The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
Chapter 1019
Nag"gy (?) a. Irritable; touchy. [Colloq.]
Nagor <Xpage=961>
Na"gor (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) A West African gazelle ( Gazella redunca ).
Nagyag-ite <Xpage=961>
Nag"yag-ite (?) , n. [So called from Nagyag , in Transylvania.] (Min.) A mineral of blackish lead-gray color and metallic luster, generally of a foliated massive structure; foliated tellurium. It is a telluride of lead and gold.
Naiad <Xpage=961>
Na"iad (?) , n. [L. naias , -adis , na\'8bs , -idis , a water nymph, Gr <?/, <?/, fr. <?/ to flow: cf. F. na\'8bade . Cf. Naid .] 1. (Myth.) A water nymph; one of the lower female divinities, fabled to preside over some body of fresh water, as a lake, river, brook, or fountain.
2. (Zo\'94l.) Any species of a tribe ( Naiades ) of freshwater bivalves, including Unio , Anodonta , and numerous allied genera; a river mussel.
3. (Zo\'94l) One of a group of butterflies. See Nymph .
4. (Bot.) Any plant of the order Naiadace\'91 , such as eelgrass, pondweed, etc.
Naiant <Xpage=961>
Na"iant (?) , a. (Her.) See Natant .
Crabb.
Naid <Xpage=961>
Na"id (?) , n. [See Naiad .] (Zo\'94l.) Any one of numerous species of small, fresh-water, ch\'91topod annelids of the tribe Naidina . They belong to the Oligoch\'91ta .
Na\'8bf <Xpage=961>
Na"\'8bf` (<?/; formerly <?/) , a. [F. na\'8bf . See Na\'8bve .] 1. Having a true natural luster without being cut; -- applied by jewelers to a precious stone.
2. Na\'8bve; as, a na\'8bf remark .
London Spectator.
Naik <Xpage=961>
Na"ik (?) , n. [Hind. n\'beyak .] A chief; a leader; a Sepoy corporal.
Balfour (Cyc. of India).
Nail <Xpage=961>
Nail (?) , n. [AS. n\'91gel , akin to D. nagel , OS <?/ OHG. nagal , G. nagel , Icel. nagl , nail (in sense 1), nagli nail (in sense 3), Sw. nagel nail (in senses 1 and 3), Dan. nagle , Goth. ganagljan to nail, Lith. nagas nail (in sense 1), Russ. nogote , L. unguis , Gr. <?/, Skr. nakha . <?/] 1. (Anat.) the horny scale of plate of epidermis at the end of the fingers and toes of man and many apes.
His nayles like a briddes claws were. Chaucer.
&hand; The nails are strictly homologous with hoofs and claws. When compressed, curved, and pointed, they are called talons or claws , and the animal bearing them is said to be unguiculate ; when they incase the extremities of the digits they are called hoofs , and the animal is ungulate .
2. (Zo\'94l.) (a) The basal thickened portion of the anterior wings of certain hemiptera. (b) The terminal horny plate on the beak of ducks, and other allied birds.
3. A slender, pointed piece of metal, usually with a head, used for fastening pieces of wood or other material together, by being driven into or through them.
&hand; The different sorts of nails are named either from the use to which they are applied, from their shape, from their size, or from some other characteristic, as shingle, floor, ship-carpenters', and horseshoe nails, roseheads, diamonds, fourpenny, tenpenny (see Penny ), chiselpointed, cut, wrought, or wire nails, etc.
4. A measure of length, being two inches and a quarter, or the sixteenth of a yard.
Nail ball (Ordnance) , a round projectile with an iron bolt protruding to prevent it from turning in the gun. -- Nail plate , iron in plates from which cut nails are made. -- On the nail , in hand; on the spot; immediately; without delay or time of credit; as, to pay money on the nail . "You shall have ten thousand pounds on the nail ." Beaconsfield . -- To hit the nail on the head , to hit most effectively; to do or say a thing in the right way.
Nail <Xpage=961>
Nail , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Nailed (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Nailing .] [AS. n\'91glian . 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 ∨ 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.
Nailbrush <Xpage=961>
Nail"brush` , n. A brush for cleaning the nails.
