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noble
(encz) | noble,inertní (plyn) adj: Tolda |
noble
(encz) | noble,šlechtic Zdeněk Brož |
noble
(encz) | noble,urozený |
noble
(encz) | noble,ušlechtilý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
noble
(encz) | noble,vzácný (plyn) adj: Tolda |
noble
(encz) | noble,vznešený |
Noble
(gcide) | Noble \No"ble\, a. [Compar. Nobler; superl. Noblest.] [F.
noble, fr. L. nobilis that can be or is known, well known,
famous, highborn, noble, fr. noscere to know. See know.]
1. Possessing eminence, elevation, dignity, etc.; above
whatever is low, mean, degrading, or dishonorable;
magnanimous; as, a noble nature or action; a noble heart.
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Statues, with winding ivy crowned, belong
To nobler poets for a nobler song. --Dryden.
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2. Grand; stately; magnificent; splendid; as, a noble
edifice.
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3. Of exalted rank; of or pertaining to the nobility;
distinguished from the masses by birth, station, or title;
highborn; as, noble blood; a noble personage.
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Note: Noble is used in the formation of self-explaining
compounds; as, noble-born, noble-hearted, noble-minded.
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Noble gas (Chem.), a gaseous element belonging to group
VIII of the periodic table of elements, not combining with
other elements under normal reaction conditions;
specifically, helium, neon, argon, krypton,
xenon, or radon; also called inert gas.
Noble metals (Chem.), silver, gold, and platinum; -- so
called from their resistance to oxidation by air and to
dissolution by acids. Copper, mercury, aluminium,
palladium, rhodium, iridium, and osmium are sometimes
included.
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Syn: Honorable; worthy; dignified; elevated; exalted;
superior; sublime; great; eminent; illustrious;
renowned; stately; splendid; magnificent; grand;
magnanimous; generous; liberal; free.
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Noble
(gcide) | Noble \No"ble\, n.
1. A person of rank above a commoner; a nobleman; a peer.
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2. An English money of account, and, formerly, a gold coin,
of the value of 6 s. 8 d. sterling, or about $1.61 (in
1913).
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3. (Zool.) A European fish; the lyrie.
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Noble
(gcide) | Noble \No"ble\, v. t.
To make noble; to ennoble. [Obs.]
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Thou nobledest so far forth our nature. --Chaucer.
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noble
(gcide) | Lyrie \Ly"rie\ (l[imac]"r[i^]), n. [Icel. hl[=y]ri a sort of
fish.] (Zool.)
A European fish (Peristethus cataphractum), having the body
covered with bony plates, and having three spines projecting
in front of the nose; -- called also noble, pluck,
pogge, sea poacher, and armed bullhead.
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noble
(wn) | noble
adj 1: impressive in appearance; "a baronial mansion"; "an
imposing residence"; "a noble tree"; "severe-looking
policemen sat astride noble horses"; "stately columns"
[syn: baronial, imposing, noble, stately]
2: of or belonging to or constituting the hereditary aristocracy
especially as derived from feudal times; "of noble birth"
[ant: lowborn]
3: having or showing or indicative of high or elevated
character; "a noble spirit"; "noble deeds" [ant: ignoble]
4: inert especially toward oxygen; "a noble gas such as helium
or neon"; "noble metals include gold and silver and platinum"
n 1: a titled peer of the realm [syn: Lord, noble,
nobleman] [ant: Lady, noblewoman, peeress] |
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danseur noble
(encz) | danseur noble, n: |
ennoble
(encz) | ennoble,zušlechtit v: Zdeněk Brož |
ennobled
(encz) | ennobled,zušlechtěný Jaroslav Šedivýennobled,zušlechtil v: Zdeněk Brož |
ennoblement
(encz) | ennoblement,povznesení n: Zdeněk Brožennoblement,zušlechtění n: Zdeněk Brož |
grenoble
(encz) | Grenoble,město - Francie n: [jmén.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
ignoble
(encz) | ignoble,nepoctivý adj: Zdeněk Brožignoble,plebejsky Zdeněk Brožignoble,potupný adj: Tolda |
ignobleness
(encz) | ignobleness,nečestnost n: Zdeněk Brož |
noble cane
(encz) | noble cane, n: |
noble gas
(encz) | noble gas, n: |
noble metal
(encz) | noble metal, n: |
noble-minded
(encz) | noble-minded, adj: |
noble-mindedness
(encz) | noble-mindedness, n: |
nobleman
(encz) | nobleman,šlechtic nobleman,vznešený muž |
noblemen
(encz) | noblemen,šlechtici n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
nobleness
(encz) | nobleness,ušlechtilost |
nobler
(encz) | nobler,urozenější nobler,vznešenější |
nobles
(encz) | nobles,šlechta |
noblesse
(encz) | noblesse, n: |
noblesse oblige
(encz) | noblesse oblige,výsadní postavení n: Zdeněk Brož |
noblest
(encz) | noblest,nejušlechtilejší noblest,nejvznešenější |
noblewoman
(encz) | noblewoman,šlechtična noblewoman,vznešená paní |
noblesně
(czen) | noblesně,genteellyadv: Zdeněk Brož |
Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine
(gcide) | Shrine \Shrine\ (shr[imac]n), n. [OE. schrin, AS. scr[imac]n,
from L. scrinium a case, chest, box.]
