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nullius addictus turare in verba magistri 226
nullius addictus iurare in verba magistri [L], not pledged to swear to
the words (or ipse-dixits) of any particular master: Horace.
nullius filius [L], nobody's son; an illegitimate son.
nullum quod tetigit non ornavit [L], there was nothing he touched
that he did not adorn: from Dr. Johnson's epitaph on Goldsmith (Qui
nullum fere scribendi genus non tetigit, nullum quod tetigit non ornavit,
who left scarcely any kind of writing untouched, and nothing touched
that he did not adorn).
numdah [Anglo-Ind; Hind namda], lit., felt; a felt pad or coarse woolen
covering, used under a saddle; saddle pad: India.
numini et patriae asto [L], I stand on the side of God and my country.
nunatak [Eskimo nunaettak], an insular outcrop of rock surrounded by
a sheet of land ice.
nunca lo bueno fue mucho [Sp], the good was never plentiful: Cervantes.
nunca mucho cuesta poco [Sp], much never costs little.
nunc aut nunquam [L], now or never.
Nunc Dimittis [L], Simeon's canticle, nunc dimittis servum tuum, Domine,
Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace: Vulgate (Luke ii.
29).—nunc dimittis, willingness, or permission, to depart; departure.
nunc est bibendum [L], now is the time for drinking.
nunc pro tune [L], lit., now for then; designating a delayed action
which takes effect as if done at the proper time: law.
nunquam dormio [L], I never sleep; I am ever watchful.
nunquam minus solus quam cum solus [L], never less alone than when
alone: Cicero.
nunquam non paratus [L], never unprepared; always ready.
nuoc nam [Viet], sauce made from juice of fish.
nuptiae [L], nuptials; marriage.
nurimono [Jap], Japanese lacquerware.
nur zur Schau [Ger], only for show.
nusquam tuta fides [L], nowhere is fidelity sure; nowhere is there true
honor: Virgil.
nyet [Russ], no.