Webster's Dictionary 1913

325

Navigation

Nav′i‐ga″tion (?), n. [L. navigatio: cf. F. navigation.] 1. The act of navigating; the act of passing on water in ships or other vessels; the state of being navigable.2. (a) The...

326

Navigator

Nav″i‐ga′tor (?), n. One who navigates or sails; esp., one who direct the course of a ship, or one who is skillful in the art of navigation; also, a book which teaches the art o...

327

Navigerous

Na‐vig″er‐ous (?), a. [L. naviger; navis ship + gerere to bear.] Bearing ships; capable of floating vessels. Blount.

328

Navvy

Nav″vy (?), n.; pl.Navies (#). [Abbreviated fr. navigator.] Originally, a laborer on canals for internal navigation; hence, a laborer on other public works, as in building railr...

329

Navy

Na″vy (?); n.; pl.Navies (#). [OF. navie, fr. L. navis ship. See Nave of a church.] 1. A fleet of ships; an assemblage of merchantmen, or so many as sail in company. “The navy a...

330

Navy blue

Na″vy blue′. Prussian blue.

331

Nawab

‖Na‐wab″ (?), n. [See Nabob.] A deputy ruler or viceroy in India; also, a title given by courtesy to other persons of high rank in the East.

332

Nawab (2)

Na‐wab″ (?), n. A rich, retired Anglo-Indian; a nabob.

333

Nawl

Nawl (?), n. [See Nall.] An awl. usser.

334

Nay

Nay (nā), adv. [Icel. nei; akin to E. no. See No, adv.] 1. No; — a negative answer to a question asked, or a request made, now superseded by no. See Yes.And eke when I say “ye,”...

335

Nay (2)

Nay, n.; pl.Nays (�). 1. Denial; refusal.2. A negative vote; one who votes in the negative.It is no nay, there is no denying it. haucer.

336

Nay (3)

Nay, v. t. & i. To refuse. Holinshed.

337

Nayaur

‖Na‐yaur″ (?), n.(Zoöl.) A specied of wild sheep (Ovis Hodgsonii), native of Nepaul and Thibet. It has a dorsal mane and a white ruff beneath the neck.

338

Nayt

Nayt (?), v. t. [Icel. neita.] To refuse; to deny. “He shall not nayt ne deny his sin.” Chaucer.

339

Nayward

Nay″ward (?), n. The negative side.Howe'er you lean to the nayward. Shak.

340

Nayword

Nay″word′ (?), n. A byword; a proverb; also, a watchword. hak.

341

Nazarene

Naz′a‐rene″ (?), n. [L. Nazarenus, Gr. �, fr. � Nazareth.] 1. A native or inhabitant of Nazareth; — a term of contempt applied to Christ and the early Christians.2. (Eccl. Hist....

342

Nazarite

Naz″a‐rite (?), n. A Jew bound by a vow to leave the hair uncut, to abstain from wine and strong drink, and to practice extraordinary purity of life and devotion, the obligation...

343

Nazariteship

Naz″a‐rite‐ship, n. The state of a Nazarite.

344

Nazaritic

Naz′a‐rit″ic (?), a. Of or pertaining to a Nazarite, or to Nazarites.

345

Nazaritism

Naz″a‐ri‐tism (?; 277), n. The vow and practice of a Nazarite.

346

Naze

Naze (?), n. [See Ness.] A promontory or headland.

347

Nazirite

Naz″i‐rite (?), n. A Nazarite.

348

Ne

Ne (nē), adv. [AS. ne. See No.] Not; never.He never yet no villany ne said. Chaucer.☞ Ne was formerly used as the universal adverb of negation, and survives in certain compounds...

349

Ne (2)

Ne, conj. [See Ne, adv.] Nor. Shak.No niggard ne no fool. Chaucer.Ne... ne, neither... nor. Chaucer.

350

Ne exeat

‖Ne′ ex″e‐at (?). [L. ne exeat regno let him not go out of the kingdom.] (Law) A writ to restrain a person from leaving the country, or the jurisdiction of the court. The writ w...

351

Ne plus ultra

‖Ne plus ul″tra (?). [L., no further; ne no, not + plus more + ultra beyond.] 1. The uttermost point to which one can go or attain; hence, the summit of achievement; the highest...