1. A case, box, or receptacle, especially one in which are
deposited sacred relics, as the bones of a saint.
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2. Any sacred place, as an altar, tromb, or the like.
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Too weak the sacred shrine guard. --Byron.
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3. A place or object hallowed from its history or
associations; as, a shrine of art.
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4. Short for
Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, a
secret fraternal organization professedly originated by
one Kalif Alu, a son-in-law of Mohammed, at Mecca, in the
year of the Hegira 25 (about 646 a. d.) In the modern
order, established in the United States in 1872, only
Knights Templars or thirty-second degree Masons are
eligible for admission, though the order itself is not
Masonic. A member of the order is popularly called a
Shriner, and the order itself is sometimes called the
Shriners.
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Disennoble
(gcide) | Disennoble \Dis`en*no"ble\, v. t.
To deprive of that which ennobles; to degrade.
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An unworthy behavior degrades and disennobles a man.
--Guardian.
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Ennoble
(gcide) | Ennoble \En*no"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ennobled; p. pr. &
vb. n. Ennobling.] [Pref. en- + noble: cf. F. ennoblir.]
1. To make noble; to elevate in degree, qualities, or
excellence; to dignify. "Ennobling all that he touches."
--Trench.
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What can ennoble sots, or slaves, or cowards?
Alas! not all the blood of all the Howards. --Pope.
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2. To raise to the rank of nobility; as, to ennoble a
commoner.
Syn: To raise; dignify; exalt; elevate; aggrandize.
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Ennobled
(gcide) | Ennoble \En*no"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ennobled; p. pr. &
vb. n. Ennobling.] [Pref. en- + noble: cf. F. ennoblir.]
1. To make noble; to elevate in degree, qualities, or
excellence; to dignify. "Ennobling all that he touches."
--Trench.
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What can ennoble sots, or slaves, or cowards?
Alas! not all the blood of all the Howards. --Pope.
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2. To raise to the rank of nobility; as, to ennoble a
commoner.
Syn: To raise; dignify; exalt; elevate; aggrandize.
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Ennoblement
(gcide) | Ennoblement \En*no"ble*ment\, n.
1. The act of making noble, or of exalting, dignifying, or
advancing to nobility. --Bacon.
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2. That which ennobles; excellence; dignity.
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Ennobler
(gcide) | Ennobler \En*no"bler\, n.
One who ennobles.
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George noble
(gcide) | George noble \George" no`ble\ [So called from the image of St.
George on it.]
A gold noble of the time of Henry VIII. See Noble, n.
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Ignoble
(gcide) | Ignoble \Ig*no"ble\, a. [L. ignobilis; pref. in- not + nobilis
noble: cf. F. ignoble. See In- not, and Noble, a.]
1. Of low birth or family; not noble; not illustrious;
plebeian; common; humble.
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I was not ignoble of descent. --Shak.
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Her royal stock graft with ignoble plants. --Shak.
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2. Not honorable, elevated, or generous; base.
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'T is but a base, ignoble mind,
That mounts no higher than a bird can soar. --Shak.
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Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife. --Gray.
