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nicer (mass) | nicer
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Nicer (gcide) | Nice \Nice\ (n[imac]s), a. [Compar. Nicer (n[imac]"s[~e]r);
superl. Nicest.] [OE., foolish, fr. OF. nice ignorant,
fool, fr. L. nescius ignorant; ne not + scius knowing, scire
to know. Perhaps influenced by E. nesh delicate, soft. See
No, and Science.]
1. Foolish; silly; simple; ignorant; also, weak; effeminate.
[Obs.] --Gower.
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But say that we ben wise and nothing nice.
--Chaucer.
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2. Of trifling moment; unimportant; trivial. [Obs.]
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The letter was not nice, but full of charge
Of dear import. --Shak.
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3. Overscrupulous or exacting; hard to please or satisfy;
fastidious in small matters.
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Curious not knowing, not exact but nice. --Pope.
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And to taste
Think not I shall be nice. --Milton.
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4. Delicate; refined; dainty; pure.
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Dear love, continue nice and chaste. --Donne.
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A nice and subtile happiness. --Milton.
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5. Apprehending slight differences or delicate distinctions;
distinguishing accurately or minutely; carefully
discriminating; as, a nice taste or judgment. "Our author
happy in a judge so nice." --Pope. "Nice verbal
criticism." --Coleridge.
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6. Done or made with careful labor; suited to excite
admiration on account of exactness; evidencing great
skill; exact; fine; finished; as, nice proportions, nice
workmanship, a nice application; exactly or fastidiously
discriminated; requiring close discrimination; as, a nice
point of law, a nice distinction in philosophy.
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The difference is too nice
Where ends the virtue, or begins the vice. --Pope.
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7. Pleasing; agreeable; gratifying; delightful; good; as, a
nice party; a nice excursion; a nice day; a nice sauce,
etc. [Loosely & Colloquially]
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8. Pleasant; kind; as, a nice person.
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9. Hence: Well-mannered; well-behaved; as, nice children.
[PJC]
He's making a list, checking it twice.
Gonna find out who's naughty or nice
Santa Claus is coming to town. --Song.
To make nice of, to be scrupulous about. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Syn: Dainty; delicate; exquisite; fine; accurate; exact;
correct; precise; particular; pleasant; kind;
scrupulous; punctilious; fastidious; squeamish; finical;
effeminate; silly; well-mannered; well-behaved.
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Lonicera (gcide) | Lonicera \Lonicera\ n.
A genus of vines including the woodbine, {Lonicera
periclymenum}.
Syn: genus Lonicera.
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Lonicera Caprifolium (gcide) | Honeysuckle \Hon"ey*suc`kle\, n. [Cf. AS. hunis[=u]ge privet.
See Honey, and Suck.] (Bot.)
One of several species of flowering plants, much admired for
their beauty, and some for their fragrance.
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Note: The honeysuckles are properly species of the genus
Lonicera; as, Lonicera Caprifolium, and {Lonicera
Japonica}, the commonly cultivated fragrant kinds;
Lonicera Periclymenum, the fragrant woodbine of
England; Lonicera grata, the American woodbine, and
Lonicera sempervirens, the red-flowered trumpet
honeysuckle. The European fly honeysuckle is {Lonicera
Xylosteum}; the American, Lonicera ciliata. The
American Pinxter flower (Azalea nudiflora) is often
called honeysuckle, or false honeysuckle. The name
Australian honeysuckle is applied to one or more
trees of the genus Banksia. See French honeysuckle,
under French.
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Lonicera ciliata (gcide) | Honeysuckle \Hon"ey*suc`kle\, n. [Cf. AS. hunis[=u]ge privet.
See Honey, and Suck.] (Bot.)
One of several species of flowering plants, much admired for
their beauty, and some for their fragrance.
