2. The lowest point; the time of greatest depression.

The seventh century is the nadir of the human mind in Europe.

Hallam.

Nadir of the sun (Astron.), the axis of the conical shadow projected by

the earth. Crabb.

||Næ"ni*a (?), n. See Nenia.

Næve (?), n. [L. naevus.] A nævus. [Obs.] Dryden.

Næ"void (?), a. [Nævus + -oid.] Resembling a nævus or nævi; as, nævoid

elephantiasis. Dunglison.

Næ"vose` (?), a. Spotted; freckled.

||Næ"vus (n"vs), n.; pl. Nævi (- v). [L.] (Med.) A spot or mark on the

||skin of children when born; a birthmark; -- usually applied to

||vascular tumors, i. e., those consisting mainly of blood vessels, as

||dilated arteries, veins, or capillaries.

Nag (ng), n. [OE. nagge, D. negge; akin to E. neigh.] 1. A small horse;

a pony; hence, any horse.

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