nasi 
nasi, . I'lunil of //,M<\. 
nasically (na'/.i-kal-i>, mlr. [< misik + -<il + 
-///'-'. | Alter the ni:iiiiir of n nasik square or 
cube. 
nasicom (nii'/i-korn),". H'l'l " L< I'. minus, = 
K. .', + mm n = K. /">/.] I. rt. Having a 
horn <i tlir nose. MS a rhinoceros; of or per- 
taining to the \iiximniin; rhinocerotic. 
II. a. A member of tlir \nximriiia; a rhino- 
ceros or rhinoceviiiid. 
Nasicornia (na-zi-kor'ni-li), . pi. [NL., < L. 
Hiixii.i, = K. iinxi ', + mnni K. ///. J One of 
tlic live divisions of llliger's group Mnltinii/ii- 
liiln, containing tlio rhinoceroses. See Khino- 
ri-rotiiln-. 
nasicorilOUSt (na'/.i-kor-nus), (i. [As naxicnrn 
+ -oils.] Same as nasicorn. Hir '/'. Ilroiene. 
nasiform (ua'zi-fdrm), a. [< L. nasm, = E. nose 1 , 
+ fiinini, form.] Having the shape or func- 
tion of a nose. 
nasik (nii/sik), a. [From the name of a town 
in India.] Having, as a magic square or cube, 
oilier constant summations than in rows, col- 
umns, and diagonals. 
nasilabial (na-zi-la'bi-al), a. Same as nasola- 
nasilabialis (na-zi la-bi-a'lis), . Same as na- 
snlaliiillis. '2. 
nasimalar (na-zi-ma'ljir), a. Same as naso- 
iniilnr. 
nasio-alveolar (nii*zi-9-al-ve'o-l&r), a. [< na- 
sinn + alrenliis + -ar 8 .] Pertainjjig to the na- 
sion and the alveolar point: as, the nasio-alveo- 
lui- dislance. 
nasio-bregmatic (na'zi-o-breg-mat'ik), a. [< 
nasion + brfijma(t-) + -ic.] Pertaining to the 
nasion and the bregma, as the arch of the cra- 
nium between these two points. 
nasio-mental (na/zi-o-men'tal), a. [< nasion + 
mrntum + -al."] Pertaining to the nasion and 
the mentum: as, the nasio-mental length (the 
distance between these points). 
nasion (na'zi-on), . [NL., < L. nasus = E. 
nose 1 .'] In eraniom., the median point of the 
nasofrontal suture. See craniometry. 
Nasiterna (nas-i-ter'na), n. [NL., < L. ttasi- 
tenut, nassitorna, a watering-pot with a large 
nose or spout, < nasus = E. nose 1 .] A genus of 
Psittatidff ; the pygmy parrots. They are the 
smallest birds of the order, with mucronate tail-feathers, 
and of a green color varied with other hues. .V. pyymcea 
and N. pusio are examples. 
naskt, [Origin obscure.] A prison. Halli- 
' veil. [Old cant.] 
naskyt (nas'ki), a. [Not found in ME.; < Sw. 
dial, naskug, nasty, dirty; cf. LG. nask, also 
unnask (with neg. UH-, here intensive), nasty; 
Norw. nask, greedy ; orig. appar. with initial . 
as in Sw. dial, xnaskig, Sw. snuskiy, nasty, 
snask, dirt ; cf . Sw. snaska = Dan. snaske, eat 
like a pig; cf. also Norw. nanka, champ; other 
connections uncertain. Not connected with 
nesh. Hence, by variation, nasty, q. v.] Nasty. 
Cotgraee. 
Nasmyth hammer. See hammer^. 