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3. (Zool.) Not a true or noble falcon; -- said of certain
hawks, as the goshawk.
Syn: Degenerate; degraded; mean; base; dishonorable;
reproachful; disgraceful; shameful; scandalous;
infamous.
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To make ignoble. [Obs.] --Bacon.
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Ignobleness
(gcide) | Ignobleness \Ig*no"ble*ness\, n.
State or quality of being ignoble.
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Noble
(gcide) | Noble \No"ble\, a. [Compar. Nobler; superl. Noblest.] [F.
noble, fr. L. nobilis that can be or is known, well known,
famous, highborn, noble, fr. noscere to know. See know.]
1. Possessing eminence, elevation, dignity, etc.; above
whatever is low, mean, degrading, or dishonorable;
magnanimous; as, a noble nature or action; a noble heart.
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Statues, with winding ivy crowned, belong
To nobler poets for a nobler song. --Dryden.
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2. Grand; stately; magnificent; splendid; as, a noble
edifice.
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3. Of exalted rank; of or pertaining to the nobility;
distinguished from the masses by birth, station, or title;
highborn; as, noble blood; a noble personage.
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Note: Noble is used in the formation of self-explaining
compounds; as, noble-born, noble-hearted, noble-minded.
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Noble gas (Chem.), a gaseous element belonging to group
VIII of the periodic table of elements, not combining with
other elements under normal reaction conditions;
specifically, helium, neon, argon, krypton,
xenon, or radon; also called inert gas.
Noble metals (Chem.), silver, gold, and platinum; -- so
called from their resistance to oxidation by air and to
dissolution by acids. Copper, mercury, aluminium,
palladium, rhodium, iridium, and osmium are sometimes
included.
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Syn: Honorable; worthy; dignified; elevated; exalted;
superior; sublime; great; eminent; illustrious;
renowned; stately; splendid; magnificent; grand;
magnanimous; generous; liberal; free.
[1913 Webster]Noble \No"ble\, n.
1. A person of rank above a commoner; a nobleman; a peer.
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2. An English money of account, and, formerly, a gold coin,
of the value of 6 s. 8 d. sterling, or about $1.61 (in
1913).
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3. (Zool.) A European fish; the lyrie.
[1913 Webster]Noble \No"ble\, v. t.
To make noble; to ennoble. [Obs.]
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Thou nobledest so far forth our nature. --Chaucer.
[1913 Webster]Lyrie \Ly"rie\ (l[imac]"r[i^]), n. [Icel. hl[=y]ri a sort of
fish.] (Zool.)
A European fish (Peristethus cataphractum), having the body
covered with bony plates, and having three spines projecting
in front of the nose; -- called also noble, pluck,
pogge, sea poacher, and armed bullhead.
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Noble gas
(gcide) | Noble \No"ble\, a. [Compar. Nobler; superl. Noblest.] [F.
noble, fr. L. nobilis that can be or is known, well known,
famous, highborn, noble, fr. noscere to know. See know.]
1. Possessing eminence, elevation, dignity, etc.; above
whatever is low, mean, degrading, or dishonorable;
magnanimous; as, a noble nature or action; a noble heart.
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Statues, with winding ivy crowned, belong
To nobler poets for a nobler song. --Dryden.
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2. Grand; stately; magnificent; splendid; as, a noble
edifice.
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3. Of exalted rank; of or pertaining to the nobility;
distinguished from the masses by birth, station, or title;
highborn; as, noble blood; a noble personage.
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Note: Noble is used in the formation of self-explaining
compounds; as, noble-born, noble-hearted, noble-minded.
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Noble gas (Chem.), a gaseous element belonging to group
VIII of the periodic table of elements, not combining with
other elements under normal reaction conditions;
specifically, helium, neon, argon, krypton,
xenon, or radon; also called inert gas.
Noble metals (Chem.), silver, gold, and platinum; -- so
called from their resistance to oxidation by air and to
dissolution by acids. Copper, mercury, aluminium,
palladium, rhodium, iridium, and osmium are sometimes
included.
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Syn: Honorable; worthy; dignified; elevated; exalted;
superior; sublime; great; eminent; illustrious;
renowned; stately; splendid; magnificent; grand;
magnanimous; generous; liberal; free.
