Nundination
Nun′di‐na″tion (?), n. [L. nundinatio.] Traffic at fairs; marketing; buying and selling.Common nundination of pardons. Abp. Bramhall.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Nunnation
Nun‐na″tion (?), n. [From nun, the Arabic name of the letter n: cf. NL. nunnatio, F. nunnation.] (Arabic Gram.) The pronunciation of n at the end of words.
Nunnery
Nun″ner‐y (?), n.; pl.Nunneries (#). [OE. nonnerie, OF. nonerie, F. nonnerie, fr. nonne nun, L. nonna. See Nun.] A house in which nuns reside; a cloister or convent in which wom...
Nunnish
Nun″nish (?), a. Of, pertaining to, or resembling a nun; characteristic of a nun. — Nun″nish‐ness, n.
Nup
Nup (?), n. Same as Nupson.
Nuphar
‖Nu″phar (nū″fär), n. [Per. n�far.] (Bot.) A genus of plants found in the fresh-water ponds or lakes of Europe, Asia, and North America; the yellow water lily. Cf. Nymphaea.
Nupson
Nup″son (nŭp″s'n), n. A simpleton; a fool. B. Jonson.
Nuptial
Nup″tial (nŭp″shal), a. [L. nuptialis, fr. nuptiae marriage, wedding, fr. nubere, nuptum, prop., to cover, to veil, hence, to marry, as the head of the bride was covered with a ...
Nuptial (2)
Nup″tial, n.; pl.Nuptials (�). Marriage; wedding; nuptial ceremony; — now only in the plural.Celebration of that nuptial, whichWe two have sworn shall come. Shak.Preparations......
Nur
Nur (?), n. [Cf. Knur.] A hard knot in wood; also, a hard knob of wood used by boys in playing hockey.I think I'm as hard as a nur, and as tough as whitleather. W. Howitt.
Nuraghe
{‖Nu‐ra″ghe (?), n.; It. pl. -ghi (�). Also Nu″ragh (?), etc.} [It. dial. (Sardinia) nuraghe).] One of the prehistoric towerlike structures found in Sardinia.The so-called nurag...
Nurl
Nurl (nûrl), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Nurled (nûrld); p. pr. & vb. n.Nurling.] [Cf. Knurl.] To cut with reeding or fluting on the edge of, as coins, the heads of screws, etc.; to knurl.
Nurse
Nurse (nûrs), n. [OE. nourse, nurice, norice, OF. nurrice, norrice, nourrice, F. nourrice, fr. L. nutricia nurse, prop., fem. of nutricius that nourishes; akin to nutrix, -icis,...
Nurse (2)
Nurse, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Nursed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Nursing.] 1. To nourish; to cherish; to foster; as: (a) To nourish at the breast; to suckle; to feed and tend, as an infant....
Nursehound
Nurse″hound′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) See Houndfish.
Nursemaid
Nurse″maid′ (?), n. A girl employed to attend children.
Nursepond
Nurse″pond′, n. A pond where fish are fed. Walton.
Nurser
Nurs″er (?), n. One who nurses; a nurse; one who cherishes or encourages growth.
Nursery
Nurs″er‐y (?), n.; pl.Nurseries (#). [Cf. F. nourricerie.] 1. The act of nursing. “Her kind nursery.” Shak.2. The place where nursing is carried on; as: (a) The place, or apartm...
Nurseryman
Nurs″er‐y‐man (?), n.; pl.Nurserymen (�). One who cultivates or keeps a nursery, or place for rearing trees, etc.
Nursing
Nurs″ing, a. Supplying or taking nourishment from, or as from, the breast; as, a nursing mother; a nursing infant.
Nursling
Nurs″ling (?), n. [Nurse + -ling.] One who, or that which, is nursed; an infant; a fondling.I was his nursling once, and choice delight. Milton.
Nurstle
Nurs″tle (?), v. t. To nurse. See Noursle.
Nurture
Nur″ture (?), n. [OE. norture, noriture, OF. norriture, norreture, F. nourriture, fr. L. nutritura a nursing, suckling. See Nourish.] 1. The act of nourishing or nursing; tender...
Nurture (2)
Nur″ture (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Nurtured (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Nurturing.] 1. To feed; to nourish.2. To educate; to bring or train up.He was nurtured where he had been born. Sir ...
Nustle
Nus″tle (?), v. t. [Cf. Nuzzle.] To fondle; to cherish.
Nut
Nut (nŭt), n. [OE. nute, note, AS. hnutu; akin to D. noot, G. nuss, OHG. nuz, Icel. hnot, Sw. nöt, Dan. nöd.]1. (Bot.) The fruit of certain trees and shrubs (as of the almond, w...