nec romancing (nek roman sing)

[ All forms of mental deception, mesmerism, witchcraft, nec romancing, and so on. R. A. Proctor . nec romancing (nek'rō-man-sing), a. [ necro manc-y + -ing2.] Practising necromancy. The mighty nec romancing witch. De Quincey , Autobiog. Sketches, vi. necromancy (nek'rō-man-si), n. [In earlier use corruptly nicromancy, nigromancy, negromancy; Of nygramansi ynogh to note when she liket, And all the fetes full faire in a few yeres. Destruction of Troy (E. E. T. S.), 1. 402. By his skill in necromancy, he has a power of calling whom he pleases from the dead. Swift, Gulliver's Travels, iii. 7. 2. The art of magic in general; enchantment; conjuration; the black art. So moc he she sette ther-on hir entent, and lerned so moc he of egramauncye , that the peple cleped hir afterward Morgain le fee, the suster of kynge Arthur. Merlin (E. E. T. S.), iii. 508. Men maken hem dauncen and syngen, clappynge here Wenges to gydere, and maken gret noyse: and where it be by Craft or be Nygromancye , I wot nere. Mandeville , Travels, p. 219. This palace standeth in the air, By necromancy placed there. Drayton, Nymphidia, 1. 34. necromantt, n. [Formerly also nigromant ; nécromant = Pg. necromante , νεκρόμαντις , a necromancer, νεκρός , a dead body, + μάντις, a diviner. Cf. necromancy.] A IMG:content-1263.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-1264.png:[blocks in formation] The sweet peace-making draught went round, and lame Ephaistus fild taining to or characteristic of beetles of the ge- nus Necrophorus , or having their habits. Necrophorus (nek-rof'ō-rus), n. [NL.: see necrophorous.] The typical genus of Necropho- 2. Hence, any delicious and salubrious drink. rid a , having ten-jointed antennæ. They are most- ly large dark-colored beetles, sometimes ornamented with reddish or yellowish bands; they usually exhale a musky odor. They have long been noted for burying the bodies of small dead animals, in which they lay their eggs. The larvæ resemble those of Silpha , but are longer and attenu- ate at both ends, with a short labrum. The genus is wide- spread, with numerous species. See cut under burying- Think'st thou that Bacon's nicromanticke skill Cannot per for me his head and wall of bra e? 2. Witching; enchanting; magical. O pow'rful Necromantic Eyes! Who in your Circles strictly pries Will find that Cupid with his Dart In you doth practice the black Art. IMG:content-1265.png:[blocks in formation] necropolis (nek-rop'ō-lis), n. [NL., νεκρός , a dead body, + πόλις, a city.] A cemetery; specifically, one of the cemeteries of ancient peoples. Such burying- grounds, in the neighborhood of some sites of ancient cities, are very extensive and abound in valuable remains. From the ancient cemeteries a large part of modern archæo- logical knowledge has been derived, owing to the practice the peoples of antiquity of depositing in their tombs objects of art and of daily use, and very generally of ornamenting them with characteristic monuments of architecture, sculpture, painting, or epigraphy. The name is sometimes given to modern cemeteries in or near towns. necropsy (nek'rop-si), n. [ νεκρός , a dead body, + όψις , sight: see optic .] Same as necro- necroscopic (nek-rō-skopʻik), a. [ necroscop - y +-ic.] Pertaining to necroscopy or post-mor- tem examinations. necroscopical (nek-rō-skop'i-kal), a . [ scopic + -al .] Same as necroscopic . dead body, + -σκοπία , σκοπεῖν , view.] The ex- am in at i on of a body after death; post-mortem examination; autopsy. Also necropsy . necrose (nek'ros), v . i .; pret. and pp. necrosed , ppr. necrosing. [ He was taught in cases of comminuted fracture to take out the spicules of bone, lest they should necrose and Medical News , LIII. 138. necromantically (nek-rō-man'ti-kal-i), adv . By give rise to trouble. necromancy or the black art; by conjuring. necronite (nek'rō-nīt), n. [Irreg. νεκρός , a dead body, + -ite2 .] Fetid feldspar, a variety of orthoclase. When struck or pounded it exhales a fetid odor like that of putrid flesh. It is found in small nodules in the limestone of Baltimore. Necrophaga (nek-rof'a-gä), n . pl. [NL., neut. pl. of