nimbe, n.m., (paint.) nimbus, halo.
nipper, v.a., to fit out, to rig out.
se nipper, v.r., to rig one’s self out. Il s’est bien nippé; he has rigged himself out very well; he is quite a toff.
nippes, n.f.pl., clothes, apparel; togs, toggery; things; furniture. [Mostly used in the plural.]
nique, n.f., (fam., l.u.) sign of mockery or contempt. Faire la — à quelqu’un; to mock any one, to make fun of. Faire la — à la fortune; to despise riches.
nitée, n.f. V. nichée.
nitouche, n.f., demure hypocrite. Sainte —; demure-looking person. Faire la sainte —; to look as if butter would not melt in one’s mouth.
nitrate, n.m., nitrate.
nitre, n.m., niter.
nitreu-x, -se, adj., nitrous.