natrolite 
iii slender aeieular crystals, also in masses with 
a lihrousand radiating strurtnre, generally of 
a white color ami transparent to translucent. 
It if a hydrous silicate of aluminium and sodium (whence 
the iitiine), rommnn III cavities In husalt anil other siln- 
ibr iKiieons rocks Ic-s so in granite :illil gneiss. Also 
:, ii:irk I'.n-cn variety of natrolite containing a considerable 
amount of iron. 
natrometer (na-trorn'e-ter), n. [< nati-ini 4 
(ir. iiiTjini', a measure: see wicfar*.] An in- 
strument for measuring the quantity of soda 
contained in salts of potash and soda. /-'. //. 
Knii/lil. 
natron (mi'tron), . [= F. Sp. iiatrnii,< Ar. im- 
tniii, iiiln'in, native carbonate of sodium: see 
niter, from the same source.] Native carbonate 
of sodium, or mineral alkali (Na.jCOg.lOr^O). 
It is found In the ashes of several marine plants, in some 
lakes, as in those of Egypt, and in some mineral springs. 
nattet, See <f' :t . 
natter (nat'er), v. i. [Cf. nattle; cf. also Icel. 
flttarida, murmur.] To find fault; nag. [Prov. 
Eng. and Scotch.] 
"Ha' a drop o' warm broth?" said Lisbeth, whose mo- 
therly feeling now got the better of her nattering habit. 
Qeorye Eliot, Adam Bede, iv. 
nattered (nat'erd), a. [< natter + -ed 2 .] Pee- 
vish ; querulous ; impatient. [Prov. Eng. and 
Scotch.] 
As she said of herself, she believed she grew more nat- 
tered as she grew older; but that she was conscious of her 
natteredness was a new thing. 
Mrs. Goilccll, Ruth, nix. (Danes.) 
natteredness (nat'erd-nes), n. Peevishness; 
See quotation under natt* ml. 
iiniiui'i In the Dean'scloset, 
._ ,, alter, p. 848. (Kneyc. Diet.) 
nattle (nat'l), v. i.; pret. and pp. nattlnl, ppr. 
iiiittiiini. [Origin obscure.] 1. To nibble; 
munch. (Scutch.] 2. To be busy about tri- 
fles; potter. [Prov. Eng.] 3. Infoal-ii>iing,to 
make a faint crackling or rustling sound pre- 
-" - -* - * of the rock; fizzle. 
natty (nat'i i". a. [Formerly also nctty; a dial, 
dim. of in-lit-: see unit-, nit-.} Neat; tidy: 
spruce. [Colloq.] 
How fine and how nrttir 
Good huswife should jettle 
From moniing tonight. 
Turner, Husbandry, p. 150. 
A connoisseur might have seen "point*" in her which 
had a higher promise for maturity than Lucy's natty com- 
pleteness. Oeorye Kliot, Mill on the Floss, L 7. 
A very natty little officer, whose handsome uniform was 
a source of great pride and a matter of great care to him. 
UarpcfiMag., LXXIX. 819. 
natty-boxes (nat'i-bok'sez), n. pi. The contri- 
periodically by the workmen in 
of trade to the trade-union to 
which they belong. Hallivell. [Prov. Eng.] 
atnja (na-tu'ra), n. [L. : see nature.'] Na- 
' 
t ure; ^p.eiallyrnaturepersonified.-Naturana- 
turan.8, nature regarded aa a creative energy ; the natural 
world with respect to its energizing principle. Natura 
world . 
natlirable (nat'u-ra-bl), a. [< OF. naturable ; 
ag mture + ^fcV.l 1. Natural. 2. Kind. Hal- 
u,-ii 
""'" 
. natural, by birth, 
Natterjack (Stt/o calamita). 
bright-yellow line running along the middle of the back. 
It does not leap or crawl with the slow pace of the com- 
mon toad, but its motion is more like running, whence it 
lias also the name of walking toad or running toad. It has 
a deep, hollow voice, which may be heard at a considerable 
distance. 
natterjack-toad (nat'er-jak-tod), n. Same as 
'' 
. 
nattery (uat'er-i), a. [< natter + -y.] 
lant; ill-natured; crabbed. 
[Prov. Eng. and Scotch.] 
nattes (nats), . pi. [< 
F. natte, a piece of mat- 
ting or braiding, a tress: 
see na/' 2 .] 1. The French 
word for matting or braid- 
ing: used in English for 
such work when of unusual 
or ornamental character. 