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Note: The honeysuckles are properly species of the genus
Lonicera; as, Lonicera Caprifolium, and {Lonicera
Japonica}, the commonly cultivated fragrant kinds;
Lonicera Periclymenum, the fragrant woodbine of
England; Lonicera grata, the American woodbine, and
Lonicera sempervirens, the red-flowered trumpet
honeysuckle. The European fly honeysuckle is {Lonicera
Xylosteum}; the American, Lonicera ciliata. The
American Pinxter flower (Azalea nudiflora) is often
called honeysuckle, or false honeysuckle. The name
Australian honeysuckle is applied to one or more
trees of the genus Banksia. See French honeysuckle,
under French.
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Lonicera grata (gcide) | Honeysuckle \Hon"ey*suc`kle\, n. [Cf. AS. hunis[=u]ge privet.
See Honey, and Suck.] (Bot.)
One of several species of flowering plants, much admired for
their beauty, and some for their fragrance.
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Note: The honeysuckles are properly species of the genus
Lonicera; as, Lonicera Caprifolium, and {Lonicera
Japonica}, the commonly cultivated fragrant kinds;
Lonicera Periclymenum, the fragrant woodbine of
England; Lonicera grata, the American woodbine, and
Lonicera sempervirens, the red-flowered trumpet
honeysuckle. The European fly honeysuckle is {Lonicera
Xylosteum}; the American, Lonicera ciliata. The
American Pinxter flower (Azalea nudiflora) is often
called honeysuckle, or false honeysuckle. The name
Australian honeysuckle is applied to one or more
trees of the genus Banksia. See French honeysuckle,
under French.
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Lonicera Japonica (gcide) | Honeysuckle \Hon"ey*suc`kle\, n. [Cf. AS. hunis[=u]ge privet.
See Honey, and Suck.] (Bot.)
One of several species of flowering plants, much admired for
their beauty, and some for their fragrance.
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Note: The honeysuckles are properly species of the genus
Lonicera; as, Lonicera Caprifolium, and {Lonicera
Japonica}, the commonly cultivated fragrant kinds;
Lonicera Periclymenum, the fragrant woodbine of
England; Lonicera grata, the American woodbine, and
Lonicera sempervirens, the red-flowered trumpet
honeysuckle. The European fly honeysuckle is {Lonicera
Xylosteum}; the American, Lonicera ciliata. The
American Pinxter flower (Azalea nudiflora) is often
called honeysuckle, or false honeysuckle. The name
Australian honeysuckle is applied to one or more
trees of the genus Banksia. See French honeysuckle,
under French.
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Lonicera Periclymenum (gcide) | Honeysuckle \Hon"ey*suc`kle\, n. [Cf. AS. hunis[=u]ge privet.
See Honey, and Suck.] (Bot.)
One of several species of flowering plants, much admired for
their beauty, and some for their fragrance.
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Note: The honeysuckles are properly species of the genus
Lonicera; as, Lonicera Caprifolium, and {Lonicera
Japonica}, the commonly cultivated fragrant kinds;
Lonicera Periclymenum, the fragrant woodbine of
England; Lonicera grata, the American woodbine, and
Lonicera sempervirens, the red-flowered trumpet
honeysuckle. The European fly honeysuckle is {Lonicera
Xylosteum}; the American, Lonicera ciliata. The
American Pinxter flower (Azalea nudiflora) is often
called honeysuckle, or false honeysuckle. The name
Australian honeysuckle is applied to one or more
trees of the genus Banksia. See French honeysuckle,
under French.
[1913 Webster]Lonicera \Lonicera\ n.
A genus of vines including the woodbine, {Lonicera
periclymenum}.
Syn: genus Lonicera.
[WordNet 1.5]Woodbine \Wood"bine`\, n. [AS. wudubind black ivy; -- so named
as binding about trees. See Wood, and Bind, v. t.] (Bot.)
(a) A climbing plant having flowers of great fragrance
(Lonicera Periclymenum); the honeysuckle.
(b) The Virginia creeper. See Virginia creeper, under
Virginia. [Local, U. S.]
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Beatrice, who even now
Is couched in the woodbine coverture. --Shak.
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Lonicera periclymenum (gcide) | Honeysuckle \Hon"ey*suc`kle\, n. [Cf. AS. hunis[=u]ge privet.
