Webster's practical dictionaryA practical dictionary of the English language, giving the correct spelling, pronunciation and definitions of words based on the Unabridged dictionary of Noah Webster .. . etc.: see Bolt.— v. i. Togather nuts. — Nutmeg, n. The kernelof the fruit of a tree, a native of theMolucca islands, but cultivated in theE. Indies: it is aromatic, and is in cookery. £7utria, nu-trl-a, n. ( Com.^ Tlie fur of the coypu, arodent quadruped resembling the beaver, found inBrazil, etc. 24utrient, Nutriment. Nutrition, etc. See under Nour-ish. Nux vomica, nuks-vomT-ka, n. A dead
Webster's practical dictionaryA practical dictionary of the English language, giving the correct spelling, pronunciation and definitions of words based on the Unabridged dictionary of Noah Webster .. . etc.: see Bolt.— v. i. Togather nuts. — Nutmeg, n. The kernelof the fruit of a tree, a native of theMolucca islands, but cultivated in theE. Indies: it is aromatic, and is in cookery. £7utria, nu-trl-a, n. ( Com.^ Tlie fur of the coypu, arodent quadruped resembling the beaver, found inBrazil, etc. 24utrient, Nutriment. Nutrition, etc. See under Nour-ish. Nux vomica, nuks-vomT-ka, n. A deadly poison, usedin medicine, from which strichnine is made; the seedof a tree of the E. Indies, yielding strychnine andmux vomica. Nuzzle. See under Nose. Nylghau, niKgaw, n. A larg^e, short-noriied antelope, found in :the males are of a slaty blue. Nymph, nimf, n. {Myth.) A goddess ofthe mountains, for-ests, meadows, or wa-ters. A lovely younggirl; a maiden. —Nymph, Nymph-a, -a,n. An insect in thepupa state; a chrys-alis.— Nymphal,Nymphean, a. Pert,to, app r o p r i a t e to,or inhabited by,nymphs.— N y m p fi-omania, -manf-a, and uncon-trollablesexual desire in women. Nylghau. O. Oi o, the 15th letter in the Eng. alphabet, has severaldifferent sounds, as heard m odd, tone, or, other,do, wolf, actor; when doubled, it has the 2 soundsheard in moon and foot; see key-line at foot of pages. 0, interj. An exclamation used in calling or directlyaddressing a person or personified object, also as ex-pressive of pain, grief, surprise, desire, etc. Oaf, of, n. A changeling; a foolish child left by fair-ies in the place of another; a dolt; blockhead. Oak, ok, n. A valuable tree of many species; its wood. Oakum, okum, n. Old ropes untwisted and pulledinto loose hemp, used for calking seams of ships,stopping leaks, etc. Oar, or, n. An instrument for rowing boats. — v. i. &t. [OARED (ord), ;G.] To row. Oasis, oa- or o-asis, n.; pi. -ses, -sez. A fertilep
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