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Noble metals
(gcide) | Noble \No"ble\, a. [Compar. Nobler; superl. Noblest.] [F.
noble, fr. L. nobilis that can be or is known, well known,
famous, highborn, noble, fr. noscere to know. See know.]
1. Possessing eminence, elevation, dignity, etc.; above
whatever is low, mean, degrading, or dishonorable;
magnanimous; as, a noble nature or action; a noble heart.
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Statues, with winding ivy crowned, belong
To nobler poets for a nobler song. --Dryden.
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2. Grand; stately; magnificent; splendid; as, a noble
edifice.
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3. Of exalted rank; of or pertaining to the nobility;
distinguished from the masses by birth, station, or title;
highborn; as, noble blood; a noble personage.
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Note: Noble is used in the formation of self-explaining
compounds; as, noble-born, noble-hearted, noble-minded.
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Noble gas (Chem.), a gaseous element belonging to group
VIII of the periodic table of elements, not combining with
other elements under normal reaction conditions;
specifically, helium, neon, argon, krypton,
xenon, or radon; also called inert gas.
Noble metals (Chem.), silver, gold, and platinum; -- so
called from their resistance to oxidation by air and to
dissolution by acids. Copper, mercury, aluminium,
palladium, rhodium, iridium, and osmium are sometimes
included.
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Syn: Honorable; worthy; dignified; elevated; exalted;
superior; sublime; great; eminent; illustrious;
renowned; stately; splendid; magnificent; grand;
magnanimous; generous; liberal; free.
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Nobleman
(gcide) | Nobleman \No"ble*man\, n.; pl. Noblemen.
One of the nobility; a noble; a peer; one who enjoys rank
above a commoner, either by virtue of birth, by office, or by
patent.
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Noblemen
(gcide) | Nobleman \No"ble*man\, n.; pl. Noblemen.
One of the nobility; a noble; a peer; one who enjoys rank
above a commoner, either by virtue of birth, by office, or by
patent.
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Noble-minded
(gcide) | Noble-minded \No"ble-mind`ed\, a.
Having a noble mind; of high moral or intellectual character;
honorable; magnanimous. -- No"ble-mind`ed*ness, n.
Syn: exalted, high-flown, high-minded, lofty, idealistic.
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Noble-mindedness
(gcide) | Noble-minded \No"ble-mind`ed\, a.
Having a noble mind; of high moral or intellectual character;
honorable; magnanimous. -- No"ble-mind`ed*ness, n.
Syn: exalted, high-flown, high-minded, lofty, idealistic.
[1913 Webster]noble-mindedness \noble-mindedness\ n.
elevated ideals or conduct.
Syn: high-mindedness, idealism.
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noble-mindedness
(gcide) | Noble-minded \No"ble-mind`ed\, a.
Having a noble mind; of high moral or intellectual character;
honorable; magnanimous. -- No"ble-mind`ed*ness, n.
Syn: exalted, high-flown, high-minded, lofty, idealistic.
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elevated ideals or conduct.
Syn: high-mindedness, idealism.
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Nobleness
(gcide) | Nobleness \No"ble*ness\, n.
The quality or state of being noble; greatness; dignity;
magnanimity; elevation of mind, character, or station;
nobility; grandeur; stateliness.
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His purposes are full honesty, nobleness, and
integrity. --Jer. Taylor.
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Nobler
(gcide) | Noble \No"ble\, a. [Compar. Nobler; superl. Noblest.] [F.
noble, fr. L. nobilis that can be or is known, well known,
famous, highborn, noble, fr. noscere to know. See know.]
1. Possessing eminence, elevation, dignity, etc.; above
whatever is low, mean, degrading, or dishonorable;
magnanimous; as, a noble nature or action; a noble heart.
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Statues, with winding ivy crowned, belong
To nobler poets for a nobler song. --Dryden.
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2. Grand; stately; magnificent; splendid; as, a noble
edifice.
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3. Of exalted rank; of or pertaining to the nobility;
distinguished from the masses by birth, station, or title;
highborn; as, noble blood; a noble personage.
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Note: Noble is used in the formation of self-explaining
compounds; as, noble-born, noble-hearted, noble-minded.
