Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Neat (2)

Neat, a. [See neat, n.] Of or pertaining to the genus Bos, or to cattle of that genus; as, neat cattle.

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Neat (3)

Neat, a. [Compar.Neater (?); superl.Neatest.] [OE. nett, F. nett, fr. L. nitidus, fr. nitere to shine. Cf. Nitid, Net, a., Natty.] 1. Free from that which soils, defiles, or dis...

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Neatherd

Neat″herd′ (?), n. A person who has the care of neat cattle; a cowherd. Dryden.

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Neathouse

Neat″house′ (?), n. A building for the shelter of neat cattle. Massinger.

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Neatify

Neat″i‐fy (?), v. t. [Neat, a. + -fy.] To make neat. olland.

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Neatly

Neat″ly, adv. In a neat manner; tidily; tastefully.

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neatness

neat″ness, n. The state or quality of being neat.

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Neatress

Neat″ress (?), n. [From neat cattle.] A woman who takes care of cattle. Warner.

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Neb

Neb (nĕb), n. [AS. nebb head, face; akin to D. neb, Icel. nef, beak of a bird, nose, Dan. næb beak, bill, Sw. näbb, näf, and prob. also to D. sneb, snavel, bill, beak, G. schnab...

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Neb-neb

Neb″–neb′ (?), n. Same as Bablh.

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Nebalia

‖Ne‐ba″li‐a (nē̍‐bā″lĭ‐ȧ), n.(Zoöl.) A genus of small marine Crustacea, considered the type of a distinct order (Nebaloidea, or Phyllocarida.)

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Nebula

Neb″u‐la (nĕb″ū̍‐lȧ), n.; pl.Nebulæ (#). [L., mist, cloud; akin to Gr. νεφέλη, νέφοσ, cloud, mist, G. nebel mist, OHG. nebul, D. nevel, Skr. nabhas cloud, mist. Cf. Nebule.] 1. ...

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Nebular

Neb″u‐lar (?), a. Of or pertaining to nebulæ; of the nature of, or resembling, a nebula.Nebular hypothesis, an hypothesis to explain the process of formation of the stars and pl...

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Nebulated

Neb″u‐la′ted (?), a. Clouded with indistinct color markings, as an animal.

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Nebulation

Neb′u‐la″tion (?), n. The condition of being nebulated; also, a clouded, or ill-defined, color mark.

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Nebule

Neb″ule (?), n. [Cf. F. nébule. See nebula.] A little cloud; a cloud.O light without nebule. Old Ballad.

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Nébulé

{ ‖Né′bu′lé″ (?), Neb″u‐ly (?) }, a. [F. nébulé.] (Her.) Composed of successive short curves supposed to resemble a cloud; — said of a heraldic line by which an ordinary or subo...

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Nebulization

Neb′u‐li‐za″tion (?), n.(Med.) The act or process of nebulizing; atomization.

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Nebulize

Neb″u‐lize (?), v. t. [See Nebula.] To reduce (as a liquid) to a fine spray or vapor; to atomize.

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Nebulizer

Neb″u‐li′zer (?), n. An atomizer.

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Nebulose

Neb″u‐lose′ (?), a. Nebulous; cloudy. Derham.

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Nebulosity

Neb′u‐los″i‐ty (?), n. [L. nebulositas: cf. F. nébulosité] 1. The state or quality of being nebulous; cloudiness; haziness; mistiness; nebulousness.The nebulosity... of the moth...

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Nebulous

Neb″u‐lous (?), a. [L. nebulosus: cf. F. nébuleux. See Nebula.] 1. Cloudy; hazy; misty.2. (Astron.) Of, pertaining to, or having the appearance of, a nebula; nebular; cloudlike....

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Nebuly (2)

Neb″u‐ly, n.(Her. & Arch.) A line or a decoration composed of successive short curves or waves supposed to resemble a cloud. See Nébulé

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Necessarian

Nec′es‐sa″ri‐an (?), n. [Cf. F. nécessarien. See Necessary.] An advocate of the doctrine of philosophical necessity; a necessitarian.

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Necessarian (2)

Nec′es‐sa″ri‐an, a. Of or pertaining to necessarianism.

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Necessarianism

Nec′es‐sa″ri‐an‐ism (?), n. The doctrine of philosophical necessity; necessitarianism. Hixley.