necrophagus: see necrophagous .] A di- vision of pentamerous Coleoptera , proposed by Macleay, including various beetles which feed upon carrion, as the Dermestidæ , Silphida , Niti- dulide , and Engida . See cut under Silpha . necrophagan (nek-rof'a-gan), a. and n. Necrophaga +-an.] I. a. Of or pertaining to the Necrophaga . necrosis (nek-rō'sis), n . [NL., necrosis , νεκροῦν , kill, deaden, intr. and pa . mor- tify, νεκρός , a dead body.] 1. In pathol ., the death of a circumscribed piece of ti ue. It embolism, by mechanical violence, by chemical agency, or by exce ive heat or cold. It may involve large ma es of ti ue, or small clusters of cells, or scattered individual cells. The necrosed ti ue may be absorbed and replaced by nor- mal ti ue or by cicatricial ti ue. It may form a caseous ma , or the cavity may fill with lymph, forming a cyst. 2. In bot . , a disease of plants, chiefly found upon the leaves and soft parenchymatous parts. It consists of small black spots, below which the substance of the plant decays. Also called spotting . - Coagulation- necrosis. See coagulation . necrotic (nek-rot'ik), a . [ necrosis (-ot-)+-ic.] Characterized by necrosis; exhibiting necrosis; dead, as applied to ti ues. necrotomic (nek-ro-tom'ik), a. [ -ic .] Of or pertaining to necrotomy. necrotomy (nek-rot'ō-mi), n. [ νεκρός , α corpse, + -τομία, « τέμνειν , ταμεῖν , cut.] Di ec- necrotype (nek'rō-tip), n. [ νεκρός , a corpse, + τύπος, a type.) A type formerly extant in any region, afterward extinct: thus, indigenous horses and rhinoceroses are necrotypes of North America. Gill , Smithsonian Report, 1881, p. necrotypic (nek-rō-tip'ik), a. [ n . [NL. (Rolander, 1776), irreg. νέκταρ , nectar, + ἀνήρ (άνδρ-), male (mod. bot.stamen).] A genus of trees of the apetalous order Laurineæ and the tribe Per- seaceæ , known by the anthers with four cells in a curving line. There are about 70 species, found from Brazil to Mexico and the West Indies. They bear alternate rigid feather-veined leaves, loosely panicled flowers, and globose or oblong berries. The genus fur- nishes important timber-trees and some oils and aro- matic products. See greenheart , 1, and bebeeru . nectar (nek'tär), n . [ F.nectar = Sp. néctar = Pg. nectar = It. nettare , nectar = Gr. νέκταρ , the drink of the gods (see def. 1); usually ex- plained, without probability, as νε- for vη- , not (see ne ), + √ κτα in κτείνειν, kill (cf. άμβροσία, ambrosia, the food of the gods, ult. a -priv. + ✓ μορ , die).] 1. In cla ical myth ., the drink or wine of the Olympian gods, poured out for them by Hebe and Ganymede, the cupbearers of Zeus. It was reputed to po e wondrous life-giving properties, to impart a divine bloom, beauty, and vigor to him so fortunate as to obtain it, and to preserve all that it touched from decay and corruption. See ambrosia . He esteems the nectar of the goddes, Homers Nepenthe, to come short by oddes Of this delicious iuice. nectarean (nek-tāʻrē-an), a. [L. nectareus , of nectar (see nectareous ), + -an .] Pertaining to nectar; resembling nectar; very sweet and pleasant. Choicest nectarean juice crown'd largest bowls And overlook'd the brim, alluring sight, Of fragrant scent, attractive, taste divine. IMG:content-1266.png:[blocks in formation] nectareousne (nek-tā rē-us-nes), n . The quality of being nectareous. nectar-gland (nek'tär-gland), n . A gland se- nectarial (nek-tā'ri-al), a. Of or pertaining to the nectary of a plant. nectaried (nek'ta-rid), a . [ -ed2 .] Provided with nectaries or honey-producing organs: said of flowers or plants. nectar i lym a (nek"ta-ri-lī'mä), n . tarium , nectary, + Gr. λῦμα , what is washed or wiped off, λούειν , L. luere , wash: see lute2 , lave2 .] In bot ., a collection of long hairs found IMG:content-1267.png:[blocks in formation] To their supper fruits they fell- Nectarine fruits, which the compliant boughs Yielded them. Milton, P. L., iv. 332. nec taro theca nec taro theca (nek ta-ro-theʻkä), n.; pl. necta rothecæ (-se). [NL., nectarous (nek'ta-rus), a. [ From the gash A stream of nectarous humour i uing flow'd Sanguine. Milton , P. L., vi. 332. 3955 nectozoõid (nek-to-zō'oid), n. [[