nawlt (nal)

[Also nall; a form of awl, due to misdivision of an awl as a nawl: see awl.] An awl. IMG:content-1248.png:[blocks in formation] There shall be no more shoe-mending; Every man shall have a special care of his own sole, And in his pocket carry his two confe ors, His lingel and his nawl. Fletcher, Women Pleased, iv. 1. nay (na), adv. [ " Nai , bi the peril of my soule," quod Pers. Piers Plowman (A), vi. 47. I tell you nay; but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish. Luke xiii. 5. 2. Not only so, but; and not only (that which has just been mentioned), but also; indeed; in point of fact: as, the Lord is willing, nay, he desires, that all should repent. Nay , if he take you in hand, sir, with an argument, He'll bray you in a mortar. B. Jonson , Alchemist, ii. 1. Come, do not weep: I must, nay , do believe you. Beau. and Fl . , Thierry and Theodoret, iii. 2. To say (any one) nay, to deny; refuse. The fox made several excuses, but the stork would not be said nay. Sir R. L'Estrange. nay (nā), n. [ There was no nay , but I must in, And take a cup of ale. IMG:content-1249.png:[blocks in formation] Pertaining to a Nazarite or to Nazaritism. Nazaritic (naz-a-rit'ik), a. [ Youthful; juvenile; adolescent; of or pertaining to nealogy. See quotation under ephebolic. nealogy (nē-al'ō-ji), n. [Irreg. for neology (q.v.), or for * nealology, Political Poems , etc. (ed. Furnivall), p. 102. Neanderthaloid (nē-an'der-tal-oid), a . [ Neanderthal (see def.) + -oid .] Pertaining to the Neanderthal, in the Rhine Province, Pru ia; resembling a now historic skull, of a very low type, found in that locality; noting this type of skull. [ -ism.] The vows or practices of the Nazarites. naze (nāz), n. [Var. of ne , perhaps due to Icel. nös, Sw. näsa, nose: see ne , nosel.] A promontory or headland: as, the naze of Norway.