See Honey, and Suck.] (Bot.)
One of several species of flowering plants, much admired for
their beauty, and some for their fragrance.
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Note: The honeysuckles are properly species of the genus
Lonicera; as, Lonicera Caprifolium, and {Lonicera
Japonica}, the commonly cultivated fragrant kinds;
Lonicera Periclymenum, the fragrant woodbine of
England; Lonicera grata, the American woodbine, and
Lonicera sempervirens, the red-flowered trumpet
honeysuckle. The European fly honeysuckle is {Lonicera
Xylosteum}; the American, Lonicera ciliata. The
American Pinxter flower (Azalea nudiflora) is often
called honeysuckle, or false honeysuckle. The name
Australian honeysuckle is applied to one or more
trees of the genus Banksia. See French honeysuckle,
under French.
[1913 Webster]Lonicera \Lonicera\ n.
A genus of vines including the woodbine, {Lonicera
periclymenum}.
Syn: genus Lonicera.
[WordNet 1.5]Woodbine \Wood"bine`\, n. [AS. wudubind black ivy; -- so named
as binding about trees. See Wood, and Bind, v. t.] (Bot.)
(a) A climbing plant having flowers of great fragrance
(Lonicera Periclymenum); the honeysuckle.
(b) The Virginia creeper. See Virginia creeper, under
Virginia. [Local, U. S.]
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Beatrice, who even now
Is couched in the woodbine coverture. --Shak.
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Lonicera Periclymenum (gcide) | Honeysuckle \Hon"ey*suc`kle\, n. [Cf. AS. hunis[=u]ge privet.
See Honey, and Suck.] (Bot.)
One of several species of flowering plants, much admired for
their beauty, and some for their fragrance.
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Note: The honeysuckles are properly species of the genus
Lonicera; as, Lonicera Caprifolium, and {Lonicera
Japonica}, the commonly cultivated fragrant kinds;
Lonicera Periclymenum, the fragrant woodbine of
England; Lonicera grata, the American woodbine, and
Lonicera sempervirens, the red-flowered trumpet
honeysuckle. The European fly honeysuckle is {Lonicera
Xylosteum}; the American, Lonicera ciliata. The
American Pinxter flower (Azalea nudiflora) is often
called honeysuckle, or false honeysuckle. The name
Australian honeysuckle is applied to one or more
trees of the genus Banksia. See French honeysuckle,
under French.
[1913 Webster]Lonicera \Lonicera\ n.
A genus of vines including the woodbine, {Lonicera
periclymenum}.
Syn: genus Lonicera.
[WordNet 1.5]Woodbine \Wood"bine`\, n. [AS. wudubind black ivy; -- so named
as binding about trees. See Wood, and Bind, v. t.] (Bot.)
(a) A climbing plant having flowers of great fragrance
(Lonicera Periclymenum); the honeysuckle.
(b) The Virginia creeper. See Virginia creeper, under
Virginia. [Local, U. S.]
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Beatrice, who even now
Is couched in the woodbine coverture. --Shak.
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Lonicera sempervirens (gcide) | Honeysuckle \Hon"ey*suc`kle\, n. [Cf. AS. hunis[=u]ge privet.
See Honey, and Suck.] (Bot.)
One of several species of flowering plants, much admired for
their beauty, and some for their fragrance.
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Note: The honeysuckles are properly species of the genus
Lonicera; as, Lonicera Caprifolium, and {Lonicera
Japonica}, the commonly cultivated fragrant kinds;
Lonicera Periclymenum, the fragrant woodbine of
England; Lonicera grata, the American woodbine, and
Lonicera sempervirens, the red-flowered trumpet
honeysuckle. The European fly honeysuckle is {Lonicera
Xylosteum}; the American, Lonicera ciliata. The
American Pinxter flower (Azalea nudiflora) is often
called honeysuckle, or false honeysuckle. The name
Australian honeysuckle is applied to one or more
trees of the genus Banksia. See French honeysuckle,
under French.
[1913 Webster]Trumpet \Trump"et\, n. [F. trompette, dim. of trompe. See
Trump a trumpet.]
