Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Ne Temere

‖Ne Te″me‐re (?). [So named from L. ne not + temere rashly, the first two words in the decree.] (R. C. Ch.) A decree of the Congregation of the Council declaring invalid any mar...

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Ne'er

Ne'er (? or?), adv. a contraction of Never.

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Ne'er-do-well

Ne'er″–do–well′ (?), n. A person who never does, or fares, well; a good for nothing.The idle and dissolute ne'er-do-wells of their communities. Harper's Mag.

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Neaf

Neaf (nēf), n. See 2d Neif. Shak.

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Neal

Neal (nēl), v. t. To anneal. Chaucer.

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Neal (2)

Neal, v. i. To be tempered by heat. Bacon.

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Neanderthal

Ne‐an″der‐thal′ (?), a.(Anthropol.) Of, pertaining to, or named from, the Neanderthal, a valley in the Rhine Province, in which were found parts of a skeleton of an early type o...

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Neanderthaloid

Ne‐an′der‐thal″oid (?), a. [Neanderthal + -oid.] (Anthropol.) Like, or pertaining to, the Neanderthal skull, or the type of man it represents.

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Neap

Neap (?), n. [Cf. Neb, Nape.] The tongue or pole of a cart or other vehicle drawn by two animals.

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Neap (2)

Neap (?), a. [As. nēpflōd neap flood; cf. hnipian to bend, incline.] Low.Neap tides, the lowest tides of the lunar month, which occur in the second and fourth quarters of the mo...

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Neap (3)

Neap, n. A neap tide.High springs and dead neaps. Harkwill.

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Neaped

Neaped (?), a.(Naut.) Left aground on the height of a spring tide, so that it will not float till the next spring tide; — called also beneaped.

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Neapolitan

Ne′a‐pol″i‐tan (?), a. [L. Neapolitanus, fr. Neapolis Naples, Gr. �, lit., New town.] Of of pertaining to Naples in Italy. — n. A native or citizen of Naples.

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Neapolitan ice

{ Ne′a‐pol″i‐tan ice, Neapolitan ice cream }. (a) An ice or ice cream containing eggs as well as cream. (b) An ice or ice cream prepared in layers, as vanilla, strawberry, and c...

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Near

Near (nēr), adv. [AS. neár, compar. of neáh nigh. See Nigh.] 1. At a little distance, in place, time, manner, or degree; not remote; nigh.My wife! my traitress! let her not come...

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Near (2)

Near (?), a. [Compar.Nearer (?); superl.Nearest.] [See Near, adv.] 1. Not far distant in time, place, or degree; not remote; close at hand; adjacent; neighboring; nigh. “As one ...

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Near (3)

Near, prep. Adjacent to; close by; not far from; nigh; as, the ship sailed near the land. See the Note under near, a.

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Near (4)

Near, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Neared (?); p. pr. & vb. nNearing.] [See Near, adv.] To approach; to come nearer; as, the ship neared the land.

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Near (5)

Near, v. i. To draw near; to approach.A speck, a mist, a shape, I wist!And still it neared, and neared. Coleridge.

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Near beer

Near beer. Any of various malt liquors (see Citation).Near beer is a term of common currency used to designate all that class of malt liquors which contain so little alcohol tha...

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Near-legged

Near″–legged′ (?), a. Having the feet so near together that they interfere in traveling. Shak.

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Nearctic

Ne‐arc″tic (?), a. [Neo + arctic.] Of or pertaining to a region of the earth's surface including all of temperate and arctic North America and Greenland. In the geographical dis...

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Nearhand

Near″hand′ (?), a. & adv. Near; near at hand; closely. Bacon.

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Nearly

Near″ly, adv. In a near manner; not remotely; closely; intimately; almost.

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Nearness

Near″ness, n. The state or quality of being near; — used in the various senses of the adjective.

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Nearsighted

Near″sight′ed (?), a. Seeing distinctly at short distances only; shortsighted. — Near″sight′ed‐ness, n. See Myopic, and Myopia.

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Neat

Neat (nēt), n. sing. & pl. [AS. neát; akin to OHG. nōz, Icel. naut, Sw. nöt, Dan. nöd, and to AS. neótan to make use of, G. geniessen, Goth. niutan to have a share in, have joy ...