Webster's Dictionary 1913

1702

Nosegay

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.

1703

Nosel

Nos″el (?), v. t. [See Noursle.] To nurse; to lead or teach; to foster; to nuzzle.If any man use the Scripture... to nosel thee in anything save in Christ, he is a false prophet...

1704

Noseless

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

1705

Nosesmart

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

1706

Nosethirl

{ Nose″thirl (?), Nose″thril (?) }, n. Nostril. [Written also nosethurl, nosthrill.] Chaucer.

1707

Nosing

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.

1708

Nosle

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

1709

Nosocomial

Nos′o‐co″mi‐al (nŏs′ō̍‐kō″mĭ‐al), a. [L. nosocomium a hospital, Gr. νοσοκομει̑ον; νόσοσ disease + κομει̑ν to attend to.] Of or pertaining to a hospital; as, nosocomial atmospher...

1710

Nosography

No‐sog″ra‐phy (?), n. [Gr. νόσοσ disease + -graphy: cf. F. nosographie.] A description or classification of diseases.

1711

Nosological

Nos′o‐log″ic‐al (?), a. [Cf. F. nosologique.] Of or pertaining to nosology.

1712

Nosologist

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

1713

Nosology

No‐sol″o‐gy (?), n. [Gr. νόσοσ disease + -logy: cf. F. nosologie.] 1. A systematic arrangement, or classification, of diseases.2. That branch of medical science which treats of ...

1714

Nosophen

Nos″o‐phen (?), n. [Nose + phenol; orig. used for affections of the nose.] (Pharm.) An iodine compound obtained as a yellowish gray, odorless, tasteless powder by the action of ...

1715

Nosophobia

‖Nos′o‐pho″bi‐a (?), n.(Med.) Morbid dread of disease.

1716

Nosopoetic

Nos′o‐po‐et″ic (?), a. [Gr. νόσοσ disease + � productive, fr. ποιει̑ν to make.] Producing diseases. Arbuthnot.

1717

Nost

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

1718

Nostalgia

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

1719

Nostalgic

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

1720

Nostalgy

Nos‐tal″gy (?), n. Same as Nostalgia.

1721

Nostoc

Nos″toc (?), n.(Bot.) A genus of algæ. The plants are composed of moniliform cells imbedded in a gelatinous substance.☞ Nostoc commune is found on the ground, and is ordinarily ...

1722

Nostril

Nos″tril (?), n. [OE. nosethril, nosethirl, AS. nosþyrl; nos for nosu nose + þyrel opening, hole, from þyrel pierced, for þyrhel, fr. purh through. √261. See Nose, and Through, ...

1723

Nostrum

Nos″trum (–trŭm), n.; pl.Nostrums (–trŭmz). [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 restri...

1724

Not

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

1725

Not (2)

Not, a. Shorn; shaven. See Nott.

1726

Not (3)

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 th...

1727

Not-pated

{ Not″–pat′ed (?), Nott″–pat′ed }, a. Same as Nott-headed. Shak.

1728

Notabilia

‖No′ta‐bil″i‐a (?), n. pl. [Neut. pl. of L. notabilis notable.] Things worthy of notice.