Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Narcotinic

Nar′co‐tin″ic (–tĭn″ĭk), a. Pertaining to narcotine.

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Narcotism

Nar″co‐tism (när″kō̍‐tĭz'm), n. [Cf. F. narcotisme.] Narcosis; the state of being narcotized. G. Eliot.

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Narcotize

Nar″co‐tize (–tīz), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Narcotized (–tīzd); p. pr. & vb. n.Narcotizing (–tī‐zĭng).] To imbue with, or subject to the influence of, a narcotic; to put into a state...

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Nard

Nard (närd), n. [AS., fr. L. nardus, Gr. νάρδοσ; cf. Heb. nêrd, Per. nard, Scr. nalada.] 1. (Bot.) An East Indian plant (Nardostachys Jatamansi) of the Valerian family, used fro...

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Nardine

Nard″ine (närd″ĭn), a. [L. nardinus, Gr. νάρδινοσ.] Of or pertaining to nard; having the qualities of nard.

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Nardoo

‖Nar‐doo″ (när‐do͞o″), n.(Bot.) An Australian name for Marsilea Drummondii, a four-leaved cryptogamous plant, sometimes used for food.

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Nare

Nare (nâr), n. [L. naris.] A nostril. B. Jonson.

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Nares

‖Na″res (?), n. pl. [L., pl. of naris nostril.] (Anat.) The nostrils or nasal openings, — the anterior nares being the external or proper nostrils, and the posterior nares, the ...

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Nargile

{ Nar″gile (?), Nar″gi‐leh (?), } n. [Per. nārghīl, prop., a cocoanut; prob. so called because first made of a cocoanut.] An apparatus for smoking tobacco. It has a long flexibl...

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Narica

‖Nar″i‐ca (?), n.(Zoöl.) The brown coati. See Coati.

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Nariform

Nar″i‐form (?), a. [L. naris nostril + -form. See Nose.] Formed like the nose.

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Narine

Nar″ine (?), a. Of or belonging to the nostrils.

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Narrable

Nar″ra‐ble (?), a. [L. narrabilis, fr. narrare to narrate.] Capable of being narrated or told.

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Narragansetts

Nar′ra‐gan″setts (?), n. pl.; sing. Narragansett (�). (Ethnol.) A tribe of Indians who formerly inhabited the shores of Narragansett Bay.

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Narrate

Nar‐rate″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Narrated; p. pr. & vb. n.Narrating.] [L. narratus, p. p. of narrare to narrate, prob. for gnarigare, fr. gnarus knowing. See Ignore, Know.] To ...

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Narration

Nar‐ra″tion (?), n. [L. narratio: cf. F. narration.] 1. The act of telling or relating the particulars of an event; rehearsal; recital.2. That which is related; the relation in ...

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Narrative

Nar″ra‐tive (?), a. [Cf. F. narratif.] 1. Of or pertaining to narration; relating to the particulars of an event or transaction.2. Apt or inclined to relate stories, or to tell ...

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Narrative (2)

Nar″ra‐tive, n. That which is narrated; the recital of a story; a continuous account of the particulars of an event or transaction; a story.Cyntio was much taken with my narrati...

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Narratively

Nar″ra‐tive‐ly, adv. In the style of narration.

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Narrator

Nar‐ra″tor (?), n. One who narrates; one who relates a series of events or transactions.

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Narratory

Nar″ra‐to‐ry (?), a. Giving an account of events; narrative; as, narratory letters. Howell.

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Narre

Narre (när), a. Nearer. Spenser.

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Narrow

Nar″row (năr″rō̍), a. [Compar.Narrower (–ẽr); superl.Narrowest.] [OE. narwe, naru, AS. nearu; akin to OS. naru, naro.] 1. Of little breadth; not wide or broad; having little dis...

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Narrow (2)

Nar″row (?), n.; pl.Narrows (�). A narrow passage; esp., a contracted part of a stream, lake, or sea; a strait connecting two bodies of water; — usually in the plural; as, The N...

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Narrow (3)

Nar″row, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Narrowed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Narrowing.] [AS. nearwian.] 1. To lessen the breadth of; to contract; to draw into a smaller compass; to reduce the widt...

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Narrow (4)

Nar″row, v. i. 1. To become less broad; to contract; to become narrower; as, the sea narrows into a strait.2. (Man.) Not to step out enough to the one hand or the other; as, a h...

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Narrow-minded

Nar″row–mind′ed (?), a. Of narrow mental scope; illiberal; mean. — Nar″row–mind′ed‐ness, n.