1. (Mus.) A wind instrument of great antiquity, much used in
war and military exercises, and of great value in the
orchestra. In consists of a long metallic tube, curved
(once or twice) into a convenient shape, and ending in a
bell. Its scale in the lower octaves is limited to the
first natural harmonics; but there are modern trumpets
capable, by means of valves or pistons, of producing every
tone within their compass, although at the expense of the
true ringing quality of tone.
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The trumpet's loud clangor
Excites us to arms. --Dryden.
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2. (Mil.) A trumpeter. --Clarendon.
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3. One who praises, or propagates praise, or is the
instrument of propagating it. --Shak.
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That great politician was pleased to have the
greatest wit of those times . . . to be the trumpet
of his praises. --Dryden.
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4. (Mach) A funnel, or short, fiaring pipe, used as a guide
or conductor, as for yarn in a knitting machine.
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Ear trumpet. See under Ear.
Sea trumpet (Bot.), a great seaweed (Ecklonia buccinalis)
of the Southern Ocean. It has a long, hollow stem,
enlarging upwards, which may be made into a kind of
trumpet, and is used for many purposes.
Speaking trumpet, an instrument for conveying articulate
sounds with increased force.
Trumpet animalcule (Zool.), any infusorian belonging to
Stentor and allied genera, in which the body is
trumpet-shaped. See Stentor.
Trumpet ash (Bot.), the trumpet creeper. [Eng.]
Trumpet conch (Zool.), a trumpet shell, or triton.
Trumpet creeper (Bot.), an American climbing plant ({Tecoma
radicans}) bearing clusters of large red trumpet-shaped
flowers; -- called also trumpet flower, and in England
trumpet ash.
Trumpet fish. (Zool.)
(a) The bellows fish.
(b) The fistularia.
Trumpet flower. (Bot.)
(a) The trumpet creeper; also, its blossom.
(b) The trumpet honeysuckle.
(c) A West Indian name for several plants with
trumpet-shaped flowers.
Trumpet fly (Zool.), a botfly.
Trumpet honeysuckle (Bot.), a twining plant ({Lonicera
sempervirens}) with red and yellow trumpet-shaped flowers;
-- called also trumpet flower.
Trumpet leaf (Bot.), a name of several plants of the genus
Sarracenia.
Trumpet major (Mil.), the chief trumpeter of a band or
regiment.
Trumpet marine (Mus.), a monochord, having a thick string,
sounded with a bow, and stopped with the thumb so as to
produce the harmonic tones; -- said to be the oldest bowed
instrument known, and in form the archetype of all others.
It probably owes its name to "its external resemblance to
the large speaking trumpet used on board Italian vessels,
which is of the same length and tapering shape." --Grove.
Trumpet shell (Zool.), any species of large marine univalve
shells belonging to Triton and allied genera. See
Triton, 2.
Trumpet tree. (Bot.) See Trumpetwood.
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Lonicera Xylosteum (gcide) | Honeysuckle \Hon"ey*suc`kle\, n. [Cf. AS. hunis[=u]ge privet.
See Honey, and Suck.] (Bot.)
One of several species of flowering plants, much admired for
their beauty, and some for their fragrance.
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Note: The honeysuckles are properly species of the genus
Lonicera; as, Lonicera Caprifolium, and {Lonicera
Japonica}, the commonly cultivated fragrant kinds;
Lonicera Periclymenum, the fragrant woodbine of
England; Lonicera grata, the American woodbine, and
Lonicera sempervirens, the red-flowered trumpet
honeysuckle. The European fly honeysuckle is {Lonicera
Xylosteum}; the American, Lonicera ciliata. The
American Pinxter flower (Azalea nudiflora) is often
called honeysuckle, or false honeysuckle. The name
Australian honeysuckle is applied to one or more
trees of the genus Banksia. See French honeysuckle,
under French.
[1913 Webster]Xylostein \Xy*los"te*in\, n. [Xylo- + Gr. 'oste`on bone.]
(Chem.)
