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tO- 559. Fite 73, fit 77, tall 83, fit 81—me 93, met 95—pine 103, pin 107—no 103, m5ve 10'.
NEWFANGLEDNESS, nJ-fing'gl’d-n&j, *.
Vain and foolish love of novelty.
NEWEL, nu'il, s. 09. The compass roundwhich the staircase is carried.
NEWLY, nule, ad. Freshly, lately.NEWNESS, nu'ues, s. Freshness, novelty,state of being new.
NEWS, nlize, s. Fresh account of anything; papers which give an account of thetransactions of the present times.
NEWSMONGER, nuze'mung-gur, s. Onewhose employment it is to hear and to tellnews.
NEWT, nute,s. Eft, small lizard.NEW-YEAR'S-GIFT, nu'yerz-gift, *. Pre-sent made on the first day of the year.
NEXT, nekst, a. Nearest in place ; nearestin any gradation.
NEXT, nekst, ad. At the time or turn im-mediately succeeding.
NIB, nib, s. The bill or beak of a bird; thepoint of a pen.
NIBBED, nlbb’d, a. 359. Having a nib.
To NIBBLE, nlb'bl, r. a. 405. To bite bylittle at a time, to eat slowly ; to bite as a fishdoes the bait.
To NIBBLE, nlb'bl, v. n. To bite at; tocarp at, to find fault with.
NIBBLER, nib'bl-ur, s. 98. One that bitesby iittle at a time.
NICE, mse, a. Accurate in judgment, tominute exactness. It is often used to expressa culpable delicacy. Scrupulously and mi-nutely cautious; easily injured, delicate;formed with minute exactness ; refined.NICELY, nlse'le, ad. Accurately, minutely,scrupulously ; delicately.
NICENESS, nise'nes, s. Accuracy, mi-nute exactness; superfluous delicacy or ex-actness.
NICETY, m'se-te, s. Minute accuracy;accurate performance ; minute observation ;subtilty; delicate management, cautioustreatment; effeminate softness.—-Niceties, inthe plural, dainties or delicacies in eating.
In this word of onr own composition, from nice,we have uuaccountably run into the pronunciation ofthe mute e. This word we always hear pronouncedin three syllables, though safety, ninety, and surety,are ever heard in two. This is a proof how muchmere similitude of sound ofieu operates in fixing pro-nunciation : the termination ty being almost alwayspreceded by e or i in words of Latin or French forma-tion, where these vowels form a distinct syllable, asvariety, gayety, anxiety , society,' Slc . words ofmere Knglish formation that approach to them arethus carried into the same pronunciation by the barelikeness of sound only.
NICHE, nitsh, s. 352. A hollow in which astatue may be placed.
NICK, nlk, s. Exact point of time at whichthere is necessity or convenience ; a notch cutin any thing ; a score, a reckoning ; a winningthrow.
To NICK, nlk, u. a. To hit, to touch luckily,to perform by some slight artifice ; to cut innicks or notches ; to suit, as tallies cut innicks ; to defeat or cozen.
NICKNAME, uik'name, $. A name givenin scoff or contempt.
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To NICKNAME, mk r niuie, t>. n To callby an opprobrious appellation
NIDE, nide, s. A brood, a Nide ot
pheasants.
NIDIFICATION, nld-e-ie-kli'shun, s. The
act of building nests.
NIDULATION, nid-ju-li'shun, s. 293. Thetime of remaining in the nest.
NIECE, neesc, s. The daughter of a bro-ther or sister.
NIGGARD, nlg'g&rd, s. 88. A miser, a cur-mudgeon.
NIGG ARD, nlg'gftrd, u. Sordid, avaricious,parsimonious.
To NIGGARD, nlg'g^rd, v. a. To stint.
NIGGARDISH, ulg'gurd-ifh, a. Jluvingsome disposition to avarice,
NIGGARDLINESS, nig'g&rd-le-nes, s-Avarice, sordid parsimony.
NIGGARDLY, nlg'gurd-le,«. Avaricious,sordidly parsimonious.
NIGGARDNESS, nig'gurd-nes, s. Avarice,sordid parsimony.
NIGH, m, prep. 390. At no great distancefrom.
NIGH, ul, ad. Not at a great distance ; toa place near.
NH*H, ni, a. Near, not distant; alliedclosely by blood. Not used now, the adjec-tive Near being substituted in its place.
N1GHLY, ni'le, ad. Nearly, within alittle.
NIGHNESS, nl'nls, s. Nearness, prox-imity.
NIGHT , nite, s. 391. The time of dark-ness ; the time from sun-set to sun-rise.
NIGHTUUAWLER, uitc'brawl-ur, s. Onewho raises disturbances in tire night.
NIGHTCAP, nite'kap, j. A cap worn inbed, or in undress.
NIGHTCRQW, nitc'kro, s. A bird that
cries in the night.
NIGHTDEW, nite'du, s. Dew that wetsthe ground in the night.
NIGHTDOG, nite'dilg, s. A dog that hunt*in the night.
NIGHTDRESS, nlte'dris, s. The dres*
worn at .night.
NIGHTED, nlte'id, a. Darkened, clouded,black.
NIGHTFARING, nitcTu-rJng, a. Travel-ling in the night.
NIGHTFIRE, niteTire, s. Ignis fatuus :Will-a-wisp.
NIGHTFLY, nite'fll, *. Moth that flies in
the night. J
NIGHTFOUNDERED, mte-foin'dur’d, *•Lost or distressed in the night.
NIGHTGOWN, mte'goun, *. A loose gownused for an undress.
NICHTHAG, nlte'hig, s. Witch supposedlo wander in the night.
NIGHTINGALE, uite'tln-gMe, s. A small
bird that sines in the night with remarkablemelody, Philomel; a word of endearment-
NIGHTLY, nite'le, ad. lly night, everynight.