Noctiluca. Noctilucous Noc`ti*lu"cous (?), a. Shining in the night. Noctivagant Noc*tiv"a*gant (?), a. [L. nox, noctis, night + vagans, p.pr. of vagari to wander about.] (Zo\'94l.) Going about in the night; night-wandering. Noctivagation Noc*tiv`a*ga"tion (?), n. A roving or going about in the night. Gayton. Noctivagous Noc*tiv"a*gous (?), a. [L. noctivagus; nox, noctis + vagus wandering.] Noctivagant. Noctograph Noc"to*graph (?), n. [L. nox, noctis, night + -graph.] 1. A kind of writing frame for the blind. 2. An instrument or register which records the presence of watchmen on their beats. Knight. Noctuary Noc"tu*a*ry (?; 135), n. [L. noctu by night.] A record of what passes in the night; a nightly journal; -- distinguished from diary. [R.] Addison. Noctuid Noc"tu*id (?), n. [From L. nox, noctis, night.] (Zo\'94l.) Any one of numerous moths of the family Noctuid\'91, or Noctu\'91lit\'91, as the cutworm moths, and armyworm moths; -- so called because they fly at night. -- a. Of or pertaining to the noctuids, or family Noctuid\'91. Noctule Noc"tule (?; 135), n. [F., fr. L. noctua a night owl, fr. nox, noctis, night.] (Zo\'94l.) A large European bat (Vespertilio, OR Noctulina, altivolans). Nocturn Noc"turn (?), n. [F. nocturne, fr. L. nocturnus. See Nocturnal, and cf. Nocturne.] 1. An office of devotion, or act of religious service, by night. 2. One of the portions into which the Psalter was divided, each consisting of nine psalms, designed to be used at a night service. Hook. Nocturnal Noc*tur"nal (?), a. [L. nocturnalis, nocturnus, fr. nox, noctis, night. See Night, and cf. Nocturn.] 1. Of, pertaining to, done or occuring in, the night; as, nocturnal darkness, cries, expedition, etc.; -- opposed to diurnal. Dryden. 2. Having a habit of seeking food or moving about at night; as, nocturnal birds and insects. Nocturnal Noc*tur"nal, n. An instrument formerly used for taking the altitude of the stars, etc., at sea. I. Watts. Nocturnally Noc*tur"nal*ly, adv. By night; nightly. Nocturne Noc*turne" (?), n. [F. See Nocturn.] (Mus.) A night piece, or serenade. The name is now used for a certain graceful and expressive form of instrumental composition, as the nocturne for orchestra in Mendelsohn's "Midsummer-Night's Dream" music. Nocument Noc"u*ment (?), n. [LL. nocumentum, fr. L. nocere to hurt.] Harm; injury; detriment. [Obs.] Nocuous Noc"u*ous (?), a. [L. nocuus, fr. nocere to hurt.] Hurtful; noxious. [R.] -- Noc"u*ous*ly, adv. [R.] Nod Nod (?), v. i. [OE. nodden; cf. OHG. kn, genuot, to shake, and E. nudge.] 1. To bend or incline the upper part, with a quick motion; as, nodding plumes. 2. To incline the head with a quick motion; to make a slight bow; to make a motion of assent, of salutation, or of drowsiness, with the head; as, to nod at one. 3. To be drowsy or dull; to be careless. Nor is it Homer nods, but we that dream. Pope. Nod Nod, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Nodded (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Nodding.] 1. To incline or bend, as the head or top; to make a motion of assent, of salutation, or of drowsiness with; as, to nod the head. 2. To signify by a nod; as, to nod approbation. 3. To cause to bend. [Poetic] By every wind that nods the mountain pine. Keats. Nod Nod (?), n. 1. A dropping or bending forward of the upper oart or top of anything. Like a drunken sailor on a mast, Ready with every nod to tumble down. Shak. 2. A quick or slight downward or forward motion of the head, in assent, in familiar salutation, in drowsiness, or in giving a signal, or a command. A look or a nod only ought to correct them [the children] when they do amiss. Locke. Nations obey my word and wait my nod. Prior. The land of Nod, sleep. Nodal Nod"al (?), a. Of the nature of, or relating to, a node; as, a nodal point. Nodal line, Nodal point, in a vibrating plate or cord, that line or point which remains at rest while the other parts of the body are in a state