Defn: The stone curlew.
NORFOLK SPANIELNorfolk spaniel.
Defn: One of a breed of field spaniels similar to the clumbers, but shorter in body and of a liver-and-white or black-and-white color.
NORIANo"ri*a, n. Etym: [Sp., from Ar. na'.]
Defn: A large water wheel, turned by the action of a stream against its floats, and carrying at its circumference buckets, by which water is raised and discharged into a trough; used in Arabia, China, and elsewhere for irrigating land; a Persian wheel.
NORIANNo"ri*an, a. Etym: [From norite.] (Geol.)
Defn: Pertaining to the upper portion of the Laurentian rocks. T. S.Hunt.
NORICENor"ice, n.
Defn: Nurse. [Obs.] Chaucer.
NORIENo"rie, n. Etym: [Etymol. uncertain.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: The cormorant. [Prov. Eng.]
NORIMONNor"i*mon, n.; pl. Norimons (.
Defn: A Japanese covered litter, carried by men. B. Taylor.
NORITENo"rite, n. Etym: [F., fr. Norvège Norway .] (Min.)
Defn: A granular crystalline rock consisting essentially of a triclinic feldspar (as labradorite) and hypersthene.
NORIUMNo"ri*um, n. Etym: [NL.] (Chem.)
Defn: A supposed metal alleged to have been discovered in zircon.
NORLANDNor"land, n. [For Northland.]
1. The land in the north; north country. [Chiefly Poetic]
2. = Norlander. [Scot. & Eng.]
NORLANDERNor"land*er, n.
Defn: A northener; a person from the north country.
NORMNorm, n. Etym: [L. norma a rule. See Normal, a.]
1. A rule or authoritative standard; a model; a type.
2. (Biol.)
Defn: A typical, structural unit; a type. Agassiz.
NORMANor"ma, n. Etym: [L.]
1. A norm; a principle or rule; a model; a standard. J. S. Mill.
2. A mason's or a carpenter's square or rule.
3. A templet or gauge.
NORMAL Nor"mal, a. Etym: [L. normalis, fr. norma rule, pattern, carpenter's square; prob. akin to noscere to know; cf. Gr. normal. See Known, and cf. Abnormal, Enormous.]
1. According to an established norm, rule, or principle; conformed to a type, standard, or regular form; performing the proper functions; not abnormal; regular; natural; analogical. Deviations from the normal type. Hallam.
2. (Geom.)
Defn: According to a square or rule; perpendicular; forming a right angle. Specifically: Of or pertaining to a normal.
3. (Chem.)
Defn: Standard; original; exact; typical. Specifically: (a) (Quantitative Analysis) Denoting a solution of such strength that every cubic centimeter contains the same number of milligrams of the element in question as the number of its molecular weight. (b) (Chem.)
Defn: Denoting certain hypothetical compounds, as acids from which the real acids are obtained by dehydration; thus, normal sulphuric acid and normal nitric acid are respectively S(OH)6, and N(OH)5. (c) (Organ. Chem.) Denoting that series of hydrocarbons in which no carbon atom is united with more than two other carbon atoms; as, normal pentane, hexane, etc. Cf. Iso-. Normal equations (Method of Least Squares), a set of equations of the first degree equal in number to the number of unknown quantities, and derived from the observations by a specified process. The solution of the normal equations gives the most probable values of the unknown quantities. — Normal group (Geol.), a group of rocks taken as a standard. Lyell. — Normal place (of a planet or comet) (Astron.), the apparent place in the heavens of a planet or comet at a specified time, the place having been determined by a considerable number of observations, extending perhaps over many days, and so combined that the accidental errors of observation have largely balanced each other. — Normal school, a school whose methods of instruction are to serve as a model for imitation; an institution for the training of teachers.
Syn. — Normal, Regular, Ordinary. Regular and ordinary are popular terms of well-known signification; normal has now a more specific sense, arising out of its use in science. A thing is normal, or in its normal state, when strictly conformed to those principles of its constitution which mark its species or to the standard of a healthy and natural condition. It is abnormal when it departs from those principles.
NORMALNor"mal, n. Etym: [Cf. F. normale, ligne normale. See Normal, a.]
1. (Geom.) Any perpendicular.
2. (Geom.)
Defn: A straight line or plane drawn from any point of a curve or surface so as to be perpendicular to the curve or surface at that point.
Note: The term normal is also used to denote the distance along the normal line from the curve to the axis of abscissas or to the center of curvature.
NORMALCYNor"mal*cy, n.
Defn: The quality, state, or fact of being normal; as, the point of normalcy. [R.]
NORMALIZATIONNor`mal*i*za"tion, n.
Defn: Reduction to a standard or normal state.
NORMALLYNor"mal*ly, adv.
Defn: In a normal manner. Darwin.
NORMANNor"man, n. Etym: [F. normand.] (Naut.)
Defn: A wooden bar, or iron pin. W. C. Russell.
NORMAN Nor"man, a. Etym: [F. normand, of Scand. origin. See Northman, and cf. Norse.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to Normandy or to the Normans; as, the Norman language; the Norman conquest. Norman style (Arch.), a style of architecture which arose in the tenth century, characterized by great massiveness, simplicity, and strength, with the use of the semicircular arch, heavy round columns, and a great variety of ornaments, among which the zigzag and spiral or cable-formed ornaments were prominent.
NORMANNor"man, n.
Defn: A native or inhabitant of Normandy; originally, one of theNorthmen or Scandinavians who conquered Normandy in the 10th century;afterwards, one of the mixed (Norman-French) race which conqueredEngland, under William the Conqueror.
NORMANISMNor"man*ism, n.
Defn: A Norman idiom; a custom or expression peculiar to the Normans.M. Arnold.
NORN; NORNANorn, Nor"na, n. Etym: [Icel. norn, pl. nornir.]
1. (Scandinavian Myth.)
Defn: One of the three Fates, Past, Present, and Future. Their names were Urd, Verdandi, and Skuld.
2. A tutelary deity; a genius.
NOROPIANICNo*ro`pi*an"ic, a. Etym: [Etymology uncertain.] (Chem.)
Defn: Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid of the aromatic series obtained from opianic acid.
NORROYNor"roy, n. Etym: [Lit., north king, fr. F. nord north + roi king.](Her.)