Nailer <Xpage=961>
Nail"er (?) , n. 1. One whose occupation is to make nails; a nail maker.
2. One who fastens with, or drives, nails.
Naileress <Xpage=961>
Nail"er*ess , n. A women who makes nailes.
Nailery <Xpage=961>
Nail"er*y (?) , n.; pl. Naileries (<?/) . A manufactory where nails are made.
Nail-headed <Xpage=961>
Nail"-head`ed (?) , a. Having a head like that of a nail; formed so as to resemble the head of a nail.
Nail-headed characters , arrowheaded or cuneiform characters. See under Arrowheaded . -- Nail-headed molding (Arch.) , an ornament consisting of a series of low four-sided pyramids resembling the heads of large nails; -- called also nail-head molding , or nail-head . It is the same as the simplest form of dogtooth. See Dogtooth .
Nailless <Xpage=961>
Nail"less , a. Without nails; having no nails.
Nainsook <Xpage=961>
Nain`sook" (?) , n. [ Nainsukh , a valley in Kaghan.] A thick sort of jaconet muslin, plain or striped, formerly made in India.
Nais <Xpage=961>
Na"is (?) , n. [L., a naiad.] (Zo\'94l.) See Naiad .
Naissant <Xpage=961>
Nais`sant" (?) , a. [F., p. pr. of na\'8ctre to be born, L. nasci .] (Her.) Same as Jessant .
Na\'8bve <Xpage=961>
Na"\'8bve` (?) , a. [F. na\'8bf , fem. na\'8bve , fr. L. nativus innate, natural, native. See Native , and cf. Na\'8bf .] Having native or unaffected simplicity; ingenuous; artless; frank; as, na\'8bve manners; a na\'8bve person; na\'8bve and unsophisticated remarks.
Na\'8bvely <Xpage=961>
Na"\'8bve`ly (?) , adv. In a na\'8bve manner.
Na\'8bvet\'82 <Xpage=961>
Na`\'8bve`t\'82" (?) , n. [F. See Na\'8bve , and cf. Nativity .] Native simplicity; unaffected plainness or ingenuousness; artlessness.
A story which pleases me by its na\'8bvet\'82 -- that is, by its unconscious ingenuousness. De Quincey.
Na\'8bvety <Xpage=961>
Na"\'8bve`ty (?) , n. Na\'8bvet\'82.
Carlyle.
Nake <Xpage=961>
Nake (?) ,v.t. To make naked. [Obs.]
Chaucer.
Come, be ready, nake your swords. Old Play.
Naked <Xpage=961>
Na"ked (?) , a. [AS. nacod ; akin to D. naakt , G. nackt , OHG. nacchot , nahhot , Icel. n\'94kvi<?/r , nakinn , Sw. naken , Dan. n\'94gen , Goth. naqa<?/s , Lith. n<?/gas , Russ. nagii , L. nudus , Skr. nagna . &root;266. Cf. Nude .]
1. Having no clothes on; uncovered; nude; bare; as, a naked body; a naked limb; a naked sword.
2. Having no means of defense or protection; open; unarmed; defenseless.
Thy power is full naked . Chaucer.
Behold my bosom naked to your swords. Addison.
3. Unprovided with needful or desirable accessories, means of sustenance, etc.; destitute; unaided; bare.
Patriots who had exposed themselves for the public, and whom they say now left naked . Milton.
4. Without addition, exaggeration, or excuses; not concealed or disguised; open to view; manifest; plain.
The truth appears so naked on my side, That any purblind eye may find it out. Shak.
All things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we to do. Heb. iv. 13.
5. Mere; simple; plain.
The very naked name of love. Shak.
6. (Bot.) Without pubescence; as, a naked leaf or stem ; bare, or not covered by the customary parts, as a flower without a perianth, a stem without leaves, seeds without a pericarp, buds without bud scales.
