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N.

NAdir,

[Under- adj. Horizon pole]

Nag,

[Gelded horse (dim.]

Nay,

[Not]

• say— [Deny]

Nail.

• —of Animal. PP. VI. 5. A.
  • Iron pin to be driven in by knocking]
  • Brass pin to be driven in by knocking]

Naked,

• Not- clothed
• Un- covered

Name.

• Word. T. I. 4.
• —ly, Conj. IV. 3.
• nick— [Name (corr.]
• [Reputation]

Nap.

• [Tufted superficies]
• [Sleep (fit]

Nape,

[Hinder part of the neck]

Naphew.

HS. IV. 4. A.

Naphtha.

St. V. 5. A.

Napkin,

[Linen for wiping]

Nappy.

 

Narciss,

[Daffadil] HL. IV. 4.

Narcotic.

• [adj. a. Sleep]
• [adj. A. Stupor]

Nard.

 

Narration.

D. V. 3.

Narrow.

• op. to Ample, [adj. Sp. II. 5. O.]
• op. to Broad, [adj. TM. II. 2. O]
• —ly, [adv. Heedfulness]

Nastiness,

[Slovenliness (augm.]

Nation.

RC. III. 1.

Native,

[adj. Birth]

Nativity.

• [Birth]
• [Birth (time]

Natural.

• [adj. T. III. 7.]
• —ly, [adv. Spontaneity]
• —power. NP.
• —fool, [adj. Idiot (person]

Naturalist,

[adj. Nature (ar∣tist]

Naturalize,

[a. Nation]

Nature.

• [Natural (abstr.]
  • Law of— RC. IV. 1.
• [Temper of
  • Mind]
  • Body]
• [Disposition]

Naval,

[adj. Ship.]

Nave.

• —of a Church, [Greatest Tem∣ple (room]
• —of cart, &c. Po. V. 7.

Navel.

PG. IV. 6. A.

• —wort. HL. VIII. 6.
• Sea— HL. I. 11. A.

Navew.

HS. IV. 4. A.

Naught.

• [Nothing]
• come to— [Be annihilated]
• set at— [Contemn]
• [Evil]
• —for, [Hurtful to.]

Navy.

• [Ships (aggr.]
• [Army of ships]

Navigation,

[Sailing]

Nauseate.

[a. AS. V. I. O.]

Nauseousness,

[Lothing] NP. II. 4. O.

Nautic,

[adj. Ship.]

Nautilus.

Ex. VII. 1.

Neap-tide,

[Shallowest tide]

Neast,

vid. Nest.

Neat.

• Beast. Be. II. 1.
• [adj. Neatness]
• ...—ness.
• [Pureness]
• [Cleanliness]
• [Decentness (augm]
• [Ornateness]

Neb,

[Tooth] Mag. IV. 2.

Nebulous,

[adj. Mist.]

Necessary,

[adj. Necessity]

Necessity.

• Proper. T. V. 7.
  • [Want]
  • [Poverty]
  • [Determination]

Necessitous,

[Needy]

Neck.

PG. IV. 1.

• —of land, [Isthmus]

Necromancy,

[Witchcraft by the dead]

Nectar,

[Drink of the feigned Gods]

Nectarine.

Tr. II. 1. A.

Neece,

[Nephew (fem.]

Need,

[Want] sp. of necessaries]

• must—s, [Must (augm.]

Needfulness.

• [Necessity]
• [Expedience]

Neediness,

[Poverty]

Needle,

[Sowing▪ pin]

• —fish. Fi. III. 13. (p. Magnet]
• Mariners— [adj. iron pin. adj.
• Shepherds— [Venus combe] HF. I. 5. A.

Needless,

[Abundant]

Neer.

• adj. neerness]
• adv. neerness]
• well— [Almost]
• [Beside]
• ...—ness.
  • Nighness. Sp. II. 3.
  • [Frugality]
  • [Penuriousness]

Neeze,

[Sneez]

Neezing-wort,

[White Hellebore] HL. VII. 1.