Defn: The most northern of the English Kings-at-arms. See King-at- arms, under King.
NORSENorse, a. Etym: [Dan. Norsk, fr. nord north. See North.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to ancient Scandinavia, or to the language spoken by its inhabitants.
NORSENorse, n.
Defn: The Norse language.
NORSEMANNorse"man, n.; pl. Norsemen (.
Defn: One of the ancient Scandinavians; a Northman.
NORTELRYNor"tel*ry, n. Etym: [Cf. Nurture.]
Defn: Nurture; education; culture; bringing up. [Obs.]Nortelry . . . learned at the nunnery. Chaucer.
NORTHNorth, n. Etym: [AS. noredh; akin to D. noord, G., Sw., & Dan. nord,Icel. noredhr. Cf. Norman, Norse.]
1. That one of the four cardinal points of the compass, at any place, which lies in the direction of the true meridian, and to the left hand of a person facing the east; the direction opposite to the south.
2. Any country or region situated farther to the north than another; the northern section of a country.
3. Specifically: That part of the United States lying north of Mason and Dixon's line. See under Line.
NORTHNorth, a.
Defn: Lying toward the north; situated at the north, or in a northern direction from the point of observation or reckoning; proceeding toward the north, or coming from the north. North following. See Following, a., 2. — North pole, that point in the heavens, or on the earth, ninety degrees from the equator toward the north. — North preceding. See Following, a., 2. — North star, the star toward which the north pole of the earth very nearly points, and which accordingly seems fixed and immovable in the sky. The star a (alpha) of the Little Bear, is our present north star, being distant from the pole about 1º 25', and from year to year approaching slowly nearer to it. It is called also Cynosura, polestar, and by astronomers, Polaris.
NORTHNorth, v. i.
Defn: To turn or move toward the north; to veer from the east or west toward the north.
NORTHNorth, adv.
Defn: Northward.
NORTHEASTNorth`east", n.
Defn: The point between the north and east, at an equal distance from each; the northeast part or region.
NORTHEASTNorth`east", a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to the northeast; proceeding toward the northeast, or coming from that point; as, a northeast course; a northeast wind. Northeast passage, a passage or communication by sea between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans along the north coast of Asia.
NORTHEASTNorth`east", adv.
Defn: Toward the northeast.
NORTHEASTERNorth`east"er, n.
Defn: A storm, strong wind, or gale, coming from the northeast.
NORTHEASTERLYNorth`east"er*ly, a.
Defn: Pertaining to the northeast; toward the northeast, or coming from the northeast.
NORTHEASTERLYNorth`east"er*ly, adv.
Defn: Toward the northeast.
NORTHEASTERNNorth`east"ern, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to the northeast; northeasterly.
NORTHEASTWARD; NORTHEASTWARDLYNorth`east"ward, North`east"ward*ly, adv.
Defn: Toward the northeast.
NORTHERNorth"er, n.
Defn: A wind from the north; esp., a strong and cold north wind inTexas and the vicinity of the Gulf of Mexico.
NORTHERLINESSNorth"er*li*ness, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being northerly; direction toward the north.
NORTHERLYNorth"er*ly, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to the north; toward the north, or from the north; northern.
NORTHERLYNorth"er*ly, adv.
Defn: Toward the north.
NORTHERNNorth"ern, a. Etym: [AS. noredherne.]
1. Of or pertaining to the north; being in the north, or nearer to that point than to the east or west.
2. In a direction toward the north; as, to steer a northern course; coming from the north; as, a northern wind. Northern diver. (Zoöl.) See Loon. — Northern lights. See Aurora borealis, under Aurora. — Northern spy (Bot.), an excellent American apple, of a yellowish color, marked with red.
NORTHERNERNorth"ern*er, n.
1. One born or living in the north.
2. A native or inhabitant of the Northern States; — contradistinguished from Ant: Southerner. [U. S.]
NORTHERNLYNorth"ern*ly, adv.
Defn: Northerly. [Obs.] Hakewill.
NORTHERNMOSTNorth"ern*most`, a. Etym: [Cf. Northmost.]
Defn: Farthest north.
NORTHINGNorth"ing, n.
1. (Surv. & Navigation)
Defn: Distance northward from any point of departure or of reckoning, measured on a meridian; — opposed to Ant: southing.
2. (Astron.)
Defn: The distance of any heavenly body from the equator northward; north declination.
NORTHMANNorth"man, n.; pl. Northmen. Etym: [AS. noredhman. See North, andMan, and cf. Norman.]
Defn: One of the inhabitants of the north of Europe; esp., one of the ancient Scandinavians; a Norseman.
NORTHMOSTNorth"most`, a. Etym: [AS. nor. Cf.Aftermost.]
Defn: Lying farthest north; northernmost.Northmost part of the coast of Mozambique. De Foe.
NORTHNESSNorth"ness, n.
Defn: A tendency in the end of a magnetic needle to point to the north. Faraday.
NORTH STAR STATENorth Star State.
Defn: Minnesota; — a nickname.
NORTHUMBRIANNorth*um"bri*an, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to Northumberland in England.— n.
Defn: A native or inhabitant of Northumberland.
NORTHWARDNorth"ward, a. Etym: [AS. noredhweard.]
Defn: Toward the north; nearer to the north than to the east or west point.
NORTHWARD; NORTHWARDSNorth"ward, North"wards, adv.
Defn: Toward the north, or toward a point nearer to the north than to the east or west point.
NORTHWARDLYNorth"ward*ly, a.
Defn: Having a northern direction.
NORTHWARDLYNorth"ward*ly, adv.
Defn: In a northern direction.
NORTHWESTNorth`west", n. Etym: [AS. noredhwest.]
Defn: The point in the horizon between the north and west, and equally distant from each; the northwest part or region.
NORTHWESTNorth`west", a.
1. Pertaining to, or in the direction of, the point between the north and west; being in the northwest; toward the northwest, or coming from the northwest; as, the northwest coast.
2. Coming from the northwest; as, a northwest wind. Northwest passage, a passage or communication by sea between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans along the north coast of America, long sought for by navigators.
NORTHWESTNorth`west", adv.
Defn: Toward the northwest.
NORTHWESTERNorth`west"er, n.
Defn: A storm or gale from the northwest; a strong northwest wind.