Nasmyth's membrane. See membrane. 
naso-alveolar (na/'/o-al-ve'o-liir), a. [< L. na- 
XKX. K. iiiisi i, + NL. aheobtS + -ar.~\ Per- 
taining to the nasal and alveolar points: as, 
I lir iinxii-ftlveolar line. See craniometry. 
nasobasal (na-zo-ba'sal), a. [< L. nasus, = E. 
now', + Or. jiaaif, base: see basal.'] Pertaining 
to the nose and the base of the skull : as, the 
iiasnlianat angle of Welcker. See cranioim try. 
nasobasilar (na-zo-bas'i-lar), (I. [< L. nasus, = 
E. wow 1 , + K. ba-silar.'] Pertaining to the nasal 
point and the basion : as, the nasobasilar line. 
See craniomi-lri/. 
nasocular (na-nok'n-liir), n. [< I-, niixiif!, = E. 
now 1 , + (/., eye: see ocular."] Of or per- 
taining to the nose and the eye; nasorbital: 
as, the iiasocular or lacrymal duct. 
naso-ethinoidal (na"z6-eth-moi'dal), a. [< L. 
IIIIKIIS. = K. unset, + E. etliiuui<lal.'] Of or per- 
taining to the nasal and ethmoidal regions of 
(he skull. 
nasofrontal (ua-zo-fron'tal), a. [< L. iinxiis. = 
E. tioKi' 1 , + j'roti.i (front-), forehead: see /- 
/ir/.] Of or pertaining to the tuisal bone and 
the frontal bone: as, the >mxiifr<nit<il suture. 
nasolabial (ua-zo-la'bi-al), a. and n. [Also, 
more prop., inixilii/iinl : < L. mi/tux, = E. /Ki.sr 1 . 4- 
luliiiini, lip: see Initial.'] I. a. Of or pertaining 
to the nose and the upper lip. 
II. >i. A nasolabial muscle. 
nasolabialis (iiii-/o-!a-l>i-a'li>). . : pi. nasola- 
liialcx(-\ex). [XI..: MM- //</<> Initial. ] 1. In hu- 
mail anal., n small muscle conned ing tin- upper 
lip with the Septum of the nose, being (Jlie of a 
pairof muscular slips given off from the orbicu- 
laris oris. The interval between them correspond! to 
the vertical depression seen on the surface between the 
nose and the lip. Also called natalu (oWt tvpmoru, 
drpnmur ttvti, mubilit iiariutn, and drpmtor apicii na- 
rium. E. Wilton. 
2. The proper lifter of the nostril and upper 
lip, usually called levator Inbii superior** altrquc 
mini. I'litH-s mat */inti'. \\xoiuiirilabiali8. Bee 
lir-t cut iimler imtxrli ] . 
nasolacrymal (na-/.6-lak'ri-mal), a. [< L. HOKUM, 
= E. none 1 , + laeryma, tear: see lacrymal.] Per- 
taining to the nose and to tears : as, the naxo- 
larriinial duct, which carries tears from the eye 
to the nose. 
nasology (na-zol'o-ji), n. [< L. naitus, = E. 
<)', + (Jr. -'/oyia, < /fynv, speak: see -ology.] 
The study of the nose or of noses. 
Mr. Dickens is as deep in muntogy as the learned Slaw- 
kenhergiUH. 
5. I'hiiiiia, Kssays from The Times, II. 336. (I'aviet.) 
nasomalar(na-z6-ma'lar), a. [Also nasimalar; 
< L. nasun, = E. nose 1 , + NL. mala, the cheek: 
see malar.] Of or pertaining to the nose and 
the cheek or cheek-bone. 
nasomaxillary (na-zo-mak'si-la-ri), a. [< L. 
nasiw, = E. nose, + maxilla, the jaw-bone: see 
maxillary. ~\ Of or pertaining to the nasal bone 
and the upper jaw-bone : as, the nasomaxillary 
suture. 
