Emily Dickinson Lexicon

NOSE'THRIL,

See NOSTRIL

NOS'LE, n. [from nose.]

A little nose; the extremity of a thing; as the nosle of a bellows. [See Nozzle.]

NO-SO-COMIC-AL, a.

Relating to a hospital.

NO-SOG'RA-PHY, n.

The science of the description of diseases.

NO-SO-LOGIC-AL, a. [See Nosolegy.]

Pertaining to nosology, or a systematic classification of diseases.

NO-SOL'O-GIST, n.

One who classifies diseases, arranges them in order, and gives them suitable names.

NO-SOLO-GY, n. [Gr. {foreign}, disease, and {foreign}, discourse.]

1. A systematic arrangement or classification of diseases with names and definitions, according to the distinctive character of each class, order, genus and species. Encyc.
2. That branch of medical science which treats of the classification of diseases.

NO-SO-PO-ET'IC, a. [Gr. {foreign}, disease, and {foreign}, to produce.]

Producing diseases. [Little used.] Arbuthnot.

NOSTRIL, a. [Sax. nosethyrl, naescthyrl. Thyrl or thirel is an opening or perforation; thirlian, thyrlian, to bore, to perforate, to thrill, to drill. See Drill.]

An aperture or passage through the nose. The nostrils are the passages through which air is inhaled and exhaled in respiration.

NOSTRUM, n. [L. from noster, ours.]

A medicine, the ingredients of which are kept secret for the purpose of restricting the profits of sale to the inventor or proprietor. Pope.

NOT, adv. [Sax. naht or noht, naught, that is, ne and awiht, not any thing; D. niet; G. nicht; Russ. niete; Scot. nocht. See Naught.]

1. A word that expresses negation, denial or refusal; as, he will not go; will you remain? I will not. In the first member of a sentence, it may be followed by nor or neither; as, not for a price nor reward; I was not in safety, neither had I rest.
2. With the substantive verb in the following phrase, it denies being, or denotes extinction of existence. Thine eyes are open upon me, and I am not. Job viii.

NOT'A-BLE, a.

Active; industrious; distinguished for good management; as, a notable woman or housekeeper.

NOTA-BLE, a. [Fr. notable; L. notabilis, from notus, known; nosco, to know.]

1. Worthy of notice; remarkable; memorable; noted or distinguished.
2. In scripture, conspicuous; sightly; as, a notable horn. Dan. viii.
3. Notorious, well known. ]lash.
4. Terrible. Acts.
5. Known or apparent. Acts iv-.

NOTA-BLE, n.

1. In France, the nobles or persons of rank and distinction were formerly called notables.
2. A thing worthy of observation. Addison.

NOTA-BLY, adv.

1. Memorably; remarkably; eminently. Bacon.
2. With show of consequence or importance. Addison.

NO-TA'RLAL, a. [from notary.]

1. Pertaining to a notary; as, a notarial seal; notarial evidence or attestation.
2. Done or taken by a notary.

NOTA-RY, n. [L. notarius, from notes, known, from nosco.]

1. Primarily, a person employed to take notes of contracts, trials and proceedings in courts among the Romans.
2. In modern usage, an officer authorized to attest contracts or writings of any kind, to give them the evidence of authenticity. This officer is often styled notary public.

NO-TA'T-ON, a. [L. notatio, from noto, to mark.]

1. The act or practice of recording any thing by marks, figures or characters; particularly in arithmetic and algebra, the expressing of numbers and quantities by figures, signs or characters appropriate for the purpose.
2. Meaning; signification, Conscience, according to the very notation of the word, imports a double knowledge. [Unusual.] South.

NO-TATRI-ALLY, adv.

In a notarial manner.

NOTCENT-LY, or NOCTU-OUS-LY, adv.

Hurtfully; injuriously.

NOTCH, n. [qu. G. kniclen, to crack or flaw, Dan. knikker. It seems to be the same word in origin as niche, nick. Class Ng, No. 49.]

1. A hollow cut in any thing; a nick; an indentation. And on the stick ten equal mucks makes. Swift,
2. An opening or narrow passage through a mountain or hill. We say the notch of a mountain. United States.

NOTCH, v.t.

To cut in small hollows; as, to notch a stick. Pope.

NOTCH-BOARD, n.

The board which receives the ends of the steps in a stair-case.

NOTCH'ED, pp.

Cut into small hollows.

NOTCHING, ppr.

Cutting into small hollows.