      hand.                                                --Judges vi.                                                                               36.          7. An agent; a servant, or laborer; a workman, trained or             competent for special service or duty; a performer more or             less skillful; as, a deck hand; a farm hand; an old hand             at speaking.                         A dictionary containing a natural history requires                      too many hands, as well as too much time, ever to be                      hoped for.                                          --Locke.                         I was always reckoned a lively hand at a simile.                                                                               --Hazlitt.          8. Handwriting; style of penmanship; as, a good, bad or             running hand. Hence, a signature.                         I say she never did invent this letter; This is a                      man's invention and his hand.            --Shak.                         Some writs require a judge's hand.      --Burril.          9. Personal possession; ownership; hence, control; direction;             management; -- usually in the plural. [bd]Receiving in             hand one year's tribute.[b8] --Knolles.                         Albinus . . . found means to keep in his hands the                      goverment of Britain.                        --Milton.          10. Agency in transmission from one person to another; as, to             buy at first hand, that is, from the producer, or when             new; at second hand, that is, when no longer in the             producer's hand, or when not new.          11. Rate; price. [Obs.] [bd]Business is bought at a dear             hand, where there is small dispatch.[b8] --Bacon.          12. That which is, or may be, held in a hand at once; as:             (a) (Card Playing) The quota of cards received from the                   dealer.             (b) (Tobacco Manuf.) A bundle of tobacco leaves tied                   together.          13. (Firearms) The small part of a gunstock near the lock,             which is grasped by the hand in taking aim.          Note: Hand is used figuratively for a large variety of acts                or things, in the doing, or making, or use of which the                hand is in some way employed or concerned; also, as a                symbol to denote various qualities or conditions, as:             (a) Activity; operation; work; -- in distinction from the                   head, which implies thought, and the heart, which                   implies affection. [bd]His hand will be against every                   man.[b8] --Gen. xvi. 12.             (b) Power; might; supremacy; -- often in the Scriptures.                   [bd]With a mighty hand . . . will I rule over                   you.[b8] --Ezek. xx. 33.             (c) Fraternal feeling; as, to give, or take, the hand; to                   give the right hand.             (d) Contract; -- commonly of marriage; as, to ask the                   hand; to pledge the hand.          Note: Hand is often used adjectively or in compounds (with or                without the hyphen), signifying performed by the hand;                as, hand blow or hand-blow, hand gripe or hand-gripe:                used by, or designed for, the hand; as, hand ball or                handball, hand bow, hand fetter, hand grenade or                hand-grenade, handgun or hand gun, handloom or hand                loom, handmill or hand organ or handorgan, handsaw or                hand saw, hand-weapon: measured or regulated by the                hand; as, handbreadth or hand's breadth, hand gallop or                hand-gallop. Most of the words in the following                paragraph are written either as two words or in                combination.          {Hand bag}, a satchel; a small bag for carrying books,             papers, parcels, etc.          {Hand basket}, a small or portable basket.          {Hand bell}, a small bell rung by the hand; a table bell.             --Bacon.          {Hand bill}, a small pruning hook. See 4th {Bill}.          {Hand car}. See under {Car}.          {Hand director} (Mus.), an instrument to aid in forming a             good position of the hands and arms when playing on the             piano; a hand guide.          {Hand drop}. See {Wrist drop}.          {Hand gallop}. See under {Gallop}.          {Hand gear} (Mach.), apparatus by means of which a machine,             or parts of a machine, usually operated by other power,             may be operated by hand.          {Hand glass}.             (a) A glass or small glazed frame, for the protection of                   plants.             (b) A small mirror with a handle.          {Hand guide}. Same as {Hand director} (above).          {Hand language}, the art of conversing by the hands, esp. as             practiced by the deaf and dumb; dactylology.          {Hand lathe}. See under {Lathe}.          {Hand money}, money paid in hand to bind a contract; earnest             money.          {Hand organ} (Mus.), a barrel organ, operated by a crank             turned by hand.          {Hand plant}. (Bot.) Same as {Hand tree} (below). -- {Hand             rail}, a rail, as in staircases, to hold by. --Gwilt.          {Hand sail}, a sail managed by the hand. --Sir W. Temple.          {Hand screen}, a small screen to be held in the hand.          {Hand screw}, a small jack for raising heavy timbers or             weights; (Carp.) a screw clamp.          {Hand staff} (pl. {Hand staves}), a javelin. --Ezek. xxxix.             9.          {Hand stamp}, a small stamp for dating, addressing, or             canceling papers, envelopes, etc.          {Hand tree} (Bot.), a lofty tree found in Mexico             ({Cheirostemon platanoides}), having red flowers whose             stamens unite in the form of a hand.          {Hand vise}, a small vise held in the hand in doing small             work. --Moxon.          {Hand work}, [or] {Handwork}, work done with the hands, as             distinguished from work done by a machine; handiwork.          {All hands}, everybody; all parties.          {At all hands}, {On all hands}, on all sides; from every             direction; generally.          {At any hand}, {At no hand}, in any (or no) way or direction;             on any account; on no account. [bd]And therefore at no             hand consisting with the safety and interests of             humility.[b8] --Jer. Taylor.          {At first hand}, {At second hand}. See def. 10 (above).          {At hand}.             (a) Near in time or place; either present and within                   reach, or not far distant. [bd]Your husband is at                   hand; I hear his trumpet.[b8] --Shak.             (b) Under the hand or bridle. [Obs.] [bd]Horses hot at                   hand.[b8] --Shak.          {At the hand of}, by the act of; as a gift from. [bd]Shall we             receive good at the hand of God and shall we not receive             evil?[b8] --Job ii. 10.          {Bridle hand}. See under {Bridle}.          {By hand}, with the hands, in distinction from             instrumentality of tools, engines, or animals; as, to weed             a garden by hand; to lift, draw, or carry by hand.          {Clean hands}, freedom from guilt, esp. from the guilt of             dishonesty in money matters, or of bribe taking. [bd]He             that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.[b8]             --Job xvii. 9.          {From hand to hand}, from one person to another.          {Hand in hand}.             (a) In union; conjointly; unitedly. --Swift.             (b) Just; fair; equitable.                               As fair and as good, a kind of hand in hand                            comparison.                                 --Shak.                            {Hand over hand}, {Hand over fist}, by passing the hands             alternately one before or above another; as, to climb hand             over hand; also, rapidly; as, to come up with a chase hand             over hand.          {Hand over head}, negligently; rashly; without seeing what             one does. [Obs.] --Bacon.          {Hand running}, consecutively; as, he won ten times hand             running.          {Hand off!} keep off! forbear! no interference or meddling!                      {Hand to hand}, in close union; in close fight; as, a hand to             hand contest. --Dryden.          {Heavy hand}, severity or oppression.          {In hand}.             (a) Paid down. [bd]A considerable reward in hand, and . .                   . a far greater reward hereafter.[b8] --Tillotson.             (b) In preparation; taking place. --Chaucer. [bd]Revels .                   . . in hand.[b8] --Shak.             (c) Under consideration, or in the course of transaction;                   as, he has the business in hand.          {In one's hand} [or] {hands}.             (a) In one's possession or keeping.             (b) At one's risk, or peril; as, I took my life in my                   hand.          {Laying on of hands}, a form used in consecrating to office,             in the rite of confirmation, and in blessing persons.          {Light hand}, gentleness; moderation.          {Note of hand}, a promissory note.          {Off hand}, {Out of hand}, forthwith; without delay,             hesitation, or difficulty; promptly. [bd]She causeth them             to be hanged up out of hand.[b8] --Spenser.          {Off one's hands}, out of one's possession or care.          {On hand}, in present possession; as, he has a supply of             goods on hand.          {On one's hands}, in one's possession care, or management.          {Putting the hand under the thigh}, an ancient Jewish             ceremony used in swearing.          {Right hand}, the place of honor, power, and strength.          {Slack hand}, idleness; carelessness; inefficiency; sloth.          {Strict hand}, severe discipline; rigorous government.          {To bear a hand}             (Naut), to give help quickly; to hasten.          {To bear in hand}, to keep in expectation with false             pretenses. [Obs.] --Shak.          {To be} {hand and glove, [or] in glove} {with}. See under             {Glove}.          {To be on the mending hand}, to be convalescent or improving.                      {To bring up by hand}, to feed (an infant) without suckling             it.          {To change hand}. See {Change}.          {To change hands}, to change sides, or change owners.             --Hudibras.          {To clap the hands}, to express joy or applause, as by             striking the palms of the hands together.          {To come to hand}, to be received; to be taken into             possession; as, the letter came to hand yesterday.          {To get hand}, to gain influence. [Obs.]                         Appetites have . . . got such a hand over them.                                                                               --Baxter.          {To got one's hand in}, to make a beginning in a certain             work; to become accustomed to a particular business.          {To have a hand in}, to be concerned in; to have a part or             concern in doing; to have an agency or be employed in.          {To have in hand}.             (a) To have in one's power or control. --Chaucer.             (b) To be engaged upon or occupied with.          {To have one's hands full}, to have in hand al that one can             do, or more than can be done conveniently; to be pressed             with labor or engagements; to be surrounded with             difficulties.          {To} {have, [or] get}, {the (higher) upper hand}, to have, or             get, the better of another person or thing.          {To his hand}, {To my hand}, etc., in readiness; already             prepared. [bd]The work is made to his hands.[b8] --Locke.          {To hold hand}, to compete successfully or on even             conditions. [Obs.] --Shak.          {To lay hands on}, to seize; to assault.          {To lend a hand}, to give assistance.          {To} {lift, [or] put forth}, {the hand against}, to attack;             to oppose; to kill.          {To live from hand to mouth}, to obtain food and other             necessaries as want compels, without previous provision.                      {To make one's hand}, to gain advantage or profit.          {To put the hand unto}, to steal. --Ex. xxii. 8.          {To put the}          {last, [or] finishing},          {hand to}, to make the last corrections in; to complete; to             perfect.          {To set the hand to}, to engage in; to undertake.                         That the Lord thy God may bless thee in all that                      thou settest thine hand to.               --Deut. xxiii.                                                                               20.          {To stand one in hand}, to concern or affect one.          {To strike hands}, to make a contract, or to become surety             for another's debt or good behavior.          {To take in hand}.             (a) To attempt or undertake.             (b) To seize and deal with; as, he took him in hand.          {To wash the hands of}, to disclaim or renounce interest in,             or responsibility for, a person or action; as, to wash             one's hands of a business. --Matt. xxvii. 24.          {Under the hand of}, authenticated by the handwriting or             signature of; as, the deed is executed under the hand and             seal of the owner.
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Note \Note\, n. [F. note, L. nota; akin to noscere, notum, to       know. See {Know}.]       1. A mark or token by which a thing may be known; a visible             sign; a character; a distinctive mark or feature; a             characteristic quality.                         Whosoever appertain to the visible body of the                      church, they have also the notes of external                      profession.                                       --Hooker.                         She [the Anglican church] has the note of                      possession, the note of freedom from party                      titles,the note of life -- a tough life and a                      vigorous.                                          --J. H.                                                                               Newman.                         What a note of youth, of imagination, of impulsive                      eagerness, there was through it all ! --Mrs. Humphry                                                                               Ward.          2. A mark, or sign, made to call attention, to point out             something to notice, or the like; a sign, or token,             proving or giving evidence.          3. A brief remark; a marginal comment or explanation; hence,             an annotation on a text or author; a comment; a critical,             explanatory, or illustrative observation.                         The best writers have been perplexed with notes, and                      obscured with illustrations.               --Felton.          4. A brief writing intended to assist the memory; a             memorandum; a minute.          5. pl. Hence, a writing intended to be used in speaking;             memoranda to assist a speaker, being either a synopsis, or             the full text of what is to be said; as, to preach from             notes; also, a reporter's memoranda; the original report             of a speech or of proceedings.          6. A short informal letter; a billet.          7. A diplomatic missive or written communication.          8. A written or printed paper acknowledging a debt, and             promising payment; as, a promissory note; a note of hand;             a negotiable note.          9. A list of items or of charges; an account. [Obs.]                         Here is now the smith's note for shoeing. --Shak.          10. (Mus.)             (a) A character, variously formed, to indicate the length                   of a tone, and variously placed upon the staff to                   indicate its pitch. Hence:             (b) A musical sound; a tone; an utterance; a tune.             (c) A key of the piano or organ.                               The wakeful bird . . . tunes her nocturnal                            note.                                          --Milton.                               That note of revolt against the eighteenth                            century, which we detect in Goethe, was struck                            by Winckelmann.                           --W. Pater.          11. Observation; notice; heed.                         Give orders to my servants that they take No note                      at all of our being absent hence.      --Shak.          12. Notification; information; intelligence. [Obs.]                         The king . . . shall have note of this. --Shak.          13. State of being under observation. [Obs.]                         Small matters . . . continually in use and in note.                                                                               --Bacon.          14. Reputation; distinction; as, a poet of note.                         There was scarce a family of note which had not                      poured out its blood on the field or the scaffold.                                                                               --Prescott.          15. Stigma; brand; reproach. [Obs.] --Shak.          {Note of hand}, a promissory note.
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Promissory \Prom"is*so*ry\, a.       Containing a promise or binding declaration of something to       be done or forborne.          {Promissory note} (Law), a written promise to pay to some             person named, and at a time specified therein, or on             demand, or at sight, a certain sum of money, absolutely             and at all events; -- frequently called a {note of hand}.             --Kent. Byles. Story.
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Hand \Hand\, n. [AS. hand, hond; akin to D., G., & Sw. hand,       OHG. hant, Dan. haand, Icel. h[94]nd, Goth. handus, and perh.       to Goth. hinpan to seize (in comp.). Cf. {Hunt}.]       1. That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in             man and monkeys, and the corresponding part in many other             animals; manus; paw. See {Manus}.          2. That which resembles, or to some extent performs the             office of, a human hand; as:             (a) A limb of certain animals, as the foot of a hawk, or                   any one of the four extremities of a monkey.             (b) An index or pointer on a dial; as, the hour or minute                   hand of a clock.          3. A measure equal to a hand's breadth, -- four inches; a             palm. Chiefly used in measuring the height of horses.          4. Side; part; direction, either right or left.                         On this hand and that hand, were hangings. --Ex.                                                                               xxxviii. 15.                         The Protestants were then on the winning hand.                                                                               --Milton.          5. Power of performance; means of execution; ability; skill;             dexterity.                         He had a great mind to try his hand at a Spectator.                                                                               --Addison.          6. Actual performance; deed; act; workmanship; agency; hence,             manner of performance.                         To change the hand in carrying on the war.                                                                               --Clarendon.                         Gideon said unto God, If thou wilt save Israel by my                      hand.                                                --Judges vi.                                                                               36.          7. An agent; a servant, or laborer; a workman, trained or             competent for special service or duty; a performer more or             less skillful; as, a deck hand; a farm hand; an old hand             at speaking.                         A dictionary containing a natural history requires                      too many hands, as well as too much time, ever to be                      hoped for.                                          --Locke.                         I was always reckoned a lively hand at a simile.                                                                               --Hazlitt.          8. Handwriting; style of penmanship; as, a good, bad or             running hand. Hence, a signature.                         I say she never did invent this letter; This is a                      man's invention and his hand.            --Shak.                         Some writs require a judge's hand.      --Burril.          9. Personal possession; ownership; hence, control; direction;             management; -- usually in the plural. [bd]Receiving in             hand one year's tribute.[b8] --Knolles.                         Albinus . . . found means to keep in his hands the                      goverment of Britain.                        --Milton.          10. Agency in transmission from one person to another; as, to             buy at first hand, that is, from the producer, or when             new; at second hand, that is, when no longer in the             producer's hand, or when not new.          11. Rate; price. [Obs.] [bd]Business is bought at a dear             hand, where there is small dispatch.[b8] --Bacon.          12. That which is, or may be, held in a hand at once; as:             (a) (Card Playing) The quota of cards received from the                   dealer.             (b) (Tobacco Manuf.) A bundle of tobacco leaves tied                   together.          13. (Firearms) The small part of a gunstock near the lock,             which is grasped by the hand in taking aim.          Note: Hand is used figuratively for a large variety of acts                or things, in the doing, or making, or use of which the                hand is in some way employed or concerned; also, as a                symbol to denote various qualities or conditions, as:             (a) Activity; operation; work; -- in distinction from the                   head, which implies thought, and the heart, which                   implies affection. [bd]His hand will be against every                   man.[b8] --Gen. xvi. 12.             (b) Power; might; supremacy; -- often in the Scriptures.                   [bd]With a mighty hand . . . will I rule over                   you.[b8] --Ezek. xx. 33.             (c) Fraternal feeling; as, to give, or take, the hand; to                   give the right hand.             (d) Contract; -- commonly of marriage; as, to ask the                   hand; to pledge the hand.          Note: Hand is often used adjectively or in compounds (with or                without the hyphen), signifying performed by the hand;                as, hand blow or hand-blow, hand gripe or hand-gripe:                used by, or designed for, the hand; as, hand ball or                handball, hand bow, hand fetter, hand grenade or                hand-grenade, handgun or hand gun, handloom or hand                loom, handmill or hand organ or handorgan, handsaw or                hand saw, hand-weapon: measured or regulated by the                hand; as, handbreadth or hand's breadth, hand gallop or                hand-gallop. Most of the words in the following                paragraph are written either as two words or in                combination.          {Hand bag}, a satchel; a small bag for carrying books,             papers, parcels, etc.          {Hand basket}, a small or portable basket.          {Hand bell}, a small bell rung by the hand; a table bell.             --Bacon.          {Hand bill}, a small pruning hook. See 4th {Bill}.          {Hand car}. See under {Car}.          {Hand director} (Mus.), an instrument to aid in forming a             good position of the hands and arms when playing on the             piano; a hand guide.          {Hand drop}. See {Wrist drop}.          {Hand gallop}. See under {Gallop}.          {Hand gear} (Mach.), apparatus by means of which a machine,             or parts of a machine, usually operated by other power,             may be operated by hand.          {Hand glass}.             (a) A glass or small glazed frame, for the protection of                   plants.             (b) A small mirror with a handle.          {Hand guide}. Same as {Hand director} (above).          {Hand language}, the art of conversing by the hands, esp. as             practiced by the deaf and dumb; dactylology.          {Hand lathe}. See under {Lathe}.          {Hand money}, money paid in hand to bind a contract; earnest             money.          {Hand organ} (Mus.), a barrel organ, operated by a crank             turned by hand.          {Hand plant}. (Bot.) Same as {Hand tree} (below). -- {Hand             rail}, a rail, as in staircases, to hold by. --Gwilt.          {Hand sail}, a sail managed by the hand. --Sir W. Temple.          {Hand screen}, a small screen to be held in the hand.          {Hand screw}, a small jack for raising heavy timbers or             weights; (Carp.) a screw clamp.          {Hand staff} (pl. {Hand staves}), a javelin. --Ezek. xxxix.             9.          {Hand stamp}, a small stamp for dating, addressing, or             canceling papers, envelopes, etc.          {Hand tree} (Bot.), a lofty tree found in Mexico             ({Cheirostemon platanoides}), having red flowers whose             stamens unite in the form of a hand.          {Hand vise}, a small vise held in the hand in doing small             work. --Moxon.          {Hand work}, [or] {Handwork}, work done with the hands, as             distinguished from work done by a machine; handiwork.          {All hands}, everybody; all parties.          {At all hands}, {On all hands}, on all sides; from every             direction; generally.          {At any hand}, {At no hand}, in any (or no) way or direction;             on any account; on no account. [bd]And therefore at no             hand consisting with the safety and interests of             humility.[b8] --Jer. Taylor.          {At first hand}, {At second hand}. See def. 10 (above).          {At hand}.             (a) Near in time or place; either present and within                   reach, or not far distant. [bd]Your husband is at                   hand; I hear his trumpet.[b8] --Shak.             (b) Under the hand or bridle. [Obs.] [bd]Horses hot at                   hand.[b8] --Shak.          {At the hand of}, by the act of; as a gift from. [bd]Shall we             receive good at the hand of God and shall we not receive             evil?[b8] --Job ii. 10.          {Bridle hand}. See under {Bridle}.          {By hand}, with the hands, in distinction from             instrumentality of tools, engines, or animals; as, to weed             a garden by hand; to lift, draw, or carry by hand.          {Clean hands}, freedom from guilt, esp. from the guilt of             dishonesty in money matters, or of bribe taking. [bd]He             that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.[b8]             --Job xvii. 9.          {From hand to hand}, from one person to another.          {Hand in hand}.             (a) In union; conjointly; unitedly. --Swift.             (b) Just; fair; equitable.                               As fair and as good, a kind of hand in hand                            comparison.                                 --Shak.                            {Hand over hand}, {Hand over fist}, by passing the hands             alternately one before or above another; as, to climb hand             over hand; also, rapidly; as, to come up with a chase hand             over hand.          {Hand over head}, negligently; rashly; without seeing what             one does. [Obs.] --Bacon.          {Hand running}, consecutively; as, he won ten times hand             running.          {Hand off!} keep off! forbear! no interference or meddling!                      {Hand to hand}, in close union; in close fight; as, a hand to             hand contest. --Dryden.          {Heavy hand}, severity or oppression.          {In hand}.             (a) Paid down. [bd]A considerable reward in hand, and . .                   . a far greater reward hereafter.[b8] --Tillotson.             (b) In preparation; taking place. --Chaucer. [bd]Revels .                   . . in hand.[b8] --Shak.             (c) Under consideration, or in the course of transaction;                   as, he has the business in hand.          {In one's hand} [or] {hands}.             (a) In one's possession or keeping.             (b) At one's risk, or peril; as, I took my life in my                   hand.          {Laying on of hands}, a form used in consecrating to office,             in the rite of confirmation, and in blessing persons.          {Light hand}, gentleness; moderation.          {Note of hand}, a promissory note.          {Off hand}, {Out of hand}, forthwith; without delay,             hesitation, or difficulty; promptly. [bd]She causeth them             to be hanged up out of hand.[b8] --Spenser.          {Off one's hands}, out of one's possession or care.          {On hand}, in present possession; as, he has a supply of             goods on hand.          {On one's hands}, in one's possession care, or management.          {Putting the hand under the thigh}, an ancient Jewish             ceremony used in swearing.          {Right hand}, the place of honor, power, and strength.          {Slack hand}, idleness; carelessness; inefficiency; sloth.          {Strict hand}, severe discipline; rigorous government.          {To bear a hand}             (Naut), to give help quickly; to hasten.          {To bear in hand}, to keep in expectation with false             pretenses. [Obs.] --Shak.          {To be} {hand and glove, [or] in glove} {with}. See under             {Glove}.          {To be on the mending hand}, to be convalescent or improving.                      {To bring up by hand}, to feed (an infant) without suckling             it.          {To change hand}. See {Change}.          {To change hands}, to change sides, or change owners.             --Hudibras.          {To clap the hands}, to express joy or applause, as by             striking the palms of the hands together.          {To come to hand}, to be received; to be taken into             possession; as, the letter came to hand yesterday.          {To get hand}, to gain influence. [Obs.]                         Appetites have . . . got such a hand over them.                                                                               --Baxter.          {To got one's hand in}, to make a beginning in a certain             work; to become accustomed to a particular business.          {To have a hand in}, to be concerned in; to have a part or             concern in doing; to have an agency or be employed in.          {To have in hand}.             (a) To have in one's power or control. --Chaucer.             (b) To be engaged upon or occupied with.          {To have one's hands full}, to have in hand al that one can             do, or more than can be done conveniently; to be pressed             with labor or engagements; to be surrounded with             difficulties.          {To} {have, [or] get}, {the (higher) upper hand}, to have, or             get, the better of another person or thing.          {To his hand}, {To my hand}, etc., in readiness; already             prepared. [bd]The work is made to his hands.[b8] --Locke.          {To hold hand}, to compete successfully or on even             conditions. [Obs.] --Shak.          {To lay hands on}, to seize; to assault.          {To lend a hand}, to give assistance.          {To} {lift, [or] put forth}, {the hand against}, to attack;             to oppose; to kill.          {To live from hand to mouth}, to obtain food and other             necessaries as want compels, without previous provision.                      {To make one's hand}, to gain advantage or profit.          {To put the hand unto}, to steal. --Ex. xxii. 8.          {To put the}          {last, [or] finishing},          {hand to}, to make the last corrections in; to complete; to             perfect.          {To set the hand to}, to engage in; to undertake.                         That the Lord thy God may bless thee in all that                      thou settest thine hand to.               --Deut. xxiii.                                                                               20.          {To stand one in hand}, to concern or affect one.          {To strike hands}, to make a contract, or to become surety             for another's debt or good behavior.          {To take in hand}.             (a) To attempt or undertake.             (b) To seize and deal with; as, he took him in hand.          {To wash the hands of}, to disclaim or renounce interest in,             or responsibility for, a person or action; as, to wash             one's hands of a business. --Matt. xxvii. 24.          {Under the hand of}, authenticated by the handwriting or             signature of; as, the deed is executed under the hand and             seal of the owner.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Note \Note\, n. [F. note, L. nota; akin to noscere, notum, to       know. See {Know}.]       1. A mark or token by which a thing may be known; a visible             sign; a character; a distinctive mark or feature; a             characteristic quality.                         Whosoever appertain to the visible body of the                      church, they have also the notes of external                      profession.                                       --Hooker.                         She [the Anglican church] has the note of                      possession, the note of freedom from party                      titles,the note of life -- a tough life and a                      vigorous.                                          --J. H.                                                                               Newman.                         What a note of youth, of imagination, of impulsive                      eagerness, there was through it all ! --Mrs. Humphry                                                                               Ward.          2. A mark, or sign, made to call attention, to point out             something to notice, or the like; a sign, or token,             proving or giving evidence.          3. A brief remark; a marginal comment or explanation; hence,             an annotation on a text or author; a comment; a critical,             explanatory, or illustrative observation.                         The best writers have been perplexed with notes, and                      obscured with illustrations.               --Felton.          4. A brief writing intended to assist the memory; a             memorandum; a minute.          5. pl. Hence, a writing intended to be used in speaking;             memoranda to assist a speaker, being either a synopsis, or             the full text of what is to be said; as, to preach from             notes; also, a reporter's memoranda; the original report             of a speech or of proceedings.          6. A short informal letter; a billet.          7. A diplomatic missive or written communication.          8. A written or printed paper acknowledging a debt, and             promising payment; as, a promissory note; a note of hand;             a negotiable note.          9. A list of items or of charges; an account. [Obs.]                         Here is now the smith's note for shoeing. --Shak.          10. (Mus.)             (a) A character, variously formed, to indicate the length                   of a tone, and variously placed upon the staff to                   indicate its pitch. Hence:             (b) A musical sound; a tone; an utterance; a tune.             (c) A key of the piano or organ.                               The wakeful bird . . . tunes her nocturnal                            note.                                          --Milton.                               That note of revolt against the eighteenth                            century, which we detect in Goethe, was struck                            by Winckelmann.                           --W. Pater.          11. Observation; notice; heed.                         Give orders to my servants that they take No note                      at all of our being absent hence.      --Shak.          12. Notification; information; intelligence. [Obs.]                         The king . . . shall have note of this. --Shak.          13. State of being under observation. [Obs.]                         Small matters . . . continually in use and in note.                                                                               --Bacon.          14. Reputation; distinction; as, a poet of note.                         There was scarce a family of note which had not                      poured out its blood on the field or the scaffold.                                                                               --Prescott.          15. Stigma; brand; reproach. [Obs.] --Shak.          {Note of hand}, a promissory note.
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Promissory \Prom"is*so*ry\, a.       Containing a promise or binding declaration of something to       be done or forborne.          {Promissory note} (Law), a written promise to pay to some             person named, and at a time specified therein, or on             demand, or at sight, a certain sum of money, absolutely             and at all events; -- frequently called a {note of hand}.             --Kent. Byles. Story.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hand \Hand\, n. [AS. hand, hond; akin to D., G., & Sw. hand,       OHG. hant, Dan. haand, Icel. h[94]nd, Goth. handus, and perh.       to Goth. hinpan to seize (in comp.). Cf. {Hunt}.]       1. That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in             man and monkeys, and the corresponding part in many other             animals; manus; paw. See {Manus}.          2. That which resembles, or to some extent performs the             office of, a human hand; as:             (a) A limb of certain animals, as the foot of a hawk, or                   any one of the four extremities of a monkey.             (b) An index or pointer on a dial; as, the hour or minute                   hand of a clock.          3. A measure equal to a hand's breadth, -- four inches; a             palm. Chiefly used in measuring the height of horses.          4. Side; part; direction, either right or left.                         On this hand and that hand, were hangings. --Ex.                                                                               xxxviii. 15.                         The Protestants were then on the winning hand.                                                                               --Milton.          5. Power of performance; means of execution; ability; skill;             dexterity.                         He had a great mind to try his hand at a Spectator.                                                                               --Addison.          6. Actual performance; deed; act; workmanship; agency; hence,             manner of performance.                         To change the hand in carrying on the war.                                                                               --Clarendon.                         Gideon said unto God, If thou wilt save Israel by my                      hand.                                                --Judges vi.                                                                               36.          7. An agent; a servant, or laborer; a workman, trained or             competent for special service or duty; a performer more or             less skillful; as, a deck hand; a farm hand; an old hand             at speaking.                         