Chapter 1042

Nor*we"gi*an , n. 1. A native of Norway.

2. That branch of the Scandinavian language spoken in Norway.

Norwegium <Xpage=982>

Nor*we"gi*um (?) , n. [NL. See Norwegian .] (Chem.) A rare metallic element, of doubtful identification, said to occur in the copper-nickel of Norway.

Norweyan <Xpage=982>

Nor*we"yan (?) , a. Norwegian. [Obs.]

Shak.

Nose <Xpage=982>

Nose (?) , n. [AS. nosu ; akin to D. neus , G. nase , OHG. nasa , Icel. n\'94s , Sw. n\'84sa , Dan. n\'84se , Lith. nosis , Russ. nos' , L. nasus , nares , Skr. n\'bes\'be , n\'bes . <?/ Cf. Nasal , Nasturtium , Naze , Nostril , Nozzle .]

1. (Anat.) The prominent part of the face or anterior extremity of the head containing the nostrils and olfactory cavities; the olfactory organ. See Nostril , and Olfactory organ under Olfactory .

2. The power of smelling; hence, scent.

We are not offended with a dog for a better nose than his master. Collier.

3. A projecting end or beak at the front of an object; a snout; a nozzle; a spout; as, the nose of a bellows; the nose of a teakettle.

Nose bit (Carp.) , a bit similar to a gouge bit, but having a cutting edge on one side of its boring end. -- Nose hammer (Mach.) , a frontal hammer. -- Nose hole (Glass Making) , a small opening in a furnace, before which a globe of crown glass is held and kept soft at the beginning of the flattening process. -- Nose key (Carp.) , a fox wedge. -- Nose leaf (Zo\'94l.) , a thin, broad, membranous fold of skin on the nose of many species of bats. It varies greatly in size and form. -- Nose of wax , fig., a person who is pliant and easily influenced. "A nose of wax to be turned every way." Massinger -- Nose piece , the nozzle of a pipe, hose, bellows, etc.; the end piece of a microscope body, to which an objective is attached. -- To hold , put , &or; bring one's nose to the grindstone . See under Grindstone . -- To lead by the nose , to lead at pleasure, or to cause to follow submissively; to lead blindly, as a person leads a beast. Shak . -- To put one's nose out of joint , to humiliate one's pride, esp. by supplanting one in the affections of another. [Slang] -- To thrust one's nose into , to meddle officiously in. -- To wipe one's nose of , to deprive of; to rob. [Slang] <-- on the nose, (a) exactly, accurately; (b) (racing) to win, opposed to "to place" or "to show" -->

Nose <Xpage=982>

Nose , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Nosed (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Nosing .] 1. To smell; to scent; hence, to track, or trace out.

2. To touch with the nose; to push the nose into or against; hence, to interfere with; to treat insolently.

Lambs . . . nosing the mother's udder. Tennyson.

A sort of national convention, dubious in its nature . . . nosed Parliament in the very seat of its authority. Burke.

3. To utter in a nasal manner; to pronounce with a nasal twang; as, to nose a prayer . [R.]

Cowley.

<-- nose around, to look around, search -->

Nose <Xpage=982>

Nose (n&omac;z) , v. i. 1. To smell; to sniff; to scent.

Audubon.

2. To pry officiously into what does not concern one.

Nosebag <Xpage=982>

Nose"bag` (?) , n. A bag in which feed for a horse, ox, or the like, may be fastened under the nose by a string passing over the head.

Noseband <Xpage=982>

Nose"band` (?) , n. That part of the headstall of a bridle which passes over a horse's nose.

Nosebleed <Xpage=982>

Nose"bleed` (?) , n. 1. A bleeding at the nose.

2. (Bot.) The yarrow. See Yarrow .

Nosed <Xpage=982>

Nosed (?) , a. Having a nose, or such a nose; -- chieflay used in composition; as, pug- nosed .

Nosegay <Xpage=982>

Nose"gay` (?) , n. [ Nose + gay in the sense of a gay or showy thing.] A bunch of odorous and showy flowers; a bouquet; a posy.

Pope.

Nosel <Xpage=982>

Nos"el (?) , v. t. [See Noursle .] To nurse; to lead or teach; to foster; to nuzzle. [Obs.]

If any man use the Scripture . . . to nosel thee in anything save in Christ, he is a false prophet. Tyndale.