NORTHWESTERLYNorth`west"er*ly, a.
Defn: Toward the northwest, or from the northwest.
NORTHWESTERNNorth`west"ern, a.
Defn: Of, pertaining to, or being in, the northwest; in a direction toward the northwest; coming from the northwest; northwesterly; as, a northwestern course.
NORTHWESTWARD; NORTHWESTWARDLYNorth`west"ward, North`west"ward*ly, adv.
Defn: Toward the northwest.
NORWEGIAN Nor*we"gi*an, a. Etym: [Cf. Icel. Noregr, Norvegr, Norway. See North, and Way.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to Norway, its inhabitants, or its language.
NORWEGIANNor*we"gi*an, n.
1. A native of Norway.
2. That branch of the Scandinavian language spoken in Norway.
NORWEGIUMNor*we"gi*um, n. Etym: [NL. See Norwegian.] (Chem.)
Defn: A rare metallic element, of doubtful identification, said to occur in the copper-nickel of Norway.
NORWEYANNor*we"yan, a.
Defn: Norwegian. [Obs.] Shak.
NOSENose, n. Etym: [AS. nosu; akin to D. neus, G. nase, OHG. nasa, Icel.nös, Sw. näsa, Dan. näse, Lith. nosis, Russ. nos', L. nasus, nares,Skr. nasa, nas. Nasal, Nasturtium, Naze, Nostril, Nozzle.]
1. (Anat.)
Defn: The prominent part of the face or anterior extremity of the head containing the nostrils and olfactory cavities; the olfactory organ. See Nostril, and Olfactory organ under Olfactory.
2. The power of smelling; hence, scent. We are not offended with a dog for a better nose than his master. Collier.
3. A projecting end or beak at the front of an object; a snout; a nozzle; a spout; as, the nose of a bellows; the nose of a teakettle. Nose bit (Carp.), a bit similar to a gouge bit, but having a cutting edge on one side of its boring end. — Nose hammer (Mach.), a frontal hammer. — Nose hole (Glass Making), a small opening in a furnace, before which a globe of crown glass is held and kept soft at the beginning of the flattening process. — Nose key (Carp.), a fox wedge. — Nose leaf (Zoöl.), a thin, broad, membranous fold of skin on the nose of many species of bats. It varies greatly in size and form. — Nose of wax, fig., a person who is pliant and easily influenced. "A nose of wax to be turned every way." Massinger — Nose piece, the nozzle of a pipe, hose, bellows, etc.; the end piece of a microscope body, to which an objective is attached. — To hold, put, or bring one's nose to the grindstone. See under Grindstone. — To lead by the nose, to lead at pleasure, or to cause to follow submissively; to lead blindly, as a person leads a beast. Shak. — To put one's nose out of joint, to humiliate one's pride, esp. by supplanting one in the affections of another. [Slang] — To thrust one's nose into, to meddle officiously in. — To wipe one's nose of, to deprive of; to rob. [Slang]
NOSENose, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Nosed; p. pr. & vb. n. Nosing.]
1. To smell; to scent; hence, to track, or trace out.
2. To touch with the nose; to push the nose into or against; hence, to interfere with; to treat insolently. Lambs . . . nosing the mother's udder. Tennyson. A sort of national convention, dubious in its nature . . . nosed Parliament in the very seat of its authority. Burke.
3. To utter in a nasal manner; to pronounce with a nasal twang; as, to nose a prayer. [R.] Cowley.
NOSENose (noz), v. i.
1. To smell; to sniff; to scent. Audubon.
2. To pry officiously into what does not concern one.
NOSEBAGNose"bag`, n.
Defn: A bag in which feed for a horse, ox, or the like, may be fastened under the nose by a string passing over the head.
NOSEBANDNose"band`, n.
Defn: That part of the headstall of a bridle which passes over a horse's nose.
NOSEBLEEDNose"bleed`, n.
1. A bleeding at the nose.
2. (Bot.)
Defn: The yarrow. See Yarrow.
NOSEDNosed, a.
Defn: Having a nose, or such a nose; — chieflay used in composition; as, pug-nosed.
NOSEGAY Nose"gay`, n. Etym: [Nose + gay in the sense of a gay or showy thing.]
Defn: A bunch of odorous and showy flowers; a bouquet; a posy. Pope.
NOSELNos"el, v. t. Etym: [See Noursle.]
Defn: To nurse; to lead or teach; to foster; to nuzzle. [Obs.]If any man use the Scripture . . . to nosel thee in anything save inChrist, he is a false prophet. Tyndale.
NOSELESSNose"less, a.
Defn: Destitute of a nose.
NOSESMARTNose"smart`, n. (Bot.)
Defn: A kind of cress, a pungent cruciferous plant, including several species of the genus Nasturtium.
NOSETHIRL; NOSETHRILNose"thirl, Nose"thril, n.
Defn: Nostril. [Obs.] [Written also nosethurl, nosthrill.] Chaucer.
NOSINGNos"ing, n. (Arch.)
Defn: That part of the treadboard of a stair which projects over the riser; hence, any like projection, as the projecting edge of a molding.
NOSLENo"sle, n. Etym: [See Nozzle, Nose.]
Defn: Nozzle. [Obs.]
NOSOCOMIALNos`o*co"mi*al, a. Etym: [L. nosocomium a hospital, Gr.
Defn: Of or pertaining to a hospital; as, nosocomial atmosphere.Dunglison.
NOSOGRAPHYNo*sog"ra*phy, n. Etym: [Gr. -graphy: cf. F. nosographie.]
Defn: A description or classification of diseases.
NOSOLOGICALNos`o*log"ic*al, a. Etym: [Cf. F. nosologique.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to nosology.
NOSOLOGISTNo*sol"o*gist, n. Etym: [Cf. F. nosologiste.]
Defn: One versed in nosology.
NOSOLOGYNo*sol"o*gy, n. Etym: [Gr. -logy: cf. F. nosologie.]
1. A systematic arrangement, or classification, of diseases.
2. That branch of medical science which treats of diseases, or of the classification of diseases.
NOSOPHEN Nos"o*phen, n. [Nose + phenol; orig. used for affections of the nose.] (Pharm.)
Defn: An iodine compound obtained as a yellowish gray, odorless, tasteless powder by the action of iodine on phenolphthalein.
