NOVACULITE
NOVAC'ULITE, noun [Latin a razor.] Razor-stone; Turkey-hone; coticular shist; whet-slate, a variety of argillaceous slate.
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NOVATIAN
NOVA'TIAN, noun In church history, one of the sect of Novatus or Novatianus, who held that the lapsed might not be received again into communion with the church, and that second...
NOVATIANISM
NOVA'TIANISM, noun The opinions of the Novations.One Hypolitus, a Roman presbyter, had been seduced into novatianism
NOVATION
NOVATION. [See Innovation.]
NOVATOR
NOVATOR. [See Innovator.]
NOVEL
NOV'EL, adjective1. New; of recent origin or intorduction; not ancient; hence, unusual; as a novel heresy; novel opinions. The proceedings of the court were novel2. In the civil...
NOVELISM
NOV'ELISM, n Innovation. [Little used.]
NOVELIST
NOV'ELIST, noun1. An innovator; an asserter of novelty.2. A writer of a novel or of novels.3. A writer of news.
NOVELIZE
NOV'ELIZE, verb intransitive To innovate. [Not in use.]
NOVELTY
NOV'ELTY, noun Newness; recentness of origin or introduction.Novelty is the great parent of pleasure.
NOVEMBER
NOVEM'BER, noun [Latin from nine; the ninth month, according to the ancient Roman year, beginning in March.] The eleventh month of the year.
NOVENARY
NO'VENARY, noun [nine.] The number nine; nine collectively.NOVENARY, adjective Pertaining to the number nine.
NOVENNIAL
NO'VEN'NIAL, adjective Done every ninth year.
NOVERCAL
NOVER'CAL, adjective [Latin a step-mother.] Pertaining to a step-mother; suitable to a step-mother; in the manner of a step-mother.
NOVICE
NOV'ICE, noun [Latin from new.]1. One who is new in any business; one unacquainted or unskilled; one in the rudiments; a beginner.I am young, a novice in the trade.2. One that h...
NOVITIATE
NOVI'TIATE, noun1. The state or time or learning rudiments.2. In religious houses, a year or other time of probation for the trial of a noveice, to determine whether he has the ...
NOVITIOUS
NOVI'TIOUS, adjective Newly invented. [Not used.]
NOVITY
NOV'ITY, noun Newness. [Not used.]
NOW
NOW, adverb1. At the present time.I have a patient now living at an advanced age, who discharged blood from his lungs thirty years ago.2. A little while ago; very lately.They th...
NOWAY
NO'WAY, adverb [no and way.] In no manner or degree. [These can hardly be considered as compound words.]
NOWAYS
NO'WAYS, adverb [no and way.] In no manner or degree. [These can hardly be considered as compound words.]
NOWED
NOW'ED, adjective Knotted; tied in a knot; used in heraldry.
NOWEL
NOW'EL, noun A shout of joy or christmas song.
NOWES
NOWES, noun The marriage knot.
NOWHERE
NO'WHERE, adverb Not in any place or state. Happiness is nowhere to be found but in the practice of virtue.But it is better to write no and where as separate words.
NOWISE
NO'WISE, adverb [no and wise; often by mistake written noways.] Not in any manner or degree.
NOXIOUS
NOXIOUS, adjective [Latin from hurt.]1. Hurtful; harmful; baneful; pernicious; destructive; unwholesome; insalubrious; as noxious air, food, climate; pernicious; corrupting to m...