Webster's practical dictionary; a practical dictionary of the English language giving the correct spelling, pronunciation and definitions of words based on the unabridged dictionary of Noah Webster .. . v. i. To bite gently, or a lit-tle at a time.â n. A little bite, or seizing as if to bite. Nice, nis, a. Pleasing to the senses; esp. to the taste;agreeable; gratifying; wrought by a skillful work-man; produced by an acute orfastidious mind; requiring to bedaintily touched, discussed, orjudged of; refined; showingdelicacy or refinement; distin-guishing accurately or minute-ly ; over scrupulous
Webster's practical dictionary; a practical dictionary of the English language giving the correct spelling, pronunciation and definitions of words based on the unabridged dictionary of Noah Webster .. . v. i. To bite gently, or a lit-tle at a time.â n. A little bite, or seizing as if to bite. Nice, nis, a. Pleasing to the senses; esp. to the taste;agreeable; gratifying; wrought by a skillful work-man; produced by an acute orfastidious mind; requiring to bedaintily touched, discussed, orjudged of; refined; showingdelicacy or refinement; distin-guishing accurately or minute-ly ; over scrupulous or exact;hard to please or satisfy ; scru-pulously andminuteljcautious;dainty; fine; precise; f astidio us;squeamish ; finical. â Nic^ety, --e-tt, n. Quality of being nice ;daintiness, as, delicate manage-ment ; or, delicacy of percep- , tion; a minute distinction ; pre-cision ; or, excess of delicacy ;fastidiousness ; a delicacy, âused in pi. Nicene, nisen or ni-sen, a. Of,or pert, to, Nice, in Asia Minor,where the Nicene creed, a sum-mary of Christian faith, wascomposed, a. d. 325. Niche, nich, n. A cavity or re-cess, generally within the thick-ness of a wall, for a statue, bust, Niche. fim, fame, far, pass or opera, fare; &nd, eve, term; In. ice ; 5dd. tone. 6r; NICK 265 NOBLE Hick, nik,n. (NortJieni Myth.) An evil spirit of thewaters ; hence Old Nick, the devil. Nick, nik, n. A notch cut into something ; a scorefor keeping an account; a hit; the exact point orcritical moment.âv. ricKKNACK. Nickname, niknam, n. A name given in contempt,derision, or sportive familiarity. â1>. t. [nicknamed(-namd)j -naming.] To give a name of reproach orramiliarity to. Nicotian, nt-ko
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