Nason flute. See flute*. 
nasopalatal (na-zo-pal'a-tal), a. [< L. nasvs, 
= E. nose 1 , + palatum, the palate: see palatal.} 
Same as nasojialatine. 
nasopalatine (na-zo-pal'a-tin), a. [< L. nasus, 
= E. nose 1 , + palatum, tlie palate, + -ine 1 : see 
palatine."] Or or pertaining to the nose and to 
the palate or palate-bones ; nasopalatal Naso- 
palatine canal or foramen, one of the anterior palatine 
canals or foramina, for the transmission of a nasopala- 
tine nerve from the nose to the mouth. Nasopalatine 
nerve, a branch of Meckel's ganglion which ramifies in 
the mucous membrane of the nose and mouth. Also called 
nerve o/ Scarpa, nerve of Cvtunniiu, and internal tpheno- 
palatine nerve. 
nasopharyngeal (na-zo-fa-rin'je-al), a. [< na- 
sopharynx (-pharymj-) + -al.] Pertaining to 
the nasal fossee and the pharynx. 
nasopharynx (na-zo-far'ingks), .; pi. >iaso- 
pharynijes (na*zo-fa-rin'jez). [< L. nasus, = E. 
nose 1 , + NL. pharynx, q. v.] That part of the 
pharynx which is behind and above the soft 
palate, directly continuous with the nasal pas- 
sages: distinguished from oropharynx. 
nasorbital (na-z&r'bi-tal), a. [< L. nasus, = 
E. now 1 , + orbita, orbit: see orbital.'] Of or 
pertaining to the nose and the orbits of the 
eyes; orbitonasal; nasocular. 
nasosubnasal (na'zo-sub-na'zal), a. [< L. na- 
sus, = E. nose 1 , + sub, under, + "nasus = E. nose : 
see nasal.'] Connecting the nasal and the sub- 
nasal point. See craniometry. 
Nassa (nas'ft), M. [NL. (Lamarck, 1799), < L. 
nassa, naxa,& wicker basket with a narrow neck 
for catching fish, a weel.] The leading genus 
of Nassida:. Some of the species are known as dog- 
iili'tf,*. Several abound on the Atlantic coast of the 
United States, as A", obmletfi and A", trivittata. 
Nassau grouper. A West Indian fish: same 
as liini/li /'-. 
Nassellaria (nas-e-la'ri-S), . pi. [NL., < *nas- 
xi-//ii, dim. of L. nassa, a wicker basket (see Nas- 
sa), + -aria.] Haeckel's name of radiolarians 
with the central capsule originally invariably 
uniaxial, oval, or conical, with two different 
poles of the axis, having at one pole the char- 
acteristic porous area through which the whole 
of the pseudopodia project like a bush. 
nass-fish (nas'fish), n. The angler, Lophitis 
iiixi'iitorius. 
Nassidae (nas'i-de), . /</. [NL., < Nastta + 
-it/n:] A family of buccinoid or whelk-like 
gastropods, typified by the genus Xassa; the 
ilog-whelks. The animal has a large foot, generally 
bifid behind, a long siphon, and a radula with the median 
teeth nmltidcntato and the lateral generally bicuspid and 
with intermediate denticles ; the operculum is unguicn 
late and usually serrate. The shell is generally small, coin- 
pact, and highly sculptured, with a twisted or plaited coln- 
inella, and usually a calloused columellar lip. The species 
are numerous, and occur in all seas. See cut under dog- 
Mb 
Nassinae (na-si'ne), n. pi. [NL., < Xassa + 
-inn'.] The \nssitbn considered as a subfamily 
of Bueriu iila-; the dog-whelks. 
nast 1 (nasM, 11. [< na.--t-y.'] Dirt; nastiness. 
HalliirHI. [Prov. Eng.] 
nast'-'t. An obsolete contraction of tie hast, hast 
not. 
nasty 
nasten iiu'iw'tn). i'. '. [< a*/' + -r2.] Toren- 
dc-r iiiistv. llnlhiit'll. jl'i'ov. Kng.] 
nastily (nus'ti-lil. mlr. In a nasly manner: 
filthily; dirtily; disagreeably; uniileasantly. 
nastiness (ni'is'ii-ne-!, /<. i. The ehaneterof 
being lilt hy; filthiness ; dirtiness; liltlij -ha bit > 
or condition. 
