nasal meatus
         n 1: the passages in the nasal cavity formed by the projections
               of the nasal conchae

English Dictionary: nucleonics	by the DICT Development Group
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neckline n the line formed by the edge of a garment around the neck
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neocolonialism n control by a powerful country of its former colonies (or other less developed countries) by economic pressures
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New Zealand n an independent country within the British Commonwealth; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1907; known for sheep and spectacular scenery North Island and South Island and adjacent small islands in the South Pacific Synonym(s): New Zealand, New Zealand Islands
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New Zealand beech n any of several tall New Zealand trees of the genus Nothofagus; some yield useful timber
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New Zealand cotton n a fiber from the bast of New Zealand ribbon trees that resembles cotton fiber
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New Zealand Dacryberry n New Zealand evergreen valued for its light easily worked wood Synonym(s): kahikatea, New Zealand Dacryberry, New Zealand white pine, Dacrycarpus dacrydioides, Podocarpus dacrydioides
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New Zealand daisybush n bushy New Zealand shrub cultivated for its fragrant white flower heads Synonym(s): New Zealand daisybush, Olearia haastii
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New Zealand dollar n the basic unit of money in New Zealand
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New Zealand honeysuckle n slender elegant tree of New Zealand having racemes of red flowers and yielding valuable mottled red timber Synonym(s): rewa-rewa, New Zealand honeysuckle
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New Zealand Islands n North Island and South Island and adjacent small islands in the South Pacific Synonym(s): New Zealand, New Zealand Islands
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New Zealand mountain pine n New Zealand shrub [syn: tarwood, tar-wood, {New Zealand mountain pine}, Halocarpus bidwilli, Dacrydium bidwilli]
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New Zealand spinach n coarse sprawling Australasian plant with red or yellow flowers; cultivated for its edible young shoots and succulent leaves Synonym(s): New Zealand spinach, Tetragonia tetragonioides, Tetragonia expansa
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New Zealand white pine n New Zealand evergreen valued for its light easily worked wood Synonym(s): kahikatea, New Zealand Dacryberry, New Zealand white pine, Dacrycarpus dacrydioides, Podocarpus dacrydioides
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New Zealand wine berry n graceful deciduous shrub or small tree having attractive foliage and small red berries that turn black at maturity and are used for making wine Synonym(s): makomako, New Zealand wine berry, wineberry, Aristotelia serrata, Aristotelia racemosa
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New Zealand wren n birds of New Zealand that resemble wrens
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New Zealander adj of or relating to or characteristic of New Zealand or its people; "New Zealander sheep farms" n a native or inhabitant of New Zealand [syn: {New Zealander}, Kiwi]
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Niccolo Machiavelli n a statesman of Florence who advocated a strong central government (1469-1527) Synonym(s): Machiavelli, Niccolo Machiavelli
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nickel note n five dollars worth of a drug; "a nickel bag of drugs"; "a nickel deck of heroin" Synonym(s): nickel, nickel note
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nickel-and-dime adj of minor importance; "a nickel-and-dime operation run out of a single rented room"; "a small-time actor" Synonym(s): nickel-and-dime, small-time low-paying; "a nickel-and-dime job" v spend money frugally; spend as little as possible [syn: penny-pinch, nickel-and-dime] accumulate gradually; "she nickeled-and-dimed together a small house for her family"
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Nicola Amati n Italian violin maker in Cremona; taught the craft to Guarneri and Stradivari (1596-1684) Synonym(s): Amati, Nicolo Amati, Nicola Amati
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Nicolo Amati n Italian violin maker in Cremona; taught the craft to Guarneri and Stradivari (1596-1684) Synonym(s): Amati, Nicolo Amati, Nicola Amati
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niggling adj (informal) small and of little importance; "a fiddling sum of money"; "a footling gesture"; "our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war"; "a little (or small) matter"; "a dispute over niggling details"; "limited to petty enterprises"; "piffling efforts"; "giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction" Synonym(s): fiddling, footling, lilliputian, little, niggling, piddling, piffling, petty, picayune, trivial
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Nihau Island n the most northwestern Hawaiian island (beyond Kauai) [syn: Nihau, Nihau Island]
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Nikolai Andreyevich Rimski-Korsakov n Russian composer of operas and orchestral works; often used themes from folk music (1844-1908) Synonym(s): Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov, Rimski-Korsakov, Nikolai Andreyevich Rimski-Korsakov
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Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov n Russian composer of operas and orchestral works; often used themes from folk music (1844-1908) Synonym(s): Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov, Rimski-Korsakov, Nikolai Andreyevich Rimski-Korsakov
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nucleon n a constituent (proton or neutron) of an atomic nucleus
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nucleon number n the sum of the number of neutrons and protons in an atomic nucleus Synonym(s): mass number, nucleon number
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nucleonics n the branch of physics that studies the internal structure of atomic nuclei Synonym(s): nuclear physics, atomic physics, nucleonics
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Nyasaland n a landlocked republic in southern central Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1964 Synonym(s): Malawi, Republic of Malawi, Nyasaland
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nasal \Na"sal\ (n[amac]"z[ait]l), a. [F., from L. nasus the       nose. See {Nose}.]       1. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the nose.          2. (Phon.) Having a quality imparted by means of the nose;             and specifically, made by lowering the soft palate, in             some cases with closure of the oral passage, the voice             thus issuing (wholly or partially) through the nose, as in             the consonants m, n, ng (see Guide to Pronunciation,             [sect][sect] 20, 208); characterized by resonance in the             nasal passage; as, a nasal vowel; a nasal utterance.          {Nasal bones} (Anat.), two bones of the skull, in front of             the frontals.          {Nasal index} (Anat.), in the skull, the ratio of the             transverse the base of the aperture to the nasion, which             latter distance is taken as the standard, equal to 100.