Noseless <Xpage=982>

Nose"less (?) , a. Destitute of a nose.

Nosesmart <Xpage=982>

Nose"smart` (?) , n. (Bot.) A kind of cress, a pungent cruciferous plant, including several species of the genus Nasturtium .

Nosethirl, Nosethril <Xpage=982>

Nose"thirl (?) , Nose"thril (?) , n. Nostril. [Obs.] [Written also nosethurl , nosthrill .]

Chaucer.

Nosing <Xpage=982>

Nos"ing (?) , n. (Arch.) That part of the treadboard of a stair which projects over the riser; hence, any like projection, as the projecting edge of a molding.

Nosle <Xpage=982>

No"sle (?) , n. [See Nozzle , Nose .] Nozzle. [Obs.]

Nosocomial <Xpage=982>

Nos`o*co"mi*al (?) , a. [L. nosocomium a hospital, Gr. <?/; <?/ disease + <?/ to attend to.] Of or pertaining to a hospital; as, nosocomial atmosphere .

Dunglison.

Nosography <Xpage=982>

No*sog"ra*phy (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ disease + -graphy : cf. F. nosographie .] A description or classification of diseases.

Nosological <Xpage=982>

Nos`o*log"ic*al (?) , a. [Cf. F. nosologique .] Of or pertaining to nosology.

Nosologist <Xpage=982>

No*sol"o*gist (?) , n. [Cf. F. nosologiste .] One versed in nosology.

Nosology <Xpage=982>

No*sol"o*gy (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ disease + -logy : cf. F. nosologie .] 1. A systematic arrangement, or classification, of diseases.

2. That branch of medical science which treats of diseases, or of the classification of diseases.

Nosopoetic <Xpage=982>

Nos`o*po*et"ic (?) , a. [Gr. <?/ disease + <?/ productive, fr. <?/ to make.] Producing diseases. [R.]

Arbuthnot.

Nost <Xpage=982>

Nost (?) . [Contr. from ne wost .] Wottest not; knowest not. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Nostalgia <Xpage=982>

Nos*tal"gi*a (?) , n. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ a return home + <?/ pain.] (Med.) Homesickness; esp., a severe and sometimes fatal form of melancholia, due to homesickness.

Nostalgic <Xpage=982>

Nos*tal"gic (?) , a. [Cf. F. nostalgique .] Of or pertaining to nostalgia; affected with nostalgia.

Nostalgy <Xpage=982>

Nos*tal"gy (?) , n. Same as Nostalgia .

Nostoc <Xpage=982>

Nos"toc (?) , n. [F.] (Bot.) A genus of alg\'91. The plants are composed of moniliform cells imbedded in a gelatinous substance.

&hand; Nostoc commune is found on the ground, and is ordinarily not seen; but after a rain it swells up into a conspicuous jellylike mass, whish was formerly supposed to have fallen from the sky, whence the popular names, fallen star and star jelly . Also called witches' butter .

Nostril <Xpage=982>

Nos"tril (?) , n. [OE. nosethril , nosethirl , AS. nospyrl ; nos for nosu nose + pyrel opening, hole, from pyrel pierced, for pyrhel , fr. purh through. <?/ See Nose , and Through , and cf. Thrill .]

1. (Anat.) One of the external openings of the nose, which give passage to the air breathed and to secretions from the nose and eyes; one of the anterior nares.

&hand; In sperm whales, porpoises, and allied animals, there is only one nostril, which is situated on the top of the head and called a spiracle .

2. Perception; insight; acuteness. [Obs.]

Methinks a man Of your sagacity and clear nostril should Have made another choice. B. Jonson.

Nostrum <Xpage=982>

Nos"trum (?) n. ; pl. Nostrums (#) . [Neut. sing. of L. noster ours, fr. nos we. See Us .]

1. A medicine, the ingredients of which are kept secret for the purpose of restricting the profits of sale to the inventor or proprietor; a quack medicine.

2. Any scheme or device proposed by a quack.

The incentives of agitators, the arts of impostors and the nostrums of quacks. Brougham.

<-- 3. any scheme asserted to solve a problem, but with no objective basis for belief in its effectiveness; esp., in politics, a scheme likely to prove popular with voters. -->

Not <Xpage=982>

Not (?) . [Contr. from ne wot . See 2d Note .] Wot not; know not; knows not. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Not <Xpage=982>

Not , a. Shorn; shaven. [Obs.] See Nott .

