Nack"er (?), n. See Nacre. Johnson.
Na"cre (?), n. [F., cf. Sp. nácara, nácar, It. nacchera, naccaro, LL.
nacara, nacrum; of Oriental origin, cf. Ar. nakr hollowed.] (Zoöl.) A
pearly substance which lines the interior of many shells, and is most
perfect in the mother-of-pearl. [Written also nacker and naker.] See
Pearl, and Mother-of- pearl.
Na"cre*ous (?), a. [See Nacre.] (Zoöl.) Consisting of, or resembling,
nacre; pearly.
{ Nad (?), Nad"de (?) }. [Contr. fr. ne hadde.] Had not. [Obs.]
Chaucer.
Nad"der (?), n. [AS. nædre. See Adder.] An adder. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Na"dir (?), n. [F., Sp., & It. nadir; all fr. Ar. nasru's samt nadir,
prop., the point opposite the zenith (as samt), in which nasr means
alike, corresponding to. Cf. Azimuth, Zenith.] 1. That point of the
heavens, or lower hemisphere, directly opposite the zenith; the
inferior pole of the horizon; the point of the celestial sphere
directly under the place where we stand.