Emily Dickinson Lexicon

NEC-RO-MAN'TIC-AL-LY, adv.

By necromancy or the black art; by conjuration. Gregory.

NEC'RO-NITE, n. [Gr. {foreign}, dead.]

Fetid feldspar, a mineral which, when struck or pounded, exhales a fetid odor like that of putrid flesh. Hayden.

NEC-ROPHA-GOUS, a. [Gr. {foreign} and {foreign}.]

Eating or feeding on the dead. Kirby.

NEC-ROP-TER, or NEU-ROP'TE-RA, n. [Gr. {foreign}, a nerve, and {foreign}, wing.]

The neuropters are an order of insects having four membranous, transparent, naked wings, reticulated with veins, a the dragon fly.

NE-CROPTO-LIS, n. [Gr. {foreign} and {foreign}.]

A city of the dead.

NEC-RO-SCOPTIC, a. [Gr. {foreign} and {foreign}]

Relating to post-mortem examinations.

NE-CROSIS, a. [Gr. {foreign}.]

1. Among physicians, mortification; the dry gangrene.
2. Among surgeons, an inflammation of a bone terminating in its death.

NECTAR, n. [L. from the Greek.]

1. In fabulous history and poetry, the drink of the gods; hence,
2. Any very sweet and pleasant drink.

NEC-TA'RE-AN, or NEC-TA'RE-OUS, a.

Resembling nectar; very sweet and pleasant. The juice neetareaus and the balmy dew. Pape.

NECTAR-ED, a.

Imbued with nectar; mingled with nectar; abounding with nectar. Milton.

NEC-TA'RE-OUS-LY, adv.

In a neetareous manner.

NEC-TA'RE-OUS-NESS, n.

The quality of being nectareous.

NECTA'RI-AL, a.

Pertaining to the nectary of a plant. Stamens inserted into the margin of a glandulous nectarialing. As. Res.

NECTAR-IF'ER-OUS, a. [nectar and fero, to bear.]

Producing nectar or honey; as, a nectarferaus glandule. Lee.

NECTAR-INE, a.

Sweet as nectar.

NECTAR-INE, n.

A fruit resembling the peach, but with a smooth rind. It is the Persica laevis of De Condone.

NEC-TA'RI-UM, n.

That part of a flower which secretes a honey-like substance.

NECTAR-IZE, v.t.

To sweeten. Cockeram.

NEC'TAR-IZ-ED, pp.

Sweetened.

NEC-TAR-IZ-ING, ppr.

Sweetening.

NEC'TAR-OUS, a.

Sweet as nectar. Milton.

NECTAR-Y, n. [from nectar.]

In botany, the melliferous part of a vegetable, peculiar to the dower. It usually makes a part of the corol, but is sometimes distinct from it. Sometimes it is in the form of a horn or spur; sometimes in that of a cup; whence it is called the honey-cup. Martyn.

NEC-TRAL, n.

A person or nation that takes no part in a contest between others. The neutral, as far as his commerce extends, becomes a party in the war. R. G. Harper.

NED'DER, n. [W. nadyr; Sax. nedder.]

An adder. [Obs.]

NEE, n.

The name of a church. [Not used. See Nave.]