of vibration. Nodated No"da*ted (?), a. [L. nodatus, p.p. of nodare to make knotty, fr. nodus knot. See Node.] Knotted. Nodated hyperbola (Geom.), a certain curve of the third order having two branches which cross each other, forming a node. Nodation No*da"tion (?), n. [L. nodatio knottiness.] Act of making a knot, or state of being knotted. [R.] Nodder Nod"der (?), n. One who nods; a drowsy person. Nodding Nod"ding (?), a. Curved so that the apex hangs down; having the top bent downward. Noddle Nod"dle (?), n. [OE. nodil, nodle; perh. fr. nod, because the head is the nodding part of the body, or perh. akin to E. knot; cf. Prov. E. nod the nape of the neck.] 1. The head; -- used jocosely or contemptuously.<-- now usu. noodle (not in W1913) or noggin --> Come, master, I have a project in my noddle. L'Estrange. 2. The back part of the head or neck. [Obs.] For occasion ... turneth a bald noddle, after she hath presented her locks in front, and no hold taken. Bacon. Noddy Nod"dy (?), n.; pl. Noddies (#). [Prob. fr. nod to incline the head, either as in assent, or from drowsiness.] 1. A simpleton; a fool. L'Estrange. 2. (Zo\'94l.) (a) Any tern of the genus Anous, as A. stolidus. (b) The arctic fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis). Sometimes also applied to other sea birds. 3. An old game at cards. Halliwell. 4. A small two-wheeled one-horse vehicle. 5. An inverted pendulum consisting of a short vertical flat spring which supports a rod having a bob at the top; -- used for detecting and measuring slight horizontal vibrations of a body to which it is attached. Node Node (?), n. [L. nodus; perh. akin to E. knot. Cf. Noose, Nowed.] 1. A knot, a knob; a protuberance; a swelling. 2. Specifically: (a) (Astron.) One of the two points where the orbit of a planet, or comet, intersects the ecliptic, or the orbit of a satellite intersects the plane of the orbit of its primary. (b) (Bot.) The joint of a stem, or the part where a leaf or several leaves are inserted. (c) (Dialing) A hole in the gnomon of a dial, through which passes the ray of light which marks the hour of the day, the parallels of the sun's declination, his place in the ecliptic, etc. (d) (Geom.) The point at which a curve crosses itself, being a double point of the curve. See Crunode, and Acnode. (e) (Mech.) The point at which the lines of a funicular machine meet from different angular directions; -- called also knot. W. R. Johnson. (f) (poet.) The knot, intrigue, or plot of a piece. (g) (Med.) A hard concretion or incrustation which forms upon bones attacked with rheumatism, gout, or syphilis; sometimes also, a swelling in the neighborhood of a joint. Dunglison. (h) (Mus) One of the fixed points of a sonorous string, when it vibrates by aliquot parts, and produces the harmonic tones; nodal line or point. (i) (Zo\'94l.) A swelling. Ascending node (Astron.), the node at which the body is passing northerly, marked with the symbol &astascending;, called the Dragon's head. Called also northern node. -- Descending node, the node at which the body is moving southwardly, marked thus &astdescending;, called Dragon's tail. -- Line of nodes, a straight line joining the two nodes of an orbit. Nodical Nod"ic*al (?), a. Of or pertaining to the nodes; from a node to the same node again; as, the nodical revolutions of the moon. Nodical month. See Lunar month, under Month. Nodosarine No`do*sa"rine (?), a. (Zo\'94l.) Resembling in form or structure a foraminiferous shell of the genus Nodosaria. -- n. (Zo\'94l.) A foraminifer of the genus Nodosaria or of an allied genus. Nodose No*dose" (?), a. [L. nodosus, fr. nodus knot.] 1. Knotty; having numerous or conspicuous nodes. 2. (Zo\'94l.) Having nodes or prominences; having the alternate joints enlarged, as the antenn\'91 of certain insects. Nodosity No*dos"i*ty (, n. [L. nodositas.] 1. The quality of being knotty or nodose; resemblance to a node or swelling; knottiness. Holland. 