nare (nar)

[L. naris, a nostril, usually in pl. nares, the nostrils, the nose, akin to nas us, nose: see nasal, nosel. Hence narel.] A nostril; especially, the nostril of a hawk. Yet no nare was tainted, Nor thumb, nor finger to the stop acquainted, But open, and unarmed. B. Jonson, Epigrams, cxxxiii. I. a. 1. Having the power to produce stupor. Narcoticke medicines bee those that benum and stupifie with their coldne e, as opium, hemlocke, and such like. Holland, tr. of Pliny, Explanation of the Words of Art. 2. Consisting in or characterized by stupor: as, narcotic effects. II. n. A substance which directly induces sleep, allaying sensibility and blunting the senses, and which, in large quantities, produces narcotism or complete insensibility. Opium, Cannabis Indica , hyoscyamus, stramonium, and belladonna are the chief narcotics, of which opium is the most typical. Direct narcotics either produce some specific effect upon the cerebral grey matter, or have a very decided action on the blood-supply of the brain. Quain , Med. Dict., p. 1018. narco tical (när-kotʼi-kal), a . [ narcotic + -al .] Same as narcotic . narcotically (när-kot'i-kal-i), adv . After the manner of a narcotic; by means of a narcotic. narco tical ne (när-kot'i-kal-nes), n. The property of being narcotic, or of operating as a narcotic. narcotic ne (när-kotʼik-nes), n. Same as nar coticalne . Bailey, 1727. narcotine (när'kō-tin), n. [ little if any narcotic power. It is said to be sudorific and antipyretic. narcotinic (när-kō-tin'ik), a. [