Nat Nat [ For ne at .] Not at; nor at. [ Obsolete] haucer.

Natal Na"tal adjective [ Latin natalis , from natus , past participle of nasci to be born: confer French natal . See Nation , and confer Noel .] 1. Of or pertaining to one's birth; accompying or dating from one's birth; native.

Princes' children took names from their natal places.

Camden.

Propitious star, whose sacred power
Presided o'er the monarch's natal hour.

Prior.

2. (Actrol.) Presiding over nativity; as, natal Jove.

Syn. -- Native, natural. See Native .

Natal boil Naˇtal" boil (Medicine) = Aleppo boil .

Natal plum Naˇtal" plum` (Botany) The drupaceous fruit of two South African shrubs of the genus Arduina ( A. bispinosa and A. grandiflora ).

Natalitial, Natalitious Na`taˇli"tial, Na`taˇli"tious adjective [ Latin natalitius , from natalis . See Natal .] Of or pertaining to one's birth or birthday, or one's nativity. [ Obsolete] " Natalitial poplar." Evelyn. " Natalitious fire." W. Cartwright.

Nataloin Naˇtal"oˇin noun [ From Natal alo es.] (Chemistry) A bitter crystalline substance constituting the essential principle of Natal aloes. Confer Aloon .

Natals Na"tals noun plural One's birth, or the circumstances attending it. [ Obsolete] Fitz- Geffry.

Natant Na"tant adjective [ Latin natans , - antis , from swim, v. intens. from nare to swim: confer French natant .] 1. (Botany) Floating in water, as the leaves of water lilies, or submersed, as those of many aquatic plants.

2. (Her.) Placed horizontally across the field, as if swimming toward the dexter side; said of all sorts of fishes except the flying fish.

Natantly Na"tantˇly adverb In a floating manner; swimmingly.

Natation Naˇta"tion noun [ Latin natatio , from natare to swim: confer French natation . See Natant .] The act of floating on the water; swimming. Sir T. Browne.

Natatores Na`taˇto"res noun plural [ Latin natator a swimmer.] (Zoology) The swimming birds.

» They were formerly united into one order, which is now considered an artificial group.

Natatorial Na`taˇto"rial adjective Inclined or adapted to swim; swimming; as, natatorial birds.

Natatorious Na`taˇto"riˇous adjective (Zoology) Adapted for swimming; -- said of the legs of certain insects.

Natatorium Na`taˇto"rium noun [ Latin ] A swimming bath.

Natatory Na"taˇtoˇry adjective [ Latin natatorius .] Adapted for swimming or floating; as, natatory organs.

Natch Natch noun [ Old French nache fesse, Late Latin natica , from Latin natis the rump, buttocks. Confer Aitchbone .] The rump of beef; esp., the lower and back part of the rump.

Natch bone , the edgebone, or aitchbone, in beef.

Natchez Natch"ez noun plural (Ethnol.) A tribe of Indians who formerly lived near the site of the city of Natchez, Mississippi. In 1729 they were subdued by the French; the survivors joined the Creek Confederacy.

Natchnee Natch"nee noun (Botany) An annual grass ( Eleusine coracona ), cultivated in India as a food plant.

Nates Na"tes noun plural [ Latin , the buttocks.] 1. (Anat.) (a) The buttocks. (b) The two anterior of the four lobes on the dorsal side of the midbrain of most mammals; the anterior optic lobes.

2. (Zoology) The umbones of a bivalve shell.

Nath Nath [ Contr. from ne hath ,] hath not. [ Obsolete]

Nathless Nath"less adverb [ Middle English natheles , na the les , not the less, Anglo-Saxon nā never. See Na , The , conj. , and confer Nevertheless .] Nevertheless. [ Archaic] Chaucer. Milton. E. Arnold.

Nathmore Nath"more` adverb [ Middle English na the more .] Not the more; never the more. [ Obsolete] penser.

Natica Nat"iˇca noun ; plural Naticas Latin NaticĆ (- sē). (Zoology) Any one of numerous species of marine gastropods belonging to Natica , Lunatia , Neverita , and other allied genera (family Naticidć .) They burrow beneath the sand, or mud, and drill other shells.

Naticoid Nat"iˇcoid adjective [ Natica + -oid .] (Zoology) Like or belonging to Natica, or the family Naticidć .