2. A knot; a node. Nodosous, Nodous No*do"sous (?), No"dous (?), a. Nodose; knotty; knotted. [Obs.] Nodular Nod"u*lar (?; 135), a. [Cf. F. nodulaire.] Of, pertaining to, or in the form of, a nodule or knot. Nodule Nod"ule (?), n. [L. nodulus, dim. of nodus knot: cf. F. nodule.] A rounded mass or irregular shape; a little knot or lump. _________________________________________________________________ Page 979 Noduled Nod"uled (?), a. Having little knots or lumps. Nodulose, Nodulous Nod"u*lose` (?), Nod"u*lous (?), a. (Biol.) Having small nodes or knots; diminutively nodose. Noel No"el (?), n. [F. no\'89l, L. natalis birthday, fr. natalis natal. See Natal.] Same as Nowel. Noematachograph No*e`ma*tach"o*graph (?), n. [Gr. -graph.] An instrument for determining and registering the duration of more or less complex operations of the mind. Dunglison. Noematic, Noematical No`e*mat"ic (?), No`e*mat"ic*al (?), a. [Gr. Noetic.] Of or pertaining to the understanding. [Obs.] Cudworth. Noemics No*e"mics (?), n. [Gr. Noetic.] The science of the understanding; intellectual science. Noetian No*e"tian (?), n. (Eccl. Hist.) One of the followers of Noetus, who lived in the third century. He denied the distinct personality of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Noetic, Noetical No*et"ic (?), No*et"ic*al (?), a. [Gr. Of or pertaining to the intellect; intellectual. I would employ the word noetic to express all those cognitions which originate in the mind itself. Sir W. Hamilton. Nof Nof (?). [Contr. fr. ne of.] Not of; nor of. [Obs.] Nog Nog (?), n. [Abbrev. fr. noggin.] 1. A noggin. 2. A kind of strong ale. Halliwell. Nog Nog, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] 1. A wooden block, of the size of a brick, built into a wall, as a hold for the nails of woodwork. 2. One of the square logs of wood used in a pile to support the roof of a mine. 3. (Shipbuilding) A treenail to fasten the shores. Nog Nog, v. t. [From 2d Nog.] 1. To fill in, as between scantling, with brickwork. 2. (Shipbuilding) To fasten, as shores, with treenails. Noggen Nog"gen (?), a. [Prop., made of hemp, fr. Prov. E. nogs hemp.] Made of hemp; hence, hard; rough; harsh. [Obs.] Johnson. Noggin Nog"gin (?), n. [Ir. noigin, or Gael. noigean. Cf. lst Nog.] 1. A small mug or cup. 2. A measure equivalent to a gill. [Prov. Eng.] Nogging Nog"ging (?), n. [From Nog, v. t.] Rough brick masonry used to fill in the interstices of a wooden frame, in building. Noght Noght (?), adv. Not. [Obs.] Chaucer. Noiance Noi"ance (?), n. [Abbrev. fr. OE. anoiance.] [Written also noyance.] Annoyance. [Obs.] Tusser. Noie Noie (?), v. t. To annoy. See Noy. [Obs.] Noier Noi"er (?), n. An annoyer. [Obs.] Tusser. Noils Noils (?), n. pl. [Etymol. uncertain.] Waste and knots of wool removed by the comb; combings. Noint Noint (?), v. t. To anoint. [Obs.] Sir T. North. Noious Noi"ous (?), a. Annoying; troublesome. [Obs.] Noise Noise (?), n. [F. noise noisy strife, quarrel, brawl, fr. L. nausea seasickness, sickness, disgust. See Nausea.] 1. Sound of any kind. The heavens turn about in a most rapid motion without noise to us perceived. Bacon. NOTE: &hand; No ise is either a sound of too short a duration to be determined, like the report of a cannon; or else it is a confused mixture of many discordant sounds, like the rolling of thunder or the noise of the waves. Nevertheless, the difference between sound and noise is by no means precise. Ganot. 2. Especially, loud, confused, or senseless sound; clamor; din. 3. Loud or continuous talk; general talk or discussion; rumor; report. "The noise goes." Shak. What noise have we had about transplantation of diseases and transfusion of blood! T. Baker. Soerates lived in Athens during the great plague which has made so much noise in all ages. Spectator. 