Hence 2. Surface-deco- 
ration resembling or sug- 
gesting intertwined or 
plaited work. 
nattily (uat'i-li), nrfr. Ina 
natty manner; with neat- 
ness ; sprucely ; tidily. 
[Colloq.] 
Sweeting alone received the 
posy like a smart, sensible little 
man as he was, puttirg it gal- 
hmtly ami nattily into his but- 
ton-huk'. 
Charlotte Brontf, Shirley, xv. 
nattiness (nat'i-nes), . 
The quality or state of be- 
in^ unity or neat. [Col- 
loq.] 
ICvorythinR heloiiftfnR to Miss 
Nancy was of delicate purity and 
twttint's#:. . . mdM for bar own 
person, it (rave the same i<l<':i 
Petu- 
QtttT'jr Ktint, Mhs MiirniT, xi. 
nattingt inat'ing), . [< nafi + -iiiij 1 . (.'t.mal- 
tint/ 1 .'] Matting. 
248 
Then Ector eftersones entrid agayne, 
With the noble men, . . . |and| his naturill brether. 
Destruction of Troy (E. E. T. S.X L 6844. 
Sept. 18, 1641. Grant of tuition, Ac., of Anne Lawrence 
daughter, natural and legitimate daughter of Lawrence 
Edninndson, late of Maghnll, co. Lancaster, deceased, to 
Thomas Edinundson of Maghull, aforesaid, her uncle. 
Admon. Act Boot, P. C. Chester, quoted in N. and Q., 
[7th SIT., 451. 
(6) By birth merely ; not legal ; Illegitimate ; bastard : 
as, a natural son : a use which dates from the beginning 
of the seventeenth century. 
In England we have unquestioned descendants by nat- 
ural (i.e., illegitimate) descent of Stuart as well as Plan- 
tagenet. If. and (J., 7th ser., VI. 438. 
2. Native; native-born; indigenous: as, natu- 
ral citizens or subjects. 
Before all things God commaundedthattliekingesshoulde 
be naturall of the kingdome that is to understande, that 
hee shuld be an Hebrue circumcised, & no Gentile. 
(juemra, Letters (tr. by Hellowes, 1677), p. 8. 
Jewish ordinances had some things natural, and of the 
perpetuity of those things no man doubteth. 
Hooker, Eccles. Polity, Iv. 11. 
Besides the natural Inhabitants of the aforesaid places, 
they had, even in those days, traffic with Jews, Turks, and 
other foreigners. HaUuyt (Arber's Eng. Garner, I. 20). 
3. Produced or implanted at birth or when 
constituted or made; conferred by nature; in- 
herent or innate ; not acquired or assumed : as, 
natural disposition ; natural beauty ; a natural 
gait. 
A wretch whose natural gifts were poor. 
Shot., Hamlet, L 5. 51. 
God loving to bless all the means and Instruments of 
his service, whether they be natural or acquisite. 
Jer. Taylor, Works (ed. 1835), II. 269. 
Acasto lias natural good sense, good nature, and dis- 
cretion, so that every man enjoys himself in his company. 
si,-,!i; Spectator, No. SS6. 
4. Born ; being such as one or it is from birth. 
I saw In Rosetto two of those naked saints, who are 
commonly natural fools, and arc had in great veneration 
In Egypt. Pocodtt, Description of the East, I. 14. 
5. In keeping with or proper to the nature, 
character, or constitution; belonging to birth 
or constitution ; normal: as, the natural posi- 
tion of the body in sleep ; the natural color of 
the hair; hence, as easy, spontaneous, etc., as 
if constituting a part of or proceeding from 
the very nature or constitution: as, oratory 
was natural to him. 
For custome doth Imitate nature, and that which Is ac- 
customable, the very same thing is now become naturall. 
Babees Book (E. E. T. 8.), p. 257. 
These cloaks throtighout the whole island be all of one 
colour, and that i* the natural colour of the wool. 
Sir T. More, I'topia (tr. by RobinsonX 11. 4. 
A certalne contrlued forme ami qiialitie, many times 
iintimill to the writer, ninny times his pcculii-r tiy t leetion 
and arte. Puttenliam, Arte of Eng. Poesie, p. 123. 
natural 
Persons in affright men I hare carriut! hiinlrn*, and loped 
ditches, and climbed walls, which their natural power 
< iil(i never have dune. 
Jtr. Taylor, Works (ed. 1885), L Ml. 
II, .,,,.,. Q. Not strained or alTeeted ; without 
affectation, aitilii-iality, or exaggeration ; easy; 
unaffected: applied to persons or to their con- 
duct or manners, etc. 