A glucoside found in the poisonous berries of a species of
honeysuckle (Lonicera xylosteum), and extracted as a
bitter, white, crystalline substance.
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Lonicera xylosteum (gcide) | Honeysuckle \Hon"ey*suc`kle\, n. [Cf. AS. hunis[=u]ge privet.
See Honey, and Suck.] (Bot.)
One of several species of flowering plants, much admired for
their beauty, and some for their fragrance.
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Note: The honeysuckles are properly species of the genus
Lonicera; as, Lonicera Caprifolium, and {Lonicera
Japonica}, the commonly cultivated fragrant kinds;
Lonicera Periclymenum, the fragrant woodbine of
England; Lonicera grata, the American woodbine, and
Lonicera sempervirens, the red-flowered trumpet
honeysuckle. The European fly honeysuckle is {Lonicera
Xylosteum}; the American, Lonicera ciliata. The
American Pinxter flower (Azalea nudiflora) is often
called honeysuckle, or false honeysuckle. The name
Australian honeysuckle is applied to one or more
trees of the genus Banksia. See French honeysuckle,
under French.
[1913 Webster]Xylostein \Xy*los"te*in\, n. [Xylo- + Gr. 'oste`on bone.]
(Chem.)
A glucoside found in the poisonous berries of a species of
honeysuckle (Lonicera xylosteum), and extracted as a
bitter, white, crystalline substance.
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Nicer (gcide) | Nice \Nice\ (n[imac]s), a. [Compar. Nicer (n[imac]"s[~e]r);
superl. Nicest.] [OE., foolish, fr. OF. nice ignorant,
fool, fr. L. nescius ignorant; ne not + scius knowing, scire
to know. Perhaps influenced by E. nesh delicate, soft. See
No, and Science.]
1. Foolish; silly; simple; ignorant; also, weak; effeminate.
[Obs.] --Gower.
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But say that we ben wise and nothing nice.
--Chaucer.
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2. Of trifling moment; unimportant; trivial. [Obs.]
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The letter was not nice, but full of charge
Of dear import. --Shak.
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3. Overscrupulous or exacting; hard to please or satisfy;
fastidious in small matters.
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Curious not knowing, not exact but nice. --Pope.
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And to taste
Think not I shall be nice. --Milton.
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4. Delicate; refined; dainty; pure.
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Dear love, continue nice and chaste. --Donne.
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A nice and subtile happiness. --Milton.
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5. Apprehending slight differences or delicate distinctions;
distinguishing accurately or minutely; carefully
discriminating; as, a nice taste or judgment. "Our author
happy in a judge so nice." --Pope. "Nice verbal
criticism." --Coleridge.
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6. Done or made with careful labor; suited to excite
admiration on account of exactness; evidencing great
skill; exact; fine; finished; as, nice proportions, nice
workmanship, a nice application; exactly or fastidiously
discriminated; requiring close discrimination; as, a nice
point of law, a nice distinction in philosophy.
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The difference is too nice
Where ends the virtue, or begins the vice. --Pope.
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7. Pleasing; agreeable; gratifying; delightful; good; as, a
nice party; a nice excursion; a nice day; a nice sauce,
etc. [Loosely & Colloquially]
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8. Pleasant; kind; as, a nice person.
[PJC]
9. Hence: Well-mannered; well-behaved; as, nice children.
[PJC]
He's making a list, checking it twice.
Gonna find out who's naughty or nice
Santa Claus is coming to town. --Song.
To make nice of, to be scrupulous about. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Syn: Dainty; delicate; exquisite; fine; accurate; exact;
correct; precise; particular; pleasant; kind;
scrupulous; punctilious; fastidious; squeamish; finical;
effeminate; silly; well-mannered; well-behaved.
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Nicery (gcide) | Nicery \Ni"cer*y\, n.
Nicety. [Colloq.] --Chapman.