4. Music, in general; a concert; also, a company of musicians; a band. [Obs.] Milton. The king has his noise of gypsies. B. Jonson. Syn. -- Cry; outcry; clamor; din; clatter; uproar. Noise Noise, v. i. To sound; to make a noise. Milton. Noise Noise, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Noised (?); p pr. & vb. n. Noising.] 1. To spread by rumor or report. All these sayings were noised abroad. Luke i. 65. 2. To disturb with noise. [Obs.] Dryden. Noiseful Noise"ful (?), a. Loud; clamorous. [Obs.] Dryden. Noiseless Noise"less, a. Making, or causing, no noise or bustle; without noise; silent; as, the noiseless foot of time. So noiseless would I live. Dryden. -- Noise"less*ly, adv. -- Noise"less*ness, n. Noisette Noi*sette" (?), n. (Bot.) A hybrid rose produced in 1817, by a French gardener, Noisette, of Charleston, South Carolina, from the China rose and the musk rose. It has given rise to many fine varieties, as the Lamarque, the Marechal (or Marshal) Niel, and the Cloth of gold. Most roses of this class have clustered flowers and are of vigorous growth. P. Henderson. Noisily Nois"i*ly (?), adv. In a noisy manner. Noisiness Nois"i*ness, n. The state or quality of being noisy. Noisome Noi"some (?), a. [For noysome, fr. noy for annoy. See Annoy.] 1. Noxious to health; hurtful; mischievous; unwholesome; insalubrious; destructive; as, noisome effluvia. "Noisome pestilence." Ps. xci. 3. 2. Offensive to the smell or other senses; disgusting; fetid. "Foul breath is noisome." Shak. -- Noi"some*ly, adv. -- Noi"some*ness, n. Syn. -- Noxious; unwholesome; insalubrious; mischievous; destructive. -- Noisome, Noxious. These words have to a great extent been interchanged; but there is a tendency to make a distinction between them, applying noxious to things that inflict evil directly; as, a noxious plant, noxious practices, etc., and noisome to things that operate with a remoter influence; as, noisome vapors, a noisome pestilence, etc. Noisome has the additional sense of disqusting. A garden may be free from noxious weeds or animals; but, if recently covered with manure, it may be filled with a noisome smell. Noisy Nois"y (?), a. [Compar. Noisier (?); superl. Noisiest.] [From Noise.] 1. Making a noise, esp. a loud sound; clamorous; vociferous; turbulent; boisterous; as, the noisy crowd. 2. Full of noise. "The noisy town." Dryden. Nolde Nol"de (?). [Contr. fr. ne wolde.] Would not. [Obs.] Chaucer. Nole Nole (?), n. [See Noll.] The head. [Obs.] Shak. Noli-me-tangere No"li-me-tan"ge*re (?), n. [L., touch me not.] 1. (Bot.) (a) Any plant of a genus of herbs (Impatiens) having capsules which, if touched when ripe, discharge their seeds. -- See Impatiens. (b) The squirting cucumber. See under Cucumber. 2. (Med.) A name formerly applied to several varieties of ulcerous cutaneous diseases, but now restricted to Lupus exedens, an ulcerative affection of the nose. Nolition No*li"tion (?), n. [L. nolle not to will, to be unwilling; ne + velle to will, to be willing.] Adverse action of will; unwillingness; -- opposed to volition. A nolition and a direct enmity against the lust. Jer. Taylor. Noll Noll (?), n. [OE. nol, AS. hnoll top; akin to OHG. hnol top, head.] The head; the noddle. [Obs.] Nolleity Nol*le"i*ty (?), n. [L. nolle to be unwilling.] The state of being unwilling; nolition. [R.] Nolle prosequi Nol"le pros"e*qui (?). [L., to be unwilling to prosecute.] (Law) Will not prosecute; -- an entry on the record, denoting that a plaintiff discontinues his suit, or the attorney for the public a prosecution; either wholly, or as to some count, or as to some of several defendants. Nolo contendere No"lo con*ten"de*re (?). [L., I do not wish to contend.] (Law) A plea, by the defendant, in a criminal prosecution, which, without admitting guilt, subjects him to all the consequences of a plea of quilty. Nol. pros. Nol. pros. An abbrev. of Nolle prosequi. Nol-pros Nol`-pros" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. -prossed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. -prossing.] To discontinue by entering a nolle prosequi; to declin