The on in Madabron apparently represents the Arabic nunation

Encyc. Brit., XV. 473, note. nunnery (nun'er-i), n.; pl. nunneries (-iz). [ cloister for the exclusive use of nuns. Manie there were which sent their daughters ouer to be profe ed nuns within the nunneries there. nuncheon (nun'chon), n. [Formerly also nun- chi on, nunchin, nuncion, nunscion , nuntion ; ap- par. for * nunching (as luncheon for lunching ), nunch , a piece, + -ing1 . As with the equiv. luncheon, also orig. dial., the termination lost meaning, and the word was altered by popular 2. To dedicate; inscribe. etym. to no on chi on , and even in one case to noon- shun, as if a repast taken when the laborers 'shun' the heat of 'noon,' noon being either accidental, or else due to the origination of nuncheon , as Skeat claims, in the rare ME. none chen che for *nones chen che, a donation for drink, lit. 'noon- If I had ben acquainted with your designe, you should on my advice have nuncupated this handsome monument of your skill and dexterity to some great one. Evelyn, To Mr. F. Barlow. 3. To declare orally (a will or testament). But how doth that will [Saint Peter's] appear? in what tables was it written? in what registers is it extant? in tem of conventual life for women. Nicolas Lyra in locum, with most Roman commentators since his time, in hope to found nunnery thereupon. Fuller , Pisgah Sight, II. iii. 11. ( Davies .) 3. A name sometimes given to the triforium of a medieval church, since in some churches this gallery was set apart for the use of nuns attending them. IMG:content-1515.png:[blocks in formation] 'Tis he indeed, the vilest nup ! yet the fool loves me ex- ceedingly. A. Brewer , Lingua, ii. 1. Nuphar (nu'fär), n. [NL. (Sir J. E. Smith, 1806), νοῦφαρ , a water-lily. Cf. nenuphar .] A genus of yellow water-lilies, now known as Nymphæa. nupsont (nup's on), n. [Appar. nup + -son.] A fool; a simpleton. Now, fair Hippolyta, our nuptial hour Draws on apace. The elder of them, being put to nurse, Was by a beggar-woman stolen away. No, thank 'em for their Love, that's worse Than if they 'd throttled 'em at Nurse . 6. In hort ., a shrub or tree which protects a young plant.-7. In ichth . , a name of various sharks of inactive habits, which rest for a long time or bask in the water. (a) A shark of the fami- ly Scymnida, Somniosus or Læmarg us microcephal us . It is common in the arctic and subarctic seas, and attains a length of 20 feet; it has a robust body, the first dorsal fin far in advance of the ventrals, the upper teeth narrow and the lower quadrate, with horizontal ridge ending in a point. (b) A shark of the family Ginglymostomidæ , Gingly- mostoma cirrata , of slender form, with first dorsal fin above and behind the ventrals, and teeth in both jaws in many rows and with a strong median cusp and one or two small cusps on each side. It is common in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico, and occasionally visits the south- ern Atlantic coast of the United States; it attains a length of 10 or 12 feet. nurist, n. A Middle English form of nurse . nurishlt, v . t . A Middle English form of nourish . nurish2t, n. A Middle English form of nurse . nurl (nerl), v . t . [A simplified spelling of knurl : 8. A blastozoöid. See the quotation. see knurl , knarlı , gnarl i .] To flute or indent on the edge, as a coin. See nurling . nurling (ner'ling), n . [Verbal n. of nurl , v.] 1. A series of fine indentations or reeding on the edge of a temper or set-screw to afford a better hold for turning it; also, the milling of a coin. -2. Engraving or scratching in zigzag lines, producing a rude form of ornament. Compare gnarling . nurling-tool (ner'ling-töl), n. denting, reeding, or milling the edges of the heads of tan- gent-screws, etc. It consists of a roller with a sunken groove in its the counterpart of the bead to be formed on the head of the screw. The object revolves in a lathe, and the nurling-tool is held against it to form the indentations. nurly, a. A simplified spelling of knurly . nurnt, v. See norn1 . nurryt, n. [Also noory, nourie; nurr ye , nurree, nurree, norie, nori, nourir , nourrir , nourish: see nourish .] A foster- child. Thowe arte my neve we fulle nere, my nurree of olde, Shak ., M. N. D., i. 1. 1. That I have chastyede and chosene, a childe of my cham- byre. Morte Arthure (E. E. T. S.), 1. 689. O my nory , quod she, I have gret gladne e of the. Chaucer , Boëthius, iii. prose 11. They light the nuptial torch, and bid invoke Hymen, then first to marriage rites invoked. generally followed and may be preceded by a molt; and in very many cases the male a umes a particular feather- ing not shared by the female. - Nuptial song, a mar- riage-song; an epithalamium. =Syn, Hymeneal , etc. (see matrimonial ), bridal. II. n. Marriage: now always in the plural. This looks not like a nuptial . Shak ., Much Ado, iv. 1. 