On the stage he was natural, simple, affecting ; 
Twai only that when he was olf he wat acting. 
UMnnith, Retaliation. 
With respect to the exercise of the sthetic judgment, 
children should be encouraged to be natural, and to pro- 
nounce opinion for themselves. 
J. Sully, Outline! of 1'sychol., p. r.f.i 
7. Obedient to the better impulses of one's na- 
ture; affectionate; kindly. 
Was this a natural mother, was this naturally done, to 
publish the sin of her own son? 
Latimer, Sermon bef. Edw. VI., 1560. 
No child can be too natural to his parent 
B. Jontnn, Catiline, lit. 2. 
8. In a state of nature ; unregenerate ; carnal; 
physical. 
The natural man recelveth not the things of the Spirit 
of Ood. 1 Cor. IL 14. 
You see, children, what comes o' follerin' the iiatrral 
heart; It's deceitful above all things, and desperately 
wicked. Hhe followed her natfral neart, and nobody 
knows where she 's gone to. //. B. Stove, Oldtown, p. 335. 
9. Formed, produced, or brought about by na- 
ture, or by the operations of the laws of na- 
ture ; real ; not artificial or cultivated: as, nat- 
ural scenery ; a natural bridge. 
This rock is famous for a natural tunnel, passing direct- 
ly through its heart. B. Taylor, Northern Travel, p. 276. 
Confining our attention, in the first place, to natural 
meadow grass, let us glance at the process[of hay-making]. 
Encyc. Brit., 1. 379. 
A good deal of the beauty of natural objects turns on 
association. J. Sully, Outlines of Psychol., p. 5S5. 
10. Being in conformity with the laws of na- 
ture; happening in the ordinary course of 
things, without the intervention of accident or 
violence ; regulated or determined by the laws 
which govern events, actions, etc. : as, natural 
consequences; a natural death. 
To haue and enloy the said office of Oonernour, to him 
the said Sebastian Cabota during his naturall life, without 
amoning or dlmissing from the same roome. 
HaHuyfi Voyage*, I. 268. 
There is something In this more than natural, if uhiloso- 
phy could find it out Shak., Hamlet, II. 2. 385. 
It would seem natural that we should first of all have 
asked the question how the mere understanding could ar- 
rive at all this knowledge a priori, and what extent, what 
truth, and what value it could possess. If we take natural 
to mean what is just and reasonable, then nothing could 
be more natural. But if we understand by natural what 
takes place ordinarily, then, on the contrary, nothing is 
more natural and more intelligible than that this exami- 
nation should have been neglected for so long a time. 
Kant, tr. by Max Muller. 
Saving men from the natural penalties of dissolute liv- 
ing eventually necessitates the infliction of artificial pen- 
alties in solitary cells, on tread-wheels, and by the lash. 
// Spencer, Man vs. State, p. 10. 
1 1 . Of or pertaining to nature ; connected with 
or relating to the existing system of things; 
treating or or derived from nature as known 
to man, or the world of matter and mind ; be- 
longing to nature: as, natural philosophy or 
history; natural religion or theology; natural 
laws. 
I call that natural religion which men might know . . . 
by the mere principles of reason, Improved by considera- 
tion and experience, without the help of revelation. 
Bp. WiUnm. 
The study of mental life has led us into paths far re- 
moved from those along which the explanation of natural 
phenomena is wont to move. 
Lota, Mlcrocosmus (trans. X I. 287. 
12. Same as naturalistic, 3. 
It Is difficult to give an exact definition or even descrip- 
tion of what I have called the natural view of man. Per- 
haps it may be best defined, negatively, as the view whk-h 
denies to reason any spontaneous or creative function in 
the human constitution. 
W. It. Sorley, Ethics of Naturalism, p. 20. 
13. In math., having 1 as the base of the sys- 
tem : applied to a function or number belong- 
ing or referred to such a system: as, natural 
numbers (that is, those beginning with 1 ) ; nnt- 
in-nl sines, cosines, etc. (those taken in arcs 
whose radii are 1). 14. In music, a term ap- 
plied either (a) to the diatonic or normal s.-ale 
of C (see scale) ; or (6) to an air or modulation 
of harmony which moves by easy and smooth 
transitions, changing gradually or but little 
into nearly related keys; or (<) to music pro- 
duced by the voice, as distinguished from in- 
strumental music; or dl) to tin- harmonics 
or overtones given off by any vibrating body 