NOSOPHOBIANos`o*pho"bi*a, n. [NL.; disease + fear.] (Med.)
Defn: Morbid dread of disease.
NOSOPOETICNos`o*po*et"ic, a. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: Producing diseases. [R.] Arbuthnot.
NOSTNost. Etym: [Contr. from ne wost.]
Defn: Wottest not; knowest not. [Obs.] Chaucer.
NOSTALGIANos*tal"gi*a, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Med.)
Defn: Homesickness; esp., a severe and sometimes fatal form of melancholia, due to homesickness.
NOSTALGICNos*tal"gic, a. Etym: [Cf. F. nostalgique.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to nostalgia; affected with nostalgia.
NOSTALGYNos*tal"gy, n.
Defn: Same as Nostalgia.
NOSTOCNos"toc, n. Etym: [F.] (Bot.)
Defn: A genus of algæ. The plants are composed of moniliform cells imbedded in a gelatinous substance.
Note: Nostoc commune is found on the ground, and is ordinarily not seen; but after a rain it swells up into a conspicuous jellylike mass, whish was formerly supposed to have fallen from the sky, whence the popular names, fallen star and star jelly. Also called witches' butter.
NOSTRIL Nos"tril, n. Etym: [OE. nosethril, nosethirl, AS. nospyrl; nos for nosu nose + pyrel opening, hole, from pyrel pierced, for pyrhel, fr. purh through. Nose, and Through, and cf. Thrill.]
1. (Anat.)
Defn: One of the external openings of the nose, which give passage to the air breathed and to secretions from the nose and eyes; one of the anterior nares.
Note: In sperm whales, porpoises, and allied animals, there is only one nostril, which is situated on the top of the head and called a spiracle.
2. Perception; insight; acuteness. [Obs.] Methinks a man Of your sagacity and clear nostril should Have made another choice. B. Jonson.
NOSTRUM Nos"trum n.; pl. Nostrums. Etym: [Neut. sing. of L. noster ours, fr. nos we. See Us.]
1. A medicine, the ingredients of which are kept secret for the purpose of restricting the profits of sale to the inventor or proprietor; a quack medicine.
2. Any scheme or device proposed by a quack. The incentives of agitators, the arts of impostors and the nostrums of quacks. Brougham.
NOTNot. Etym: [Contr. from ne wot. See 2d Note.]
Defn: Wot not; know not; knows not. [Obs.] Chaucer.
NOTNot, a.
Defn: Shorn; shaven. [Obs.] See Nott.
NOT Not, adv. Etym: [OE. not, noht, nought, naught, the same word as E. naught. See Naught.]
Defn: A word used to express negation, prohibition, denial, orrefusal.Not one word spake he more than was need. Chaucer.Thou shalt not steal. Ex. xx. 15.Thine eyes are upon me, and I am not. Job vii. 8.The question is, may I do it, or may I not do it Bp. Sanderson.Not . . . but, or Not but, only. [Obs. or Colloq.] Chaucer.
NOTABILIANo`ta*bil"i*a, n. pl. Etym: [Neut. pl. of L. notabilis notable.]
Defn: Things worthy of notice.
NOTABILITYNot`a*bil"i*ty, n.; pl. Notabilities. Etym: [Cf. F. notabilité .]
1. Quality of being notable.
2. A notable, or remarkable, person or thing; a person of note. "Parisian notabilities" Carlyle.
3. A notable saying. [Obs.] Chaucer.
NOTABLE Not"a*ble, a. Etym: [F. notable, L. notabilis, fr. notare to mark, nota mark, note. See 5th Note.]
1. Capable of being noted; noticeable; plan; evident.
2. Worthy of notice; remarkable; memorable; noted or distinguished; as, a notable event, person.
Note: Notable in the sense of careful, thrifty, characterized by thrift and capacity (as, a notable housekeeper) is pronounced by many good orthoëpists, nôt"a*b'l, the derivatives notableness, and notably, being also similarly pronounced with short o in the first syllable.
3. Well-known; notorious. [Obs.] Chaucer.
NOTABLENot"a*ble, n.
1. A person, or thing, of distinction.
2. (French Hist.)
Defn: One of a number of persons, before the revolution of 1789, chiefly of the higher orders, appointed by the king to constitute a representative body.
NOTABLENESSNot"a*ble*ness, n.
Defn: The quality of being notable.
NOTABLYNot"a*bly, adv.
Defn: In a notable manner.
NOTAEUMNo*tæ"um, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The back or upper surface, as of a bird.
NOTALNo"tal, a. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: Of or pertaining to the back; dorsal.
NOTANDUMNo*tan"dum, n.; pl. Notanda. Etym: [L., fr. notare to observe.]
Defn: A thing to be noted or observed; a notable fact; — chiefly used in the plural.
NOTARIALNo*ta"ri*al, a. Etym: [Cf. F. notarial.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to a notary; done or taken by a notary; as, a notarial seal; notarial evidence or attestation.
NOTARIALLYNo*ta"ri*al*ly, adv.
Defn: In a notarial manner.
NOTARY No"ta*ry, n.; pl. Notaries. Etym: [F. notaire, L. notarius notary (in sense 1), fr. nota mark. See 5th Note.]
1. One who records in shorthand what is said or done; as, the notary of an ecclesiastical body.
2. (Eng. & Am. Law)
Defn: A public officer who attests or certifies deeds and other writings, or copies of them, usually under his official seal, to make them authentic, especially in foreign countries. His duties chiefly relate to instruments used in commercial transactions, such as protests of negotiable paper, ship's papers in cases of loss, damage, etc. He is generally called a notary public.
NOTATE No"tate, a. Etym: [L. notatus marked, p. p. of notare to mark. See 5th Note.] (Bot.)
Defn: Marked with spots or lines, which are often colored. Henslow.
NOTATION No*ta"tion, n. Etym: [L. notatio a marking, observing, etymology, fr. notare to mark, nota a mark: cf. F. notation. See 5th Note.]
1. The act or practice of recording anything by marks, figures, or characters.
2. Any particular system of characters, symbols, or abbreviated expressions used in art or science, to express briefly technical facts, quantities, etc. Esp., the system of figures, letters, and signs used in arithmetic and algebra to express number, quantity, or operations.
