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   no longer
         adv 1: not now; "she is no more" [syn: {no longer}, {no more}]
                  [ant: {still}]

English Dictionary: nylons by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nylon stocking
n
  1. women's stockings made from a sheer material (nylon or rayon or silk)
    Synonym(s): nylons, nylon stocking, rayons, rayon stocking, silk stocking
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nylons
n
  1. women's stockings made from a sheer material (nylon or rayon or silk)
    Synonym(s): nylons, nylon stocking, rayons, rayon stocking, silk stocking
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Curlew \Cur"lew\ (k[ucir]r"l[umac]), n. [F. courlieu, corlieu,
      courlis; perh. of imitative origin, but cf. OF. corlieus
      courier; L. currere to run + levis light.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A wading bird of the genus {Numenius}, remarkable for its
      long, slender, curved bill.
  
      Note: The common European curlew is {N. arquatus}. The
               long-billed ({N. longirostris}), the Hudsonian ({N.
               Hudsonicus}), and the Eskimo curlew ({N. borealis}, are
               American species. The name is said to imitate the note
               of the European species.
  
      {Curlew Jack} (Zo[94]l.) the whimbrel or lesser curlew.
  
      {Curlew sandpiper} (Zo[94]l.), a sandpiper ({Tringa
            ferruginea, [or] subarquata}), common in Europe, rare in
            America, resembling a curlew in having a long, curved
            bill. See Illustation in Appendix.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Nail \Nail\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Nailed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Nailing}.] [AS. n[91]glian. See {Nail}, n.]
      1. To fasten with a nail or nails; to close up or secure by
            means of nails; as, to nail boards to the beams.
  
                     He is now dead, and nailed in his chest. --Chaucer.
  
      2. To stud or boss with nails, or as with nails.
  
                     The rivets of your arms were nailed with gold.
                                                                              --Dryden.
  
      3. To fasten, as with a nail; to bind or hold, as to a
            bargain or to acquiescence in an argument or assertion;
            hence, to catch; to trap.
  
                     When they came to talk of places in town, you saw at
                     once how I nailed them.                     --Goldsmith.
  
      4. To spike, as a cannon. [Obs.] --Crabb.
  
      {To nail} {a lie [or] an assertion}, etc., to detect and
            expose it, so as to put a stop to its currency; -- an
            expression probably derived from the former practice of
            shopkeepers, who were accustomed to nail bad or
            counterfeit pieces of money to the counter.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Romaic \Ro*ma"ic\, a. [NGr. [?][?][?][?]: cf. F. roma[8b]que.
      See {Roman}.]
      Of or relating to modern Greece, and especially to its
      language. -- n. The modern Greek language, now usually called
      by the Greeks {Hellenic} or {Neo-Hellenic}.
  
      Note: The Greeks at the time of the capture of Constantinople
               were proud of being "Romai^oi, or Romans . . . Hence
               the term Romaic was the name given to the popular
               language. . . . The Greek language is now spoken of as
               the Hellenic language. --Encyc. Brit.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Neo-Hellenic \Ne`o-Hel*len"ic\, n.
      Same as {Romaic}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Neo-Hellenism \Ne`o-Hel"len*ism\, n.
      Hellenism as surviving or revival in modern times; the
      practice or pursuit of ancient Greek ideals in modern life,
      art, or literature, as in the Renaissance.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Nill \Nill\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Nilled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Nilling}.] [AS. nilan, nyllan; ne not + willan to will. See
      {No}, and {Will}.]
      Not to will; to refuse; to reject. [Obs.]
  
               Certes, said he, I nill thine offered grace. --Spenser.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   New Lenox, IL (village, FIPS 52584)
      Location: 41.51872 N, 87.98396 W
      Population (1990): 9627 (3397 housing units)
      Area: 15.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 60451

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Nolan County, TX (county, FIPS 353)
      Location: 32.30833 N, 100.39861 W
      Population (1990): 16594 (7462 housing units)
      Area: 2362.2 sq km (land), 5.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Nolensville, TN (CDP, FIPS 53460)
      Location: 35.94790 N, 86.64798 W
      Population (1990): 1570 (537 housing units)
      Area: 20.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 37135

From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
   nailing jelly vi.   See {like nailing jelly to a tree}.
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   nailing jelly
  
      See {like nailing jelly to a tree}.
  
      [{Jargon File}]
  
  
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