Nation Na"tion noun [ French nation , Latin natio nation, race, orig., a being born, from natus , past participle of nasci , to be born, for gnatus , gnasci , from the same root as English kin . √44. See Kin kindred, and confer Cognate , Natal , Native .] 1. (Ethnol.) A part, or division, of the people of the earth, distinguished from the rest by common descent, language, or institutions; a race; a stock.

All nations , and kindreds, and people, and tongues.

Rev. vii. 9.

2. The body of inhabitants of a country, united under an independent government of their own.

A nation is the unity of a people.

Coleridge.

Praise the power that hath made and preserved us a nation .

F. S. Key.

3. Family; lineage. [ Obsolete] Chaucer.

4. (a) One of the divisions of university students in a classification according to nativity, formerly common in Europe. (b) (Scotch Universities) One of the four divisions (named from the parts of Scotland) in which students were classified according to their nativity.

5. A great number; a great deal; -- by way of emphasis; as, a nation of herbs. Sterne.

Five nations . See under Five . -- Law of nations . See International law , under International , and Law .

Syn. -- people; race. See People .

National Na"tionˇal adjective [ Confer French national .] 1. Of or pertaining to a nation; common to a whole people or race; public; general; as, a national government, language, dress, custom, calamity, etc.

2. Attached to one's own country or nation.

National anthem , a popular song or hymn which has become by general acceptance the recognized musical expression of the patriotic sentiment of a nation; as, "God save the King" is called the national anthem of England. -- National bank , the official common name of a class of banking corporations established under the laws of the United States. -- National flag . See under Flag . -- National guard , a body of militia, or a local military organization, as in Paris during the French Revolution, or as certain bodies of militia in other European countries and in the United States. -- National salute , a salute consisting of as many guns as there are States in the Union. [ U.S.]

Nationalism Na"tionˇalˇism noun 1. The state of being national; national attachment; nationality.

2. An idiom, trait, or character peculiar to any nation.

3. National independence; the principles of the Nationalists.

Nationalist Na"tionˇalˇist noun One who advocates national unity and independence; one of a party favoring Irish independence.

Nationality Na`tionˇal"iˇty noun ; plural Nationalities . [ Confer French nationalité .] 1. The quality of being national, or strongly attached to one's own nation; patriotism.

2. The sum of the qualities which distinguish a nation; national character.

3. A race or people, as determined by common language and character, and not by political bias or divisions; a nation.

the fulfillment of his mission is to be looked for in the condition of nationalities and the character of peoples.

H. W. Beecher.

4. Existence as a distinct or individual nation; national unity and integrity.

5. The state or quality of belonging to or being connected with a nation or government by nativity, character, ownership, allegiance, etc.

Nationalization Na`tionˇalˇiˇza"tion noun The act of nationalizing, or the state of being nationalized.

Nationalize Na"tionˇalˇize transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Nationalized ; present participle & verbal noun Nationalizing .] [ Confer French nationaliser .] To make national; to make a nation of; to endow with the character and habits of a nation, or the peculiar sentiments and attachment of citizens of a nation.

Nationally Na"tionˇalˇly adverb In a national manner or way; as a nation. "The jews . . . being nationally espoused to God by covenant." South.

Nationalness Na"tionˇalˇness noun The quality or state of being national; nationality. Johnson.

Nationalrath Na`tiˇoˇnal"rath` noun [ G.] (Switzerland) See Legislature .

Native Na"tive adjective [ French natif , Latin nativus , from nasci , past participle natus . See Nation , and confer Naďve , Nelf a serf.] 1. Arising by birth; having an origin; born. [ Obsolete]

Anaximander's opinion is, that the gods are native , rising and vanishing again in long periods of times.

Cudworth.

2. Of or pertaining to one's birth; natal; belonging to the place or the circumstances in which one is born; -- opposed to foreign ; as, native land, language, color, etc.

3. Born in the region in which one lives; as, a native inhabitant, race; grown or originating in the region where used or sold; not foreign or imported; as, native oysters, or strawberries.

4. Original; constituting the original substance of anything; as, native dust. Milton.

5. Conferred by birth; derived from origin; born with one; inherent; inborn; not acquired; as, native genius, cheerfulness, simplicity, rights, etc.

Courage is native to you.

Jowett (Thucyd. ).

6. Naturally related; cognate; connected (with). [ R.]

the head is not more native to the heart, . . .
Than is the throne of Denmark to thy father.

Shak.