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diervilla lonicera (wn) | Diervilla lonicera
n 1: spreading bush of northeastern United States having small
clusters of fragrant green and yellow flowers [syn: {bush
honeysuckle}, Diervilla lonicera] |
genus lonicera (wn) | genus Lonicera
n 1: woodbine [syn: Lonicera, genus Lonicera] |
genus selenicereus (wn) | genus Selenicereus
n 1: mostly epiphytic climbing cacti that bloom at night [syn:
Selenicereus, genus Selenicereus] |
lonicera (wn) | Lonicera
n 1: woodbine [syn: Lonicera, genus Lonicera] |
lonicera albiflora (wn) | Lonicera albiflora
n 1: bushy honeysuckle with twining branches and white or
yellow-white flowers; southern United States [syn: {white
honeysuckle}, Lonicera albiflora] |
lonicera canadensis (wn) | Lonicera canadensis
n 1: erect deciduous North American shrub with yellow-white
flowers [syn: American fly honeysuckle, {fly
honeysuckle}, Lonicera canadensis] |
lonicera caprifolium (wn) | Lonicera caprifolium
n 1: deciduous climbing shrub with fragrant yellow-white flowers
in axillary whorls [syn: Italian honeysuckle, {Italian
woodbine}, Lonicera caprifolium] |
lonicera dioica (wn) | Lonicera dioica
n 1: twining deciduous shrub with clusters of purple-tinged
yellow-green flowers; northeastern America [syn: {yellow
honeysuckle}, Lonicera dioica] |
lonicera flava (wn) | Lonicera flava
n 1: climbing deciduous shrub with fragrant yellow (later
orange) flowers in terminal whorls; southeastern United
States [syn: yellow honeysuckle, Lonicera flava] |
lonicera hirsuta (wn) | Lonicera hirsuta
n 1: twining deciduous shrub with hairy leaves and spikes of
yellow-orange flowers; northeastern America [syn: {hairy
honeysuckle}, Lonicera hirsuta] |
lonicera involucrata (wn) | Lonicera involucrata
n 1: shrubby honeysuckle with purple flowers; western North
America [syn: twinberry, Lonicera involucrata] |
lonicera japonica (wn) | Lonicera japonica
n 1: an Asiatic trailing evergreen honeysuckle with half-
evergreen leaves and fragrant white flowers turning yellow
with age; has become a weed in some areas [syn: {Japanese
honeysuckle}, Lonicera japonica] |
lonicera japonica halliana (wn) | Lonicera japonica halliana
n 1: a variety of Japanese honeysuckle that grows like a vine;
established as an aggressive escape in southeastern United
States [syn: Hall's honeysuckle, {Lonicera japonica
halliana}] |
lonicera morrowii (wn) | Lonicera morrowii
n 1: a grey deciduous honeysuckle shrub paired white flowers
turning yellow; Japan [syn: Morrow's honeysuckle,
Lonicera morrowii] |
lonicera periclymenum (wn) | Lonicera periclymenum
n 1: European twining honeysuckle with fragrant red and yellow-
white flowers [syn: woodbine, Lonicera periclymenum] |
lonicera sempervirens (wn) | Lonicera sempervirens
n 1: evergreen North American honeysuckle vine having coral-red
or orange flowers [syn: trumpet honeysuckle, {coral
honeysuckle}, trumpet flower, trumpet vine, {Lonicera
sempervirens}] |
lonicera tatarica (wn) | Lonicera tatarica
n 1: a honeysuckle shrub of southern Russia to central Asia
[syn: bush honeysuckle, Tartarian honeysuckle,
Lonicera tatarica] |
lonicera xylosteum (wn) | Lonicera xylosteum
n 1: cultivated Eurasian shrub with twin yellowish-white flowers
and scarlet fruit [syn: European fly honeysuckle,
European honeysuckle, Lonicera xylosteum] |
selenicereus (wn) | Selenicereus
n 1: mostly epiphytic climbing cacti that bloom at night [syn:
Selenicereus, genus Selenicereus] |
selenicereus grandiflorus (wn) | Selenicereus grandiflorus
n 1: tropical American climbing cactus having triangular
branches; often cultivated for its large showy night-
blooming flowers followed by yellow red-streaked fruits
[syn: queen of the night, Selenicereus grandiflorus] |
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