necromancer (nek'ro-man'ser), one who foretells future events by pretending to communicate with the dead.
nectar (nek'tar), in Greek mythology, the divine wine of the gods served in golden drinking-cups by Hebe, the goddess of Youth.
nepenthe (ne-pen'the), a drug supposed, by the ancient Greeks, to have the power of causing forgetfulness of sorrow.
Netherby (neth'er-bi), the name of a Scotch family or clan.
niche (nich), a hollow, generally within the thickness of a wall, for a statue or other erect ornament.
night-tide, night-time.
Nilus (nil'us), the Latin word for Nile.
"Nine," referring to the nine Muses of Greek mythology, goddesses of Song, Dance, Music, and Poetry, companions of Apollo, who, in their light flowing draperies, danced and sang on Olympus.
nine-pins (nin'pinz), a game played with ninepins or pieces of wood set on end at which a wooden ball is bowled to knock them down.
Nineveh (nin'e-ve), the famous capital of the Assyrian empire, which was entirely destroyed in the fall of the empire.