3. Literal or etymological signification. [Obs.] "Conscience" is a Latin word, and, according to the very notation of it, imports a double or joint knowledge. South.
NOTCH Notch, n. Etym: [Akin to nock; cf. OD. nock, OSw. nocka. Cf. Nick a notch.]
1. A hollow cut in anything; a nick; an indentation. And on the stick ten equal notches makes. Swift.
2. A narrow passage between two elevation; a deep, close pass; a defile; as, the notch of a mountain.
NOTCHNotch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Notched; p. pr. & vb. n. Notching.]
1. To cut or make notches in ; to indent; also, to score by notches; as, to notch a stick.
2. To fit the notch of (an arrow) to the string. God is all sufferance; here he doth show No arrow notched, only a stringless bow. Herrick.
NOTCHBOARDNotch"board`, n. (Carp.)
Defn: The board which receives the ends of the steps in a staircase.
NOTCHINGNotch"ing, n.
1. The act of making notches; the act of cutting into small hollows.
2. The small hollow, or hollows, cut; a notch or notches.
3. (Carp.)
Defn: A method of joining timbers, scantling, etc., by notching them, as at the ends, and overlapping or interlocking the notched portions.
4. (Engin.)
Defn: A method of excavating, as in a bank, by a series of cuttings side by side. See also Gulleting.
NOTCHWEEDNotch"weed`, n. (Bot.)
Defn: A foul-smelling weed, the stinking goosefoot (ChenopodiumVulvaria).
NOTENote, v. t. Etym: [AS. hnitan to strike against, imp. hnat.]
Defn: To butt; to push with the horns. [Prov. Eng.]
NOTENote. Etym: [AS. nat; ne not + wat wot. See Not, and Wot.]
Defn: Know not; knows not. [Obs.]
NOTENote, n.
Defn: Nut. [Obs.] Chaucer.
NOTENote, n. Etym: [AS. notu use, profit.]
Defn: Need; needful business. [Obs.] Chaucer.
NOTENote, n. Etym: [F. note, L. nota; akin to noscere, notum, to know.See Know.]
1. A mark or token by which a thing may be known; a visible sign; a character; a distinctive mark or feature; a characteristic quality. Whosoever appertain to the visible body of the church, they have also the notes of external profession. Hooker. She [the Anglican church] has the note of possession, the note of freedom from party titles,the note of life — a tough life and a vigorous. J. H. Newman. What a note of youth, of imagination, of impulsive eagerness, there was through it all ! Mrs. Humphry Ward.
2. A mark, or sign, made to call attention, to point out something to notice, or the like; a sign, or token, proving or giving evidence.
3. A brief remark; a marginal comment or explanation; hence, an annotation on a text or author; a comment; a critical, explanatory, or illustrative observation. The best writers have been perplexed with notes, and obscured with illustrations. Felton.
4. A brief writing intended to assist the memory; a memorandum; a minute.
5. pl.
Defn: Hence, a writing intended to be used in speaking; memoranda to assist a speaker, being either a synopsis, or the full text of what is to be said; as, to preach from notes; also, a reporter's memoranda; the original report of a speech or of proceedings.
6. A short informal letter; a billet.
7. A diplomatic missive or written communication.
8. A written or printed paper acknowledging a debt, and promising payment; as, a promissory note; a note of hand; a negotiable note.
9. A list of items or of charges; an account. [Obs.] Here is now the smith's note for shoeing. Shak.
10. (Mus.) (a) A character, variously formed, to indicate the length of a tone, and variously placed upon the staff to indicate its pitch. Hence: (b) A musical sound; a tone; an utterance; a tune. (c) A key of the piano or organ. The wakeful bird . . . tunes her nocturnal note. Milton. That note of revolt against the eighteenth century, which we detect in Goethe, was struck by Winckelmann. W. Pater.
11. Observation; notice; heed. Give orders to my servants that they take No note at all of our being absent hence. Shak.
12. Notification; information; intelligence. [Obs.] The king . . . shall have note of this. Shak.
13. State of being under observation. [Obs.] Small matters . . . continually in use and in note. Bacon.
14. Reputation; distinction; as, a poet of note. There was scarce a family of note which had not poured out its blood on the field or the scaffold. Prescott.
15. Stigma; brand; reproach. [Obs.] Shak. Note of hand, a promissory note.
NOTE Note, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Noted; p. pr. & vb. n. Noting.] Etym: [F. noter, L. notare, fr. nota. See Note, n.]
1. To notice with care; to observe; to remark; to heed; to attend to. Pope. No more of that; I have noted it well. Shak.
2. To record in writing; to make a memorandum of. Every unguarded word . . . was noted down. Maccaulay.
3. To charge, as with crime (with of or for before the thing charged); to brand. [Obs.] They were both noted of incontinency. Dryden.
4. To denote; to designate. Johnson.
5. To annotate. [R.] W. H. Dixon.
6. To set down in musical characters. To note a bill or draft, to record on the back of it a refusal of acceptance, as the ground of a protest, which is done officially by a notary.
NOTEBOOKNote"book`, n.
1. A book in which notes or memorandums are written.
2. A book in which notes of hand are registered.
NOTEDNot"ed, a.
Defn: Well known by reputation or report; eminent; celebrated; as, anoted author, or traveler.— Not"ed*ly, adv.— Not"ed*ness, n.
NOTEFULNote"ful, a.
Defn: Useful. [Obs.] Chaucer.
NOTELESSNote"less, a.
Defn: Not attracting notice; not conspicuous.Noteless as the race from which he sprung. Sir W. Scott.
NOTELESSNESSNote"less*ness, n.
Defn: A state of being noteless.
NOTELETNote"let, n.
Defn: A little or short note; a billet.
NOTE PAPERNote" pa`per.
Defn: Writing paper, not exceeding in size, when folded once, five by eight inches.
NOTERNot"er, n.
1. One who takes notice.
2. An annotator. [Obs.]
NOTEWORTHYNote"wor`thy, a.
Defn: Worthy of observation or notice; remarkable.
NOTHERNoth"er, conj.
Defn: Neither; nor. [Obs.] Chaucer.
NOTHINGNoth"ing, n. Etym: [From no, a. + thing.]
1. Not anything; no thing (in the widest sense of the word thing); — opposed to Ant: anything and Ant: something. Yet had his aspect nothing of severe. Dryden.
