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i. [Lat, nidus (gen it. nidi ); Eng suff.-fy.] (See extract.) "Most birds nidify , i. e., prepare a receptacle for the eggs, to aggregate them in a space that may be covered by the incubating body (sand-hole of ostrich), or superadd materials to keep in the warmth."-Owen: Comp. Anat. Vert., ii, 257. *niding, J. & s. [A. S. nidhing; Icel. nidhingr.] A. As adj.: Infamous, dastardly, cowardly. "In signification it sign if i eth as it seemeth, no more than abiecth, base-minded, false-hearted, coward, or nidget. Yet it hath levied armies, and subdued rebellious enemies; and that I may holde you no longer, it is niding."-Camden: Remaines; Languages. B. As subst.: A dastard, a coward, a mean-spirited fellow. The most opprobrious term that could be ap plied to a man among the Anglo-Saxons. *nid-nod, v. t. [A redupl. of nod (q. v.).] Το shake, to wag, to nod. "Lady K. nidnodded her head." Hood: Mi Kilmansegg. *ni-dor, *ni-door, s. [Lat.) Scent, savor, smell, as of cooked food. "The uncovered dishes send forth a nidor and hungry smells."- Bp . Taylor: Sermons , vol. i., ser. 16. *ni-dõr-ōse, a . [NIDOROUS.] *ni-dor-os-i-ty, s. [Eng. nidorous; -ity.] Eructation with the taste of undigested roast meat. "The cure of this nidorosity is, by vomiting and purg. ing."-Floyer: On the Humors. †ni-dor-ous, *ni-dõr-ōse, *ni-drous, a. [Lat. nidorosus , from nidor =scent, smell; Fr. nidoreu.c .) Resembling the smell or taste of roasted meat, or of corrupted animal flesh. "Incense and nidorous smels (such as were of sacrifices) were thought to intoxicate the brain." -Bacon : Nat. Hist ., § 932. ni-dose, a . [From Lat. nidus =a nest.] Bot.: Smelling partly like decaying meat, partly like rotten eggs. ( Treas . of Bot .)