English Dictionary: NGC 5194/5195;Whirlpool-Galaxie | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Lotus \Lo"tus\, n. [L. lotus, Gr. [?]. Cf. {Lote}.] 1. (Bot.) (a) A name of several kinds of water lilies; as {Nelumbium speciosum}, used in religious ceremonies, anciently in Egypt, and to this day in Asia; {Nelumbium luteum}, the American lotus; and {Nymph[91]a Lotus} and {N. c[91]rulea}, the respectively white-flowered and blue-flowered lotus of modern Egypt, which, with {Nelumbium speciosum}, are figured on its ancient monuments. (b) The lotus of the lotuseaters, probably a tree found in Northern Africa, Sicily, Portugal, and Spain ({Zizyphus Lotus}), the fruit of which is mildly sweet. It was fabled by the ancients to make strangers who ate of it forget their native country, or lose all desire to return to it. (c) The lote, or nettle tree. See {Lote}. (d) A genus ({Lotus}) of leguminous plants much resembling clover. [Written also {lotos}.] {European lotus}, a small tree ({Diospyros Lotus}) of Southern Europe and Asia; also, its rather large bluish black berry, which is called also the {date plum}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Necrolatry \Ne*crol"a*try\, n. [Gr. [?] a dead person + [?] to worship.] The worship of the dead; manes worship. --H. Spenser. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Necrolite \Nec"ro*lite\, n. [Gr. [?] a corpse + -lite.] (Min.) Same as {Necronite}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Necrologic \Nec`ro*log"ic\, Necrological \Nec`ro*log"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. n[82]crologique.] Of or pertaining to necrology; of the nature of necrology; relating to, or giving, an account of the dead, or of deaths. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Necrologic \Nec`ro*log"ic\, Necrological \Nec`ro*log"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. n[82]crologique.] Of or pertaining to necrology; of the nature of necrology; relating to, or giving, an account of the dead, or of deaths. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Necrology \Ne*crol"o*gy\, n.; pl. {Necrologies}. [Gr. [?] a dead person + -logy: cf. F. n[82]crologie. See {Necromancy}.] An account of deaths, or of the dead; a register of deaths; a collection of obituary notices. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Necrologist \Ne*crol"o*gist\, n. One who gives an account of deaths. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Necrology \Ne*crol"o*gy\, n.; pl. {Necrologies}. [Gr. [?] a dead person + -logy: cf. F. n[82]crologie. See {Necromancy}.] An account of deaths, or of the dead; a register of deaths; a collection of obituary notices. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Negroloid \Ne"gro*loid\, a. See {Negroid}. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
New Carlisle, IN (town, FIPS 52704) Location: 41.70445 N, 86.51087 W Population (1990): 1446 (568 housing units) Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 46552 New Carlisle, OH (city, FIPS 54334) Location: 39.94347 N, 84.02809 W Population (1990): 6049 (2293 housing units) Area: 4.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 45344 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
New Carrollton, MD (city, FIPS 55400) Location: 38.96625 N, 76.87695 W Population (1990): 12002 (4648 housing units) Area: 3.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) |