Not <Xpage=982>

Not , adv. [OE. not , noht , nought , naught , the same word as E. naught . See Naught .] A word used to express negation, prohibition, denial, or refusal.

Not one word spake he more than was need. Chaucer.

Thou shalt not steal. Ex. xx. 15.

Thine eyes are upon me, and I am not . Job vii. 8.

The question is, may I do it, or may I not do it? Bp. Sanderson.

Not . . . but , &or; Not but , only. [Obs. or Colloq.]

Chaucer.

Notabilia <Xpage=982>

No`ta*bil"i*a (?) , n. pl. [Neut. pl. of L. notabilis notable.] Things worthy of notice.

Notability <Xpage=982>

Not`a*bil"i*ty (?) , n. ; pl. Notabilities (#) . [Cf. F. notabilit\'82 .] 1. Quality of being notable.

2. A notable, or remarkable, person or thing; a person of note. "Parisian notabilities "

Carlyle.

3. A notable saying. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Notable <Xpage=982>

Not"a*ble (?) , a. [F. notable , L. notabilis , fr. notare to mark, nota mark, note. See 5th Note .]

1. Capable of being noted; noticeable; plan; evident.

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2. Worthy of notice; remarkable; memorable; noted or distinguished; as, a notable event, person .

&hand; Notable in the sense of careful , thrifty , characterized by thrift and capacity (as, a notable housekeeper) is pronounced by many good ortho\'89pists, n&ocr;t"&adot;*b'l , the derivatives notableness , and notably , being also similarly pronounced with short o in the first syllable.

3. Well-known; notorious. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Notable <Xpage=983>

Not"a*ble (?) , n. 1. A person, or thing, of distinction.

2. (French Hist.) One of a number of persons, before the revolution of 1789, chiefly of the higher orders, appointed by the king to constitute a representative body.

Notableness <Xpage=983>

Not"a*ble*ness , n. The quality of being notable.

Notably <Xpage=983>

Not"a*bly , adv. In a notable manner.

Not\'91um <Xpage=983>

No*t\'91"um (?) , n. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ pertaining to the notum or back.] (Zo\'94l.) The back or upper surface, as of a bird.

Notal <Xpage=983>

No"tal (?) , a. [Gr. <?/ the back.] Of or pertaining to the back; dorsal.

Notandum <Xpage=983>

No*tan"dum (?) , n. ; pl. Notanda (#) . [L., fr. notare to observe.] A thing to be noted or observed; a notable fact; -- chiefly used in the plural.

Notarial <Xpage=983>

No*ta"ri*al (?) , a. [Cf. F. notarial .] Of or pertaining to a notary; done or taken by a notary; as, a notarial seal; notarial evidence or attestation.

Notarially <Xpage=983>

No*ta"ri*al*ly , adv. In a notarial manner.

Notary <Xpage=983>

No"ta*ry (?) , n. ; pl. Notaries (#) . [F. notaire , L. notarius notary (in sense 1), fr. nota mark. See 5th Note .]

1. One who records in shorthand what is said or done; as, the notary of an ecclesiastical body .

2. (Eng. & Am. Law) A public officer who attests or certifies deeds and other writings, or copies of them, usually under his official seal, to make them authentic, especially in foreign countries. His duties chiefly relate to instruments used in commercial transactions, such as protests of negotiable paper, ship's papers in cases of loss, damage, etc. He is generally called a notary public .

Notate <Xpage=983>

No"tate (?) , a. [L. notatus marked, p. p. of notare to mark. See 5th Note .] (Bot.) Marked with spots or lines, which are often colored.

Henslow.

Notation <Xpage=983>

No*ta"tion (?) , n. [L. notatio a marking, observing, etymology, fr. notare to mark, nota a mark: cf. F. notation . See 5th Note .] 1. The act or practice of recording anything by marks, figures, or characters.

2. Any particular system of characters, symbols, or abbreviated expressions used in art or science, to express briefly technical facts, quantities, etc. Esp., the system of figures, letters, and signs used in arithmetic and algebra to express number, quantity, or operations.

3. Literal or etymological signification. [Obs.]

"Conscience" is a Latin word, and, according to the very notation of it, imports a double or joint knowledge. South.