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Noble gas (Chem.), a gaseous element belonging to group
VIII of the periodic table of elements, not combining with
other elements under normal reaction conditions;
specifically, helium, neon, argon, krypton,
xenon, or radon; also called inert gas.
Noble metals (Chem.), silver, gold, and platinum; -- so
called from their resistance to oxidation by air and to
dissolution by acids. Copper, mercury, aluminium,
palladium, rhodium, iridium, and osmium are sometimes
included.
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Syn: Honorable; worthy; dignified; elevated; exalted;
superior; sublime; great; eminent; illustrious;
renowned; stately; splendid; magnificent; grand;
magnanimous; generous; liberal; free.
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Nobless
(gcide) | Nobless \No*bless"\, Noblesse \No*blesse"\ (?; 277), n. [F.
noblesse. See Noble.]
1. Dignity; greatness; noble birth or condition. [Obs.]
--Chaucer. --Spenser. --B. Jonson.
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2. The nobility; persons of noble rank collectively,
including males and females. --Dryden.
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Noblesse
(gcide) | Nobless \No*bless"\, Noblesse \No*blesse"\ (?; 277), n. [F.
noblesse. See Noble.]
1. Dignity; greatness; noble birth or condition. [Obs.]
--Chaucer. --Spenser. --B. Jonson.
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2. The nobility; persons of noble rank collectively,
including males and females. --Dryden.
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Noblest
(gcide) | Noble \No"ble\, a. [Compar. Nobler; superl. Noblest.] [F.
noble, fr. L. nobilis that can be or is known, well known,
famous, highborn, noble, fr. noscere to know. See know.]
1. Possessing eminence, elevation, dignity, etc.; above
whatever is low, mean, degrading, or dishonorable;
magnanimous; as, a noble nature or action; a noble heart.
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Statues, with winding ivy crowned, belong
To nobler poets for a nobler song. --Dryden.
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2. Grand; stately; magnificent; splendid; as, a noble
edifice.
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3. Of exalted rank; of or pertaining to the nobility;
distinguished from the masses by birth, station, or title;
highborn; as, noble blood; a noble personage.
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Note: Noble is used in the formation of self-explaining
compounds; as, noble-born, noble-hearted, noble-minded.
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Noble gas (Chem.), a gaseous element belonging to group
VIII of the periodic table of elements, not combining with
other elements under normal reaction conditions;
specifically, helium, neon, argon, krypton,
xenon, or radon; also called inert gas.
Noble metals (Chem.), silver, gold, and platinum; -- so
called from their resistance to oxidation by air and to
dissolution by acids. Copper, mercury, aluminium,
palladium, rhodium, iridium, and osmium are sometimes
included.
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Syn: Honorable; worthy; dignified; elevated; exalted;
superior; sublime; great; eminent; illustrious;
renowned; stately; splendid; magnificent; grand;
magnanimous; generous; liberal; free.
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Noblewoman
(gcide) | Noblewoman \No"ble*wom`an\, n.; pl. Noblewomen.
A female of noble rank; a peeress.
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Noblewomen
(gcide) | Noblewoman \No"ble*wom`an\, n.; pl. Noblewomen.
A female of noble rank; a peeress.
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Nobley
(gcide) | Nobley \No"bley\, n. [OF. nobleie.]
1. The body of nobles; the nobility. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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2. Noble birth; nobility; dignity. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Rose noble
(gcide) | Rose \Rose\, n. [AS. rose, L. rosa, probably akin to Gr. ?,
Armor. vard, OPer. vareda; and perhaps to E. wort: cf. F.
rose, from the Latin. Cf. Copperas, Rhododendron.]
1. A flower and shrub of any species of the genus Rosa, of
which there are many species, mostly found in the morthern
hemispere
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Note: Roses are shrubs with pinnate leaves and usually
prickly stems. The flowers are large, and in the wild
state have five petals of a color varying from deep
pink to white, or sometimes yellow. By cultivation and
hybridizing the number of petals is greatly increased
and the natural perfume enhanced. In this way many
distinct classes of roses have been formed, as the
Banksia, Baurbon, Boursalt, China, Noisette, hybrid
perpetual, etc., with multitudes of varieties in nearly
every class.