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neckland \neck"land\, n.       A neck of land. [Obs.]
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Neo-Hegelian \Ne`o-He*ge"li*an\, a.       Of or pertaining to Neo-Hegelianism.
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Neo-Hegelian \Neo-Hegelian\, n.       An adherent of Neo-Hegelianism.
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Neo-Hegelianism \Ne`o-He*ge"li*an*ism\, n.       The philosophy of a school of British and American idealists       who follow Hegel in dialectical or logical method and in the       general outcome of their doctrine. The founders and leaders       of Neo-Hegelianism include: in England, T. H. Green       (1836-1882); in Scotland, J. (1820-98) and E. (1835-1908)       Caird; in the United States, W. T. Harris (1835-1909) and       Josiah Royce (1855- -).
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d8Salon \[d8]Sa`lon"\, n.       An apartment for the reception and exhibition of works of       art; hence, an annual exhibition of paintings, sculptures,       etc., held in Paris by the Society of French Artists; --       sometimes called the {Old Salon}.          {New Salon} is a popular name for an annual exhibition of             paintings, sculptures, etc., held in Paris at the Champs             de Mars, by the Soci[82]t[82] Nationale des Beaux-Arts             (National Society of Fine Arts), a body of artists who, in             1890, seceded from the Soci[82]t[82] des Artistes             Fran[87]ais (Society of French Artists).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
New Zealand \New` Zea"land\       A group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean.          {New Zealand flax}.       (a) (Bot.) A tall, liliaceous herb ({Phormium tenax}), having             very long, sword-shaped, distichous leaves which furnish             a fine, strong fiber very valuable for cordage and the             like.       (b) The fiber itself.          {New Zealand tea} (Bot.), a myrtaceous shrub ({Leptospermum             scoparium}) of New Zealand and Australia, the leaves of             which are used as a substitute for tea.
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New Zealand \New` Zea"land\       A group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean.          {New Zealand flax}.       (a) (Bot.) A tall, liliaceous herb ({Phormium tenax}), having             very long, sword-shaped, distichous leaves which furnish             a fine, strong fiber very valuable for cordage and the             like.       (b) The fiber itself.          {New Zealand tea} (Bot.), a myrtaceous shrub ({Leptospermum             scoparium}) of New Zealand and Australia, the leaves of             which are used as a substitute for tea.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Flax \Flax\, n. [AS. fleax; akin to D. vlas, OHG. flahs, G.       flachs, and prob. to flechten to braid, plait,m twist, L.       plectere to weave, plicare to fold, Gr. [?] to weave, plait.       See {Ply}.]       1. (Bot.) A plant of the genus {Linum}, esp. the {L.             usitatissimum}, which has a single, slender stalk, about a             foot and a half high, with blue flowers. The fiber of the             bark is used for making thread and cloth, called linen,             cambric, lawn, lace, etc. Linseed oil is expressed from             the seed.          2. The skin or fibrous part of the flax plant, when broken             and cleaned by hatcheling or combing.          {Earth flax} (Min.), amianthus.          {Flax brake}, a machine for removing the woody portion of             flax from the fibrous.          {Flax comb}, a hatchel, hackle, or heckle.          {Flax cotton}, the fiber of flax, reduced by steeping in             bicarbinate of soda and acidulated liquids, and prepared             for bleaching and spinning like cotton. --Knight.          {Flax dresser}, one who breaks and swingles flax, or prepares             it for the spinner.          {Flax mill}, a mill or factory where flax is spun or linen             manufactured.          {Flax puller}, a machine for pulling flax plants in the             field.          {Flax wench}.             (a) A woman who spins flax. [Obs.]             (b) A prostitute. [Obs.] --Shak.          {Mountain flax} (Min.), amianthus.          {New Zealand flax} (Bot.) See {Flax-plant}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Laurel \Lau"rel\, n. [OE. lorel, laurer, lorer, OF. lorier,       laurier, F. laurier, (assumed) LL. Laurarius, fr. L. laurus.]       1. (Bot.) An evergreen shrub, of the genus {Laurus} ({L.             nobilis}), having aromatic leaves of a lanceolate shape,             with clusters of small, yellowish white flowers in their             axils; -- called also {sweet bay}.          Note: The fruit is a purple berry. It is found about the                Mediterranean, and was early used by the ancient Greeks                to crown the victor in the games of Apollo. At a later                period, academic honors were indicated by a crown of                laurel, with the fruit. The leaves and tree yield an                aromatic oil, used to flavor the bay water of commerce.          