7. (Min.) (a) Found in nature uncombined with other elements; as, native silver. (b) Found in nature; not artificial; as native sodium chloride.

Native American party . See under American , adjective -- Native bear (Zoology) , the koala. -- Native bread (Botany) , a large underground fungus, of Australia ( Mylitta australis ), somewhat resembling a truffle, but much larger. -- Native devil . (Zoology) Same as Tasmanian devil , under Devil . -- Native hen (Zoology) , an Australian rail ( Tribonyx Mortierii ). -- Native pheasant . (Zoology) See Leipoa . -- Native rabbit (Zoology) , an Australian marsupial ( Perameles lagotis ) resembling a rabbit in size and form. -- Native sloth (Zoology) , the koala. -- Native thrush (Zoology) , an Australian singing bird ( Pachycephala olivacea ); -- called also thickhead . -- Native turkey (Zoology) , the Australian bustard ( Choriotis australis ); -- called also bebilya .

Syn. -- Natural; natal; original; congential. -- Native , Natural , Natal . natural refers to the nature of a thing, or that which springs therefrom; native , to one's birth or origin; as, a native country, language, etc.; natal , to the circumstances of one's birth; as, a natal day, or star. Native talent is that which is inborn; natural talent is that which springs from the structure of the mind. Native eloquence is the result of strong innate emotion; natural eloquence is opposed to that which is studied or artificial.

Native Na"tive noun 1. One who, or that which, is born in a place or country referred to; a denizen by birth; an animal, a fruit, or vegetable, produced in a certain region; as, a native of France.

2. (Stock Breeding) Any of the live stock found in a region, as distinguished from such as belong to pure and distinct imported breeds. [ U.S.]

Native steel Na"tive steel A sort of steel which has been found where a burning coal seam had reduced and carbonized adjacent iron ore.

Natively Na"tiveˇly adverb By natural or original condition; naturally; originally.

Nativeness Na"tiveˇness noun The quality or state of being native.

Nativism Na"tivˇism noun 1. The disposition to favor the native inhabitants of a country, in preference to immigrants from foreign countries.

2. (Philos.) The doctrine of innate ideas, or that the mind possesses forms of thought independent of sensation.

Nativist Na"tivˇist noun An advocate of nativism.

Nativistic Na`tivˇis"tic adjective Relating to nativism.

Nativity Naˇtiv"iˇty noun ; plural Nativies . [ French nativité , Latin nativitas . See Native , and confer NaďvetÉ .] 1. The coming into life or into the world; birth; also, the circumstances attending birth, as time, place, manner, etc. Chaucer.

I have served him from the hour of my nativity .

Shak.

Thou hast left . . . the land of thy nativity .

Ruth ii. 11.

These in their dark nativity the deep
Shall yield us, pregnant with infernal flame.

Milton.

2. (Fine Arts) A picture representing or symbolizing the early infancy of Christ. The simplest form is the babe in a rude cradle, and the heads of an ox and an ass to express the stable in which he was born.

3. (Astrol.) A representation of the positions of the heavenly bodies as the moment of one's birth, supposed to indicate his future destinies; a horoscope.

The Nativity , the birth or birthday of Christ; Christmas day. -- To cast, or calculate , one's nativity (Astrol.) , to find out and represent the position of the heavenly bodies at the time of one's birth.

Natka Nat"ka adjective (Zoology) A species of shrike.

Natrium Na"triˇum noun [ New Latin See Natron .] (Chemistry) The technical name for sodium.

Natrolite Na"troˇlite noun [ Natron + -lite : confer French natrolithe .] (Min.) A zeolite occuring in groups of glassy acicular crystals, and in masses which often have a radiated structure. It is a hydrous silicate of alumina and soda.

Natron Na"tron noun [ French, from Spanish natron , Arabic natrūn , nitrūn . Confer Niter , Anatron .] (Min.) Native sodium carbonate. [ Written also anatron .]

Natter Nat"ter intransitive verb [ Confer Icelandic knetta to grumble.] To find fault; to be peevish. [ Prov. Eng. or Scot.]

Natterjack Nat"terˇjack` noun (Zoology) A European toad ( Bufo calamita ), having a yellow line along its back.

Natty Nat"ty adjective [ Confer Neat clean.] Neat; tidy; spruce. [ Colloq.]

-- Nat"ti*ly , adverb -- Nat"ti*ness , noun

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