7. (Mus.) Not having the full complement of tones; -- said of a chord of only two tones, which requires a third tone to be sounded with them to make the combination pleasing to the ear; as, a naked fourth or fifth . <-- = open fourth, fifth? -->
Naked bed , a bed the occupant of which is naked, no night linen being worn in ancient times. Shak . -- Naked eye , the eye alone, unaided by glasses, or by telescope, microscope, or the like. -- Naked-eyed medusa . (Zo\'94l.) See Hydromedusa . -- Naked flooring (Carp.) , the timberwork which supports a floor. Gwilt . -- Naked mollusk (Zo\'94l.) , a nudibranch. -- Naked wood (Bot.) , a large rhamnaceous tree ( Colibrina reclinata ) of Southern Florida and the West Indies, having a hard and heavy heartwood, which takes a fine polish. C. S. Sargent .
Syn. -- Nude; bare; denuded; uncovered; unclothed; exposed; unarmed; plain; defenseless.
Nakedly <Xpage=961>
Na"ked*ly , adv. In a naked manner; without covering or disguise; manifestly; simply; barely.
Nakedness <Xpage=961>
Na"ked*ness , n. 1. The condition of being naked.
2. (Script.) The privy parts; the genitals .
Ham ... saw the nakedness of his father. Gen. ix. 22.
Naker <Xpage=961>
Na"ker (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) Same as Nacre .
Naker <Xpage=961>
Na"ker , n. [OE. nakere , F. nakaire , LL. nacara , Per. naq\'beret .] A kind of kettledrum. [Obs.]
Chaucer.
Nakoo <Xpage=961>
Na"koo (?) , n. [From the native name.] (Zo\'94l.) The gavial. [Written also nako .]
Nale <Xpage=961>
Nale (?) , n. [A corrupt form arising from the older "at þe n ale " at the nale.] Ale; also, an alehouse. [Obs.]
Great feasts at the nale . Chaucer.
Nall <Xpage=961>
Nall (?) , n. [Either fr. Icel. n\'bel (see Needle ); or fr. awl , like newt fr. ewt .] An awl. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
Tusser.
Nam <Xpage=961>
Nam (?) . [Contr. fr. ne am .] Am not. [Obs.]
Nam <Xpage=961>
Nam , obs. imp. of Nim .
Chaucer.
Namable <Xpage=961>
Nam"a*ble (?) , a. Capable of being named.
Namation <Xpage=961>
Na*ma"tion (?) , n. [LL. namare to take; cf. AS. niman to take.] (O. Eng. & Scots Law) A distraining or levying of a distress; an impounding.
Burrill.
Namaycush <Xpage=961>
Nam"ay*cush (?) , n. [Indian name.] (Zool.) A large North American lake trout ( Salvelinus namaycush ). It is usually spotted with red, and sometimes weighs over forty pounds. Called also Mackinaw trout , lake trout , lake salmon , salmon trout , togue , and tuladi .
Namby-pamby <Xpage=961>
Nam"by-pam`by (?) , n. [From Ambrose Phillips , in ridicule of the extreme simplicity of some of his verses.] Talk or writing which is weakly sentimental or affectedly pretty.
Macaulay.
Namby-pamby <Xpage=961>
Nam"by-pam`by , a. Affectedly pretty; weakly sentimental; finical; insipid.
Thackeray.
Namby-pamby madrigals of love. W. Gifford.
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Name <Xpage=962>
Name (?) , n. [AS. nama ; akin to D. naam , OS. & OHG. namo , G. name , Icel. nafn , for namn , Dan. navn , Sw. namn , Goth. nam&omac; , L. nomen (perh. influenced by noscere , gnoscere , to learn to know), Gr. 'o`mona , Scr. n\'beman . &root;267. Cf. Anonymous , Ignominy , Misnomer , Nominal , Noun .] 1. The title by which any person or thing is known or designated; a distinctive specific appellation, whether of an individual or a class.
Whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof. Gen. ii. 19.
What's in a name ? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet. Shak.
2. A descriptive or qualifying appellation given to a person or thing, on account of a character or acts.
His name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Is. ix. 6.
3. Reputed character; reputation, good or bad; estimation; fame; especially, illustrious character or fame; honorable estimation; distinction.
What men of name resort to him? Shak.
Far above ... every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come. Eph. i. 21.
I will get me a name and honor in the kingdom. 1 Macc. iii. 14.
He hath brought up an evil name upon a virgin. Deut. xxii. 19.
The king's army ...had left no good name behind. Clarendon.