Note: The name is extended to other plants which in some                respect resemble the true laurel. See Phrases, below.          2. A crown of laurel; hence, honor; distinction; fame; --             especially in the plural; as, to win laurels.          3. An English gold coin made in 1619, and so called because             the king's head on it was crowned with laurel.          {Laurel water}, water distilled from the fresh leaves of the             cherry laurel, and containing prussic acid and other             products carried over in the process.          {American laurel}, [or] {Mountain laurel}, {Kalmia             latifolia}. See under {Mountain}.          {California laurel}, {Umbellularia Californica}.          {Cherry laurel} (in England called {laurel}). See under             {Cherry}.          {Great laurel}, the rosebay ({Rhododendron maximum}).          {Ground laurel}, trailing arbutus.          {New Zealand laurel}, {Laurelia Nov[91] Zelandi[91]}.          {Portugal laurel}, the {Prunus Lusitanica}.          {Rose laurel}, the oleander. See {Oleander}.          {Sheep laurel}, a poisonous shrub, {Kalmia angustifolia},             smaller than the mountain laurel, and with smaller and             redder flowers.          {Spurge laurel}, {Daphne Laureola}.          {West Indian laurel}, {Prunus occidentalis}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Oak \Oak\ ([omac]k), n. [OE. oke, ok, ak, AS. [be]c; akin to D.       eik, G. eiche, OHG. eih, Icel. eik, Sw. ek, Dan. eeg.]       1. (Bot.) Any tree or shrub of the genus {Quercus}. The oaks             have alternate leaves, often variously lobed, and             staminate flowers in catkins. The fruit is a smooth nut,             called an {acorn}, which is more or less inclosed in a             scaly involucre called the cup or cupule. There are now             recognized about three hundred species, of which nearly             fifty occur in the United States, the rest in Europe,             Asia, and the other parts of North America, a very few             barely reaching the northern parts of South America and             Africa. Many of the oaks form forest trees of grand             proportions and live many centuries. The wood is usually             hard and tough, and provided with conspicuous medullary             rays, forming the silver grain.          2. The strong wood or timber of the oak.          Note: Among the true oaks in America are:          {Barren oak}, or          {Black-jack}, {Q. nigra}.          {Basket oak}, {Q. Michauxii}.          {Black oak}, {Q. tinctoria}; -- called also {yellow} or             {quercitron oak}.          {Bur oak} (see under {Bur}.), {Q. macrocarpa}; -- called also             {over-cup} or {mossy-cup oak}.          {Chestnut oak}, {Q. Prinus} and {Q. densiflora}.          {Chinquapin oak} (see under {Chinquapin}), {Q. prinoides}.          {Coast live oak}, {Q. agrifolia}, of California; -- also             called {enceno}.          {Live oak} (see under {Live}), {Q. virens}, the best of all             for shipbuilding; also, {Q. Chrysolepis}, of California.                      {Pin oak}. Same as {Swamp oak}.          {Post oak}, {Q. obtusifolia}.          {Red oak}, {Q. rubra}.          {Scarlet oak}, {Q. coccinea}.          {Scrub oak}, {Q. ilicifolia}, {Q. undulata}, etc.          {Shingle oak}, {Q. imbricaria}.          {Spanish oak}, {Q. falcata}.          {Swamp Spanish oak}, or          {Pin oak}, {Q. palustris}.          {Swamp white oak}, {Q. bicolor}.          {Water oak}, {Q. aguatica}.          {Water white oak}, {Q. lyrata}.          {Willow oak}, {Q. Phellos}. Among the true oaks in Europe             are:          {Bitter oak}, [or]          {Turkey oak}, {Q. Cerris} (see {Cerris}).          {Cork oak}, {Q. Suber}.          {English white oak}, {Q. Robur}.          {Evergreen oak},          {Holly oak}, [or]          {Holm oak}, {Q. Ilex}.          {Kermes oak}, {Q. coccifera}.          {Nutgall oak}, {Q. infectoria}.          Note: Among plants called oak, but not of the genus                {Quercus}, are:          {African oak}, a valuable timber tree ({Oldfieldia             Africana}).          {Australian, [or] She}, {oak}, any tree of the genus             {Casuarina} (see {Casuarina}).          {Indian oak}, the teak tree (see {Teak}).          {Jerusalem oak}. See under {Jerusalem}.          {New Zealand oak}, a sapindaceous tree ({Alectryon             excelsum}).          {Poison oak}, the poison ivy. See under {Poison}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sassafras \Sas"sa*fras\, n. [F. sassafras (cf. It. sassafrasso,       sassafras, Sp. sasafras, salsafras, salsifrax, salsifragia,       saxifragia), fr. L. saxifraga saxifrage. See {Saxifrage}.]       (Bot.)       An American tree of the Laurel family ({Sassafras       officinale}); also, the bark of the roots, which has an       aromatic smell and taste.          {Australian sassafras}, a lofty tree ({Doryophora Sassafras})             with aromatic bark and leaves.          {Chilian sassafras}, an aromatic tree ({Laurelia             sempervirens}).          {New Zealand sassafras}, a similar tree ({Laurelia Nov[91]             Zelandi[91]}).          {Sassafras nut}. See {Pichurim bean}.          {Swamp sassafras}, the sweet bay ({Magnolia glauca}). See             {Magnolia}.
