Nottingham White. White lead. (See Carbonate of Lead.)
November (Lat. novem, nine). The ninth month of the Roman year, which began with March. It consisted originally of thirty days, but Julius Cæsar added one to it. Augustus, however, reduced it to its original number.
Fig. 490. Nowed. Device of the House of Savoy.
Nowed, Her. Coiled in a knot, as a snake. The illustration (Fig. [490]) is the ordinary device of the house of Savoy—the “true lovers’ knot;” with the Latin motto, “It binds but constrains not.”
Nowel, O. E. (Fr. noel, from natalis). A cry of joy; properly that at Christmas, of joy for the birth of the Saviour. It originally signified the feast of Christmas.
Nubilarium, R. A shed used as a barn; it was situated close to the threshing-floor.
Numella, Numellus, R. A kind of pillory for keeping men and animals in a fixed position. It was made use of in surgical operations, and as an instrument of torture.
Numismatics (numisma, coined money). The science of coins and medals. The earliest known coins were issued by the Greeks, probably in the 8th century B.C. (See the Article in the Encyclopædia Britan., 8th edition, from which reference can be taken to exhaustive treatises on the various ramifications of this science.)
Nummud, Persian. A carpet of felt much used in Persia.