English Dictionary: Nepeta cataria | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Naphthazarin \Naph*thaz"a*rin\, n. [Naphthalene + alizarin.] (Chem.) A dyestuff, resembling alizarin, obtained from naphthoquinone as a red crystalline substance with a bright green, metallic luster; -- called also {naphthalizarin}. | |
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Naphthoic \Naph*tho"ic\, a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, derived from, or related to, naphthalene; -- used specifically to designate any one of a series of carboxyl derivatives, called naphthoic acids. | |
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Naphthoquinone \Naph`tho*qui"none\, n. [Naphthalene + quinone.] (Chem.) A yellow crystalline substance, {C10H6O2}, analogous to quinone, obtained by oxidizing naphthalene with chromic acid. | |
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Nap-taking \Nap"-tak`ing\, n. A taking by surprise; an unexpected onset or attack. --Carew. | |
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Ivy \I"vy\, n.; pl. {Ivies}. [AS. [c6]fig; akin to OHG. ebawi, ebah, G. epheu.] (Bot.) A plant of the genus {Hedera} ({H. helix}), common in Europe. Its leaves are evergreen, dark, smooth, shining, and mostly five-pointed; the flowers yellowish and small; the berries black or yellow. The stem clings to walls and trees by rootlike fibers. Direct The clasping ivy where to climb. --Milton. Ye myrtles brown, with ivy never sere. --Milton. {American ivy}. (Bot.) See {Virginia creeper}. {English ivy} (Bot.), a popular name in America for the ivy proper ({Hedera helix}). {German ivy} (Bot.), a creeping plant, with smooth, succulent stems, and fleshy, light-green leaves; a species of {Senecio} ({S. scandens}). {Ground ivy}. (Bot.) Gill ({Nepeta Glechoma}). {Ivy bush}. (Bot.) See {Mountain laurel}, under {Mountain}. {Ivy owl} (Zo[94]l.), the barn owl. {Ivy tod} (Bot.), the ivy plant. --Tennyson. {Japanese ivy} (Bot.), a climbing plant ({Ampelopsis tricuspidata}), closely related to the Virginia creeper. {Poison ivy} (Bot.), an American woody creeper ({Rhus Toxicodendron}), with trifoliate leaves, and greenish-white berries. It is exceedingly poisonous to the touch for most persons. {To pipe in an ivy leaf}, to console one's self as best one can. [Obs.] --Chaucer. {West Indian ivy}, a climbing plant of the genus {Marcgravia}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Alehoof \Ale"hoof`\ ([amac]l"h[oomac]f`), n. [AS. h[omac]fe ground ivy; the first part is perh. a corruption: cf. OE. heyhowe hedgehove, ground ivy, [bd]in old MSS. heyhowe, heyoue, haihoue, halehoue.[b8] --Prior.] Ground ivy ({Nepeta Glechoma}). | |
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Cat's-foot \Cat's`-foot\, n. (Bot.) A plant ({Nepeta Glechoma}) of the same genus with catnip; ground ivy. | |
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Gill \Gill\, n. [Abbrev. from Gillian.] 1. A young woman; a sweetheart; a flirting or wanton girl. [bd]Each Jack with his Gill.[b8] --B. Jonson. 2. (Bot.) The ground ivy ({Nepeta Glechoma}); -- called also {gill over the ground}, and other like names. 3. Malt liquor medicated with ground ivy. {Gill ale}. (a) Ale flavored with ground ivy. (b) (Bot.) Alehoof. | |
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Lurg \Lurg\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A large marine annelid ({Nephthys c[91]ca}), inhabiting the sandy shores of Europe and America. It is whitish, with a pearly luster, and grows to the length of eight or ten inches. | |
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Nepotic \Ne*pot"ic\, a. [See {nepotism}.] Of or pertaining to npotism. The nepotic ambition of the ruling pontiff. --Milman. | |
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Nepotism \Nep"o*tism\ (?; 277), n. [L. nepus, nepotus, nephew: cf. F. n[82]potisme. See {Nephew}.] Undue attachment to relations; favoritism shown to members of one's family; bestowal of patronage in consideration of relationship, rather than of merit or of legal claim. From nepotism Alexander V. was safe; for he was without kindred or relatives. But there was another perhaps more fatal nepotism, which turned the tide of popularity against him -- the nepotism of his order. --Milman. | |
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Nepotist \Nep"o*tist\, n. One who practices nepotism. | |
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Nobody \No"bod*y\, n.; pl. {Nobodies}. [No, a. + body.] 1. No person; no one; not anybody. 2. Hence: A person of no influence or importance; an insignificant or contemptible person. [Colloq.] | |
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Novitious \No*vi"tious\, a. [L. novitius, novicius.] Newly invented; recent; new. [Obs.] --Bp. Pearson. | |
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