A dictionary containing a natural history requires                      too many hands, as well as too much time, ever to be                      hoped for.                                          --Locke.                         I was always reckoned a lively hand at a simile.                                                                               --Hazlitt.          8. Handwriting; style of penmanship; as, a good, bad or             running hand. Hence, a signature.                         I say she never did invent this letter; This is a                      man's invention and his hand.            --Shak.                         Some writs require a judge's hand.      --Burril.          9. Personal possession; ownership; hence, control; direction;             management; -- usually in the plural. [bd]Receiving in             hand one year's tribute.[b8] --Knolles.                         Albinus . . . found means to keep in his hands the                      goverment of Britain.                        --Milton.          10. Agency in transmission from one person to another; as, to             buy at first hand, that is, from the producer, or when             new; at second hand, that is, when no longer in the             producer's hand, or when not new.          11. Rate; price. [Obs.] [bd]Business is bought at a dear             hand, where there is small dispatch.[b8] --Bacon.          12. That which is, or may be, held in a hand at once; as:             (a) (Card Playing) The quota of cards received from the                   dealer.             (b) (Tobacco Manuf.) A bundle of tobacco leaves tied                   together.          13. (Firearms) The small part of a gunstock near the lock,             which is grasped by the hand in taking aim.          Note: Hand is used figuratively for a large variety of acts                or things, in the doing, or making, or use of which the                hand is in some way employed or concerned; also, as a                symbol to denote various qualities or conditions, as:             (a) Activity; operation; work; -- in distinction from the                   head, which implies thought, and the heart, which                   implies affection. [bd]His hand will be against every                   man.[b8] --Gen. xvi. 12.             (b) Power; might; supremacy; -- often in the Scriptures.                   [bd]With a mighty hand . . . will I rule over                   you.[b8] --Ezek. xx. 33.             (c) Fraternal feeling; as, to give, or take, the hand; to                   give the right hand.             (d) Contract; -- commonly of marriage; as, to ask the                   hand; to pledge the hand.          Note: Hand is often used adjectively or in compounds (with or                without the hyphen), signifying performed by the hand;                as, hand blow or hand-blow, hand gripe or hand-gripe:                used by, or designed for, the hand; as, hand ball or                handball, hand bow, hand fetter, hand grenade or                hand-grenade, handgun or hand gun, handloom or hand                loom, handmill or hand organ or handorgan, handsaw or                hand saw, hand-weapon: measured or regulated by the                hand; as, handbreadth or hand's breadth, hand gallop or                hand-gallop. Most of the words in the following                paragraph are written either as two words or in                combination.          {Hand bag}, a satchel; a small bag for carrying books,             papers, parcels, etc.          {Hand basket}, a small or portable basket.          {Hand bell}, a small bell rung by the hand; a table bell.             --Bacon.          {Hand bill}, a small pruning hook. See 4th {Bill}.          {Hand car}. See under {Car}.          {Hand director} (Mus.), an instrument to aid in forming a             good position of the hands and arms when playing on the             piano; a hand guide.          {Hand drop}. See {Wrist drop}.          {Hand gallop}. See under {Gallop}.          {Hand gear} (Mach.), apparatus by means of which a machine,             or parts of a machine, usually operated by other power,             may be operated by hand.          {Hand glass}.             (a) A glass or small glazed frame, for the protection of                   plants.             (b) A small mirror with a handle.          {Hand guide}. Same as {Hand director} (above).          {Hand language}, the art of conversing by the hands, esp. as             practiced by the deaf and dumb; dactylology.          {Hand lathe}. See under {Lathe}.          {Hand money}, money paid in hand to bind a contract; earnest             money.          {Hand organ} (Mus.), a barrel organ, operated by a crank             turned by hand.          {Hand plant}. (Bot.) Same as {Hand tree} (below). -- {Hand             rail}, a rail, as in staircases, to hold by. --Gwilt.          {Hand sail}, a sail managed by the hand. --Sir W. Temple.          {Hand screen}, a small screen to be held in the hand.          {Hand screw}, a small jack for raising heavy timbers or             weights; (Carp.) a screw clamp.          {Hand staff} (pl. {Hand staves}), a javelin. --Ezek. xxxix.             9.          {Hand stamp}, a small stamp for dating, addressing, or             canceling papers, envelopes, etc.          {Hand tree} (Bot.), a lofty tree found in Mexico             ({Cheirostemon platanoides}), having red flowers whose             stamens unite in the form of a hand.          {Hand vise}, a small vise held in the hand in doing small             work. --Moxon.          {Hand work}, [or] {Handwork}, work done with the hands, as             distinguished from work done by a machine; handiwork.          {All hands}, everybody; all parties.          {At all hands}, {On all hands}, on all sides; from every             direction; generally.          {At any hand}, {At no hand}, in any (or no) way or direction;             on any account; on no account. [bd]And therefore at no             hand consisting with the safety and interests of             humility.[b8] --Jer. Taylor.          {At first hand}, {At second hand}. See def. 10 (above).          {At hand}.             (a) Near in time or place; either present and within                   reach, or not far distant. [bd]Your husband is at                   hand; I hear his trumpet.[b8] --Shak.             (b) Under the hand or bridle. [Obs.] [bd]Horses hot at                   hand.[b8] --Shak.          {At the hand of}, by the act of; as a gift from. [bd]Shall we             receive good at the hand of God and shall we not receive             evil?[b8] --Job ii. 10.          {Bridle hand}. See under {Bridle}.          {By hand}, with the hands, in distinction from             instrumentality of tools, engines, or animals; as, to weed             a garden by hand; to lift, draw, or carry by hand.          {Clean hands}, freedom from guilt, esp. from the guilt of             dishonesty in money matters, or of bribe taking. [bd]He             that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.[b8]             --Job xvii. 9.          {From hand to hand}, from one person to another.          {Hand in hand}.             (a) In union; conjointly; unitedly. --Swift.             (b) Just; fair; equitable.                               As fair and as good, a kind of hand in hand                            comparison.                                 --Shak.                            {Hand over hand}, {Hand over fist}, by passing the hands             alternately one before or above another; as, to climb hand             over hand; also, rapidly; as, to come up with a chase hand             over hand.          {Hand over head}, negligently; rashly; without seeing what             one does. [Obs.] --Bacon.          {Hand running}, consecutively; as, he won ten times hand             running.          {Hand off!} keep off! forbear! no interference or meddling!                      {Hand to hand}, in close union; in close fight; as, a hand to             hand contest. --Dryden.          {Heavy hand}, severity or oppression.          {In hand}.             (a) Paid down. [bd]A considerable reward in hand, and . .                   . a far greater reward hereafter.[b8] --Tillotson.             (b) In preparation; taking place. --Chaucer. [bd]Revels .                   . . in hand.[b8] --Shak.             (c) Under consideration, or in the course of transaction;                   as, he has the business in hand.          {In one's hand} [or] {hands}.             (a) In one's possession or keeping.             (b) At one's risk, or peril; as, I took my life in my                   hand.          {Laying on of hands}, a form used in consecrating to office,             in the rite of confirmation, and in blessing persons.          {Light hand}, gentleness; moderation.          {Note of hand}, a promissory note.          {Off hand}, {Out of hand}, forthwith; without delay,             hesitation, or difficulty; promptly. [bd]She causeth them             to be hanged up out of hand.[b8] --Spenser.          {Off one's hands}, out of one's possession or care.          {On hand}, in present possession; as, he has a supply of             goods on hand.          {On one's hands}, in one's possession care, or management.          {Putting the hand under the thigh}, an ancient Jewish             ceremony used in swearing.          {Right hand}, the place of honor, power, and strength.          {Slack hand}, idleness; carelessness; inefficiency; sloth.          {Strict hand}, severe discipline; rigorous government.          {To bear a hand}             (Naut), to give help quickly; to hasten.          {To bear in hand}, to keep in expectation with false             pretenses. [Obs.] --Shak.          {To be} {hand and glove, [or] in glove} {with}. See under             {Glove}.          {To be on the mending hand}, to be convalescent or improving.                      {To bring up by hand}, to feed (an infant) without suckling             it.          {To change hand}. See {Change}.          {To change hands}, to change sides, or change owners.             --Hudibras.          {To clap the hands}, to express joy or applause, as by             striking the palms of the hands together.          {To come to hand}, to be received; to be taken into             possession; as, the letter came to hand yesterday.          {To get hand}, to gain influence. [Obs.]                         Appetites have . . . got such a hand over them.                                                                               --Baxter.          {To got one's hand in}, to make a beginning in a certain             work; to become accustomed to a particular business.          {To have a hand in}, to be concerned in; to have a part or             concern in doing; to have an agency or be employed in.          {To have in hand}.             (a) To have in one's power or control. --Chaucer.             (b) To be engaged upon or occupied with.          {To have one's hands full}, to have in hand al that one can             do, or more than can be done conveniently; to be pressed             with labor or engagements; to be surrounded with             difficulties.          {To} {have, [or] get}, {the (higher) upper hand}, to have, or             get, the better of another person or thing.          {To his hand}, {To my hand}, etc., in readiness; already             prepared. [bd]The work is made to his hands.[b8] --Locke.          {To hold hand}, to compete successfully or on even             conditions. [Obs.] --Shak.          {To lay hands on}, to seize; to assault.          {To lend a hand}, to give assistance.          {To} {lift, [or] put forth}, {the hand against}, to attack;             to oppose; to kill.          {To live from hand to mouth}, to obtain food and other             necessaries as want compels, without previous provision.                      {To make one's hand}, to gain advantage or profit.          {To put the hand unto}, to steal. --Ex. xxii. 8.          {To put the}          {last, [or] finishing},          {hand to}, to make the last corrections in; to complete; to             perfect.          {To set the hand to}, to engage in; to undertake.                         That the Lord thy God may bless thee in all that                      thou settest thine hand to.               --Deut. xxiii.                                                                               20.          {To stand one in hand}, to concern or affect one.          {To strike hands}, to make a contract, or to become surety             for another's debt or good behavior.          {To take in hand}.             (a) To attempt or undertake.             (b) To seize and deal with; as, he took him in hand.          {To wash the hands of}, to disclaim or renounce interest in,             or responsibility for, a person or action; as, to wash             one's hands of a business. --Matt. xxvii. 24.          {Under the hand of}, authenticated by the handwriting or             signature of; as, the deed is executed under the hand and             seal of the owner.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Notify \No"ti*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Notified}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Notifying}.] [F. notifier, L. notificare; notus known (p.       p. of noscere to known) + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See       {Know}, and {-fy}.]       1. To make known; to declare; to publish; as, to notify a             fact to a person.                         No law can bind till it be notified or promulged.                                                                               --Sowth.          2. To give notice to; to inform by notice; to apprise; as,             the constable has notified the citizens to meet at the             city hall; the bell notifies us of the time of meeting.                         The President of the United States has notified the                      House of Representatives that he has approved and                      signed the act.                                 --Journal of                                                                               the Senate, U.                                                                               S.          Note: This application of notify has been condemned; but it                is in constant good use in the United States, and in                perfect accordance with the use of certify.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Nut pine}. (Bot.) See under {Pine}.          {Nut rush} (Bot.), a genus of cyperaceous plants ({Scleria})             having a hard bony achene. Several species are found in             the United States and many more in tropical regions.          {Nut tree}, a tree that bears nuts.          {Nut weevil} (Zo[94]l.), any species of weevils of the genus             {Balaninus} and other allied genera, which in the larval             state live in nuts.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pine \Pine\, n. [AS. p[c6]n, L. pinus.]       1. (Bot.) Any tree of the coniferous genus {Pinus}. See             {Pinus}.          Note: There are about twenty-eight species in the United                States, of which the {white pine} ({P. Strobus}), the                {Georgia pine} ({P. australis}), the {red pine} ({P.                resinosa}), and the great West Coast {sugar pine} ({P.                Lambertiana}) are among the most valuable. The {Scotch                pine} or {fir}, also called {Norway} or {Riga pine}                ({Pinus sylvestris}), is the only British species. The                {nut pine} is any pine tree, or species of pine, which                bears large edible seeds. See {Pinon}. The spruces,                firs, larches, and true cedars, though formerly                considered pines, are now commonly assigned to other                genera.          2. The wood of the pine tree.          3. A pineapple.          {Ground pine}. (Bot.) See under {Ground}.          {Norfolk Island pine} (Bot.), a beautiful coniferous tree,             the {Araucaria excelsa}.          {Pine barren}, a tract of infertile land which is covered             with pines. [Southern U.S.]          {Pine borer} (Zo[94]l.), any beetle whose larv[91] bore into             pine trees.          {Pine finch}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Pinefinch}, in the Vocabulary.                      {Pine grosbeak} (Zo[94]l.), a large grosbeak ({Pinicola             enucleator}), which inhabits the northern parts of both             hemispheres. The adult male is more or less tinged with             red.          {Pine lizard} (Zo[94]l.), a small, very active, mottled gray             lizard ({Sceloporus undulatus}), native of the Middle             States; -- called also {swift}, {brown scorpion}, and             {alligator}.          {Pine marten}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A European weasel ({Mustela martes}), called also                   {sweet marten}, and {yellow-breasted marten}.             (b) The American sable. See {Sable}.          {Pine moth} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of small             tortricid moths of the genus {Retinia}, whose larv[91]             burrow in the ends of the branchlets of pine trees, often             doing great damage.          {Pine mouse} (Zo[94]l.), an American wild mouse ({Arvicola             pinetorum}), native of the Middle States. It lives in pine             forests.          {Pine needle} (Bot.), one of the slender needle-shaped leaves             of a pine tree. See {Pinus}.          {Pine-needle wool}. See {Pine wool} (below).          {Pine oil}, an oil resembling turpentine, obtained from fir             and pine trees, and used in making varnishes and colors.                      {Pine snake} (Zo[94]l.), a large harmless North American             snake ({Pituophis melanoleucus}). It is whitish, covered             with brown blotches having black margins. Called also             {bull snake}. The Western pine snake ({P. Sayi}) is             chestnut-brown, mottled with black and orange.          {Pine tree} (Bot.), a tree of the genus {Pinus}; pine.          {Pine-tree money}, money coined in Massachusetts in the             seventeenth century, and so called from its bearing a             figure of a pine tree.          {Pine weevil} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             weevils whose larv[91] bore in the wood of pine trees.             Several species are known in both Europe and America,             belonging to the genera {Pissodes}, {Hylobius}, etc.          {Pine wool}, a fiber obtained from pine needles by steaming             them. It is prepared on a large scale in some of the             Southern United States, and has many uses in the economic             arts; -- called also {pine-needle wool}, and {pine-wood             wool}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Nut pine}. (Bot.) See under {Pine}.          {Nut rush} (Bot.), a genus of cyperaceous plants ({Scleria})             having a hard bony achene. Several species are found in             the United States and many more in tropical regions.          {Nut tree}, a tree that bears nuts.          {Nut weevil} (Zo[94]l.), any species of weevils of the genus             {Balaninus} and other allied genera, which in the larval             state live in nuts.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pine \Pine\, n. [AS. p[c6]n, L. pinus.]       1. (Bot.) Any tree of the coniferous genus {Pinus}. See             {Pinus}.          Note: There are about twenty-eight species in the United                States, of which the {white pine} ({P. Strobus}), the                {Georgia pine} ({P. australis}), the {red pine} ({P.                resinosa}), and the great West Coast {sugar pine} ({P.                Lambertiana}) are among the most valuable. The {Scotch                pine} or {fir}, also called {Norway} or {Riga pine}                ({Pinus sylvestris}), is the only British species. The                {nut pine} is any pine tree, or species of pine, which                bears large edible seeds. See {Pinon}. The spruces,                firs, larches, and true cedars, though formerly                considered pines, are now commonly assigned to other                genera.          2. The wood of the pine tree.          3. A pineapple.          {Ground pine}. (Bot.) See under {Ground}.          {Norfolk Island pine} (Bot.), a beautiful coniferous tree,             the {Araucaria excelsa}.          {Pine barren}, a tract of infertile land which is covered             with pines. [Southern U.S.]          {Pine borer} (Zo[94]l.), any beetle whose larv[91] bore into             pine trees.          {Pine finch}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Pinefinch}, in the Vocabulary.                      {Pine grosbeak} (Zo[94]l.), a large grosbeak ({Pinicola             enucleator}), which inhabits the northern parts of both             hemispheres. The adult male is more or less tinged with             red.          {Pine lizard} (Zo[94]l.), a small, very active, mottled gray             lizard ({Sceloporus undulatus}), native of the Middle             States; -- called also {swift}, {brown scorpion}, and             {alligator}.          {Pine marten}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A European weasel ({Mustela martes}), called also                   {sweet marten}, and {yellow-breasted marten}.             (b) The American sable. See {Sable}.          {Pine moth} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of small             tortricid moths of the genus {Retinia}, whose larv[91]             burrow in the ends of the branchlets of pine trees, often             doing great damage.          {Pine mouse} (Zo[94]l.), an American wild mouse ({Arvicola             pinetorum}), native of the Middle States. It lives in pine             forests.          {Pine needle} (Bot.), one of the slender needle-shaped leaves             of a pine tree. See {Pinus}.          {Pine-needle wool}. See {Pine wool} (below).          {Pine oil}, an oil resembling turpentine, obtained from fir             and pine trees, and used in making varnishes and colors.                      {Pine snake} (Zo[94]l.), a large harmless North American             snake ({Pituophis melanoleucus}). It is whitish, covered             with brown blotches having black margins. Called also             {bull snake}. The Western pine snake ({P. Sayi}) is             chestnut-brown, mottled with black and orange.          {Pine tree} (Bot.), a tree of the genus {Pinus}; pine.          {Pine-tree money}, money coined in Massachusetts in the             seventeenth century, and so called from its bearing a             figure of a pine tree.          {Pine weevil} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             weevils whose larv[91] bore in the wood of pine trees.             Several species are known in both Europe and America,             belonging to the genera {Pissodes}, {Hylobius}, etc.          {Pine wool}, a fiber obtained from pine needles by steaming             them. It is prepared on a large scale in some of the             Southern United States, and has many uses in the economic             arts; -- called also {pine-needle wool}, and {pine-wood             wool}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Netfind          A research prototype that provides a simple {Internet} "{white       pages}" user directory.   It runs on {SunOS} 4.0 or more recent       systems that are connected to the Internet (however, you can       run Netfind on one server at your site, and let the others use       Netfind on that server).   Given the name of a person on the       Internet and a rough description of where the person works,       Netfind attempts to locate telephone and electronic mailbox       information about the person.          {(ftp://ftp.cs.colorado.edu/pub/cs/distribs/netfind)}.