nabob, nobobb

[Hind, nawwáb, pl. of náth =a vicegerent, a deputy, a nabob.] A popular name formerly much used, with a touch of contempt, for an English man, especially an English merchant, who had made a fortune in India, and returned to spend it in his own country, but now indiscriminately applied to any rich man. zenith: nazir =alike, corresponding to; as ' samt = the azimuth.] I. Literally : under where we stand. 1. The point of the heavens or lower hemisphere directly opposite to the zenith; the point directly *2. The point of the zodiac opposite to that in which the sun is situate. II. Fig .: The lowest point or stage; the point or time of greatest depre ion. na-dor-ite, subst. [From Djebel-Nador, where found; suff. -ite ( Min.).] Min.: A rare mineral, found in flattened tabular, or somewhat lenticular, crystals. Crystallization, orthorhombic; hardne , 3; specific gravity 702; luster, resinous to adamantine; color, smoky brown to brownish-yellow; streak, yellow; translucent. Composition: An oxy chloride of lead and antimony, the analyses of which appear to correspond to the formula SbO3PbO+PbCl. From Const an tine, Algiers.