2. Nonexistence; nonentity; absence of being; nihility; nothingness. Shak.
3. A thing of no account, value, or note; something irrelevant and impertinent; something of comparative unimportance; utter insignificance; a trifle. Behold, ye are of nothing, and your work of nought. Is. xli. 24. 'T is nothing, says the fool; but, says the friend, This nothing, sir, will bring you to your end. Dryden.
4. (Arith.)
Defn: A cipher; naught. Nothing but, only; no more than. Chaucer. — To make nothing of. (a) To make no difficulty of; to consider as trifling or important. "We are industrious to preserve our bodies from slavery, but we make nothing of suffering our souls to be slaves to our lusts." Ray. (b) Not to understand; as, I could make nothing of what he said.
NOTHINGNoth"ing, adv.
Defn: In no degree; not at all; in no wise. Adam, with such counsel nothing swayed. Milton. The influence of reason in producing our passions is nothing near so extensive as is commonly believed. Burke. Nothing off (Naut.), an order to the steersman to keep the vessel close to the wind.
NOTHINGARIANNoth`ing*a"ri*an, n.
Defn: One of no certain belief; one belonging to no particular sect.
NOTHINGISMNoth"ing*ism, n.
Defn: Nihility; nothingness. [R.]
NOTHINGNESSNoth"ing*ness, n.
1. Nihility; nonexistence.
2. The state of being of no value; a thing of no value.
NOTICE No"tice, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. notitia a being known, knowledge, fr. noscere, notum, to know. See Know.]
1. The act of noting, remarking, or observing; observation by the senses or intellect; cognizance; note. How ready is envy to mingle with the notices we take of other persons ! I. Watts.
2. Intelligence, by whatever means communicated; knowledge given or received; means of knowledge; express notification; announcement; warning. I . . . have given him notice that the Duke of Cornwall and Regan his duchess will be here. Shak.
3. An announcement, often accompanied by comments or remarks; as, book notices; theatrical notices.
4. A writing communicating information or warning.
5. Attention; respectful treatment; civility. To take notice of, to perceive especially; to observe or treat with particular attention.
Syn. — Attention; regard; remark; note; heed; consideration; respect; civility; intelligence; advice; news.
NOTICENo"tice, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Noticed; p. pr. & vb. n. Noticing.]
1. To observe; to see to mark; to take note of; to heed; to pay attention to.
2. To show that one has observed; to take public note of; remark upon; to make comments on; to refer to; as, to notice a book. This plant deserves to be noticed in this place. Tooke. Another circumstance was noticed in connection with the suggestion last discussed. Sir W. Hamilton.
3. To treat with attention and civility; as, to notice strangers.
Syn. — To remark; observe; perceive; see; mark; note; mind; regard; heed; mention. See Remark.
NOTICEABLENo"tice*a*ble, a.
Defn: Capable of being observed; worthy of notice; likely to attract observation; conspicous. A noticeable man, with large gray eyes. Wordsworth.
NOTICEABLYNo"tice*a*bly, adv.
Defn: In a noticeable manner.
NOTICERNo"ti*cer, n.
Defn: One who notices.
NOTIDANIANNo`ti*da"ni*an, n. Etym: [Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any one of several species of sharks of the family Notidanidæ, or Hexanchidæ. Called also cow sharks. See Shark.
NOTIFICATIONNo`ti*fi*ca"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. notification. See Notify.]
1. The act of notifying, or giving notice; the act of making known; especially, the act of giving official notice or information to the public or to individuals, corporations, companies, or societies, by words, by writing, or by other means.
2. Notice given in words or writing, or by signs.
3. The writing which communicates information; an advertisement, or citation, etc.
NOTIFYNo"ti*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Notified; p. pr. & vb. n. Notifying.]Etym: [F. notifier, L. notificare; notus known (p. p. of noscere toknown) + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See Know, and -fy.]
1. To make known; to declare; to publish; as, to notify a fact to a person. No law can bind till it be notified or promulged. Sowth.
2. To give notice to; to inform by notice; to apprise; as, the constable has notified the citizens to meet at the city hall; the bell notifies us of the time of meeting. The President of the United States has notified the House of Representatives that he has approved and signed the act. Journal of the Senate, U. S.
Note: This application of notify has been condemned; but it is in constant good use in the United States, and in perfect accordance with the use of certify.
NOTIONNo"tion, Etym: [L. notio, fr. noscere to know: cf. F. notion. SeeKnow.]
1. Mental apprehension of whatever may be known or imagined; an idea; a conception; more properly, a general or universal conception, as distinguishable or definable by marks or notæ. What hath been generally agreed on, I content myself to assume under the notion of principles. Sir I. Newton. Few agree in their notions about these words. Cheyne. That notion of hunger, cold, sound, color, thought, wish, or fear which is in the mind, is called the "idea" of hunger, cold, etc. I. Watts. Notion, again, signifies either the act of apprehending, signalizing, that is, the remarking or taking note of, the various notes, marks, or characters of an object which its qualities afford, or the result of that act. Sir W. Hamilton.
2. A sentiment; an opinion. The extravagant notion they entertain of themselves. Addison. A perverse will easily collects together a system of notions to justify itself in its obliquity. J. H. Newman.
3. Sense; mind. [Obs.] Shak.
4. An invention; an ingenious device; a knickknack; as, Yankee notions. [Colloq.]
5. Inclination; intention; disposition; as, I have a notion to do it. [Colloq.]
NOTIONALNo"tion*al, a.
1. Consisting of, or conveying, notions or ideas; expressing abstract conceptions.
2. Existing in idea only; visionary; whimsical. Discourses of speculative and notional things. Evelyn.
3. Given to foolish or visionary expectations; whimsical; fanciful; as, a notional man.
NOTIONALITYNo`tion*al"i*ty, n.
Defn: A notional or groundless opinion. [R.] Glanvill.
NOTIONALLYNo"tion*al*ly, adv.
Defn: In mental apprehension; in conception; not in reality.Two faculties . . . notionally or really distinct. Norris.
NOTIONATENo"tion*ate, a.
Defn: Notional. [R.]
NOTIONISTNo"tion*ist, n.
Defn: One whose opinions are ungrounded notions. [R.] Bp. Hopkins.