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2. A knot of ribbon formed like a rose; a rose knot; a
rosette, esp. one worn on a shoe. --Sha.
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3. (Arch.) A rose window. See Rose window, below.
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4. A perforated nozzle, as of a pipe, spout, etc., for
delivering water in fine jets; a rosehead; also, a
strainer at the foot of a pump.
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5. (Med.) The erysipelas. --Dunglison.
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6. The card of the mariner's compass; also, a circular card
with radiating lines, used in other instruments.
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7. The color of a rose; rose-red; pink.
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8. A diamond. See Rose diamond, below.
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Cabbage rose, China rose, etc. See under Cabbage,
China, etc.
Corn rose (Bot.) See Corn poppy, under Corn.
Infantile rose (Med.), a variety of roseola.
Jamaica rose. (Bot.) See under Jamaica.
Rose acacia (Bot.), a low American leguminous shrub
(Robinia hispida) with handsome clusters of rose-colored
blossoms.
Rose aniline. (Chem.) Same as Rosaniline.
Rose apple (Bot.), the fruit of the tropical myrtaceous
tree Eugenia Jambos. It is an edible berry an inch or
more in diameter, and is said to have a very strong
roselike perfume.
Rose beetle. (Zool.)
(a) A small yellowish or buff longlegged beetle
(Macrodactylus subspinosus), which eats the leaves
of various plants, and is often very injurious to
rosebushes, apple trees, grapevines, etc. Called also
rose bug, and rose chafer.
(b) The European chafer.
Rose bug. (Zool.) same as Rose beetle, Rose chafer.
Rose burner, a kind of gas-burner producing a rose-shaped
flame.
Rose camphor (Chem.), a solid odorless substance which
separates from rose oil.
Rose campion. (Bot.) See under Campion.
Rose catarrh (Med.), rose cold.
Rose chafer. (Zool.)
(a) A common European beetle (Cetonia aurata) which is
often very injurious to rosebushes; -- called also
rose beetle, and rose fly.
(b) The rose beetle
(a) .
Rose cold (Med.), a variety of hay fever, sometimes
attributed to the inhalation of the effluvia of roses. See
Hay fever, under Hay.
Rose color, the color of a rose; pink; hence, a beautiful
hue or appearance; fancied beauty, attractiveness, or
promise.
Rose de Pompadour, Rose du Barry, names succesively given
to a delicate rose color used on S[`e]vres porcelain.
Rose diamond, a diamond, one side of which is flat, and the
other cut into twenty-four triangular facets in two ranges
which form a convex face pointed at the top. Cf.
Brilliant, n.
Rose ear. See under Ear.
Rose elder (Bot.), the Guelder-rose.
Rose engine, a machine, or an appendage to a turning lathe,
by which a surface or wood, metal, etc., is engraved with
a variety of curved lines. --Craig.
Rose family (Bot.) the Roseceae. See Rosaceous.
Rose fever (Med.), rose cold.
Rose fly (Zool.), a rose betle, or rose chafer.
Rose gall (Zool.), any gall found on rosebushes. See
Bedeguar.
Rose knot, a ribbon, or other pliade band plaited so as to
resemble a rose; a rosette.
Rose lake, Rose madder, a rich tint prepared from lac and
madder precipitated on an earthy basis. --Fairholt.
Rose mallow. (Bot.)
(a) A name of several malvaceous plants of the genus
Hibiscus, with large rose-colored flowers.
(b) the hollyhock.
Rose nail, a nail with a convex, faceted head.
Rose noble, an ancient English gold coin, stamped with the
figure of a rose, first struck in the reign of Edward
III., and current at 6s. 8d. --Sir W. Scott.
Rose of China. (Bot.) See China rose
(b), under China.
Rose of Jericho (Bot.), a Syrian cruciferous plant
(Anastatica Hierochuntica) which rolls up when dry, and
expands again when moistened; -- called also {resurrection
plant}.
Rose of Sharon (Bot.), an ornamental malvaceous shrub
(Hibiscus Syriacus). In the Bible the name is used for
some flower not yet identified, perhaps a Narcissus, or
possibly the great lotus flower.
Rose oil (Chem.), the yellow essential oil extracted from
various species of rose blossoms, and forming the chief
part of attar of roses.