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Spinach \Spin"ach\, Spinage \Spin"age\, n. [OF. espinache,       espinoche, F. [82]pinard; cf. F. spinace, Sp. espinaca; all       fr. Ar. isf[be]n[be]j, isfin[be]j, aspan[be]kh, probably of       Persian origin.] (Bot.)       A common pot herb ({Spinacia oleracea}) belonging to the       Goosefoot family.          {Mountain spinach}. See {Garden orache}, under {Orache}.          {New Zealand spinach} (Bot.), a coarse herb ({Tetragonia             expansa}), a poor substitute for spinach.          Note: Various other pot herbs are locally called spinach.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
New Zealand \New` Zea"land\       A group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean.          {New Zealand flax}.       (a) (Bot.) A tall, liliaceous herb ({Phormium tenax}), having             very long, sword-shaped, distichous leaves which furnish             a fine, strong fiber very valuable for cordage and the             like.       (b) The fiber itself.          {New Zealand tea} (Bot.), a myrtaceous shrub ({Leptospermum             scoparium}) of New Zealand and Australia, the leaves of             which are used as a substitute for tea.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tea \Tea\, n. [Chin. tsh[be], Prov. Chin. te: cf. F. th[82].]       1. The prepared leaves of a shrub, or small tree ({Thea, [or]             Camellia, Chinensis}). The shrub is a native of China, but             has been introduced to some extent into some other             countries.          Note: Teas are classed as green or black, according to their                color or appearance, the kinds being distinguished also                by various other characteristic differences, as of                taste, odor, and the like. The color, flavor, and                quality are dependent upon the treatment which the                leaves receive after being gathered. The leaves for                green tea are heated, or roasted slightly, in shallow                pans over a wood fire, almost immediately after being                gathered, after which they are rolled with the hands                upon a table, to free them from a portion of their                moisture, and to twist them, and are then quickly                dried. Those intended for black tea are spread out in                the air for some time after being gathered, and then                tossed about with the hands until they become soft and                flaccid, when they are roasted for a few minutes, and                rolled, and having then been exposed to the air for a                few hours in a soft and moist state, are finally dried                slowly over a charcoal fire. The operation of roasting                and rolling is sometimes repeated several times, until                the leaves have become of the proper color. The                principal sorts of green tea are Twankay, the poorest                kind; Hyson skin, the refuse of Hyson; Hyson, Imperial,                and Gunpowder, fine varieties; and Young Hyson, a                choice kind made from young leaves gathered early in                the spring. Those of black tea are Bohea, the poorest                kind; Congou; Oolong; Souchong, one of the finest                varieties; and Pekoe, a fine-flavored kind, made                chiefly from young spring buds. See {Bohea}, {Congou},                {Gunpowder tea}, under {Gunpowder}, {Hyson}, {Oolong},                and {Souchong}. --K. Johnson. Tomlinson.          Note: [bd]No knowledge of . . . [tea] appears to have reached                Europe till after the establishment of intercourse                between Portugal and China in 1517. The Portuguese,                however, did little towards the introduction of the                herb into Europe, and it was not till the Dutch                established themselves at Bantam early in 17th century,                that these adventurers learned from the Chinese the                habit of tea drinking, and brought it to Europe.[b8]                --Encyc. Brit.          2. A decoction or infusion of tea leaves in boiling water;             as, tea is a common beverage.          3. Any infusion or decoction, especially when made of the             dried leaves of plants; as, sage tea; chamomile tea;             catnip tea.          4. The evening meal, at which tea is usually served; supper.          {Arabian tea}, the leaves of {Catha edulis}; also (Bot.), the             plant itself. See {Kat}.          {Assam tea}, tea grown in Assam, in India, originally brought             there from China about the year 1850.          {Australian}, [or] {Botany Bay}, {tea} (Bot.), a woody             clambing plant ({Smilax glycyphylla}).          {Brazilian tea}.             (a) The dried leaves of {Lantana pseodothea}, used in                   Brazil as a substitute for tea.             (b) The dried leaves of {Stachytarpheta mutabilis}, used                   for adulterating tea, and also, in Austria, for                   preparing a beverage.          {Labrador tea}. (Bot.) See under {Labrador}.          {New Jersey tea} (Bot.), an American shrub, the leaves of             which were formerly used as a substitute for tea; redroot.             See {Redroot}.          {New Zealand tea}. (Bot.) See under {New Zealand}.          {Oswego tea}. (Bot.) See {Oswego tea}.          {Paraguay tea}, mate. See 1st {Mate}.          {Tea board}, a board or tray for holding a tea set.          {Tea bug} (Zo[94]l.), an hemipterous insect which injures the             tea plant by sucking the juice of the tender leaves.          {Tea caddy}, a small box for holding tea.          {Tea chest}, a small, square wooden case, usually lined with             sheet lead or tin, in which tea is imported from China.          {Tea clam} (Zo[94]l.), a small quahaug. [Local, U. S.]          {Tea garden}, a public garden where tea and other             refreshments are served.          {Tea plant} (Bot.), any plant, the leaves of which are used             in making a beverage by infusion; specifically, {Thea             Chinensis}, from which the tea of commerce is obtained.          {Tea rose} (Bot.), a delicate and graceful variety of the             rose ({Rosa Indica}, var. {odorata}), introduced from             China, and so named from its scent. Many varieties are now             cultivated.          {Tea service}, the appurtenances or utensils required for a             tea table, -- when of silver, usually comprising only the             teapot, milk pitcher, and sugar dish.          {Tea set}, a tea service.          {Tea table}, a table on which tea furniture is set, or at             which tea is drunk.          {Tea taster}, one who tests or ascertains the quality of tea             by tasting.          {Tea tree} (Bot.), the tea plant of China. See {Tea plant},             above.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Teak \Teak\, n. [Malayalm tekku.] (Bot.)       A tree of East Indies ({Tectona grandis}) which furnishes an       extremely strong and durable timber highly valued for       shipbuilding and other purposes; also, the timber of the       tree. [Written also {teek}.]          {African teak}, a tree ({Oldfieldia Africana}) of Sierra             Leone; also, its very heavy and durable wood; -- called             also {African oak}.          {New Zeland teak}, a large tree ({Vitex littoralis}) of New             Zeland; also, its hard, durable timber.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nickeline \Nick"el*ine\ (? [or] ?), n.       1. (Chem.) An alloy of nickel, a variety of German silver.          2. (Min.) Niccolite.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Niggle \Nig"gle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Niggled}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Niggling}.] [Dim. of Prov. E. nig to clip money; cf. also       Prov. E. nig a small piece.]       To trifle with; to deceive; to mock. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Niggling \Nig"gling\, n.       Finicky or pottering work; specif. (Fine Arts), minute and       very careful workmanship in drawing, painting, or the like,       esp. when bestowed on unimportant detail.
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Nuclein \Nu"cle*in\, n. (Physiol. Chem.)       A constituent of the nuclei of all cells. It is a colorless       amorphous substance, readily soluble in alkaline fluids and       especially characterized by its comparatively large content       of phosphorus. It also contains nitrogen and sulphur.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nuzzle \Nuz"zle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Nuzzied};p. pr. & vb. n.       {Nuzzling}.] [See {Noursle}.]       1. To noursle or nurse; to foster; to bring up. [Obs.]                         The people had been nuzzled in idolatry. --Milton.          2. [Perh. a corruption of nestle. Cf. {Nustle}.] To nestle;             to house, as in a nest.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
New Columbia, PA       Zip code(s): 17856
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New Columbus, PA (borough, FIPS 53448)       Location: 41.16887 N, 76.28656 W       Population (1990): 228 (91 housing units)       Area: 8.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
New Salem, IL (village, FIPS 52805)       Location: 39.70800 N, 90.84736 W       Population (1990): 147 (66 housing units)       Area: 2.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 62357    New Salem, MA       Zip code(s): 01331, 01355, 01364    New Salem, ND (city, FIPS 56700)       Location: 46.84278 N, 101.41742 W       Population (1990): 909 (442 housing units)       Area: 3.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)    New Salem, PA (borough, FIPS 54056)       Location: 39.90243 N, 76.79349 W       Population (1990): 669 (257 housing units)       Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 15468
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
New Salem-Buffington, PA (CDP, FIPS 54060)       Location: 39.93189 N, 79.82063 W       Population (1990): 1169 (475 housing units)       Area: 3.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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Nisland, SD (town, FIPS 45180)       Location: 44.67350 N, 103.55248 W       Population (1990): 174 (80 housing units)       Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 57762
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Nisqually Indian Community, WA (CDP, FIPS 49193)       Location: 47.00585 N, 122.66983 W       Population (1990): 558 (162 housing units)       Area: 6.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
NSA line eater n.   The National Security Agency trawling    program sometimes assumed to be reading the net for the U.S.    Government's spooks.   Most hackers used to think it was mythical but    believed in acting as though existed just in case.   since the    mid-1990s it has gradually become known that the NSA actually does    this, quite illegaly, through its Echelon program.          The standard countermeasure is to put loaded phrases like `KGB',    `Uzi', `nuclear materials', `Palestine', `cocaine', and    `assassination' in their {sig block}s in a (probably futile) attempt    to confuse and overload the creature.   The {GNU} version of {EMACS}    actually has a command that randomly inserts a bunch of insidious    anarcho-verbiage into your edited text.          As far back as the 1970s there was a mainstream variant of this    myth involving a `Trunk Line Monitor', which supposedly used speech    recognition to extract words from telephone trunks.   This is much    harder than noticing keywords in email, and most of the people who    originally propagated it had no idea of then-current technology or    the storage, signal-processing, or speech recognition needs of such    a project.   On the basis of mass-storage costs alone it would have    been cheaper to hire 50 high-school students and just let them    listen in.   Twenty years and several orders of technological    magnitude later, however, there are clear indications that the NSA    has actually deployed such filtering (again, very much against U.S.    law).