The ruutinettnt the beastly multitude. .Sir./, llajrward. 
2. Disgusting taste; nauseous* 
That quality of unmitigated nattine* which so famil- 
iarly attest* the genuineness of our Western dose*. 
The Atlantic, XXI. 204. 
3. Disagreeableness ; unpleasantness : as, the 
general nastiness of the weather. [Colloq., 
cliietly in Great Britain.] 4. Meanness; dis- 
honorableness : as, the naslinrxs of the trick. 
[Colloq.] 5. That which is filthy; filth. 
The swine is as filthy when he lies close In his stye as 
when he comes forth and shakes his ncutinem In the 
street. South, Sermont, VIII. i. 
6. Moral filth or filthiness: grossness or inde- 
cency; obscenity. 
The common quality, however, of all Drydcn's comedies 
Is their nantineu, the more remarkable because we have 
ample evidence that he was a man of modest conversation. 
Lowell, Among my Books, 1st ser. , p. 4&. 
= 8yn. Foulness, defilement, pollution. 
nasturtion (nas-ter'shqn), n. See nasturtium, 2. 
Nasturtium (nas-ter'shi-nm), n. [NL. (R. 
Brown, 1812), < L. nasturtium, a cress, with ref.to 
its somewhat acrid smell, < L. najius, = E. nose 1 , 
+ torqucre, pp. tortus, twist : see tort .] 1 . A ge- 
nus of plants of the order Crucifera: and the tribe 
Arabideae, known by the pod with seeds in two 
rows and turgid valves. There are about 20 species, 
branching herbs, in water or on land, usually with small 
white flowers, pinnately divided leaves, and pods short 
or elongated. They bear the general name of mttrr-crt-x*. 
Flowering 1'l.ui! <-t Nasturtii 
a, flower : ft. potl. 
qfficmatt. 
hut A', officinale is the water-cress proper, a creeping herb 
of springs and brooks, much cultivated, a native of Eu- 
rope and temperate Asia, naturalized In America and else- 
where, particularly in V-w Zealand, where it Is said to 
grow so vigorously as to choke np rivers. Other species, 
as the wide-spread A", paluttrc, the marsh-cress, are weedy- 
looking plants of little consequence. 
2. [I. c.] One of various species of the genus 
Tropa'iilum. The most common is T. ino/io, the Indian 
cress or lark's-heel, a showy climber, (he large flowers vary- 
ing from orange to scarlet and crimson. A smaller sort 
with paler flowers Is T. ntintu. A third kind is the tuber- 
ous nasturtium. T. tvberomm. These plants are consid- 
ered antiscorbutic ; the fruits are pickled and used in tin- 
place of capers, and the leaves and Bowers serve for a 
salad. 
3. [<. o.] A rich orange color. See ra]icitif%. 
Nastus (nas'tus), n. [NL. (A. L. de Jussieu, 
1789), so called as having the stem not hollow, 
but filled with pith; < Gr. varrror, filled, solid.] 
A genus of tall grasses of the tribe Bambusea; 
known by the numerous empty glumes, the 
grain adnate to the pericarp. There are 2 or 3 spe- 
cies, natives of the Hascarene Islands, of tree like habit, 
with leaves like those of the bamtKio, and one-flowered 
spikelets in panicles. A'. Bminniauut the Isle of Reunion 
(or Isle of Bourbon) forms a belt entirely around the moun- 
tains of the island. It is a fine species, reaching a height 
of 50 feet. 
nasty (nas'ti), a. [A var. of the earlier unxkn. ] 
1. Filthy: dirty; foul: unclean, either literally 
or figuratively.' (a) Physically fllthy or dirty. 
Honeying and making love 
Over the natty sty. Skat., Hamlet, 1U. I. 94. 
