Noachid (noakid)

One of the No a chide. In the tenth chapter of the book of Genesis, in the list of Noachids. J. Hadley, E ays, p. 10. Noachidæ (no-ak'i-dē), n. pl. [ given in Noah's ark. 1. The ark in which, according to the account in Genesis, Noah and his family, with many animals, were saved in the deluge. -2. A child's toy representing this ark with its occupants. Noah's Arks , in which the Birds and Beasts were an uncommonly tight fit. Dickens, Cricket on the Hearth, ii. 3. Parallel streaks of cirrus cloud, appearing by the effect of perspective to converge toward the horizon: in some countries a sign of rain. Also called polar bands .-4. A bivalve mollusk, Arca noæ , an ark-shell: so named by Linnæus. -5. In bot . , the larger yellow lady's-slipper, Cypripedium pubescens . Noah's gourd or bottle. See gourd.