69. She should this Angelo have married; was affianced to her by oath, and the nuptial appointed. Shak., M. for M., iii. 1. 222. Beside their received fitne , at all prizes, they [gloves] are here properly accommodate to the nuptials of my schol- ar's 'haviour to the lady Courtship. B. Jonson, Cynthia's Revels, v. 2. =Syn. Wedding , Matrimony , etc. See marriage. nuptially (nup's hal-i), adv . As regards mar- riage; with respect to marriage or the marriage ceremony. Nuremberg Counter (obverse). (Size of the original.) And in hir armes the naked Nourie strainde; Whereat the Boy began to striue a good. nurschet, n. A Middle English form of nurse . nurse (nèrs), n. [Early mod. E. also nourse, nource, nourice; nourice , F. nourrice = It. nu- trice , nutrix (acc. nutricem ), a nurse, for * nutritrix , nutrire , suckle, nourish, tend: see IMG:content-1516.jpg:[ocr errors] O, that woman that cannot make her fault her husband's occasion, let her never nurse her child herself, for she will breed it like a fool. Shak., As you Like it, iv. 1. 178. 2. To rear; nurture; bring up. Thy sons shall come from far, and thy daughters shall be nursed at thy side. Isa. lx. 4. IMG:content-1517.png:[blocks in formation] nourish .] 1. A woman who nourishes or suckles moting growth, increase, development, etc. an infant; specifically, a woman who suckles the infant of another: commonly called a wet- nurse ; also, a female servant who has the care of a child or of children. I do, as much as I can, thank (Lord Hay] by thank- ing of you, who begot or nursed these good impre ions of me in him. Donne, Letters, xxxvi. Heil norische of sweete ihesus! Heil cheefest of chastite, for so the to say! Hymns to Virgin , etc. (E. E. T. S.), p. 5. Baron of Braikley (Child's Ballads, VI. 196). Shall I go and call to thee a nurse of the Hebrew women, that she may nurse the child for thee? Ex. ii. 7. Meeker than any child to a rough nurse . Tennyson, Lance lot and Elaine. 2. Hence, one who or that which nurtures, trains, cherishes, or protects. Gas coigne, Steele Glas (ed. Arber), p. 60. Alack, or we must lose The country, our dear nurse , or else thy person, Our comfort in the country. Shak ., Cor., v. 3. 110. called by Cais the granary and nurse of the Sandys, Travailes, p. 184. Sicilia, people of Rome. O Caledonia! stern and wild, Meet nurse for a poetic child. Scott , L. of L. M., vi. 2. 3. One who has the care of a sick or infirm per- son, as an attendant in a hospital. I will attend my husband, be his nurse , Diet his sickne , for it is my office. The nurse sleeps sweetly, hired to watch the sick. Cowper , Task, i. 89. 4. In the United States navy, a sick-bay at- tendant, formerly called loblolly - boy .-5. The state of being nursed or in the care of a nurse: as, to put out a child to nurse . By lot from Jove I am the power Of this fair wood, and live in oaken bower, To nurse the saplings tall, and curl the grove With ringlets quaint. Milton , Arcades, 1. 46. Scenes form'd for contemplation, and to nurse The growing seeds of wisdom. Cowper , Task, iii. 301. Not those who nurse their grief the longest are always the ones who loved most generously and whole-heartedly. J. Hawthorne, Dust, p. 236. The Siren Venus nouriced in her lap Fair Adon. Greene, Sonnet from Perimedes. Caddy hung upon her father, and nursed his cheek against hers as if he were some poor dull child in pain. Dickens , Bleak House, xxx. The doctor turned himself to the hearth-rug, and, put. ting one leg over the other, he began to nurse it. Trollope, Dr. Thorne, xi. 6. To cheat. [Slang.]=Syn. Nourish , etc. See nur- ture, v. t. II. in trans. To act as nurse; specifically, to suckle a child: as, a nursing woman. My redoubled love and care With nursing diligence, to me glad office, Shall ever tend about thee to old age. IMG:content-1518.png:[graphic] O! when shall rise a monarch all our own, And I, a nursing -mother, rock the throne? Pope , Dunciad, i. 312. IMG:content-1519.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-1520.png:[blocks in formation] K. Edward,.. knowing himself to be a maintainer and Nurse - father of the Church, ordained three new Bishop ricks. Holland , tr. of Camden, p. 232. ( Davies .) nurse-frog (ners'frog), n . The obstetrical toad, Alytes obstetric ans. Also called accoucheur - toad , See cut under Alytes . nurse-gardent (nèrs'gär"dn), n. A nursery. A Colledge, the nource - garden (as it were) or plant plot of good letters. Holland , tr. of Camden, p. 393. ( Davies .) nurse-hound (ners'hound), n. A shark, Scyl liorhinus catulus . See cut under mermaid's purse. [Local, Eng.] nurse keeper (nèrs' kē" pėr), n. A nurse who has also charge as a keeper. When his fever had boiled up to a delirium, he was strong enough to beat his nurse keeper and his doctor too. Jer. Taylor , Works (ed. 1835), I. 796. nurse-maid (ners'mad), n. A maid-servant employed to tend children. nurse-mothert (ners'muth"er), n. A foster mother.