Naiad—nā´yad, not nā´ĭd nor nā´ăd. A water nymph.
Nainsook—nān-sōōk´, not năn-sōōk´. A kind of muslin.
Naive—nä´ēv, not nāve nor näve. Natural; artless.
Naivete—nä´ēv-tā, not nā-vēte´ nor nā-vē´ta.
Nape—nāp, not năp. The back part of the neck.
Nasal—nā´zal, not nā´sal nor năs´al.
Nasturtium or Nasturtion, not asturtion.
Negligee—nĕg-li-zhā´, not nĕg-li-jē´, nor nĕg´li-zhā.
Newspaper—nūz´pā-per, not nūs´pā-per.
Niche—nĭch, not nĭck, when a concave recess in a wall for an ornament is meant. If a piece is chopped roughly out of anything, it is a nick. Nick of time, not niche of time, when a critical moment is meant; but in figurative language there is no doubt that the phrase "niche of time," may be appropriately used. A great event may be said to stand in a niche of time as an example for coming ages.