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Nagling Coalescence          An algorithm for improving {TCP/IP}       network performance by combining small {packets} ("tinygrams")       into larger ones, thus reducing the per-packet overhead.   The       server transmits the packet either when it has reached a       preset size or when it receives an acknowledgment of the       previous packet.          [Who was Nagling?]          (1998-11-06)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
NSA line eater          The National Security Agency trawling       program sometimes assumed to be reading the net for the US       Government's spooks.   Most hackers describe it as a mythical       beast, but some believe it actually exists, more aren't sure,       and many believe in acting as though it exists just in case.       Some netters put loaded phrases like "KGB", "Uzi", "nuclear       materials", "Palestine", "cocaine", and "assassination" in       their {sig blocks} to confuse and overload the creature.   The       {GNU} version of {Emacs} actually has a command that randomly       inserts a bunch of insidious anarcho-verbiage into your edited       text.          There is a mainstream variant of this myth involving a "Trunk       Line Monitor", which supposedly used speech recognition to       extract words from telephone trunks.   This one was making the       rounds in the late 1970s, spread by people who had no idea of       then-current technology or the storage, {signal-processing},       or {speech recognition} needs of such a project.   On the basis       of mass-storage costs alone it would have been cheaper to hire       50 high-school students and just let them listen in.       Speech-recognition technology can't do this job even now       (1993), and almost certainly won't in this millennium, either.          The peak of silliness came with a letter to an alternative       paper in New Haven, Connecticut, laying out the factoids of       this Big Brotherly affair.   The letter writer then revealed       his actual agenda by offering - at an amazing low price, just       this once, we take VISA and MasterCard - a scrambler       guaranteed to daunt the Trunk Trawler and presumably allowing       the would-be Baader-Meinhof gangs of the world to get on with       their business.          [{Jargon File}]          (1994-12-13)
From The CIA World Factbook (1995) [world95]:
New Zealand       New Zealand:Geography       Location: Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast of    Australia       Map references: Oceania       Area:    total area: 268,680 sq km    land area: 268,670 sq km    comparative area: about the size of Colorado    note: includes Antipodes Islands, Auckland Islands, Bounty Islands,    Campbell Island, Chatham Islands, and Kermadec Islands       Land boundaries: 0 km       Coastline: 15,134 km       Maritime claims:    continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin    exclusive economic zone: 200 nm    territorial sea: 12 nm       International disputes: territorial claim in Antarctica (Ross    Dependency)       Climate: temperate with sharp regional contrasts       Terrain: predominately mountainous with some large coastal plains       Natural resources: natural gas, iron ore, sand, coal, timber,    hydropower, gold, limestone       Land use:    arable land: 2%    permanent crops: 0%    meadows and pastures: 53%    forest and woodland: 38%    other: 7%       Irrigated land: 2,800 sq km (1989 est.)       Environment:    current issues: deforestation; soil erosion; native flora and fauna    hard-hit by species introduced from outside    natural hazards: earthquakes are common, though usually not severe    international agreements: party to - Antarctic-Environmental Protocol,    Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Endangered Species,    Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Marine Dumping, Nuclear    Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Tropical Timber 83, Wetlands,    Whaling; signed, but not ratified - Law of the Sea, Marine Life    Conservation       Note: about 80% of the population lives in cities       New Zealand:People       Population: 3,407,277 (July 1995 est.)       Age structure:    0-14 years: 23% (female 381,027; male 401,285)    15-64 years: 65% (female 1,109,402; male 1,111,079)    65 years and over: 12% (female 234,339; male 170,145) (July 1995 est.)       Population growth rate: 0.52% (1995 est.)       Birth rate: 15.14 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)       Death rate: 8.03 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)       Net migration rate: -1.87 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)       Infant mortality rate: 8.6 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)       Life expectancy at birth:    total population: 76.65 years    male: 73.08 years    female: 80.42 years (1995 est.)       Total fertility rate: 1.99 children born/woman (1995 est.)       