Nefarious,

[Vicious (augm.]

Negation.

D. VI. 2. O.

Neglect,

[a.

• Negligence]
• Omission]
• Contemning]

Negligence.

Ha. IV. 5. D.

Negotiate.

• [a. Business]
• [a. Commerce]

Negro,

[Black man]

Neigh,

[a. Horse (voice]

Neighbour.

RO. IV. 3.

• [Neer] sp. dwelling]

Neither.

• [None of the two]
• [Nor]

Neophyte,

[New Disciple]

Neoter••o,

New [adj. Sp. I. 3. O.

Nep,

[Cat-mint]

Nephew.

RO. I. 3. O.

Nerites.

Ex. VII. 4. A.

Nerve.

PG. II. 5.

Nest,

• [Room sp. of bird]
• [Bed sp. of bird]

Nestling,

[Bird (young) taken out of the nest]

Net,

[Squares (plain) of the thred]

• sp. for hunting]

Nether.

• [More-low]
• [Inferiour]
• —most, [Most low]

N••••••le.

MF. I. 14.

• dead— [Archangel] HF. VII. 11
• —tree, [Lotus] Tr. III. 4.
• Sea— Ex. IX. 6. A.

Never.

Sp. I. 9. O.

• —so much, [How much soe∣ver]
• —the less. Conj. II. 2. O.

Neuter,

[Of no Faction].

Neutrality.

• [Slightness] Ha. III. 4. E.
• [Being of no Faction]

New. Sp. I. 3.

• —of the Moon, [Beginning of Moon's monethly course]
• —s, [New Narration]

Newt,

[Lizard] Be. VI. 5.

Next.

• [Most ••sar]
• [Preceding]
• [Following]
• [Immediate]

Nibble,

[Gnaw (dim.]

Niceness.

• op. to Hardiness. NP. IV. 7. O.
• Over-cleanliness. Man. II. 6. E.

Niche,

[Dent]

• Nick, [Notch]
• —name, [Name (corr.) sp. adj. Contempt]
• in the— [In the instant of time (perf.]
• ...to—

Niess,

[Hawk]

Nigella.

HS. V. 13. A.

Niggard,

[Penurious (person]

Nigh,

[Near]

Night.

Mea. V. 6. O.

• ...—crow.
• —mare, [Ephialtes]
• —shade. HS. IX. 4.
• Enchanters— HF. VIII. 3. A.

Nightingale.

Bi. V. 3.

Nightly,

[adj. Night (segr.]

Nilling.

Nim,

[a. Theft (dim.]

Nimbleness,

[Agility] NP. V. 8.

Nimis,

[Excess]

Nine.

Mea. II. 9.

• ...—ty.
• —hundred, &c.

Ninny,

[Fool]

Nip.

• [Pinch between the tops of the fingers]
• [Bite (dim.]
• [Mock (dim.]

Nipple,

[Protuberance (dim.) of Dug.]

• —wort. HF. III. 14. A.

Nit,

[Egg of Louse]

Nitre.

St. V. 1. A.

No.

• [None]
  • [adj. Nothing]
  • [Not any]
• —body, [No man]
• —where, [Sp. II. 8. O.]
• [Not]

Nobility,

[Lord (abstr.]

Noble,

adj. Lord. RC. I. 3.

• Money [6 s.—8 d.]

Nocent,

• Guilty]
• Hurtful]

Nock,

[Notch]

Nocturnal,

[adj. Night]

Nod,

[Move the head] AC. IV. 4. A.

Noddy,

[Fool]

Noddle,

[Hinder part of the head]

Node.

• [Protuberance]
• [Tumour]

Noggin,

[Pot (augm.) for drink.]

Noise.

• [Sound (augm.]
• [Rumour (augm.]

