Defn: One of the chitinous supports, or veins, in the wings of incests.
NERVY
Nerv"y, a. [Compar. Nervier; superl. - iest.]
Defn: Strong; sinewy. "His nervy knees." Keats.
NESCIENCE Nes"cience, n. Etym: [L. nescientia, fr. nesciens, p.pr. of nescire not to know; ne not + scire to know.]
Defn: Want of knowledge; ignorance; agnosticism.
God fetched it about for me, in that absence and nescience of mine.
Bp. Hall.
NESE
Nese, n.
Defn: Nose. [Obs.] Piers plowman.
NESH
Nesh, a. Etym: [AS. hnesc, hnæsc, akin to Goth. hnasqus.]
Defn: Soft; tender; delicate. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
NESS Ness, n. Etym: [AS. næs, ns; akin to Icel. nes, Sw. näs, Dan. næs, and E. nose. sq. root 261. See Nose.]