Nationality:    noun: New Zealander(s)    adjective: New Zealand       Ethnic divisions: European 88%, Maori 8.9%, Pacific Islander 2.9%,    other 0.2%       Religions: Anglican 24%, Presbyterian 18%, Roman Catholic 15%,    Methodist 5%, Baptist 2%, other Protestant 3%, unspecified or none 33%    (1986)       Languages: English (official), Maori       Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1980 est.)    total population: 99%       Labor force: 1,603,500 (June 1991)    by occupation: services 66.6%, industry 22.6%, agriculture 10.8%    (1992)       New Zealand:Government       Names:    conventional long form: none    conventional short form: New Zealand       Abbreviation: NZ       Digraph: NZ       Type: parliamentary democracy       Capital: Wellington       Administrative divisions: 93 counties, 9 districts*, and 3 town    districts**; Akaroa, Amuri, Ashburton, Bay of Islands, Bruce, Buller,    Chatham Islands, Cheviot, Clifton, Clutha, Cook, Dannevirke, Egmont,    Eketahuna, Ellesmere, Eltham, Eyre, Featherston, Franklin, Golden Bay,    Great Barrier Island, Grey, Hauraki Plains, Hawera*, Hawke's Bay,    Heathcote, Hikurangi**, Hobson, Hokianga, Horowhenua, Hurunui, Hutt,    Inangahua, Inglewood, Kaikoura, Kairanga, Kiwitea, Lake, Mackenzie,    Malvern, Manaia**, Manawatu, Mangonui, Maniototo, Marlborough,    Masterton, Matamata, Mount Herbert, Ohinemuri, Opotiki, Oroua,    Otamatea, Otorohanga*, Oxford, Pahiatua, Paparua, Patea, Piako,    Pohangina, Raglan, Rangiora*, Rangitikei, Rodney, Rotorua*, Runanga,    Saint Kilda, Silverpeaks, Southland, Stewart Island, Stratford,    Strathallan, Taranaki, Taumarunui, Taupo, Tauranga,    Thames-Coromandel*, Tuapeka, Vincent, Waiapu, Waiheke, Waihemo,    Waikato, Waikohu, Waimairi, Waimarino, Waimate, Waimate West, Waimea,    Waipa, Waipawa*, Waipukurau*, Wairarapa South, Wairewa, Wairoa,    Waitaki, Waitomo*, Waitotara, Wallace, Wanganui, Waverley**, Westland,    Whakatane*, Whangarei, Whangaroa, Woodville    note: there may be a new administrative structure of 16 regions    (Auckland, Bay of Plenty, Canterbury, Gisborne, Hawke's Bay,    Marlborough, Nelson, Northland, Otago, Southland, Taranaki, Tasman,    Waikato, Wanganui-Manawatu, Wellington, West Coast) that are    subdivided into 57 districts and 16 cities* (Ashburton, Auckland*,    Banks Peninsula, Buller, Carterton, Central Hawke's Bay, Central    Otago, Christchurch*, Clutha, Dunedin*, Far North, Franklin, Gisborne,    Gore, Grey, Hamilton*, Hastings, Hauraki, Horowhenua, Hurunui, Hutt*,    Invercargill*, Kaikoura, Kaipara, Kapiti Coast, Kawerau, Mackenzie,    Manawatu, Manukau*, Marlborough, Masterton, Matamata Piako, Napier*,    Nelson*, New Plymouth, North Shore*, Opotiki, Otorohanga, Palmerston    North*, Papakura*, Porirua*, Queenstown Lakes, Rangitikei, Rodney,    Rotorua, Ruapehu, Selwyn, Southland, South Taranaki, South Waikato,    South Wairarapa, Stratford, Tararua, Tasman, Taupo, Tauranga, Thames    Coromandel, Timaru, Upper Hutt*, Waikato, Waimakariri, Waimate, Waipa,    Wairoa, Waitakere*, Waitaki, Waitomo, Wanganui, Wellington*, Western    Bay of Plenty, Westland, Whakatane, Whangarei)       Dependent areas: Cook Islands, Niue, Tokelau       Independence: 26 September 1907 (from UK)       National holiday: Waitangi Day, 6 February (1840) (Treaty of Waitangi    established British sovereignty)       Constitution: no formal, written constitution; consists of various    documents, including certain acts of the UK and New Zealand    Parliaments; Constitution Act 1986 was to have come into force 1    January 1987, but has not been enacted       Legal system: based on English law, with special land legislation and    land courts for Maoris; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with    reservations       Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal       Executive branch:    chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952),    represented by Governor General Dame Catherine TIZARD (since 12    December 1990)    head of government: Prime Minister James BOLGER (since 29 October    1990); Deputy Prime Minister Donald McKINNON (since 2 November 1990)    cabinet: Executive Council; appointed by the governor general on    recommendation of the prime minister       Legislative branch: unicameral    House of Representatives: (commonly called Parliament) elections last    held 6 November 1993 (next to be held NA November 1996); results - NP    35.2%, NZLP 34.7%, Alliance 18.3%, New Zealand First 8.3%; seats - (99    total) NP 50, NZLP 45, Alliance 2, New Zealand First Party 2       Judicial branch: High Court, Court of Appeal       Political parties and leaders: National Party (NP, government), James    BOLGER; New Zealand Labor Party (NZLP, opposition), Helen CLARK;    Alliance, Sandra LEE; Democratic Party, Dick RYAN; New Zealand Liberal    Party, Hanmish MACINTYRE and Gilbert MYLES; Green Party, no official    leader; Mana Motuhake, Martin RATA; Socialist Unity Party (SUP,    pro-Soviet), Kenneth DOUGLAS; New Zealand First, Winston PETERS    note: the New Labor, Democratic, and Mana Motuhake parties formed a    coalition called the Alliance Party, Sandra LEE, president, in    September 1991; the Green Party joined the coalition in May 1992       Member of: ANZUS (US suspended security obligations to NZ on 11 August    1986), APEC, AsDB, Australia Group, C, CCC, CP, EBRD, ESCAP, FAO,    GATT, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO,    IMF, IMO, INMARSAT, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOC, IOM (observer), ISO, ITU,    MTCR, NAM (guest), OECD, PCA, SPARTECA, SPC, SPF, UN, UNAVEM II,    UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNOSOM, UNPROFOR, UNTSO, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO,    WMO       Diplomatic representation in US:    