NOTISTNo"tist, n.
Defn: An annotator. [Obs.]
NOTOBRANCHIATA No`to*bran`chi*a*ta, n. pl. Etym: [NL. See Notum, and Branchia.] (Zoöl.) (a) A division of nudibranchiate mollusks having gills upon the back. (b) The Dorsibranchiata.
NOTOBRANCHIATENo`to*bran"chi*ate, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to the Notobranchiata.
NOTOCHORDNo"to*chord, n. Etym: [Gr. chord.] (Anat.)
Defn: An elastic cartilagelike rod which is developed beneath the medullary groove in the vertebrate embryo, and constitutes the primitive axial skeleton around which the centra of the vertebræ and the posterior part of the base of the skull are developed; the chorda dorsalis. See Illust. of Ectoderm.
NOTOCHORDALNo`to*chor"dal, a. (Anat.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to the notochord; having a notochord.
NOTODONTIANNo`to*don"tian, n. Etym: [Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any one of several species of bombycid moths belonging to Notodonta, Nerice, and allied genera. The caterpillar of these moths has a hump, or spine, on its back.
NOTOPODIUMNo`to*po"di*um, n.; pl. L. Notopodia, E. Notopodiums. Etym: [NL., fr.Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The dorsal lobe or branch of a parapodium. See Parapodium.
NOTORHIZALNo`to*rhi"zal, a. Etym: [Gr. (Bot.)
Defn: Having the radicle of the embryo lying against the back of one of the cotyledons; incumbent.
NOTORIETYNo`to*ri"e*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. notoriété. See Notorious.]
Defn: The quality or condition of being notorious; the state of being generally or publicly known; — commonly used in an unfavorable sense; as, the notoriety of a crime. They were not subjects in their own nature so exposed to public notoriety. Addison.
NOTORIOUS No*to"ri*ous, a. Etym: [L. notorius pointing out, making known, fr. noscere, notum, to known: cf. F. notoire. See Know.]
Defn: Generally known and talked of by the public; universally believed to be true; manifest to the world; evident; — usually in an unfavorable sense; as, a notorious thief; a notorious crime or vice. Your goodness, Since you provoke me, shall be most notorious. Shak.
Syn.— Distinguished; remarkable; conspicuous; celebrated; noted;famous; renowned.— No*to"ri*ous*ly, adv.— No*to"ri*ous*ness, n.
NOTORNISNo*tor"nis, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A genus of birds allied to the gallinules, but having rudimentary wings and incapable of flight. Notornis Mantelli was first known as a fossil bird of New Zealand, but subsequently a few individuals were found living on the southern island. It is supposed to be now nearly or quite extinct.
NOTOTHERIUMNo`to*the"ri*um, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: An extinct genus of gigantic herbivorous marsupials, found in the Pliocene formation of Australia.
NOTOTREMANo`to*tre"ma, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The pouched, or marsupial, frog of South America.
NOT-PATED; NOTT-PATEDNot"-pat`ed, Nott"-pat`ed, a.
Defn: Same as Nott-headed. [Obs.] Shak.
NOTSELFNot"self`, n. (Metaph.)
Defn: The negative of self. "A cognizance of notself." Sir. W.Hamilton.
NOTTNott, a. Etym: [AS. hnot shorn.]
Defn: Shorn. [Obs.]
NOTTNott, v. t.
Defn: To shear. [Obs.] Stow.
NOTT-HEADEDNott"-head`ed, a.
Defn: Having the hair cut close. [Obs.] Chapman.
NOTTURNONot*tur"no, n. Etym: [It.] (Mus.)
Defn: Same as Nocturne.
NOTUMNo"tum, n.; pl. Nota. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The back.
NOTUSNo"tus, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr.
Defn: The south wind.
NOTWHEATNot"wheat`, n. Etym: [Nott + wheat.]
Defn: Wheat not bearded. Carew.
NOTWITHSTANDINGNot`with*stand"ing, prep.
Defn: Without prevention, or obstruction from or by; in spite of. We gentil women bee Loth to displease any wight, Notwithstanding our great right. Chaucer's Dream. Those on whom Christ bestowed miraculous cures were so transported that their gratitude made them, notwithstanding his prohibition, proclaim the wonders he had done. Dr. H. More.
Note: Notwithstanding was, by Johnson and Webster, viewed as a participle absolute, an English equivalent of the Latin non obstante. Its several meanings, either as preposition, adverb, or conjunction, are capable of being explained in this view. Later grammarians, while admitting that the word was originally a participle, and can be treated as such, prefer to class it as a preposition or disjunctive conjunction.
Syn. — In spite of; despite. — Notwithstanding, In spite of, Despite. These words and phrases are often interchanged, but there is a difference between them, chiefly in strength. Notwithstanding is the weaker term, and simply points to some obstacle that may exist; as, I shall go, notwithstanding the rain. In spite or despite of has reference primarily to active opposition to be encountered from others; as, "I'll be, in man's despite, a monarch; " "I'll keep mine own, despite of all the world." Shak. Hence, these words, when applied to things, suppose greater opposition than notwithstanding. We should say. "He was thrust rudely out of doors in spite of his entreaties," rather than "notwithstanding". On the other hand, it would be more civil to say, "Notwithstanding all you have said, I must still differ with you."
NOTWITHSTANDING Not`with*stand"ing, adv. or conj. Etym: [Originally the participle of withstand, with not prefixed.]
Defn: Nevertheless; however; although; as, I shall go, notwithstanding it rains. I will surely rend the kingdom from thee, and will give it to thy servant. Notwithstanding, in thy days I will not do it. 1 Kings xi. 11, 12. They which honor the law as an image of the wisdom of God himself, are, notwithstanding, to know that the same had an end in Christ. Hooker. You did wisely and honestly too, notwithstanding She is the greatest beauty in the parish. Fielding. Notwithstanding that, notwithstanding; although. These days were ages to him, notwithstanding that he was basking in the smiles of the pretty Mary. W. Irving.
NOUCHNouch, n. Etym: [See Ouch.]
Defn: An ouch; a jewel. [Obs.] Chaucer.
NOUGATNou`gat", n. Etym: [F.]
Defn: A cake, sweetmeat, or confectión made with almonds or other nuts.
NOUGHTNought, n. & adv.
