English Dictionary: nylons | by the DICT Development Group |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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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}] |