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the bill or beak of of a bird; the point of anything, particularly of apen (neb). [ 461 ] NIGHT the Nibble, bite; to nib'-bl carp, v.a. at: or s. v.n. a little to bite by little bite, or seizing at a time; to bite to (nip) the Middle Ages (Ger.) cio us; delicate; fino; exact; precise; requiring scruexact; fastidious; easily injured; refined. To make nice, to be scrupulous. (Fr. nice, simple, from L. nescius, ignorant.) Nicely, nise' -le, ad. in a nice manner. Nicene , nise'-nes, s. the quality or state of being nice; delicacy of perception; scrupulousne ; precision. Minor,where the first and most important general council of the Christian Church was held, A.D. 325 doctrine, so called because it was adopted at this council. delicate handling or treatment; minute distinction; fastidiousne ; squeamishne ; precision. not Niche, nitch, s. a rece in a wall for a statue,bust, . (Fr. from It. nicchio, a cockle fish or shell). nece ity; the critical time; a winning throw: v.a. to the hit or touch luckily, or at the lucky time; to cut in nicks or notches; to defeat or or cozen, as at dice; to the devil, with the epithet " old" added (A.S. nicer). to Nickel-green, nik'-el-green, s. a green arseniate of nickel. nickel and zinc. familiarity: v.a. to give a nickname to. refrench amba ador to Portugal,who introduced it into France in the 16th cent.) tained from tobacco. their construction (L. nidus a nest). of roasted meat (L. nidor, smell from cooking). the nest, as of abird. (L. neptis a grand-daughter, nicce.) See Nephew. resembling damask work (It. from L. niger, black). home). covetous; sparing (Ice. knöggr, miserly). niggard manner. Niggardline , nig'-gurd-le-nes, 8. the quality of being niggardly. tempt. allied:ad. near; almost (A.S. neah). Highne , ni'- nes, s. nearne ; proximity. sun is beneath the horizon; darkne ; intellectual and tion; moral obscurity; darkne death(A.S.; adversity, (A.S. niht,frow or a state a root, of nak,το afllicperish, to die