Rose pink, a pigment of a rose color, made by dyeing chalk
or whiting with a decoction of Brazil wood and alum; also,
the color of the pigment.
Rose quartz (Min.), a variety of quartz which is rose-red.
Rose rash. (Med.) Same as Roseola.
Rose slug (Zool.), the small green larva of a black sawfly
(Selandria rosae). These larvae feed in groups on the
parenchyma of the leaves of rosebushes, and are often
abundant and very destructive.
Rose window (Arch.), a circular window filled with
ornamental tracery. Called also Catherine wheel, and
marigold window. Cf. wheel window, under Wheel.
Summer rose (Med.), a variety of roseola. See Roseola.
Under the rose [a translation of L. sub rosa], in secret;
privately; in a manner that forbids disclosure; -- the
rose being among the ancients the symbol of secrecy, and
hung up at entertainments as a token that nothing there
said was to be divulged.
Wars of the Roses (Eng. Hist.), feuds between the Houses of
York and Lancaster, the white rose being the badge of the
House of York, and the red rose of the House of Lancaster.
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Unnoble
(gcide) | Unnoble \Unnoble\
See noble.Unnoble \Un*no"ble\, a.
Ignoble. --Shak.
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danseur noble
(wn) | danseur noble
n 1: a male ballet dancer who is the partner of a ballerina
[syn: danseur, danseur noble] |
ennoble
(wn) | ennoble
v 1: confer dignity or honor upon; "He was dignified with a
title" [syn: ennoble, dignify]
2: give a title to someone; make someone a member of the
nobility [syn: ennoble, gentle, entitle] |
ennoblement
(wn) | ennoblement
n 1: the state of being noble
2: the act of raising someone to the nobility |
grenoble
(wn) | Grenoble
n 1: a city in southeastern France on the Isere River |
ignoble
(wn) | ignoble
adj 1: completely lacking nobility in character or quality or
purpose; "something cowardly and ignoble in his
attitude"; "I think it a less evil that some criminals
should escape than that the government should play an
ignoble part"- Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. [ant: noble]
2: not of the nobility; "of ignoble (or ungentle) birth";
"untitled civilians" [syn: ignoble, ungentle, untitled] |
ignobleness
(wn) | ignobleness
n 1: the quality of being ignoble [syn: ignobleness,
ignobility] |
noble cane
(wn) | noble cane
n 1: sugarcanes representing the highest development of the
species; characterized by large juicy stalks with soft
rinds and high sugar content |
noble gas
(wn) | noble gas
n 1: any of the chemically inert gaseous elements of the helium
group in the periodic table [syn: noble gas, inert gas,
argonon] |
noble metal
(wn) | noble metal
n 1: any metal that is resistant to corrosion or oxidation |
noble-minded
(wn) | noble-minded
adj 1: of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature
or style; "an exalted ideal"; "argue in terms of high-
flown ideals"- Oliver Franks; "a noble and lofty
concept"; "a grand purpose" [syn: exalted, elevated,
sublime, grand, high-flown, high-minded, lofty,
rarefied, rarified, idealistic, noble-minded] |
noble-mindedness
(wn) | noble-mindedness
n 1: elevated ideals or conduct; the quality of believing that
ideals should be pursued [syn: high-mindedness,
idealism, noble-mindedness] |
nobleman
(wn) | nobleman
n 1: a titled peer of the realm [syn: Lord, noble,
nobleman] [ant: Lady, noblewoman, peeress] |
nobleness
(wn) | nobleness
n 1: the quality of elevation of mind and exaltation of
character or ideals or conduct [syn: nobility,
nobleness, magnanimousness, grandeur] |
noblesse
(wn) | noblesse
n 1: the state of being of noble birth [syn: nobility,
noblesse]
2: members of the nobility (especially of the French nobility) |
noblesse oblige
(wn) | noblesse oblige
n 1: the obligation of those of high rank to be honorable and
generous (often used ironically) |
noblewoman
(wn) | noblewoman
n 1: a woman of the peerage in Britain [syn: Lady,
noblewoman, peeress] [ant: Lord, noble, nobleman] |
nobleman
(devil) | NOBLEMAN, n. Nature's provision for wealthy American minds ambitious
to incur social distinction and suffer high life.
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