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[A. S. næs, nes, næ a=(1) the ground, (2) a promontory; cogn. with Icel. nes; Dan. næs; Św. näs.] [NAZE.] A promontory, a headland, a cape. "He weighed anker and bare cleere of the ne ."-Hackluyt: Voyages, i. 310. Ne is now only found as an element in English place-names, as Totne , Sheerne , Dunge or style. 3. The quality or state of being nervous or timid; weakne or agitation of the nerves or the nervous system; timidity.