Defn: See Naught. Chaucer.
NOULDNould. Etym: [Contr. fr. ne would.]
Defn: Would not. [Obs.] "By those who nould repent." Fairfax.
NOULENoule, n. Etym: [See Noll.]
Defn: The top of the head; the head or noll. [Obs.] Spenser.
NOUMENALNou"me*nal, a. (Metaph.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to the noumenon; real; — opposed to phenomenal. G. H. Lewes.
NOUMENONNou"me*non, n. Etym: [NL. fr. Gr. (Metaph.)
Defn: The of itself unknown and unknowable rational object, or thing in itself, which is distinguished from the Ant: phenomenon through which it is apprehended by the senses, and by which it is interpreted and understood; — so used in the philosophy of Kant and his followers.
NOUN Noun, n. Etym: [OF. noun, nun, num, non, nom, F. nom, fr. L. nomen name. See Name.] (Gram.)
Defn: A word used as the designation or appellation of a creature or thing, existing in fact or in thought; a substantive.
Note: By some grammarians the term noun is so used as to include adjectives, as being descriptive; but in general it is limited to substantives.
NOUNALNoun"al, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to a noun.Verbs which in whole or in part have shed their old nounal coat.Earle.
NOUNIZENoun"ize, v. t.
Defn: To change (an adjective, verb, etc.) into a noun. Earle.
NOURICENour"ice, n.
Defn: A nurse. [Obs.] Spenser.
NOURISHNour"ish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Nourished; p. pr. & vb. n. Nourishing.]Etym: [OE. norisen, norischen, OF. nurir, nurrir, norir, F. norrir,fr. L. nutrire. Cf. Nurse, Nutriment, and see -ish.]
1. To feed and cause to grow; to supply with matter which increases bulk or supplies waste, and promotes health; to furnish with nutriment. He planteth an ash, and the rain doth nourish it. Is. xliv. 14.
2. To support; to maintain. Whiles I in Ireland nourish a mighty band. Shak.
3. To supply the means of support and increase to; to encourage; to foster; as, to nourish rebellion; to nourish the virtues. "Nourish their contentions." Hooker.
4. To cherish; to comfort. Ye have nourished your hearts. James v. 5.
5. To educate; to instruct; to bring up; to nurture; to promote the growth of in attainments. Chaucer. Nourished up in the words of faith. 1 Tim. iv. 6.
Syn.— To cherish; feed; supply. See Nurture.
NOURISHNour"ish, v. i.
1. To promote growth; to furnish nutriment. Grains and roots nourish more than their leaves. Bacon.
2. To gain nourishment. [R.] Bacon.
NOURISHNour"ish, n.
Defn: A nurse. [Obs.] Hoolland.
NOURISHABLENour"ish*a*ble, a. Etym: [Cf. F. nourrissable.]
1. Capable of being nourished; as, the nourishable parts of the body. Grew.
2. Capable of giving nourishment. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
NOURISHERNour"ish*er, n.
Defn: One who, or that which, nourishes. Milton.
NOURISHINGNour"ish*ing, a.
Defn: Promoting growth; nutritious,
NOURISHINGLYNour"ish*ing*ly, adv.
Defn: Nutritively; cherishingly.
NOURISHMENTNour"ish*ment, n. Etym: [Cf. OF. norrissement.]
1. The act of nourishing, or the state of being nourished; nutrition.
2. That which serves to nourish; nutriment; food. Learn to seek the nourishment of their souls. Hooker.
NOURITURENour"i*ture, n.
Defn: Nurture. [Obs.] Spenser.
NOURSLENour"sle, v. t. Etym: [Freq., fr. OE. nourse. See Nurse.]
Defn: To nurse; to rear; to bring up. [Obs.] [Written also nosel, nousel, nousle, nowsle, nusle, nuzzle, etc.] She noursled him till years he raught. Spenser.
NOUSNous, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr.
Defn: Intellect; understanding; talent; — used humorously.
NOUSEL; NOUSLENous"el, Nou"sle, v. t. Etym: [See Noose.]
Defn: To insnare; to entrap. [Obs.] Johnson.
NOUTHE; NOWTHENou"the, Now"the, adv. Etym: [Now + the.]
Defn: Just now; at present. [Obs.]But thereof needeth not to speak as nouthe. Chaucer.
NOUVEAU RICHE; NOUVELLE RICHE Nou`veau" riche", m., Nou`velle" riche", f.; pl. m. Noveaux riches (#), f. Nouvelles riches (#). [F.]
Defn: A person newly rich.
NOVA No"va (no"va), n.; pl. L. Novæ (-ve), E. Novas (-vaz). [L., fem. sing. of novus new.] (Astron.)
Defn: A new star, usually appearing suddenly, shining for a brief period, and then sinking into obscurity. Such appearances are supposed to result from cosmic collisions, as of a dark star with interstellar nebulosities. The most important modern novæ are: — No"va Co*ro"næ Bo`re*a"lis [1866]; No"va Cyg"ni [1876]; No"va An*dro"me*dæ [1885]; No"va Au*ri"gæ [1891-92]; No"va Per"se*i [1901]. There are two novæ called Nova Persei. They are: (a) A small nova which appeared in 1881. (b) An extraordinary nova which appeared in Perseus in 1901. It was first sighted on February 22, and for one night (February 23) was the brightest star in the sky. By July it had almost disappeared, after which faint surrounding nebulous masses were discovered, apparently moving radially outward from the star at incredible velocity.
NOVACULITE No*vac"u*lite, n. Etym: [L. novacula a sharp knife, razor: cf. F. novaculite.] (Min.)
Defn: A variety of siliceous slate, of which hones are made; razor stone; Turkey stone; hone stone; whet slate.
NOVATIANNo*va"tian, n. (Eccl. Hist.)
Defn: One of the sect of Novatius, or Novatianus, who held that the lapsed might not be received again into communion with the church, and that second marriages are unlawful.
NOVATIANISMNo*va"tian*ism, n.
Defn: The doctrines or principles of the Novatians. Milner.
NOVATIONNo*va"tion, n. Etym: [L. novatio; novus new: cf. F. novation.]
1. Innovation. [Obs.] I shall easily grant that novations in religion are a main cause of distempers in commonwealths. Laud.
2. (Law)