NEZ PERCES
Nez" Per`cés", pl.; sing. Nez PercÉ (. Etym: [F., pierced noses.]
(Ethnol.)
Defn: A tribe of Indians, mostly inhabiting Idaho.
NGINA
Ngi"na, n. Etym: [Native name.]
Defn: The gorilla.
NIAGARA PERIOD
Ni*ag"a*ra pe"ri*od. (Geol.)
Defn: A subdivision or the American Upper Silurian system, embracing the Medina, Clinton, and Niagara epoch. The rocks of the Niagara epoch, mostly limestones, are extensively distributed, and at Niagara Falls consist of about eighty feet of shale supporting a greater thickness of limestone, which is gradually undermined by the removal of the shale. See Chart of Geology.
NIAS
Ni"as, n. Etym: [F. niais. See Eyas.]
Defn: A young hawk; an eyas; hence, an unsophisticated person. [Obs.]
NIB
Nib, n. Etym: [A variabt of neb.]
1. A small and pointed thing or part; a point; a prong. "The little nib or fructifying principle." Sir T. Browne.