chief of mission: Ambassador Lionel John WOOD    chancery: 37 Observatory Circle NW, Washington, DC 20008    telephone: [1] (202) 328-4800    consulate(s) general: Apia (Western Samoa), Los Angeles       US diplomatic representation:    chief of mission: Ambassador Josiah Horton BEEMAN    embassy: 29 Fitzherbert Terrace, Thorndon, Wellington    mailing address: P. O. Box 1190, Wellington; PSC 467, Box 1, FPO AP    96531-1001    telephone: [64] (4) 472-2068    FAX: [64] (4) 472-3537    consulate(s) general: Auckland       Flag: blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant    with four red five-pointed stars edged in white centered in the outer    half of the flag; the stars represent the Southern Cross constellation       Economy       Overview: Since 1984 the government has been reorienting an agrarian    economy dependent on a guaranteed British market to a more    industrialized, open free market economy that can compete on the    global scene. The government has hoped that dynamic growth would boost    real incomes, broaden and deepen the technological capabilities of the    industrial sector, reduce inflationary pressures, and permit the    expansion of welfare benefits. The initial results were mixed:    inflation is down from double-digit levels, but growth was sluggish in    1988-91. In 1992-93, growth picked up to 3% annually, a sign that the    new economic approach was beginning to pay off. Business confidence    strengthened in 1994, and export demand picked up in the Asia-Pacific    region, resulting in 6.2% growth. Inflation remains among the lowest    in the industrial world.       National product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $56.4 billion (1994    est.)       National product real growth rate: 6.2% (1994)       National product per capita: $16,640 (1994 est.)       Inflation rate (consumer prices): 1.6% (FY93/94)       Unemployment rate: 7.5% (December 1994)       Budget:    revenues: $18.94 billion    expenditures: $18.82 billion, including capital expenditures of $NA    (FY94/95)    note: surplus $120 million (FY94/95)       Exports: $11.2 billion (1994)    commodities: wool, lamb, mutton, beef, fish, cheese, chemicals,    forestry products, fruits and vegetables, manufactures    partners: Australia 20%, Japan 15%, US 12%, UK 6%       Imports: $10.4 billion (1994)    commodities: machinery and equipment, vehicles and aircraft,    petroleum, consumer goods    partners: Australia 21%, US 18%, Japan 16%, UK 6%       External debt: $38.5 billion (September 1994)       Industrial production: growth rate 1.9% (1990); accounts for about 20%    of GDP       Electricity:    capacity: 7,520,000 kW    production: 30.5 billion kWh    consumption per capita: 8,401 kWh (1993)       Industries: food processing, wood and paper products, textiles,    machinery, transportation equipment, banking and insurance, tourism,    mining       Agriculture: accounts for about 9% of GDP and about 11% of the work    force; livestock predominates - wool, meat, dairy products all export    earners; crops - wheat, barley, potatoes, pulses, fruits, vegetables;    surplus producer of farm products; fish catch reached a record 503,000    metric tons in 1988       Economic aid:    donor: ODA and OOF commitments (1970-89), $526 million       Currency: 1 New Zealand dollar (NZ$) = 100 cents       Exchange rates: New Zealand dollars (NZ$) per US$1 - 1.5601 (January    1995), 1.6844 (1994), 1.8495 (1993), 1.8584 (1992), 1.7265 (1991),    1.6750 (1990)       Fiscal year: 1 July - 30 June       New Zealand:Transportation       Railroads:    total: 4,716 km    narrow gauge: 4,716 km 1.067-m gauge (113 km electrified; 274 km    double track)       Highways:    total: 92,648 km    paved: 49,547 km    unpaved: gravel, crushed stone 43,101 km       Inland waterways: 1,609 km; of little importance to transportation       Pipelines: petroleum products 160 km; natural gas 1,000 km; condensate    (liquified petroleum gas - LPG) 150 km       Ports: Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin, Tauranga, Wellington       Merchant marine:    total: 18 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 165,504 GRT/218,699 DWT    ships by type: bulk 6, cargo 2, liquefied gas tanker 1, oil tanker 3,    railcar carrier 1, roll-on/roll-off cargo 5       Airports:    total: 102    with paved runways over 3,047 m: 2    with paved runways 1,524 to 2,437 m: 8    with paved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 28    with paved runways under 914 m: 41    with unpaved runways 1,524 to 2,438 m: 2    with unpaved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 21       New Zealand:Communications       Telephone system: 2,110,000 telephones; excellent international and    domestic systems    local: NA    intercity: NA    international: submarine cables extend to Australia and Fiji; 2    INTELSAT (Pacific Ocean) earth stations       Radio:    broadcast stations: AM 64, FM 2, shortwave 0    radios: NA       Television:    broadcast stations: 14    televisions: NA       New Zealand:Defense Forces       Branches: New Zealand Army, Royal New Zealand Navy, Royal New Zealand    Air Force       Manpower availability: males age 15-49 883,668; males fit for military    service 742,871; males reach military age (20) annually 27,162 (1995    est.)       Defense expenditures: exchange rate conversion - $792 million, 2% of    GDP (FY90/91)