4. Those of a certain name; a race; a family.
The ministers of the republic, mortal enemies of his name , came every day to pay their feigned civilities. Motley.
5. A person, an individual. [Poetic]
They list with women each degenerate name . Dryden.
Christian name . (a) The name a person receives at baptism, as distinguished from surname ; baptismal name . (b) A given name, whether received at baptism or not. -- Given name . See under Given . -- In name , in profession, or by title only; not in reality; as, a friend in name . -- In the name of . (a) In behalf of; by the authority of. " I charge you in the duke's name to obey me." Shak. (b) In the represented or assumed character of. " I'll to him again in name of Brook." Shak. -- Name plate , a plate as of metal, glass, etc., having a name upon it, as a sign; a doorplate. -- Pen name , a name assumed by an author; a pseudonym or nom de plume. Bayard Taylor. -- Proper name (Gram.) , a name applied to a particular person, place, or thing. -- To call names , to apply opprobrious epithets to; to call by reproachful appellations. -- To take a name in vain , to use a name lightly or profanely; to use a name in making flippant or dishonest oaths. Ex. xx. 7.
Syn. -- Appellation; title; designation; cognomen; denomination; epithet. -- Name , Appellation , Title , Denomination . Name is generic, denoting that combination of sounds or letters by which a person or thing is known and distinguished. Appellation , although sometimes put for name simply, denotes, more properly, a descriptive term , used by way of marking some individual peculiarity or characteristic; as, Charles the Bold , Philip the Stammerer . A title is a term employed to point out one's rank, office, etc.; as, the Duke of Bedford, Paul the Apostle , etc. Denomination is to particular bodies what appellation is to individuals; thus, the church of Christ is divided into different denominations , as Congregationalists, Episcopalians, Presbyterians, etc.
Name <Xpage=962>
Name (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Named (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Naming .] [AS. namian . See Name , n. ] 1. To give a distinctive name or appellation to; to entitle; to denominate; to style; to call.
She named the child Ichabod. 1 Sam. iv. 21.
Thus was the building left Ridiculous, and the work Confusion named . Milton.
2. To mention by name; to utter or publish the name of; to refer to by distinctive title; to mention.
None named thee but to praise. Halleck.
Old Yew, which graspest at the stones That name the underlying dead. Tennyson.
3. To designate by name or specifically for any purpose; to nominate; to specify; to appoint; as, to name a day for the wedding .
Whom late you have named for consul. Shak.
4. (House of Commons) To designate (a member) by name, as the Speaker does by way of reprimand.
Syn. -- To denominate; style; term; call; mention; specify; designate; nominate.
Nameless <Xpage=962>
Name"less , a. 1. Without a name; not having been given a name; as, a nameless star .
Waller.
2. Undistinguished; not noted or famous.
A nameless dwelling and an unknown name. Harte.
3. Not known or mentioned by name; anonymous; as, a nameless writer . " Nameless pens."
Atterbury.
4. Unnamable; indescribable; inexpressible.
But what it is, that is not yet known; what I can not name; <?/t is nameless woe,I wot. Shak.
I have a nameless horror of the man. Hawthorne.
Namelessly <Xpage=962>
Name"less*ly , adv. In a nameless manner.
Namely <Xpage=962>
Name"ly , adv. 1. By name; by particular mention; specifically; especially; expressly. [Obs.]
Chaucer.
The solitariness of man ...God hath namely and principally ordered to prevent by marriage. Milton.
2. That is to say; to wit; videlicet; -- introducing a particular or specific designation.
For the excellency of the soul, namely , its power of divining dreams; that several such divinations have been made, none <?/an question. Addison.
Namer <Xpage=962>
Nam"er (?) , n. One who names, or calls by name.
Namesake <Xpage=962>
Name"sake` (?) , n. [For name's sake ; i . e ., one named for the sake of another's name.] One that has the same name as another; especially, one called after, or named out of regard to, another.
Namo <Xpage=962>
Na*mo" (?) , adv. No more. [Obs.]
Chaucer.
Nan <Xpage=962>
Nan (?) , inerj. [For anan .] Anan. [Prov. Eng.]
Nandine <Xpage=962>