Notch <Xpage=983>

Notch (?) , n. [Akin to nock ; cf. OD. nock , OSw. nocka . Cf. Nick a notch.]

1. A hollow cut in anything; a nick; an indentation.

And on the stick ten equal notches makes. Swift.

2. A narrow passage between two elevation; a deep, close pass; a defile; as, the notch of a mountain .

Notch <Xpage=983>

Notch , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Notched (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Notching .] 1. To cut or make notches in ; to indent; also, to score by notches; as, to notch a stick .

2. To fit the notch of (an arrow) to the string.

God is all sufferance; here he doth show No arrow notched , only a stringless bow. Herrick.

Notchboard <Xpage=983>

Notch"board` (?) , n. (Carp.) The board which receives the ends of the steps in a staircase.

Notching <Xpage=983>

Notch"ing , n. 1. The act of making notches; the act of cutting into small hollows.

2. The small hollow, or hollows, cut; a notch or notches.

3. (Carp.) A method of joining timbers, scantling, etc., by notching them, as at the ends, and overlapping or interlocking the notched portions.

4. (Engin.) A method of excavating, as in a bank, by a series of cuttings side by side. See also Gulleting .

Notchweed <Xpage=983>

Notch"weed` (?) , n. (Bot.) A foul-smelling weed, the stinking goosefoot ( Chenopodium Vulvaria ).

Note <Xpage=983>

Note (?) , v. t. [AS. hn\'c6tan to strike against, imp. hn\'bet .] To butt; to push with the horns. [Prov. Eng.]

Note <Xpage=983>

Note (?) . [AS. n\'bet ; ne not + w\'bet wot. See Not , and Wot .] Know not; knows not. [Obs.]

Note <Xpage=983>

Note , n. Nut. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Note <Xpage=983>

Note , n. [AS. notu use, profit.] Need; needful business. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Note <Xpage=983>

Note , n. [F. note , L. nota ; akin to noscere , notum , to know. See Know .] 1. A mark or token by which a thing may be known; a visible sign; a character; a distinctive mark or feature; a characteristic quality.

Whosoever appertain to the visible body of the church, they have also the notes of external profession. Hooker.

She [the Anglican church] has the note of possession, the note of freedom from party titles,the note of life -- a tough life and a vigorous. J. H. Newman.

What a note of youth, of imagination, of impulsive eagerness, there was through it all ! Mrs. Humphry Ward.

2. A mark, or sign, made to call attention, to point out something to notice, or the like; a sign, or token, proving or giving evidence.

3. A brief remark; a marginal comment or explanation; hence, an annotation on a text or author; a comment; a critical, explanatory, or illustrative observation.

The best writers have been perplexed with notes , and obscured with illustrations. Felton.

4. A brief writing intended to assist the memory; a memorandum; a minute.

5. pl. Hence, a writing intended to be used in speaking; memoranda to assist a speaker, being either a synopsis, or the full text of what is to be said; as, to preach from notes ; also, a reporter's memoranda; the original report of a speech or of proceedings.

6. A short informal letter; a billet.

7. A diplomatic missive or written communication.

8. A written or printed paper acknowledging a debt, and promising payment; as, a promissory note ; a note of hand; a negotiable note .

9. A list of items or of charges; an account. [Obs.]

Here is now the smith's note for shoeing. Shak.

10. (Mus.) (a) A character, variously formed, to indicate the length of a tone, and variously placed upon the staff to indicate its pitch. Hence: (b) A musical sound; a tone; an utterance; a tune. (c) A key of the piano or organ.

The wakeful bird . . . tunes her nocturnal note . Milton.

That note of revolt against the eighteenth century, which we detect in Goethe, was struck by Winckelmann. W. Pater.

11. Observation; notice; heed.

Give orders to my servants that they take No note at all of our being absent hence. Shak.

12. Notification; information; intelligence. [Obs.]

The king . . . shall have note of this. Shak.

13. State of being under observation. [Obs.]

Small matters . . . continually in use and in note . Bacon.

14. Reputation; distinction; as, a poet of note .

There was scarce a family of note which had not poured out its blood on the field or the scaffold. Prescott.

15. Stigma; brand; reproach. [Obs.]

Shak.

Note of hand , a promissory note.

Note <Xpage=983>

Note (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Noted ; p. pr. & vb. n. Noting .] [F. noter , L. notare , fr. nota . See Note , n. ]