Webster's Dictionary 1913

1216

Nitty (2)

Nit″ty, a. [L. nitidus. See Nitid.] Shining; elegant; spruce. “O sweet, nitty youth.” Marston.

1217

Nival

Ni″val (?), a. [L. nivalis, fr. nix, nivis, snow.] Abounding with snow; snowy. Johnson.

1218

Niveous

Niv″e‐ous (?), a. [L. niveus, fr. nix, nivis, snow.] Snowy; resembling snow; partaking of the qualities of snow. Sir T. Browne.

1219

Nivose

‖Ni′vose″ (?), n. [F., fr. L. nix. nivis, snow.] The fourth month of the French republican calendar. It commenced December 21, and ended January 19. See VendÉmiaire.

1220

Nix

Nix (?), n.; fem.Nixe (�). [G. Cf. 1st Nick.] (Teut. Myth.) One of a class of water spirits, commonly described as of a mischievous disposition.The treacherous nixes who entice ...

1221

Nixie

Nix″ie (?), n. See Nix.

1222

Nixie (2)

Nix″ie (?). 1. Nothing.2. (U. S. Mail Service) A piece of mail matter which cannot be delivered, either because no post office exists at the place to which is it addressed, or b...

1223

Nixie clerk

Nixie clerk. A post-office clerk in charge of the nixies.

1224

Nizam

‖Ni‐zam″ (?), n. [Hind. & Ar. nizām order, a ruler, fr. Ar. nazama arrange, govern.] The title of the native sovereigns of Hyderabad, in India, since 1719.

1225

Nizam (2)

‖Ni‐zam″ (?), n.; pl. Nizam. [Turk. nizām.] A regular soldier of the Turkish army. See Army organization, above.

1226

No

No (nō), a. [OE. no, non, the same word as E. none; cf. E. a, an. See None.] Not any; not one; none.Let there be no strife... between me and thee. Gen. xiii. 8.That goodness is ...

1227

No (2)

No, adv. [OE. no, na, AS. nā; ne not + ā ever. AS. ne is akin to OHG. ni, Goth. ni, Russ. ne, Ir., Gael. & W. ni, L. ne, Gr. νη (in comp.), Skr. na, and also to E. prefix un-. √...

1228

No (3)

No (nō), n.; pl.Noes (nōz). 1. A refusal by use of the wordd no; a denial.2. A negative vote; one who votes in the negative; as, to call for the ayes and noes; the noes have it.

1229

No-man's land

No″–man's′ land′ (?). 1. (Naut.) A space amidships used to keep blocks, ropes, etc.; a space on a ship belonging to no one in particular to care for.2. Fig.: An unclaimed space ...

1230

Noachian

No‐a″chi‐an (?), a. Of or pertaining to the patriarch Noah, or to his time.

1231

Noah

No″ah (?), n. [Heb. Nōakh rest.] A patriarch of Biblical history, in the time of the Deluge.Noah's ark. (a) (Zoöl.) A marine bivalve shell (Arca Noæ), which somewhat resembles a...

1232

Nob

Nob (?), n. [Cf. Knob.] The head.

1233

Nob (2)

Nob, n. [Abbrev. fr. noble.] A person in a superior position in life; a nobleman.

1234

Nobbily

Nob″bi‐ly (?), adv. In a nobby manner.

1235

Nobbler

Nob″bler (?), n. A dram of spirits.

1236

Nobby

Nob″by (?), a. [From 2d Nob.] Stylish; modish; elegant; showy; aristocratic; fashionable.

1237

Nobel prizes

No‐bel″ prizes (?). Prizes for the encouragement of men and women who work for the interests of humanity, established by the will of A. B. Nobel (1833-96), the Swedish inventor ...

1238

Nobert's lines

No″bert's lines (?). [After F. A. Nobert, German manufacturer in Pomerania.] Fine lines ruled on glass in a series of groups of different closeness of line, and used to test the...

1239

Nobili's rings

No″bi‐li's rings (?). [After Leopoldo Nobili, an Italian physicist who first described them in 1826.] (Physics) Colored rings formed upon a metal plate by the electrolytic dispo...

1240

Nobiliary

No‐bil″ia‐ry (?), a. [F. nobiliare. See Noble.] Of or pertaining to the nobility. Fitzed. Hall.

1241

Nobiliary (2)

No‐bil″ia‐ry, n. A history of noble families.

1242

Nobilify

No‐bil″i‐fy (?), v. t. [L. nobilis noble + -fy.] To make noble; to nobiliate.