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[OF.notice, noti e, notesce, notece, F. notice = Sp. Pg. noticia = It. notizia, notice, To my poor unworthy notice, He mock'd us when he begg'd our voices. Shak., Cor., ii. 3. 166. See what it is to trust to imperfect memory, and the erring notices of childhood! Lamb , Old Benchers. The notice of this fact will lead us to some very important conclusions. Trench, 2. Heed; regard; cognizance; note: as, to take Bring but five and twenty: to no more Will I give place or notice. Shak., Lear, ii. 4. 252. Mr. Endicot, taking notice of the disturbance that began to grow amongst the people by this means, vented the two brothers before him. / S. Butler, Hudibras, I. ii. 1039. IMG:content-1469.png:[blocks in formation] 1. Frond of Nothochlæna ferruginea. 2. Nothochlæna Fendlerii. a. pinnale of N. Fendleris, showing the sori, which consist of from one to three sporangia, and the revolute margin of the pinnule; &, sporangium of the same, opened, showing two spores. tion. .. con N. Morton, New England's Memorial, p. 148. The rest of the church is of a gaudy Renai ance; yet it deserves some notice from the boldne of its cons trucE. A. Freeman, Venice, p. 50. 3. Intimation; information; intelligence; announcement; warning; intimation beforehand: as, to bombard a town without notice . I have given him notice that the Duke of Cornwall and Regan his duche will be here. Shak ., Lear, ii. 1. 3. God was pleased, in all times, to communicate to mankind notices of the other world. Jer. Taylor , Works (ed. 1835), II. 131. I had now notice that my deare friend Mrs. Go dolphin was returning from Paris. Evelyn, Diary, April 2, 1676. At the door thereof I found a small Line hanging down, which I pull'd; and a Bell ringing within gave notice of my being there: yet, no body appearing presently, I went in and sat down. Dampier , Voyages, II. i. 94. Spiritual things belong to spirits; we can have no no tices proportionable to them. Evelyn, To Rev. Father Patrick. Before him came a forester of Dean, Wet from the woods, with notice of a hart Taller that all his fellows. Tennyson, Geraint. I shall send Mi Temple notice that she is to expect a new girl, so that there will be no difficulty about receiving her. Charlotte Bronte, Jane Eyre, iv. 4. Instruction; direction; order. To give notice, that no manner of person At any time have recourse unto the princes. Shak., Rich. III., iii. 5. 109. His Epistles and Satires are full of proper notices for the conduct of life in a court. Steele, Tatler, No. 178. 5. Any statement, note, or writing conveying information or warning: as, a notice warning off trespa ers; an obituary notice. Specifically, a verbal or written announcement to a certain person (or persons) that something is required of him, or that something is to be done which concerns him. 6. In law: (a) Information; knowledge of facts: more specifically designated actual notice. Actual notice may be inferred from circumstances, as where proof of due mailing of a letter justifies the in ference that he to whom it was addre ed became cognizant of its contents; but he may disprove the fact, and Notidanidæ thus destroy the inference. ( b ) Such circumstances as ought to excite the attention of a person of ordinary prudence, and lead him to make further inquiry which would disclose the fact: more specifically designated constructive notice. Constructive notice is imputed by the law irrespective of the existence of actual notice, as where a deed is recorded, and a purchaser of the land neglects to consult the record, in which case the record is constructive notice; or where a purchaser takes a title from the former owner of land, relying on the fact that the record title is in him, while in fact a prior purchaser is in actual po e ion of the land, having paid for it, in which case the po e ion is constructive notice; and in either case the later purchaser, not having made inquiry, may be chargeable as if he had had actual notice of the prior purchaser's right. Constructive notice originated in the equitable rule that a man may, for the protection of the rights of a third person, be treated as if he had notice, when he had the means of information. (c) Information communicated by one party in interest to another, as where a contract provides that it may be terminated by either party on notice: more specifically designated expre notice. (d) A written communication formally declaring a fact or an intention, as where notice is required in legal proceedings; a notification. - 7. Written remarks or comments; especially, a short literary announcement or critical review. - Due notice. See duel.- Judicial notice, that cognizance of matters of common knowledge, such as historical, geographical, and meteorological facts, the general usages of busine , etc., which a judge or court may take and act upon without requiring evidence to be adduced. - Notice of dishonor, in com, law, a notice given to a drawer or indorser that a bill or note has been presented for acceptance (or payment) and the demand has been refused. The effect of such a notice is to charge the drawer or indorser with liability as such. - Notice of protest, in com, law, a notice of dishonor which states that a bill or note has been protested. But this term is often used in the popular sense of protest as not nece arily implying technical notarial protest, except in the case of paper, such as a foreign bill, which requires such technical protest. - Reading notice, a paid advertisement in a newspaper inserted in such form, style of type, etc., as to have the appearance of current news-matter or of an editorial utterance. - To give notice. ( a ) To inform; announce beforehand; warn; notify. (b) Specifically, to warn an employer that one is about to leave his or her service. = Syn. 1. Attention, observation, remark.-3. Notification, advices. notice (nō'tis), v. t.; pret. and pp. noticed, ppr. noticing. [= Sp. Pg. noticiar = It. notiziare, notice; from the noun.] 1. To take notice of; perceive; become aware of; observe; take cognizance of: as, to pa a thing without no ticing it. He did stand a little forbye, And noticed well what she did say. Willie's Ladye (Child's Ballads, I. 166). She was quite sure baby noticed colours; she was absolutely certain baby noticed flowers. Dickens, Our Mutual Friend, iv. 12. 2. To refer to, consider, or remark upon; mention or make observation on; note. This plant deserves to be noticed in this place. Horne Tooke . I have already noticed that form of enfranchisement by which a slave was dedicated to a god by his master. C. T. Newton , Art and Archæol., p. 193. 3. To treat with attention and civilities. [Colloq.] "But of course, my dear, you did not notice such people?" inquired a lady-baronete . Mrs. Gore, Two Aristocracies, xliii. 4. To give notice to; serve a notice or intimation upon; notify. Mr. Duck worth, when noticed to give them up at the period of young Mason's coming of age, expre ed himself terribly aggrieved. Trollope, Orley Farm, i. = Syn. 1 and 2. Perceive , Observe , etc. (see see ) , mark, note, remark. noticeable (nō'ti-sa-bl), a. [ notice + -able .] 1. Capable of being noticed or observed. It became evident that a slight, a very feeble, and barely noticeable tinge of color had flushed up within the cheeks, and along the sunken small veins of the eyelids. Poe , Tales, L. 465. 2. Worthy of notice or observation; likely to attract attention. A noticeable Man with large gray eyes. Words worth , Stanzas written in Thomson's Castle of Indo[lence. noticeably (no'ti-sa-bli), adv. In a noticeable manner or degree; so as to be noticed or observed: as, she is noticeably better to-day. notice-board (no'tis-bord), n. A board on which a notice to the public is displayed. They will be punished with the utmost rigour of the law, as notice - boards observe. Dickens , Hard Times, ii. 8. noticer (no'ti-ser), n. [ War burton . Not i dan i (no-tid a-ni), n. pl. [NL., pl. of Noti dan us.] A family of sharks: same as Notida nide,