Noisom.

• [Hurtful]
• [adj. Molesting (apt.]

Nolleity.

AS. IV. 2. O.

Nomenclator.

• [Teacher of Names]
• [Dictionary]

Nominate.

• [a. Name]
• [Appoint]

Nonage,

[Pupillary age]

Nonce,

[Purpose]

None,

[adj. Nothing]

Nones,

[Days of the moneth next after the first]

Nonplus,

[Posing] D. VI. 8.

Non-resident,

[Not dwelling]

Nonsuch,

[Campion]

Nonsuited,

[adj. p. Desist plain∣tiffing]

Nook,

[Angle]

Noon,

[Mid-day]

Nooze,

[Loop] sp. of snare]

Nope,

[Bulfinch] Bi. IV. 5.

Nor.

Conj. I. 2. O.

North.

Sp. III. 2.

Nose.

PG. III. 3. A.

Nosegay,

[Flowers (aggr.]

Nosthril,

[Hole of the nose]

Not.

Adv. I. 1. O.

• —withstanding. Conj. II. 2. O.
• if— [Unless]
  • ...to—
• ...—Sheep.

Notable.

• [Extraordinary]
• [Excellent]

Notary.

RJ. I. 5.

Notation,

[Derivation of word.]

Notch.

Mag. IV. 2. O.

Note.

• [Sign]
• [Character]
  • [Comment (dim.]
  • Tone. Q. III. 5.
• [Extraordinariness]
  • of— [Extraordinary]
  • to— [Observe]

Nothing.

T. I. 1. O.

Notice.

• Knowledge]
• Warning]
• ...give—
  • Known (make]
  • Warn]
• ...take—
  • Observe]
  • Shew to know]

Notifie,

• Known (make]
• Warn]

Notion.

T. I. 3.

Notorious.

• [Extraordinary]
• [Manifest]
• [Publicly known]

Novacula

Fi. III. 15. A.

Novel,

[New]

• a— [New narration]

Novelty,

[Newness]

November,

[Eleventh moneth]

Nought,

vid. Naught.

Novice.

• [New Disciple]
• [Not-expert]

Noun.

• [Name]
• [Integral]

Nourish.

• [Nutrition] AC. I. 6.
• [Feeding]

Now,

[At this time]

• —a days, [In these times]
• —and then, [At some times]

Noxious,

[Hurtful]

Nuisance,

[Hurtful (thing]

Nullity,

[Frustration]

Number.

Mea. II. A.

Numerous,

[adj. Multitude]

Numness.

• Impotence. NP. III. 5. O.
• Disease. S. IV. 6. A.

Nun,

[Monke (fem.]

• ••ird, [Titmouse]

Nunchion,

[Refection in the af∣ternoon]

Nuncupative,

[Spoken]

Nuptial,

[adj. Marriage]

Nurse.

RO. III. 2. (fem.)

• —child. RO. III. 2. O.

Nursery.

• [Children (aggr.]
• [Young trees (aggr.]

Nusance,

[Hurtful (thing]

Nut.

• Fruit. PP. III. 3.
• Bladder— Tr. IV. 5.
• Chest— Tr. IV. 4.
• earth— HF. V. 10.

Fistic—

[Pistach] Tr. IV. 2.

• Hazle— Tr. IV. 3. A.
• Small— Tr. IV. 3. A.
• Wall— Tr. IV. 1.
• —cracker, [Nut-breaking (jug.]
• —of a bow, [Retaining (jug.) of the string.]
• —of the thigh, [Fat Glandule of the—]

Nut-hatch.

Bi. I. 9. A.

Nutmeg,

[Fruit of the Nutmeg∣tree.]

• —tree. Tr. IV. 6. A.

Nutriment,

[adj. Nourishing (thing.]

Nutrition.

AC. I. 6.

Nymph,

[Feign'd Goddess of

• Woods.]
• Rivers, &c.]